Thanksgiving is one of the more widely celebrated holidays in the United States. In giving thanks, here are intriguing facts, figures, and trivia you may not have known about the holiday we call Thanksgiving.

Black Friday marks the beginning of the holiday shopping season. Being the day after Thanksgiving, it is usually one of the busiest shopping days of the year, with stores opening in the wee hours of the morning to sell stuff that you already saw for 10 months straight. People line up for blocks waiting for the doors to open to attempt to be the first one to buy that new HD TV on "sale."

Email is a great tool for communicating with other people quickly and effectively. However, it opened up the floodgates for scams, pranks, and hoaxes to circulate the 'net faster than they could before. Most of the time, these pranks and scams relied on people actually believing what the email said.

In case you were too busy actually living your life for the past week or so, NASA crashed a rocket into the Moon. Why? To find out if there was water there. Well, they did find water - a good amount of it. This is a finding that could have huge implications for the future of space exploration and big business. Big business? Yes. If water is on the Moon, then colonization will soon follow. Colonization = People with incomes. How can we get in before competitors and exploit the moon for profit once colonization begins?

Throughout history, there are always things that capture the imagination. From promises of unimaginable riches to the quest of never-ending knowledge, history has had its fair share of things that have rumored to exist, but have not yet been found or proven - yet.

Here at The Blogington, I feel as if there's not enough articles about travel and since winter is approaching (in the Northern Hemisphere) and temperatures are plummeting, there's no better time to introduce the 5 hottest places on earth. If you're in the winter spirit, please read the 5 Coldest Places on Earth. We'll start with "coldest" place and warm up from there. Bring your sunblock!

In today's society, everyone wants to make a quick, easy fortune. There's no better way to do that than to sue someone of course! Here are some of the most ridiculous lawsuits that have ever been served.

The media is always looking for the next breaking news story. Local people become instant media stars and celebrities who no one cared about become famous for doing nothing.