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Five influencer friends have amassed half a million online followers with videos that help larger people find comfy chairs, ride roller coasters and feel confident.

Built between 1936 and 1940, the Hiwassee Dam was originally built to harness the Hiwassee River and provide power for the Tennessee River Valley. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the TVA Act in 1933 and one of its purposes was for national defense. The Hiwassee Dam was chosen as a site for torpedo testing because of its remote mountainous location and because at places it reached 250 feet deep. In 1956 a reverse-drive generator turbine, the first of its kind in the nation, was so importan

An American who rented a vehicle for a two-week European vacation brought it back to the airport just a few hours ahead of schedule. Why did the price nearly double?

Alexander Hamilton was a founding father and an immigrant. His birthplace is located here at Nevis. You can see his statue and a replica of his childhood home on the actual site he lived. The Museum of Nevis History is located in the home now. Hamilton's roots in Nevis was evident in his leadership style, as he opposed slavery.

The first crewed mission around the moon in more than 50 years is coming up. Here’s how to see it at sites in and around the Kennedy Space Center in Florida or online.

Nestled in the dappled woods of the McClelland Sculpture Park and Gallery, near giant weathered curling antlers, stands the stoic, philosophical, and reflective Chrome Gnome. After years of standing beside the Peninsula Link Freeway, startling birds and distracting drivers, Frankie was moved first to the corner of Hastings and McMahon Roads in Frankston, before settling into his new (and hopefully forever) home at the McClelland Sculpture Park and Gallery. An average-sized human will come up to

In the shadow of Petit Piton on the road to the famed Sugar Beach, is a short path through the rainforest to a small waterfall. Rather than the usual stream making its way to the sea, the base of this waterfall has been converted into a spa. Three man-made pools collect the water before it continues its journey. What makes this water here special is that it has journeyed from further inland, where it was heated by the geothermal action of the dormant volcano. Visitors can stand under the falls a

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I had not planned to stop in Pringle, South Dakota. We were driving west through the Black Hills to take a day trip to Wyoming when … I spotted it — a large sculpture made entirely of bicycles, welded together on the roadside outside of town, going nowhere and completely magnificent. We pulled over. My kids ran through its arches and tunnels. We took pictures. We left 10 minutes later having seen something none of us expected. That stop set the tone for the next two days. Just off I-90 near Sund