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These Side-by-Side Photos Create One Hell of an Optical Illusion

Okay, so the image below is of the same road – the images look similar, except the righthand one appears to be taken from an angle that makes it look like it’s pointing a little more to the right. Except it’s not. The images are identical. As in, it’s “the same photo, side by side....

18 People Share the Celebrities They Hate and the Terrible Reasons Why

We all have our favorite actors and singers, and of course we love some of those famous people who are famous just for being famous. But do you have a celebrity you absolutely despise? You know, the one you hate because they whine when they sing? Or the one from reality TV you can’t stand...

5 Throwback (Non-Sexual) Uses for 900 Numbers

900 numbers are usually associated with smutty ads in the back pages of sleazy magazines and newspapers. (Side note, phone sex has to be one of the strangest businesses out there, and I’m surprised it still exists.) But 900 numbers were not only centered around sex. In fact, there were all kinds of 900 number...

19 Employees Share Their Biggest Work Mistakes

Adulting is hard. There’s paying bills, bathing on a regular basis, eating right and everything in between. Add a “job” to all of that and something is bound to fail…and most of the time, it’s work. Check out these 20 people and their stories of workplace failure. 1. Close Call I use the company car,...

“Rosie the Riveter” Inspiration Dies at the Age of 96

Along with the American men who fought on battlefields during World War II, the women who stepped up and worked in plants and factories on the home front were heroes as well. Women across the country were called to fill jobs previously reserved only for men as millions of able bodied males shipped overseas to...

The Serial Killer Known as “The Beast” Terrorized Colombia

Some serial killers prey on society’s most vulnerable: people on the fringes of society who are not likely to be reported missing. Luis Garavito, the man known in his native Colombia as “The Beast,” might be history’s most extreme example of that type of serial murderer. Garavito singled out young boys who belonged to the...

This Woman Shared Powerful Photos of Before and After an Anxiety Attack

Anxiety is no joke, and anxiety attacks are terrifying experiences that can rattle a person to their core. People describe the attacks like this: you can’t breathe, your mind races uncontrollably and you can’t focus. They can be so scary that some people literally believe that they are dying. To show people how traumatic the...

12 Fictional Book Predictions That Actually Came True

I am constantly amazed by science fiction writers. Blown away, actually. To create an entirely new world with rules, laws, and customs that are totally invented is truly remarkable. And sometimes the details of these fictional worlds actually come true. Here are 12 such instances of science fiction prescience. 12. Cryonics In 1931, Neil R....

7 Enchanting Facts About Rainbows

Who doesn’t love rainbows? Hey, I’m a sensitive guy. I can appreciate the beauty of them. I’m not going to cry and then go write some poetry, but I do like looking at them…actually I take that back, I have cried and written poetry while looking at a rainbow before… Enjoy these facts and don’t repeat...

These 20 Movies Are Turning 20 in 2018

Can you believe it’s been 20 years since the cinematic masterpiece A Night at the Roxbury hit theaters? Just let that sink in for a minute… It’s hard to imagine what life was like before that film. A whole bunch of other movies came out in 1998 too (wait, whattt?) – here are some notable ones...

Your Favorite Facts from Last Week: January 31-February 6, 2018

We create new Fact Snacks for you every single day and put them up on our website. But it’s a tough road from fact to Fact Snack. More than half of our submitted, fully-researched facts never even get to be Fact Snacks. Yet here we are, dropping facts on our blog and website multiple times...

20 Times Creative Uber Drivers Surprised the Hell out of Their Clients

Taking an Uber is a total crapshoot. Sometimes you get a really friendly driver who wants to chat a bit, and other times you get a total psychopath and you can’t wait to get out of the car. I had a driver in Baton Rouge tell me that the devil was after him and that...

20 Hilarious Tweets to Read Before Going out on Your Next Date

Dating is kind of a nightmare, but it can also be pretty hilarious. You might as well have a sense of humor about the whole thing, right? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. h/t: pleated-jeans Want more? Check out the articles...

A Transgender Teen Was Denied His Bathroom of Choice by His School and Got $800k to Show for It

In a year that has seen, in many instances, the rights of the LGBTQ community take giant steps backward (after so many forward), it’s nice to read that former Tremper High School student Ash Whitaker got his win. The trans student sued the school district for 1) not allowing him to use the boy’s bathroom...