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10 History Nerds Share Their Favorite Revenge Stories

I myself am a huge history nerd (or buff, if you prefer), and even though I often go searching for them, I’ve also come across tons of hidden history stories by accident, or picked them up from someone else who’s shared their own discoveries. So go ahead and thank these 10 people in advance for...

If You Want to Stay Mentally Sharp, Take Care of Your Ears and Eyes

By age 40, an estimated 1 in 10 adults experience some hearing loss, but it happens gradually enough that many people don’t realize what they’re missing until things have gotten fairly severe. Even when people do realize that they’re not hearing things the way they used to, there are factors that make it difficult to...

15 Scientists Dish on What Common Misconception Drives Them Crazy

Every professional has their pet peeves, especially when it comes to what their job really entails versus what the layperson thinks. I have to imagine that, in the age of social media, scientists are experiencing more than their fair share. So it’s unsurprising that these 15 scientists were willing to dish on the worst offenses....

15 Open-Minded People Confess What Seemingly Harmless Actions They Judge

This is such a good topic. I consider myself open-minded — live-and-let-live is pretty much the only way to go about our time on this earth as far as I’m concerned. That said, we all have that one thing we just can’t help but put on our judgy pants about, right? These 13+ people weren’t...

Should Cats Be Classified as a Liquid or a Solid? This Physicist Won an Ig Noble Prize for His Research

What is science exactly? Berkeley says: “Science is a way of discovering what’s in the universe and how those things work today, how they worked in the past, and how they are likely to work in the future. Scientists are motivated by the thrill of seeing or figuring out something that no one has before.”...

9 Rules for a Happy Marriage, According to Someone Who Studies Them

Marriage is the ultimate team in life. We look everywhere to find that special someone and make a commitment to stay together for better or worse. But, as any married person knows, the “better” is the best, while the “worse” can be…well, the worst. So, marriage isn’t always easy or fun. Yet, if you are...

A Japanese Man Married a Hologram in a $17,000 Ceremony

I now pronounce you husband and…hologram? A 35-year-old Japanese man, Akihiko Kondo recently took the leap and tied the knot with the virtual reality singer, Hatsune Miku. That’s right. A hologram! Miku is 16-year old a Sailor Moon-like “Vocaloid” with long blue pigtails. But don’t let the age bother you. She’s actually a hologram created...

13 Weird and Amazing Places You Never Knew Existed

Bored with your block? Agitate the gravel and travel to these more interesting places. Our world is a weird, wonderful place and these pics will prove it. 1. “Crooked House” in Sopot, Poland 2. Bran Castle, Transylvania, linked to the sadistic Vlad the Impaler, inspiration for Bram Stoker’s “Dracula.” 3. House carved in stone by...

12 Star Wars Locations You Can Visit in Real Life

Part of the power of Star Wars is the exotic lands of a galaxy far, far away. But the fact is, locations like Tatooine and Endor are actual places on our own planet. Scroll through some of the sites where your favorite scenes were filmed. They definitely were not sound stages. 1. Hotel Sidi Driss,...

This Chart Comparing “Working” Moms and Stay-At-Home Moms Went Viral and Is Spectacularly Wrong

Somehow, a battle between working moms and stay-at-home moms (SAHM) manages to stay alive. Thanks, in part, to self-proclaimed Internet experts who “stay at home.” Facebook pages, books and blogs are created by these experts, in fits of self-righteousness, to tell other moms what they are doing is wrong. Of course, in contrast, their parenting...

This Is Why the American Flag Appears Backward on Military Uniforms

If you’re an American citizen, you probably know that there is no law against “disrespecting” the flag in any way, shape, or form. Whether you agree with it or not, the treatment of the flag falls under the First Amendment, which grants us all free speech, so your fellow citizens can wear, burn, stomp on,...

Do You Know Why Hangovers Get Worse with Age?

The first time I drank too much wine in my 30s, I was sick for two straight days. Since then, drinking too much of anything is a recipe for disaster, and I know that I’m not alone in not being able to throw down and party without (many) consequences the way I could a decade...

The Artifacts Found at This Ancient Religious Site Seem to Suggest Humans Have Always Known How to Party

Sometimes it’s hard to imagine that ancient people could be all that similar to us – but these recent findings from the Atacama Desert go a long way toward helping us understand our genetic ancestors. The Atacama Desert is the driest place on Earth, and is so foreign and otherworldly that researchers use it to...

A Wildfire in Ireland Revealed a Lost Message from the Past

During World War II, Ireland declared itself officially neutral – the country was still struggling to recover from its bid for independence from the United Kingdom – and people there carved massive markers into their landscape to make sure their decision could be seen by all aircraft flying overhead. “The signs were built by the Coast...