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Man Breaks Into House, Cooks Breakfast and Tells Resident to ‘Go Back to Sleep’

This might be the most wholesome crime ever. A man in Florida broke into someone’s home and cooked himself a nice breakfast. When the resident woke up, the burglar simply told them to “go back to sleep.” Perhaps the burglar didn’t offer to make the resident a plate because they were not happy about the...

10 Interesting Facts to Get Your Juices Flowing

If you’ve been in a bit of rut, let’s put an end to that RIGHT THIS INSTANT! You know why? And you know how? Because of this stellar fact set! It covers all kinds of topics and it will give you a big BOOST. Let’s dig into these facts. 1. Get busy, over 50 folks!...

People Who Grew up with Criminal Parents Share the Shady Things They Thought Were OK

We’re not all blessed with nice families or law-abiding parents who make it a point to teach us right from wrong at a young age. Some people grow up in households with less-than-adequate moms and dads – or even with parents who are criminals and instill bad habits in them from the very beginning. In...

The New TV Show ‘Murder House Flip’ Is Like ‘Fixer Upper’ but for Crime Scenes

For me, this show is very exciting. I’ve been seeking out true crime locations since I was in high school, and if I’m in a new city I always try to visit the sites of infamous crimes. Messed up? Maybe. But moving on… It Was Bound to Happen: A True-Crime Home Renovation Show Is Coming It was...

This Map Lets You Look up Your Address Across 750 Million Years of Earth’s History

Sometimes, the internet is a truly magical place. Thanks to a new interactive map, you can now look up where your house would have been 750 million years ago. Ancient Earth is a 3D map that contains geographic information for the past 750 million years. You can type in a certain location and see how...

10 of the Creepiest, Most Bizarre Declassified Government Documents

Some of us are more into conspiracy theories than others – or more prone to believing that the government is hiding certain truths from us, maybe – and still others have just watched too many episodes of The X-Files to trust that we’re being told every last detail. But if these 10, slightly terrifying declassified...

10 Facts That Might Send You Down a Rabbit Hole

There’s nothing more exciting, to me at least, than learning about new subjects and then doing a DEEEEP dive into them. It could be history, science, sports, pop culture, politics, etc. It’s all fair game! And with the Internet, we literally have all the information in the world at our fingertips. That’s why Wikipedia was...

These Chalkboards from 1917 Show How Much About School Has Changed—And How Much Is the Same

As the saying goes, “The more things change, the more things stay the same.” This was the case when contractors uncovered 100-year-old chalkboards hiding in an Oklahoma City high school. The school was in the midst of remodeled when the contractors made the discovery. These chalkboards give us a unique glimpse into what’s changed over...