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The Kidnapping of the Heir to the Coors Beer Empire Shocked the Nation in 1960

High-profile kidnappings often capture the American public’s attention, as was the case with the 1960 disappearance of the heir to one of America’s most well-known business families. On February 9, 1960, 44-year-old Adolph Coors III, the grandson of the founder of Coors and the current chairman of the company, vanished. That morning, a milk delivery man pulled...

4 Famous Corpses (or Parts of Them) That Turned up in Super Strange Places

There are some people so famous (or maybe infamous) that their contemporaries realize they should probably hang onto their bodies after death. Or, at the very least, they should hang on to the good parts. On this short list: an eyeball (or both), an entire skeleton, a brain, and a penis. Yes, a penis. And...

Best Facts of the Week (September 5-11)

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...

Artist Can Turn You into a 3D Pixar Character

Pixar movies are, in a lot of people’s minds, equal to or greater than the Disney originals that sprinkled our childhoods. In fact, kids born in the past decade may identify more with the Toy Story characters, Monsters, Inc, or even Cars than the would with Disney classics like The Lion King or Aladdin.  Hard...

14 Odd Jokes That Might Make You Laugh

It seems that I can’t get enough of the weird jokes that proliferate on the Internet. If it makes me snort, I’m in. Nevermind if it’s nerdy, geeky, some combination of the two, or just downright silly. If it’s odd and it has me in an unexpected fit of giggles, I’m fine with letting my...

23 Teachers Who Had to Deal with Awful Parents

Teachers have tough jobs. Dozens of students, ever changing curricula, low pay, and long days. But throw in crazy parents and their ridiculous requests, and all of a sudden keeping you cool may be harder than brain surgery! Check out these 23 Reddit teachers who share some of the craziest reasons parents have contacted them....

Escape from Alcatraz: The Real Story of the Infamous 1962 Prison Break

Most people know about the notorious 1962 Alcatraz prison break from the 1979 Clint Eastwood film Escape From Alcatraz. The film thrust the true story of inmates Frank Morris, Clarence Anglin, and his brother John Anglin into the public consciousness and was regarded as one of the best movies of 1979. While the film version of...

15 Times People Had to Explain Really Stupid Things to Adults

Man, adults can be dummies. I’m talking about big, big dummies. Have you ever had to explain something that seemed very simple to an adult and you kind of felt sorry for them while you did it? These 15 people certainly did. Take a look and see if you can relate. 1. 2. 3. 4....

12 Tumblr Ladies Who Are Sick and Tired of Taking Your Crap

It might surprise you to learn that there are some people on the Internet who attempt to be polite – at least until they can’t take it anymore. And that’s exactly the point these 12 ladies reached before grabbing their devices and hopping on Tumblr to lose their shit on the world. Well deserved, I...

21 People Share Their Scariest/Creepiest Story They Know

If you’re really adventurous, read these at night, alone. Me? I read them in the day, with all the lights on. Better safe than sorry. Check out these scary experiences from Reddit users. 1. Fortune cookie I’d been living alone for less than a week. I got some Chinese take-out and was eating in front of...

Here’s How Playing Board Games Can Make You a More Well-Adjusted Adult

The world we live in today is a paradox in many ways – we grow more connected by our devices and the internet, and yet these advancements rid us of any requirement for face-to-face interaction, and so we feel more isolated than ever. A hundred years ago (heck, 50 years ago) we interacted every single...

Want a Professional-Looking Portrait? Grab Your iPhone and a Big Mac Box.

Pretty much everyone carries around a nice camera these days, considering the quality of the ones built into our mobile devices. That said, many people still fork over quite a bit of cash to get professional photos done at least once a year, because great-looking pictures require great training, knowledge, and equipment…right? Well, according to...

Say Goodbye to the Heat With Jimmy Fallon’s #SummerSongs

Oh, summer. We love your sweet treats, lazy days, and the hours spent at the pool. Your mosquitoes, humidity, and sweat-inducing temperatures, not so much. But whether you’re sorry to see summer go or gleefully skipping into fall, let’s take a moment to give summer a proper send off. With #SummerSongs. Obviously. 15. The sun...

15 Interesting Ways People Found Things They Lost

There’s a good chance that at some time in your life you’ve managed to lose or misplace a treasured object. That feeling in the pit of your stomach when you’re sure you’ll never see it again is one of the least fun experiences of being human (in my humble opinion). So you can see why...