What’s the Kennection? #158
Welcome to Kennections, a weekly quiz created by Jeopardy! host and champion Ken Jennings. Here’s how to play: All five answers to the questions below have something in common. Can you figure it out?
ACT vs. SAT: What’s the Difference?
The SAT is a little longer than the ACT, with the former lasting up to 134 minutes and the latter for 125. However, there are ...
Deer Hunter Stumbles Upon Mammoth Tusk on Texas Ranch
According to Live Science, the hunter was exploring the O2 Ranch in Brewster and Presidio counties near Big Bend National Park when he spotted a mammoth tusk lying in the drainage area of a creek bed.
New Virtual Museum Lets You Explore Harriet Tubman’s Teenage Home
These discoveries were years in the making. Smithsonian reports that historians suspected Ross’s home was located in Peter’s Neck, Maryland—however, archaeologists couldn’t access it until the U.S.
11 Essential Books by Irish Authors That Are Worth Reading
This St. Patrick’s Day, revisit literary classics by Irish authors like Flann O’Brien and Roddy Doyle, plus discover a few ...
Whale Pee Is Good for the Ocean, Study Finds
A new study reveals that baleen whales, including humpbacks and gray whales, enrich oceans when they take a whizz.
A Simple Twist of Fate: The Surprising Connection Between Bob Dylan and Nora Ephron
The legendary singer-songwriter indirectly helped catapult the future rom-com queen’s career in a pretty big way—and chances are, you didn’t even know it.