Walmart stocks up on this odd item before a storm

Walmart stocks up on this odd item before a storm

Storm’s coming. We must run to the grocery store and stock up like it is the end of the world. Water. Bread. Pop-Tarts. Pop-Tarts? Oh, yeah. Pop-Tarts are big during storms, particularly strawberry Pop-Tarts. Walmart discovered early on that when a storm...
Super spy tool: invisible ink

Super spy tool: invisible ink

Invisible ink has been around for centuries and even featured prominently in America’s biggest battles — George Washington’s army used it to send secret messages during the Revolutionary War. In fact, it is still used, and not just by super spies....
American bison by the numbers

American bison by the numbers

(National Bison Association and U.S. Dept of Interior) * Estimated size of the North American herd: 385,000. * Estimated size prior to 1600: 30 million to 60 million * Estimated number in mid-1880s: 700 to 1,000. * Bison on tribal land today: 20,000 * 2025 Bison herd...
A fair sampling of the best state fair fare

A fair sampling of the best state fair fare

August is state fair time and while we might care who has the best lamb, and we might want to hit the free concert, we will definitely buy fair food — an outrageous culinary category unto itself. And it’s really not always on a stick and not always fried....