Joey Held
Joey Held is a writer and author and the founder of Fun Fact Friyay. He’s regularly planning travel adventures and encourages exploring new places with curiosity and kindness.
12 foods Texas is famous for—and the stories behind them
| February 12, 2025
The Lone Star State has a hearty helping of foods and drinks it’s helped make popular, and some of these Texas classics sport legendary origin tales.
Celebrate Black History Month by heading to the 2025 Bill Pickett Rodeo
| February 10, 2025
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Honoring one of the most important cowboys in U.S. history, the Bill Pickett Rodeo mixes education with entertainment.
12 best dive bars in Dallas
| January 30, 2025
Dallas has no shortage of establishments that follow the dive bar mantra of offering good times, reasonable prices, and plenty of great stories.
Why are the Dallas Cowboys NFL’s most valuable team even with a 30-year Super Bowl drought?
| January 29, 2025
The world sure looked a lot different the last time the Dallas Cowboys hosted the Lombardi Trophy in 1995. How are they still such a popular franchise?
6 significant Texas sites connected to the Underground Railroad
| January 27, 2025
While many enslaved people headed north to Canada, an alternate path sought freedom via a different route, traveling through Texas and into Mexico.
11 farm-to-table restaurants in DFW that will make your mouth water
| January 21, 2025
With an abundance of fresh ingredients—sometimes right from their own backyard—these farm-to-table restaurants in DFW are absolutely worth a visit.