Skyscrapers
This building, completed in 1931, was the tallest building in the world for 36 years, and is known as the world's most famous skyscraper.
The Empire State Building
The process where a company or group financially supports a political figure in exchange for preferential legislation is known by this term.
Lobbying
Fossil and soil records support the idea that a mass-extinction event 66 million years ago was primarily caused by this type of disaster.
Asteroid Impact, Impact Event, Asteroid
Contrary to popular belief attributed to sci-fi media such as Star Wars or Star Trek, it is actually impossible for sound to move through, or be heard in, this medium.
Space, Vacuum, Outer Space
The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 is primarily known for birthing this system of standardized freeways which has over 40,000 miles of road encompassing the United States.
The Interstate Highway System
This building, opened in 1971, is the tallest building in the city of Pittsburgh, and is known for the big white "UPMC" text on the top of its three wide faces.
US Steel Tower, USX Tower
This billionaire-family, through their former company Purdue Pharma, is primarily known for causing the United States opioid addiction crisis through predatory and misleading drug marketing.
The Sackler Family
In 1980, this mountain in Washington state abruptly lost over 1200 feet of height and caused the most economically destructive volcanic event in United States history.
Mount St. Helens
The "lead" in common pencils is actually made of this fundamental element, which also makes up diamonds.
Carbon (C)
This German highway network, which has existed since 1932, is primarily known for having no legal speed limits across most of its roads. It also inspired the Interstate Highway System in the United States.
The Autobahn
These buildings, when topped out in 1970, usurped the title of world's tallest building from the Empire State Building. They are now known as the tallest buildings ever destroyed or demolished.
Original World Trade Center, The Twin Towers
In 1919, the Dodge v. Ford Motor Co. court case in Michigan was one of the first landmark court cases to support the presently-dominant corporate finance doctrine known by this term.
Shareholder Primacy
The largest potentially-active supervolcano in the world by caldera size is the centerpiece of this national park.
Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park
This yellow fruit is actually somewhat radioactive.
Banana
In July 2026, a massive cable-stayed bridge opened in Detroit as the first direct freeway-to-freeway connection across the Detroit River. It is named after this Canadian ice-hockey player, who also played for the Detroit Red Wings.
Gordie Howe
The tallest building in Chicago is known by these two names.
Sears Tower, Willis Tower
In 2001, this monumental tech company was accused by the United States government of being a monopoly due to its hold on both computer operating systems and associated web browsers.
Microsoft
In 2004, a major 9.2-9.3 magnitude earthquake occurred beneath this ocean, and resulted in a tsunami which killed over 200,000 people and became known as the "Boxing Day Tsunami."
The Indian Ocean
You are statistically more likely to die in a car accident on the way to this event than you are to actually win its prize.
The Lottery
This massive suspension bridge near New York City, which is part of I-95 and crosses the Hudson River, is also known as the world's busiest road bridge with over 100 million vehicles crossing it in 2025 alone.
The George Washington Bridge
Part of the controversial "Billionaire's Row" in Manhattan, this building is both the tallest building in the United States by roof height, and the tallest residential building in the world.
The Central Park Tower
This US state is the de-facto "corporate capital" of the country. It has the largest concentration of Fortune 500 companies incorporated within its borders of any state in the United States.
Delaware
The Carrington Event of 1859 is an example of this type of cosmic event which originates from the sun. It is often regarded as the greatest natural disaster hazard in the modern world due to societal reliance on electronics.
Coronal Mass Ejection, CME, Geomagnetic Storm, Solar Storm.
The species "black panther" is actually a genetic pigment mutation found most commonly in these two big cat species.
Jaguars and Leopards
This major interstate, the west coast equivalent of I-95, is the only continuous interstate to reach both the Canadian and Mexican borders.
Interstate 5 (I-5)