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6 Halloween Traditions That Have Long and Spooky Histories

In case you didn’t know, some traditions that have led to our modern-day Halloween have been around for hundreds of years – and some for even longer than that. While they don’t all have spooky origins, some of them definitely do. The ones that don’t are still super interesting, if you ask me! 6. Parades If your...

12 Times People Were Entitled and Had Completely Unreasonable Requests

Nobody enjoys having to walk on eggshells for difficult people – but sometimes, that’s what you have to do in order to keep the peace. Well, these 12 entitled people take enabling to a whole new level. Accommodating their crazy requests is like walking through a minefield – one wrong move is all it takes...

10 Things That Only Millennials Will Appreciate

I may be on the very cusp of Millennialhood, but I’ll claim this identity proudly. Let the world hate us. At least we have brunch. Now that we’ve killed just about everything worthwhile (sorry American cheese), it’s time to sit back and revel in our us-ness. Here’s 10 things that only Millennials will appreciate. 1....

The History Behind 8 Spooky Halloween Traditions

Halloween has a long, long history across the world, even if it’s not technically called Halloween until recently. Most of the fun, odd, and spooky things we look forward to doing with our kids every year have historical traditions behind them, which can be pretty fun to explore. Here is the history behind these 8 traditions, which...

8 Surprising Behind-The-Scenes Facts About Haunted Houses

I don’t know what this says about me, but  as a teenager, going to haunted houses was about the only thing I enjoyed about Halloween. This, even though they were in a terrible part of town where people actually got shot at least once, so my dad insisted he drive my friends and me in...

Here’s Why We Bob for Apples on Halloween

If you’ve ever though that tying children’s hands behind their backs and shoving their faces into cold water in an attempt to latch on to a probably mealy piece of fruit is sort of a strange tradition, well…you’re not wrong. You’re also not alone, as this Halloween party game has pretty much moved aside to...

13 Designers Who Had One Job and Blew It

You had one job! How many times have you heard that in your life? Or maybe that’s just me that’s heard that over and over throughout the years… Anyway, you would think that people who make their living as designers would be pretty tuned into the idea that the DESIGN of whatever product they’re designing...

13 Wonderful Tweets that Wonderful People Shared with the World

It’s gonna be a bright, bright sunshiny day. And do you know how we’re gonna do it! With hilarious, random tweets! Yeah, that’s right! We got the good stuff today and we’re gonna make you laugh, sigh…and maybe even cry? Okay, you most likely WILL NOT cry but it is a possibility because these tweets...

14 Tweets to Laugh at Together If You Have Friends

Hey there…yeah, you! Are you a little down in the dumps? It looks like you are AND it looks like you could use some laughter in your life. Hey, I’m the same way! That’s why I want to present these tweets to you so we can BOTH laugh together. So what do you say we...

This Restaurant’s Signs Are Keeping Folks Laughing During the Quarantine

We all need as many laughs as we can get right now. And the folks at a restaurant in Austin, Texas called El Arroyo are doing their best to spread the humor right now during this extremely difficult time for the country. In addition to serving up their tasty Mexican food, the restaurant is responsible...

The Folks at This Texas Restaurant Are Putting Hilarious Signs up During the Quarantine

There are a couple of restaurants (and a church) that I drive by regularly here in Charlotte, North Carolina and they routinely feature pretty funny signs that people driving by can laugh at. But I don’t think the places here have anything on the El Arroyo restaurant in Austin, Texas. The Mexican restaurant is at...

11 Things Millennials Did for the Last Time

Where are all my Millennials at? Gen Y (as in “Why were we dealt this crappy hand?”) is in the house. Only true Millennials can appreciate these 11 things Millennials did, that we will never do again. In some cases, for the better, in others…well, let’s just say kids today can’t appreciate how much simpler...

Astronauts Strap Themselves To A ‘Toilet Vacuum’ — 10 Secrets About NASA’s Astronauts You Might Not Know

For over 60 years, astronauts have been our real life superheroes. They’ve traversed the next frontiers of space, trekked on the Moon, and acted as beacons of international collaboration. They’re the real deal – no question about it. But even the most qualified folks on the planet have their share of secrets. As most astronauts...

10 Memes for Your Mental Health

Everyone is dealing with something. Pain, trauma, illness, grief, financial insecurity, etc. So everyone deserves the time, space, and resources to focus on their mental health. I can’t prescribe meds and I’m not a therapist, but here are 13 memes for your mental health. Take at least the next 60 seconds to breathe deep and...