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businessinsider.com | Lydia Warren |Jenny McGrath |Henry Blodget
In 1944, the Wall Street Journal reported that even industry experts couldn't settle on a definition for supermarkets. Most agreed the stores had several departments — including produce, meat, and dairy — and the grocery areas were self-service. The Super Market Institute put the minimum sales volume at $200,000 a year (about $3.6 million today). For some historians, all the pieces come together in Michael Cullen's King Kullen.
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yahoo.com | Jenny McGrath
Grocery shopping has changed dramatically over the last century. Supermarkets first started emerging in the 1920s, forever altering how people shop for food. Photos show the shift from small stores to supermarkets in the US.
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businessinsider.com | Lydia Warren |Zoe Ettinger |Jenny McGrath |Henry Blodget
Updated 2025-05-27T17:07:51Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Sea creatures have adapted to help them thrive in extreme environments.
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businessinsider.com | Lydia Warren |Jenny McGrath |Henry Blodget
2025-05-26T13:07:01Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Buying a house is stressful, even without factoring in high prices and competition.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Jenny McGrath
Archaeological sites older than the Roman Empire and the pyramids can be found in many US states. These sites shed light on the first humans who arrived in North America. Some are closed to the public, but tourists can visit several of them to glimpse the distant past. The US is less than 250 years old, but some of its most important archaeological sites are older than the Viking seafarers, the Roman Empire, and the pyramids. Many help tell the story of how the first humans came to North America.
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businessinsider.com | Hana Alberts |Dan Latu |Jordan Pandy |Jenny McGrath
Americans move for all sorts of reasons, whether it's seeking better work-life balance, a more affordable lifestyle, or even a fresh start after a breakup. Each year, US News & World Report offers a resource to those contemplating such a big change by evaluating 150 American cities on several factors to determine the best places to move. The publication considers factors including employment opportunities, housing affordability, quality of life, and school rankings.
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yahoo.com | Jenny McGrath
Some of the most beautiful sights in nature are also mysterious. These include sand dunes that seem to sing and a dazzlingly pink lake in Australia. While researchers have theories for many of them, questions remain. Whether it's the cause of a flamingo-pink lake or the source of splotchy circles in the desert, nature holds countless secrets that scientists are still trying to figure out.
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businessinsider.com | Lydia Warren |Jenny McGrath |Henry Blodget
In Josephine Tey's 1952 novel "The Singing Sands," a police inspector gets caught up in a murder investigation involving an enigmatic poem: "The beasts that talk, The streams that stand, The stones that walk, The singing sand…"While the story is fiction, singing sand is very real, found in Indiana, Japan, Egypt, and California. Many, like those in Dunhuang, China, have become tourist attractions.
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businessinsider.jp | Jenny McGrath
新教皇レオ14世は5月11日、教皇公邸の封印が解かれる様子を見守った。 前任のフランシスコ教皇は、公邸ではなく、バチカンの宿泊施設サンタ・マルタ館を居住地としていた。 新教皇がどこに住むのかはまだ明らかではないが、彼が公邸内の礼拝堂などを訪れた写真が公開されている。 教皇フランシスコが2025年4月に死去すると、バチカン市国のバチカン宮殿内にある教皇公邸には封印が施された。これは、教皇が空位となったことを象徴するとともに、前教皇の私的文書を保護するための儀式だ。 しかし、5月11日、その封印が解除された。これは新教皇レオ14世が、まもなくこの居室に入る意志を示していると考えられる。 この教皇公邸は10年以上にわたり空室のままだった。前任のフランシスコ教皇が、バチカンの宿泊施設サンタ・マルタ館で、質素な生活を送っていたからだ。レオ14世もその路線を継承するのか、あるいは歴代の教皇と同様にバチカン宮殿で暮らすことを選ぶのか、注目されている。 バチカン宮殿は、15世紀に建設されたこの教皇公邸のほか、教皇の執務室、バチカン美術館、バチカン図書館、システィーナ礼拝堂などで構成されている。...
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yahoo.com | Jenny McGrath
When Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980, it caused enormous devastation. The eruption triggered mudslides, an explosion, and plumes of ash that did enormous damage. The death of 57 people led to large changes in how the US monitors and prepares for eruptions. On May 18, 1980, Don Swanson placed a frenzied call to his wife to let her know that he was OK. "That's nice," she said, unconcerned.
