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‘The Museum of Selfies’ Is a Real Place and It’s Way Cooler Than You Think

I never thought I’d see this, but I guess it was inevitable, right? We can chalk it up to a reflection of the world we currently inhabit. Ready? The Museum of Selfies is set to open in Los Angeles sometime after the new year. The museum will be solely dedicated to the art of the...

12 Fascinating Television Facts

Don’t act like you don’t love television. We all do. It’s an American pastime, just like baseball and road rage. So take a look at these 12 TV facts and expand your knowledge about this fascinating medium. 12. Source Source 2 11. Source Source 2 10. Source 9. Source Source 2 8. Source Source 2...

Niagara Falls Looks Like a Beautiful Winter Wonderland

North America is in the midst of a brutal deep freeze right now. The nightly news is filled with photos and videos of the usual: people shoveling snow, cars skidding off of frozen streets, the stereotypical jokester saying “Cold enough for ya?” to the camera. But we’re also seeing some really gorgeous photos of the...

5 Quick Riddles to Get You Thinking

Do you love thinking too hard about answers you may or may not be able to guess (even though they’re technically common sense)? If so, we have some brain teasers that are right up your alley! #1. #2. #3. #4. #5. Turn the page to see if you got them!

20 People Who Confirm That New Year’s Resolutions Are Just Meant to Be Broken…on the First Day.

I’m trying to keep my New Year’s resolutions pretty modest this year because I always break them. I’m going to eat better and lose some weight. And learn how to speak French. And find everlasting love on Tinder. I haven’t broken mine (yet), but these 20 people have already ruined their 2018s by going back...

Thomas Edison Made Bold Predictions About the Future in a Forgotten 19th Century Sci-Fi Novel

Thomas Edison is known all over the world for his many inventions that helped to change the world and improve peoples’ lives. But you might be surprised to learn that he also contributed to a science fiction novel that was published in 1896. George Parsons Lathrop was a well-known author and poet who approached Edison...

The Impeachment and Trial of President Andrew Johnson

Only two times in the history of the United States has a president been impeached. One is still relatively fresh in the public’s mind – when 20 years ago, in 1998, President Bill Clinton was impeached. The other was 150 years ago, all the way back in 1868, when President Andrew Johnson, the successor to...

The 1948 Kidnapping that Inspired Kubrick’s ‘Lolita’

Lolita is recognized as a masterwork of 20th-century fiction. The controversial 1955 novel tells the story of a literature professor in his 40s who becomes obsessed and sexually involved with a 12-year-old girl who also happens to be his stepdaughter. The novel was adapted for the screen in 1962, with legendary director Stanley Kubrick behind the...

15 Tweets Sure to Please Every Die Hard Super Hero Fan

If you didn’t go see every superhero movie that came out last year, what are you even doing with your life? Besides actually having one, I guess. Idk. For the rest of us, we have this dorkily amazing community that’s being solidified, justified, and basically made better by these 15 pretty great tweets. 15. We...

Introducing ‘Potterotica’, the Naughty Harry Potter Podcast Sure to Leave You “Hot and Pottered”

The first Harry Potter books were definitely geared toward younger children (the first two or three are solidly middle grade before they move into young adult territory), but the fact of the matter is, the kids who fell in love with the books are all grown up now. And the characters are all of consenting...

How Long You’re Supposed to Avoid People When You’ve Got a Cold

It’s an age-old question we ask ourselves and talk about with our family members every winter: How long are you contagious when you’re sick with a cold? None of us want to get the people in our lives sick, so this is an important question we should all know the answer to. According to MedicalNewsToday,...

Hilarious Email Exchange Between College Professor and Student Goes Viral

When you’re in high school, all you hear about is how tough your professors will be once you get to college and how they won’t give you an inch (and also about how much weight you’ll gain during freshman year). Maybe some professors are like that, but the man in this story is definitely NOT....

A Lot of People Did ‘The Grinch’ Makeup This Year and IDK if I’m Terrified or Impressed

People piling on the makeup for Halloween is a given every year, but this Christmas there was a new trend sweeping across the instagram-o-sphere. Folks everywhere were donning makeup that made them look like the Grinch, and the results are pretty unbelievable. “Why were people doing this?” You may ask. Well – I have no...

10 Reasons Why It Would Have Been Awful Living During the Middle Ages

When the world gets super crazy and it seems like everything is too technological, too fast-paced, and too complicated, it’s easy to think that we would all be better off living in a simpler time. But the thing is, those simpler times came with their own myriad issues – many of which seem pretty insane...