This Handwritten Gag Book From 1886 Contains Some Pretty Awful Jokes
If you’ve ever found yourself wondering whether or not people in the olden days had better or more clever jokes than we do today, well, the New York Public Library Digital Collections has your answer – and it’s “definitely now.” They’ve found this book titled The Gag Book, a handwritten collection of vaudevillian jokes and...
15 Facts That Show How Crazy Hollywood Used to Be
Though things are certainly far from perfect in Hollywood today, things used to be a lot worse. Actors and actresses were subjected to horrific treatment and conditions, all because they wanted to be famous. Here are 15 facts that show just how messed up Old Hollywood was. 1. Live birds were thrown at Tippi Hedren...
The Merry Cemetery Is a Colorful Resting Place for the Dead
In a small town, everybody knows everyone else’s business — there are no secrets and no hiding, period. In the tiny town of Sapanta, Romania, that sentiment even applies in death. When its residents die, their lives are memorialized with truthful and often harsh words, pictures and symbols on their gravestones at a place known...
Here Are 10 Intriguing Facts for You to Chew On
We live in a world with a lot of uncertainty right now and we hear the terms “fake news” and “alternative facts” thrown around quite a bit. Well, let us assure you that there is nothing fake or alternative about our facts. We give you the real deal, honest, 100% truthful information in our many fact sets. And...
