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7 Strange Facts About What Intimacy Was Like in Revolutionary America

I’m guessing you probably haven’t given much thought to what people’s sex lives might have been like back when the Puritans settled America. I mean, they were Puritans, so it must have been…puritanical? Of course, we know they had sex (even if it wasn’t acceptable to speak about it) because they managed to do a...

12 Clueless People Who Are Somehow Surviving In Society

We all know those people – the ones who seem like they shouldn’t be able to keep themselves alive, never mind do normal things like hold a job, have a bank account, or figure out public transit. It’s an everyday miracle when those things seem to happen for these folks. By every indication, these 12...

12 Everyday Objects That Have Zero Use for Left-Handed People

My grandfather was left-handed, and proud of it. He had a coffee mug that said ,”if the right half of the brain controls the left half of the body, then only left handed people are in their rights minds.” People got him gifts that made jokes out of it, but let’s face it  it’s a...

Here’s Why You Wait So Long at the Emergency Room

It never fails – you go to the emergency room because you’re dying, and you end up sitting and waiting while people who are dying faster (apparently) get called back to see the doctor before you. I know people who have decided that, in the face of the interminable ER wait, they’re not feeling so...

15 Things I Dare You Not to Try for Yourself After You Read This Article

As I put this list together, I tried every single one of these things. Now that you’ve got that silly mental image in your head, don’t feel too badly about giving them a shot yourself! 15. These two songs are the same thing 14. So you don’t have to worry about blinding your spouse/waking up...

This Health Blogger Is Using Instagram to Prove That Pics Are Not Always What They Seem

We know, in theory, that people use angles and lighting and filters and all sorts of other tricks to make themselves look extra good in the photo they post online. But I don’t think I understood just how much of a difference those things could make until I saw these side-by-side images posted by body-positive...

The Phantoms of St. Augustine’s Haunted Lighthouse

One of the oldest cities in America, St. Augustine, Florida, is rich with history—and ghosts. The lighthouse that stands at the end of St. Augustine’s Anastasia Island was built in 1874, one in a long line of lighthouses that have served the city since Sir Francis Drake raided the village in 1586. St. Augustine has...

An American Mystery: What Happened to Theodosia Burr?

Most people know of Theodosia Burr from the beautiful Hamilton song “Dear Theodosia,” in which Aaron Burr sings to his infant daughter at the end of the first act of the musical. Few, however, know about Theodosia’s life, as well as her mysterious death. Theodosia was Burr’s only surviving child. By all accounts, she was...

7 Little-Known Killers of the 19th Century

From Snapped, to Deadly Women and The First 48, it’s no secret that the modern world is intrigued by murder and mayhem. In addition to TV shows, various books and documentaries seek to spill the secrets of notorious serial killers like the Boston Strangler and the Zodiac Killer. This obsession is nothing new, of course....

Murder in the San Juans: The Strange Life and Death of Rolf Neslund

In a region rich with natural wonder, the San Juan Islands of the Pacific Northwest stand out. The archipelago is comprised of secluded, tree-covered isles, hemmed in by the snowy peaks of the Olympic Mountains to the southwest, and the mighty Cascades to the east. Those who reside in the San Juans operate on island...

Jedi Are WAY More Badass Than We Ever Thought…and This Simulator Proves It

The folks over at Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator have come up with yet another fantastic virtual battle. This edition: 60,000 medieval warriors squaring off against a measly 300 Jedi. Although they vastly outnumber their opponents in the simulation, it seems the foot soldiers are no match for the skilled Jedi, and, though some Jedi do...

Video Proves Rainbows Are Really Full Circles — They Are Not Arcs In The Sky

You’ve always believed that rainbows are half-circles, correct? You’ve also probably always longed to find a pot o’ gold at the end at that half-circle, right? Prepare to have your mind blown (and your pot o’ gold dreams ruined). A crane operator in St. Petersburg, Russia filmed a rainbow from a 1,500-foot skyscraper that proves...

8 People Share Their Stories About Using Lethal Force And The Consequences They Faced

Lethal force usually ends with some scarring of some sort, whether it’s physical or emotional. Check out these 8 AskReddit stories of lethal force and its horrific repercussions. 1. Revenge I shot and killed two men who broke into my home trying to hurt my wife. She was the GM of a very large national retail...

There’s Actually a Job Where You Can Dress up as a Panda to Play with Real Panda Cubs

We all love panda bears. That’s just a factual statement. If you REALLY love pandas, there’s a job you might be interested in. You’d have to move to China, but, hey, we all have to make sacrifices, right? The Wolong Natural Nature Reserve, in Sichuan Province, is looking for the ideal candidate to play with...