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5 Famous Child Stars Whose Smiles Masked Serious Pain

It’s happened so often that at this point it’s almost a cliche – an adorable kid makes a splash in Hollywood, only to fade during the awkward tween years. Often, they never make a reappearance in the spotlight save for the occasional tabloid article or, tragically, at their untimely death due to having been raised...

17 Shocking, Behind-the-Scenes Facts About These Big Time Movies

I know that you see a lot of similar claims in headlines around the internet, but I have to tell you – these secrets and facts are legitimately very cool and unexpected. Keep reading to see whether or not you agree (but you will agree). If you don’t, well…you’re way cooler than I am. Obviously....

A Haunting at Caledonia Mills: The Chilling Case of the Mary Ellen Spook Farm

In January of 1922, farmer Alexander MacDonald, his wife Janet, and their adopted daughter Mary Ellen fled their home in Caledonia Mills, Nova Scotia after a rash of poltergeist activity, including more than 30 unexplained fires. Though several researchers, journalists, detectives, and paranormal investigators would eventually examine the farm and house, the so-called “fire spook”...

15 Funny History Memes That Could Be Used In History Class

History is special, in that it truly doesn’t give a crap if its truths make us uncomfortable. It’s over and done; there’s no changing it (unless you’re a revisionist, but that’s a whole separate post), so when things are awful, embarrassing, or destructive – too bad! History doesn’t forget, and thanks to the Internet and...

Daniel Radcliffe’s Longtime Stunt Double Was Tragically Paralyzed While Making the Final Installment of “Harry Potter”

Filed under: things you never heard about, well-kept secrets, and how Warner Bros. influences press coverage. Former gymnast David Holmes was Daniel Radcliffe’s stunt double on every Harry Potter film – until an accident rehearsing an aerial explosion stunt for Deathly Hallows left him paralyzed from the waist down. He was only 25 when the...

10 Mental Delusions You Might Be Surprised Actually Exist

People who suffer from delusions of any kind surely find them both intrusive and convincing, even though the definition of a delusion includes the fact that they exist outside of reality. For some, delusions come and go and can be treated with therapies of one kind or another. For others, they’re completely debilitating and incurable,...

6 More Wikipedia Pages That Are Creepy AF

We did this post a while ago, sharing 7 super weird and/or creepy Wikipedia pages, and I have to tell you…we could do dozens more. I’m going to take a shot with these 6 tonight, all of which left me shook Soooooo if that’s your bag? We’ve got you. Keep reading. #6. Gloria Ramirez, “The...

14 People Share Their Awkward Crush Stories

How do you tell someone you like them? Do you wait for the natural conversation to occur so you can confirm the feeling is mutual, or do you dive right in with a not-so-subtle hint? These AskReddit users share the weirdest crushes scenarios they have ever been a part of. 1.  Intruder Alert My cousin...

A Body at the Bottom of the River: Who Was Australia’s Rack Man?

On the morning of August 11, 1994, fisherman Mark Peterson pulled up a disturbing catch from the depths of the Hawkesbury River north of Sydney, Australia. Tangled in his net was a human-sized steel rack in the shape of a cross. Tethered to this rack was a bulky figure wrapped in black garbage bags. Wire...

The Most Popular Did You Knows: June 20-26, 2017

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...

12 People Share the Secrets They Won’t Share with Their SO

I think we all have secrets we keep from people, but (hopefully) there aren’t too many secrets we keep from our significant others. Take a look at these secrets some AskReddit users have kept from theirs. 1. Fart = 7 year relationship The first time my SO and I slept together I woke up during...

27 Stories That Might Make Your Skin Crawl

Some people like a good scary story from time to time. These 27 stories most definitely fill that scary itch. 1. Not alone Me and some friends went to an abandoned mental asylum at night not really expecting much. We busted in one of the boarded up windows and when we were inside we all...

7 Random Facts That’ll Give You Something Interesting to Say

Stuck in an awkward 1:1 conversation? Hate small-talk? But still gotta fill the void with something? We’ve all been there. What you need are some random facts to throw at this unexpectedly enthusiastic person sitting next to you at the DMV. You’re welcome: 6. It’s all your parents’ fault. Sources: 1, 2, 3 6. Jimmy was an accidental jokester....

The Sadistic Hotel Murders of Neville Heath

On the 21st of June 1946, a woman’s body was found in her bed in Room 4 of the Pembridge Court Hotel in London. She was naked and covered with a sheet, her ankles bound with handkerchiefs. Seventeen lash marks from a leather-riding crop crisscrossed her body. Further examinations showed that some foreign object had...