The worst years to be alive in the 17th century
The worst years to be alive in the 17th century At about three in the morning on September 2, 1666, Samuel Pepys’s maid woke him to say a great fire was burning in the City. […]
Bizarre & useless facts about classic Halloween monsters
Bizarre & useless facts about classic Halloween monsters In the summer of 1890, Bram Stoker walked into the lending library in Whitby, England, and borrowed a book almost nobody read: William Wilkinson’s 1820 account of […]
Halloween costumes from the ’80s and ’90s that would never be made today
Halloween costumes from the ’80s and ’90s that would never be made today On October 30, 1991, the day before Halloween, Ben Cooper, Inc. filed for bankruptcy. The Brooklyn company once made nearly 80 percent […]
Car safety features that sounded smart but turned out to be disasters
Car designers have always promised that the next big innovation would make driving safer, smarter, and nearly foolproof. From buzzers that scolded distracted motorists to high-tech gadgets meant to outthink human error, many features arrived […]
10 overplayed pop anthems that movie trailers have officially ruined: Do you agree?
10 overplayed pop anthems that movie trailers have officially ruined: Do you agree? In spring 2010, David Fincher hired trailer editor Mark Woolen to produce the teaser for “The Social Network.” A few years earlier, […]
Bizarre & useless facts about classic Halloween monsters
Bizarre & useless facts about classic Halloween monsters In the summer of 1890, Bram Stoker walked into the lending library in Whitby, England, and borrowed a book almost nobody read: William Wilkinson’s 1820 account of […]
Medical treatments from the past that read like horror movie plots
Medical treatments from the past that read like horror movie plots On the morning of December 14, 1799, George Washington woke at Mount Vernon with a sore throat and trouble breathing, and he asked his […]
1980s hip-hop songs that wouldn’t fly today
1980s hip-hop songs that wouldn’t fly today The 1980s were a decade when artists pushed boundaries and challenged social norms through provocative lyrics. While some tracks became cultural touchstones that sparked important conversations about free […]
10 signs your deceased pet is still with you
10 signs your deceased pet is still with you More than 4,000 grieving pet owners filled out one study, most of them within days of losing their animal. What they leaned on was simple: fond […]
Only people who grew up in the ’60s can name all 12 of these household objects
Only people who grew up in the ’60s can name all 12 of these household objects On May 3, 1966, Johnny Carson got down on the floor of “The Tonight Show” with Eva Gabor, a […]