Month: November 2023

How much do you know about trash? If you are anything like us, the answer is… not very much. You know enough to throw it away, right? We hope. And maybe you are thoughtful enough to recycle some things for the good of the planet, too. Simple stuff, really! When you get done with something,

Capitalism is at the core of our society; businesses and corporations produce consumer goods. This system breeds innovation. However, with a competitive free market, a company cannot create just one product in the same way and continue to be successful indefinitely. As time passes, products must be revamped, upgraded, and improved. Sometimes, the public loves

Sometimes, the unthinkable happens on a film set by accident, and sometimes, it is by design. Certainly, it is not uncommon for a director to make larger-than-life demands, ordering the seas to part in order to get the perfect shot. However, some have gone further than others to achieve this, taking what might be considered

If you find yourself the most important person in your community, how will you let other people know you are the most important? This has been a problem for rulers throughout history. One of the methods of proclaiming your position was to wear a special item that was tied symbolically to your status. What could

Buckle up, science enthusiasts, because the natural world isn’t holding back on the extraordinary. From critters that create shockwaves hotter than the sun to animals that live forever, these 10 incredible creatures wield real-life superpowers that could rival anything from the pages of a comic book. Related: 10 Types Of Bacteria With Real Superpowers 10

As the saying goes, all things in moderation. However, what about when you decide to throw caution to the wind and just go ahead and forget that whole moderation thing? Well, it turns out that the saying is there for a reason and that when you totally ignore it and start consuming without thought, strange

There are literally thousands of languages spoken all over the world today—and thousands more long-dead languages that were spoken by small (or large) groups in the past and are no longer used. Communities and empires die out, languages fall out of use in favor of other more popular languages that surge ahead, and native tongues

Every so often, buildings are put up not out of need or passion but out of spite. These so-called spite houses are built or modified with the specific intent of irritating the neighbors. Although their initial purpose is to annoy, they occasionally become tourist attractions. Here are 10 of the most interesting (and sometimes strange!)

Thanks to the Home Alone franchise, millennials would know what is possible if a family with 11 children takes off for the Christmas holiday and a single child is left to fend for himself, all the while two dangerous criminals try to break in and steal everything they can get their hands on. Home Alone

As much as the world loves a good piece of art, sometimes bad ones can be just as much fun. Sold-out midnight showings of The Room and the popular podcast My Dad Wrote a Porno (in which a man reads his father’s embarrassing erotic novel out loud to friends) show that we love bad media

In October 1929, the American stock market crashed. After riding high for much of the 1920s, Wall Street took a major dip, and the economy followed. But for a little while after, Americans farmers far out west didn’t quite feel the effects of the crash. Farms had been producing profitable products for years since World

The Star Trek franchise has entered into a Golden Age in the 2020s. The science fiction juggernaut, initially launched in 1966, now has multiple series running simultaneously. There have been eight live-action and three animated TV series to bear the name Star Trek, four of which are currently on air. While Star Trek is science