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How Do Rental Car Companies Retire Old Cars?

Alison Griswold

Aug 28, 2015 8:35 AM

How Do Specific Toiletry Brands Make It Into Hotel Bathrooms?

Leon Neyfakh

Aug 26, 2015 5:56 AM

Do You Really Need an RFID-Blocking Wallet?

Will Oremus

Aug 25, 2015 8:30 AM

Charging Food and Drink to Your Hotel Room Is Easy! So How Do Hotels Keep People From Abusing the System?

Derreck Johnson

Aug 24, 2015 5:56 AM

Why Are Saltwater Taffy and Fudge So Popular in Beach Towns?

Lisa Wong Macabasco

Aug 21, 2015 4:44 AM

Hotel Rooms Are Supposed to Be Comforting—So Why Do Their Carpets Feel So Strange?

Chris Kirk

Aug 19, 2015 9:03 AM

Who Was the First Hotel Concierge?

J. Bryan Lowder

Aug 18, 2015 8:00 AM

On the U.S. Customs Form, Most People Check “No.” What Happens if You Check “Yes”?

L.V. Anderson

Aug 17, 2015 6:00 AM

Where did the fresh-baked hotel welcome cookie come from?

Laura Bradley

Aug 14, 2015 4:44 AM

Is It Illegal to Ignore the Airplane Seatbelt Sign During a Bathroom Emergency?

Jeff Friedrich

Aug 12, 2015 5:56 AM

A Mini History of “World’s Largest” Roadside Attractions

Forrest Wickman

Aug 11, 2015 5:45 AM

Ice Is Not Necessary. So Why Do Hotels Provide It for Free?

Heather Schwedel

Aug 10, 2015 4:45 AM

What’s the Safest Way to Travel With Cash?

Lily Hay Newman

Aug 07, 2015 10:09 AM

Can You Get Honeymoon Treatment From Hotels Without Reserving the Suite?

Aisha Harris

Aug 05, 2015 9:58 AM

What’s the Ideal Distance Between Rest Stops?

Lisa Wong Macabasco

Aug 03, 2015 5:46 AM

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J. Bryan Lowder

Aug 03, 2015 5:45 AM

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