9 strange habits of ancient Romans that sound completely fake (but aren’t) Rome built aqueducts, sewers, and public bathhouses centuries before most of Europe caught up. That same civilization also drank gladiator blood as medicine […]
Cat family left in bird cage outside shelter, two sisters not yet adopted have something to say about that A cat family was left in a bird cage outside a rescue shelter, and the two […]
Fads that somehow survived far longer than they should have Most fads follow the same arc. They explode fast and dominate every conversation for a season. And vanish just as quickly, leaving nothing behind but […]
The best college mascots throughout the decades College sports. There are loyal fans, stadium snacks, and a fierce rivalry between the home and away team. But college sports wouldn’t be complete without the school’s mascot […]
The most popular religion in every state, after Christianity According to the U.S. Religion Census of 2020, Christianity is still the largest religion in every state. For context, Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on […]
Famous last words from famous people The average person speaks around 860,341,500 words in one lifetime— the equivalent of the entire text of the complete 20-volume “Oxford English Dictionary (OED).” Some of these words are […]
Morbid tourist destinations that are hot with vacationers No matter how sunny and pleasant our outward dispositions may be, there’s no denying that most of us have a morbid side. We may not express it […]
8 forgotten American towns that vanished from the map without a trace Most towns die slowly. A business closing here, a family moving there, until decades later nothing’s technically left but the name on an […]
Tech troubles kids today will never have to suffer through Ask a kid born after 2010 to explain a busy signal. Watch the confusion set in immediately. An entire category of everyday frustration simply doesn’t […]
Household products that aren’t worth buying anymore Plenty of items sitting in a typical laundry room survive purely on habit. Bought once, kept buying, never actually questioned whether they do anything the alternative doesn’t do […]