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If your blood type is AB, then you'll want to keep a close watch on your cognitive health. One 2014 study published in the journal Neurology analyzed the relationship between blood type and brain health and found that people with type AB blood had an 82 percent higher risk

Stomach cancer and type A blood seem to go hand in hand. That's according to a 2015 study published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, which found that people with type A blood were 38 percent more likely to develop stomach cancer than those wit

If you have type O blood, then your heart is in luck: According to research presented at the 2017 World Congress on Acute Heart Failure, individuals with this blood type are less likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke. Th

Although people with type O blood are more susceptible to bites, they can thank their genetics for one thing: protection against malaria. Oddly enough, scientists have found that folks with type O blood seldom die from malaria, seeing as the RIFIN protein—the protein that causes malaria—is less able to bond to type O blood ce

These days, around 1.6 billion people in the U.S. still manage to send out the old-fashioned greetings each year. According to data from Hallmark via The Atlantic, "Millennials represent nearly 20 percent of the dollars spent on greeting cards, and their spending is growing faster than that

On Nov. 24, 2001, a Christmas card was sold at auction in Devizes, Wiltshire, U.K., for £20,000, or $28,158, making it the most valuable Christmas card in the world. That's because it was "considered the world's first Christmas card," according to Guinness World Records, which not

Today, if you visit Rockefeller Center during the Christmas season, you'll surely be blown away by the sight of the sparkling tree. The towering tree is decorated each year with over 25,000 lights, according to Tim

The first Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center in New York City went up in 1931. However, it was hardly the big spectacle it is today. Instead, it was a 20-foot tree with no ornaments that was set up by construction workers who were laboring at the center's construction site. A second tr

Thomas Edison has gone down in history as one of America's greatest inventors. We can thank him for the light bulb, phonograph, and even the movie camera. But did you know he is also partly responsible, along

Standing over 150 feet tall and weighing 225 tons, the Statue of Liberty is an impressive figure. And since it was considered a holiday gift when it was given to the U.S. by France in 1886, it's officially the largest Christmas present in the world. That's a lot of wrapping paper and ribbon

Despite intent to stick to a Christmas-gift budget that's under $1,000, most Americans tend to go a little overboard. In an October 2019 study, Deloitte found that U.S. consumers spend around $1,496 during the giving season

In 2021, U.S. consumers on average are expected to spend $837 on gifts this holiday season, according to a Gallup poll. This shows that expected spending bounced back a bit from 2020 but still won't be on par with the pre-pandemic average of $850.

Throwing some tinsel on your Christmas tree is a quick and inexpensive way to jazz up your holiday décor, and has been for years. However, it used to be a much pricier adornment. According to the BBC, tinsel has its origins in the early 1600s in Nuremberg, Germany, wh

Eggnog is a signature beverage of the holiday season, and one that has a history dating all the way back to medieval times and a drink called "posset." Made with sweetened and spiced milk curdled with ale or wine and served hot, according to Healthline, monks in the 13th century "enjoyed this mixture with the addition of eggs and figs