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Video: Watch This Dude Get Stung by a “Cow Killer” Ant … On Purpose

What’s a “Cow Killer” ant?   Well, I can’t find any evidence of them actually killing cows. It probably got its name from the terrible sting that females can dole out. Also, it’s not an ant. There are about 3,000 species in the Mutillidae family. And some of them look like pandas!   Though they look like ants, they’re...

The 16th Century Had Its Own Version of Facebook

Young people in the Netherlands and the Rhineland in the 16th century might not have had Facebook, Snapchat, or Twitter, but they were way ahead of their time. Instead, the had what they called alba amicorum, which means “friend books” in Latin. In the books, the nobility of 1560 and later traded thoughts, commented on others’ opinions,...

Can’t Get to NYC? Don’t Worry – the Museum of Modern Art Released a Free Online Catalog

For those of us who love art and culture but don’t live near NYC, or don’t have the means or ability to get there as often as we would like (it’s been 4 years for me, which is just wayyyyy too long!), MoMA is making our dreams come true. Not only is the new online catalog...

Meditation Instead of Detention: The Wave of the Future?

There have been studies for years that suggest that even if detention may be an effective way to remove troublesome or distracting students from a classroom, it does little to modify the students’ behavior or cut down on future infractions. Knowing this, two schools in Baltimore – with others hot on their heels – have traded in...

19 of the Most “Are You Serious?” Moments From Those Who Work in Retail

If you’ve ever worked in retail, you know just how hard of a job it can be. One of the most challenging aspects? The customers. People can be just plain ol’ stupid, or even worse, RUDE. These AskReddit users share their most WTF moments while workin’ in minimum wage hell. 1. Your Fault For Wearing Red “I was...

18 Real-Life Divorces That Took It Way Too Far

Divorces are never pleasant, but there are some people out there who just take things to another level. We took to AskReddit to find some of the most grueling divorce stories as told by those who witnessed them firsthand. 1. I Mean, Spit IS Gross… “I worked for a judge. 2 prominent local news people had a divorce. They...

Pokémon GO Helps UK Animal Shelter Raise $13K in One Night

The death of Pokémon GO has been greatly exaggerated. Pokémon GO is still hovering in the 40s on the download charts.  It’s also still the top-grossing app on iOS. And, that’s great for Niantic and probably also for gamers who want ever-expanding content. That’s also been great for animal shelters all over, including the UK’s Wood Green Animal Charities. They...

Your Brain Refuses to Let You See All the Dots in This Illusion at Once

Brains are weird, wildly impressive organs – no doubt about it. They do strange things, they do wonderful things, and even though we may never fully understand them, we (obviously) can’t live without them. For example, stare for a while at the image below. Notice anything odd? Like when your eyes focus on one of...

If You Live in CA, You Can Now Legally Rescue Dogs from Hot Cars

Good news for all of you dog lovers – and anyone who isn’t generally an idiot or an asshole, to be honest. It seems as if we’ve heard more and more stories over the past several years about people stupid enough (or cruel enough) to lock their dogs in hot cars in the middle of...

These Adorable Bookmarks Look Like Pokémon Sticking out of Your Book!

After a long day of Pokémon GO adventures, you do what you always do to unwind: curl up with a good book. But you are sick and tired of saving your place with a napkin or dog-earing the page, so you woefully close your book, wishing there was a better way. Well, Pokémon enthusiasts, you are...

Pokémon of New York: A Hilarious Parody of Humans of New York

By now you have almost certainly come across a Humans of New York post if you exist at all on social media. The post always features a portrait and a brief interview collected on the streets of New York City. Photographer Brandon Stanton started the blog in 2010, and it now has over 16 million followers on Facebook alone. The...

10 Survival Myths That Could Kill You

Between the 18 million television channels looking to fill nearly 24 hours a day with content, the age of Internet experts and, obviously, the impending zombie apocalypse, there’s a deluge of information available on how to survive once we encounter the inevitable end of the world. Or, you know, how to survive if you find...

That Time the Government Flew Planes Full of Stolen Babies Into the U.S.

You don’t have to be a historian or a scholar to realize that the end of the Vietnam War was a complete and utter confusing mess. I mean, even more so than the entire war, front to back. The U.S. was finished, they were trying to get out in a hurry, and Vietnam had descended into...

It’s Official: Premium Gas is a Waste of Money

Cars are a big investment for many of us, especially considering we’ll never get that money back after we drive it off the lot. If you’re like me, you buy a car figuring to drive it until you can’t anymore, which means that you want to take good care of it. For some people, that...