Matt Alderton

Experience:

Matt Alderton knows a little bit about a lot of things. A Chicago-based freelance writer whose specialties include business, culture, science, design, technology, and travel, he has written about subjects as diverse as protest music, mega bridges, farm robots, classic cars, space junk, fighter jets, ecotourism and Beanie Babies.

J71K5J John F. Kennedy, the nation's 35th President, would have turned 100 years old on May 29, 2017. With the centennial anniversary of John F. Kennedy's birth, the former president's legacy is being celebrated across the nation. PICTURED: Oct. 12, 1961 - New York, NY, U.S. - JOHN F. KENNEDY was the 35th President of the United States, as well as the youngest. PICTURED: President Kennedy with First Lady JACKIE KENNEDY at a Broadway Ticker Tape Parade. Credit: KEYSTONE Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Alamy Live News

J71K5J John F. Kennedy, the nation's 35th President, would have turned 100 years old on May 29, 2017. With the centennial anniversary of John F. Kennedy's birth, the former president's legacy is being celebrated across the nation. PICTURED: Oct. 12, 1961 - New York, NY, U.S. - JOHN F. KENNEDY was the 35th President of the United States, as well as the youngest. PICTURED: President Kennedy with First Lady JACKIE KENNEDY at a Broadway Ticker Tape Parade. Credit: KEYSTONE Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Alamy Live News

Not so inconvenient truths

30 Amazing Facts You Never Knew About U.S. Presidents

George Washington's hair wasn't really a white wig.

Easter bunny

Easter bunny

Hoppy Trails

13 Facts You Never Knew About the Easter Bunny

There's more to this holiday hare than you thought!

Aretha Franklin in Concert in the 1970s Cost of a Big Date

Aretha Franklin in Concert in the 1970s Cost of a Big Date

Notable Names

The Biggest African American Achievements

From Hattie McDaniel to Condoleezza Rice.

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middle aged man using smartphone stressed with hand on head

Brain Games

23 Brain Teasers to Test Your Genius

Can you solve them all?

phones in trash

phones in trash

Now You See It

15 Things We'll Ditch in the Next 20 Years

Get ready for life without your smartphone.

santa claus looking over the city

santa claus looking over the city

So Many Santas

13 Names for Santa Claus Around the World

He's only one man, but he goes by many monikers.

Starbucks coffee order and a man with a tablet.

Starbucks coffee order and a man with a tablet.

Origin Stories

15 Massive Brands That Started as Mom-and-Pop Shops

Before becoming top dogs, brands like Walmart, Whole Foods, and Starbucks were tiny pups.

A Map of the United States of America Last U.S. States

A Map of the United States of America Last U.S. States

All American Nicknames

Here's What You Call People Living in Every State

Wait, that's the official name for residents of Indiana?

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wilma mankiller

American Heroes

13 Important Native Americans You Didn’t Learn About in School

These indigenous peoples turned adversity into achievement.

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newspapers on the back of a bike, paper route

Read All About It

17 Things Newspaper Carriers Want You to Know

For decades, people have been saying that print is dead. But lucky for those of...