There have been 27 versions of the American flag This is one of those fun facts about the United States ... isn’t backed by any hard evidence. The first Mardi Gras celebration in the United ...

The parade will also bring an opportunity for those in New Orleans in early January to experience some of the Mardi Gras fun. “Offering people here at the beginning of January a chance to see ...

The rail service announced plans for its New Mardi Gras Service, which will include departures along the Gulf Coast. While the full schedule hasn’t been released, excitement is already building ...

Move over, beads and king cake — Mardi Gras is hitting the rails. The long-standing Gulf Coast rivalry between Mobile and New Orleans over who threw the first Mardi Gras party now has a new ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - America’s passenger railroad today officially announced the new Amtrak Mardi Gras Service with twice-daily runs between New Orleans and Mobile with stops along the ...

Here are some fun facts about the 69-year-old Prevost, who took the name Leo XIV. Date of Birth: Sept. 14, 1955 Newly elected Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops ...

Here are some fun facts about conclaves past, derived from historical studies, including Miles Pattenden’s “Electing the Pope in Early Modern Italy, 1450–1700,” and interviews with experts ...

Israel has the highest number of altruistic kidney donations per capita in the world: 1,775 in the past 15 years, and counting. The oldest tree in Israel is an 11-meter jujube tree in Ein Hatzeva on ...

The third rock from the Sun—and to this day, the only one with known intelligent life—there are plenty of fun Earth facts that we all learned from a young age. Still, there are even more ...