Need help finding quality blog sites

Hi, I remember as a teen reading the People's Almanac, which I was lucky enough to find an old copy of and still have.  It had a rich listing of short stories and facts on a huge array of things - including scandals, murders, natural and man made disasters and such things.  

Hence my question, I'm trying to find a good site to read on my off time for blog sites online with similar formats.  So many of the trivia and fact sites are like one line for instance reading "this bird from such and such can fly such and such mph" - I'm like, that's not what I'm looking for.

Any suggestions of webpages, would be awesome!

Thanks Kim