Faulty Compass Led to Ships' Misorientation

In 1914, not long after the sinking of the Titanic, Congress convened a hearing to discern what happened in another nautical tragedy. In January of that ...

People Write Their Biggest Regrets

What's your biggest regret in life? If it's anything like these random New Yorkers, it has one very important word in it. Students from Strayer ...

Brussels Roadway Thwarted By Hungry Mice

It may seem like the European Union has enough on its hands these days, but a local news story seems to be adding insult to injury. The capital city's ...

Animal Rescuer Overwhelmed by Rats

At her rental house, which she named "The Critter Café," Christine Bishop was a well-intentioned rescuer of stray cats, dogs, and lost ...

Tiny Midges Cause Lincoln Memorial Deterioration

In the late 1980s, the National Park Service noticed that the Lincoln Memorial was slowly crumbling and deteriorating. Why? Part of the problem was from ...

Burglar Leaves Trail of Cheetos

"Be sure your sin will find you out," Numbers 32:23 tells us. But in the case of this story, we could also say "Be sure your Cheetos will ...

There's a Person Down the Road—It's You

Richard S. Halverson, the former U.S. Senate Chaplain, used to challenge people with the following image:

You're going to meet an old man [or woman] ...

Lego Pieces Rise from the Ocean's Bottom

A beach near Perranporth, Cornwall (in Great Britain) is unlike any other stretch of coast in the world. Not for its breakers or sand, but for what washes ...

A Parable About a Plant That Takes Over a House

Tim loved his brand new house. The architect, who had supervised the entire building work, designed it so it was a big, open building. The walls were ...

Child Picks Up Grenade at Easter Egg Hunt

Stuart Moffatt awoke on the Saturday before Easter, loaded up his wife and three kids in the family car, and headed to the annual Easter Egg Hunt in the ...