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These 15 Facts Prove History Is as Weird as It Is Wonderful

Despite the feelings of students the world over, human history is anything but boring. It’s littered with people, after all – full of quirks, attitudes, beliefs, passions, and all the rest. Too often, studying history is taken to meant “memorizing crap,” when really, facts like these 15 are the reason we should force kids to...

People Are Sharing Their Deep Thoughts From the Shower That Will Make You Think

Many people claim, at least, to do their best thinking in the shower. I have to say that, as an author, I’ve worked out quite a few plot snarls in there, but now that I’m a tired mom, mostly I just stare at the wall, listen to my audiobook, and wonder how long I have...

What Widely Accepted Fact Do You Know Is Wrong? Here’s What People Said.

People have very strong beliefs about all kinds of things in life: religion, politics, the environment, etc. And sometimes their beliefs are so strong and unwavering that people don’t believe facts that are widely accepted by the general public. I guess that this can be both good and bad, depending on how you look at...

14 People Share Secrets From the Industries They Work In

Once you work in a certain field for a while, the secrets of that industry don’t seem like a big deal anymore. But when you’re on the outside looking in, you’re totally in the dark about what exactly is happening on the inside. Well, now we’re all in luck because we’re about to hear some...

Research Shows Microplastics Exist in All of Our Organs

You’ve probably read articles about microplastics being present in the atmosphere, in the ocean, in our food, and even in the rain that splatters us on a cooler autumn day. It’s disturbing, and proof of how much of an effect our lifestyle has on our world, even if scientists don’t really know bad it could...

Here’s What Happens If You Drink Saltwater (Pssst: Don’t!)

From a young age, we’re taught not to drink the water in the ocean. It’s not the same as other water, though our parents rarely explain why beyond telling us “it will make you sick.” We read horrifying stories about disasters at sea, where men and women are stuck without food or water, and eventually...

5 Myths About Puritans That Need to Stop Spreading

Most of us remember a few things about the Puritans from our days spent half-listening in history classes – they had something to do with the founding of America, and they had big ol’ sticks up their butts. Even those couple of things, though, aren’t totally and honestly true. It turns out we believe more...

People Share the Most Honest Slogans for Their State

We all have affection for the states where were born, or the ones we’ve adopted as our own – good, bad, ugly, or funny, it’s home. Which is why it’s okay for us to make fun of their stereotypes like these 27 people did on Reddit! 27. The important ones, anyway. Except chocolate. Ohio, home...

16 People Share What They Would Do Without a Moral Compass

The fact that we all live in a society with generally accepted rules and norms isn’t the thing that keeps most of us in line every day. We have our own moral compasses that are built in from birth, and we follow them because something inside us says it’s the “right thing” to do. It...

14 People Muse on What They Would Do If No Moral Compass Held Them Back

There are people in the world who live without, or ignore, their moral compass. Most of them are probably in jail, alone, or on their way to both, though. The rest of us listen to the voice in our ear telling us the “right” thing to do, though – but if we didn’t, these 14...

15 People Share the Things That May Seem Rude, but They’re Actually Not

To some extent, what makes a behavior “rude” can be a bit subjective. What bothers or offends one person could go unnoticed by another, but most of us just get that awkward feeling when something that’s been said or done feels off. This post, though, is about those moments that occur even when the action...

13 Little Things That Feel Rude, Even Though They’re Not

Human beings are odd little creatures. We try our best to get along, to avoid conflict, and we worry far too much (imho) about our interactions with strangers. Sure, some people could stand to be a little more polite, but for the rest of us, we should stop worrying that things like these 13 are...

12 People Who Met Strangers They’ve Never Been Able to Forget

It can be hard to remember sometimes how similar human beings are, all over the world. We focus on the ways we’re different, our disparate beliefs and upbringings coming into the mix. At our core, though, we all have the same desires, We all need the same things to thrive. And in these 12 chance...

13 People Recall Chats With Strangers That Changed Them Forever

None of us leaves the house in the morning expecting to bump into a perfect stranger who we’ll never forget. We expect the people who change our lives to be our nearest and dearest, I think. For these 13 people, though, it’s those random encounters that are burned on their brains for all eternity. 13....