14 People Discuss What They Think They’ll Be Nostalgic for in 40 Years
It’s hard to imagine what the world will be like in 40 years, but dangit, we’re gonna give it our best shot today. Well, we’re not, but other folks are and we’re all gonna read it together. Are you ready to take a trip into the future? Folks on AskReddit opined about what they think...
These 115,000-Year-Old Human Footprints Give Scientists New Insight Into Early Human Migration
As if archaeology wasn’t amazing enough, discovering human footprints that are 115,000 years old, they have to go and bring us a pretty enticing mystery, too – like, why are these footprints where they are, and who made them? What can they tell us? In short, that homo sapien wandered the Arabian Peninsula far earlier than...
New Evidence Suggests Humans Used to Be Able to Hibernate
If you ask me right now, sleeping away the winter – and maybe dropping a few pounds in the process – sounds pretty darn amazing. Instead we’re muddling along in the cold, coping with everything that’s happening with donuts and alcohol. Just me? According to a recent study, it turns out that our human ancestors...
Headlines Show How Differently the British Press Treats Meghan vs. Kate
There’s a firestorm brewing, and if you haven’t been paying attention to the media recently, let me fill you in. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle conducted a pretty epic and historic interview with Oprah Winfrey and it seems like the whole world is fascinated with it. The controversial interview has people all over...
The Process Behind DNA Profiling Explained
You’ve probably heard of DNA evidence and profiling before just because of Law and Order: SVU cable reruns alone. There’s a lot more to this kind of scientific testing than it just being a cool phrase for Detective Olivia Benson to drop from time to time. Here’s the real science behind DNA profiling and how...
13 Companies Whose Names You Know, But Whose Dark Pasts You Might Not
Companies who have managed to build empires and reputations don’t let go of either of those things easily – they will do everything in their power to bury, or dismiss, or simply rewrite history when it turns out they were on the wrong side of it. Which is why these 13 companies – who have...
They Have Decent Reputations Now, But These 14 Companies Have Dark Pasts
There’s a reason that every large corporation either has a marketing department, or employs a marketing firm. A brand name is everything, especially when you’re huge, and for an event to sully your good name can lead to some serious and financially-damaging blowback. Some marketing companies are so good that we’ve completely forgotten – or...
16 Dark Historical Events That Might Have Slipped Your Notice
I’ve been trying to decide lately why it is that people are so fascinated by true crime stories, and I think there’s something about the depths of human depravity that just draws us. Like, we want to see if there’s a bottom to what we are capable of, maybe, or we want to imagine what...