The 1980s Are “History” According to American Girl Courtney
If you’d like to feel particularly ancient today, how about this – the newest historical American girl doll, Molly, is from the 1980s. Yeah. I am history. It’s not like most of us GenXers (and older Millennials) didn’t already know that our time had come and gone, but I mean…I didn’t really consider myself ready...
Woman Schools Foodies about the Origins of Chinese American Food and Authenticity
I’m going to be 100% real with you right now: I LOVE Chinese Food. Or rather, I love Chinese American food: sesame chicken, General Tso’s, egg rolls, crab rangoon—I’ll eat it all! But sometimes Chinese American food gets a bad rep. Some would call it “inauthentic” compared to the sort of meals you’d see people...
New Study Busts the Myth That Vikings Weren’t Genetically Diverse
Most people have this idea that Vikings were all giants with blond hair, blue eyes, and a thirst for raiding and pillaging foreign lands before returning how to bask in the icy, Nordic cold. And while the latter may still turn out to be true, a new study is pretty much proving the homogenous physical...
Boeing Once Tried to Turn Its 747 Into a Flying Aircraft Carrier
Yep, you read that headline right. In the 1970’s, Boeing launched an investigation into its 747 Jumbo Jet’s viability as an Airborne Aircraft Carrier (AAC). In other words, the aerospace company wanted to see if they could pack fighter jets into its largest commercial plane. Why did Boeing want to do something like this? The...
15 More Hamilton Jokes? We Just Can’t Say No to This
I’ll admit it, I’m completely ‘Helpless’ when it comes to Hamilton jokes. I just can’t get over how they ‘Blow Us All Away.’ Sometimes, it seems like I’ll just never be ‘Satisfied’ when it comes to witty riffs on the ten dollar ‘Founding Father.’ Obviously, I have listened to the cast album on repeat. But...
People Who Have Gone Missing Share Their Personal Stories
I’ve always been totally fascinated by true stories of missing people. I think part of it is because I was (and still am) a huge fan of Unsolved Mysteries and so many of that TV show’s stories revolved around the creepiest missing persons stories you could ever imagine. If you can imagine Robert Stack’s voice in your...
12 of the Best Replies to the Question, “What Lasted Longer Than the Confederacy?”
In case you’re wondering, trying to unearth facts from the bowels of your memories of high school history class, the American Confederacy lasted a total of around 5 years, and ended in flaming, disastrous defeat. There are, in fact, many things that have lasted longer than 5 years, and these 12 people stand ready and...
13 Things That Have Lasted Longer Than the Confederacy
Who doesn’t love a viral thread? No one! That goes double for ones that are kicked off by a truly thoughtful – and hilarious – question, like asking people to name things that have lasted longer than the American Confederacy. Name a thing that lasted longer than the Confederacy. pic.twitter.com/EHELSs3vI4 — Cooper (@Cooperstreaming) June 13,...