A church that began in the Philippines bought an entire Connecticut village in July 2017. Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church of Christ) paid $1.85 million for the 62-acre village of Johnsonville in East Haddam, The Associated Press reported. The village grew around the Neptune Mill, built in 1832 to make twine and yarn, according to Atlas … Read more
Gulliver’s Kingdom, a theme park based on Jonathan Swift’s novel, stood at the foot of Mount Fuji in Yamanashi Prefecture, according to The ParkDB and WebUrbanist. Its star attraction was a statue of Gulliver, 45 meters (about 148 feet) long, per Middle Edge. The park opened in July 1997, near the end of Japan’s theme … Read more
If you’ve turned on a movie or binged a prestige TV show in the last 20 years, chances are high you’ve watched at least one Skarsgård. From Swedish arthouse cinema to massive Hollywood franchises like Dune, IT, Succession and Vikings, the Skarsgård family has built one of the most successful acting dynasties in entertainment. Headed … Read more
J.C. Payne, a retired Texas brick mason, rolled a ball of plastic twine that stood 13.5 feet tall, according to Roadside America. From 1987 to 1991, he gathered all the twine he could from neighboring ranches and dairies. Guinness World Records lists Payne, of Valley View, Texas, as the record holder for the largest ball … Read more
Parade and Yahoo may earn commission from links in this article. With the holiday season fast approaching, you might be looking for gifts for loved ones. If you happen to have a beauty lover in your life, you’re probably thinking about hitting up Sephora to find them something perfect. Shark Beauty just dropped a new … Read more
Whether you are looking for more space to house extended family members, a source of rental income or a little retreat away from your main house, there’s something that may be your perfect solution: an accessory dwelling unit. There are so many reasons to build an ADU on your house’s property (or even convert an … Read more
In 1946, Earl Tupper introduced a line of plastic kitchen products featuring an unusual innovation: an airtight seal modeled after the lid of an ordinary paint can. The idea would eventually help make Tupperware one of the most recognizable names in American kitchens and turn its inventor into a multimillionaire. Just 12 years later, Tupper … Read more
Chris O’Donnell is taking in the joy of family. The 9-1-1 Nashville star, 56, took to Instagram on Oct. 24 to give a special shoutout to his oldest son, Chip, in honor of his 26th birthday. In the post, the proud parent shared several photos of his lookalike child and a short but sweet caption that … Read more
In December 2008, Tesla was running out of time. The electric car startup had been founded five years earlier by engineers Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning, with Elon Musk joining as an early investor and chairman. By late 2008, Musk was leading the company, and the global economy was in freefall. That summer, Tesla had … Read more
Michael Bloomberg‘s $155 million gift to a museum was inspired by his lifelong love of learning instilled by his parents. The billionaire businessman and former New York City mayor is funding a new public science space at Boston’s Museum of Science named for his late parents, William and Charlotte Bloomberg. As a boy growing up … Read more