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Dungeons & Dragons is routinely banned in state and federal prisons across the United States because wardens actually believe the game promotes gang activity and facilitates complex escape plans.
Dungeons & Dragons is routinely banned in state and federal prisons across the United States because wardens actually believe the game promotes gang activity…
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Oxygen transitions from a colorless gas into a pale, beautiful blue liquid when it is cooled to incredibly frigid temperatures below minus 183 degrees Celsius.
Oxygen transitions from a colorless gas into a pale, beautiful blue liquid when it is cooled to incredibly frigid temperatures below minus 183 degrees…
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Ancient Egyptians revered their feline companions so deeply that when a family pet cat died of natural causes, all the inhabitants of the house would shave off their own eyebrows in a dramatic display of mourning.
Ancient Egyptians revered their feline companions so deeply that when a family pet cat died of natural causes, all the inhabitants of the house would shave…
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Professional cyclists competing in the grueling early days of the Tour de France would routinely chain-smoke cigarettes and drink copious amounts of wine while actively pedaling up treacherous alpine mountain passes.
Professional cyclists competing in the grueling early days of the Tour de France would routinely chain-smoke cigarettes and drink copious amounts of wine…
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British taxpayers only finished paying off the massive government debt incurred from the 1833 Slavery Abolition Act in the year 2015.
British taxpayers only finished paying off the massive government debt incurred from the 1833 Slavery Abolition Act in the year 2015. Instead of compensating…
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Russian railway engineers intentionally designed their national train tracks to be significantly wider than the standard gauge used by almost every other country in Western Europe.
Russian railway engineers intentionally designed their national train tracks to be significantly wider than the standard gauge used by almost every other…
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Modern life-saving civilian ambulance services trace their surprising historical origins back to Napoleon Bonaparte's chief surgeon, who was incredibly frustrated by watching…
Modern life-saving civilian ambulance services trace their surprising historical origins back to Napoleon Bonaparte's chief surgeon, who was incredibly…
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Ricky Gervais watched as NBC executives forced the writers of the American adaptation of The Office to shamelessly plagiarize the original British pilot script rather than risk an original thought.
Ricky Gervais watched as NBC executives forced the writers of the American adaptation of The Office to shamelessly plagiarize the original British pilot…
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Chainsaws were originally invented by two Scottish doctors in the late eighteenth century as a surgical instrument to assist with difficult childbirths, rather than cutting down trees.
Chainsaws were originally invented by two Scottish doctors in the late eighteenth century as a surgical instrument to assist with difficult childbirths,…
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Sega accidentally created an underground market for specialized Barbie fishing controllers when they released an incredibly niche fishing game for the Dreamcast console in the late 1990s.
Sega accidentally created an underground market for specialized Barbie fishing controllers when they released an incredibly niche fishing game for the…
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European witches in the Middle Ages were supposedly flying on broomsticks, but historians now believe they were actually applying hallucinogenic flying ointments to their broom…
European witches in the Middle Ages were supposedly flying on broomsticks, but historians now believe they were actually applying hallucinogenic flying…
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Polar bears possess pitch-black skin beneath their thick, translucent fur, an evolutionary adaptation designed to soak up as much of the sun's radiant heat as possible.
Polar bears possess pitch-black skin beneath their thick, translucent fur, an evolutionary adaptation designed to soak up as much of the sun's radiant heat as…
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San Marino boasts the highly absurd statistic of having more registered vehicles than actual living human residents, with about one and a half cars for every single citizen in…
San Marino boasts the highly absurd statistic of having more registered vehicles than actual living human residents, with about one and a half cars for every…
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Joshua Abraham Norton was a bankrupt businessman in San Francisco who completely lost his mind and publicly declared himself Emperor of the United States in 1859.
Joshua Abraham Norton was a bankrupt businessman in San Francisco who completely lost his mind and publicly declared himself Emperor of the United States in…
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Vatican City mathematically consumes more wine per capita than any other nation on Earth, beating out massive drinking cultures like France and Italy by a hilariously wide…
Vatican City mathematically consumes more wine per capita than any other nation on Earth, beating out massive drinking cultures like France and Italy by a…
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Bob Thomas created the first computer virus in 1971, a purely experimental self-replicating program called Creeper that simply displayed the message 'I'm the creeper, catch me if…
Bob Thomas created the first computer virus in 1971, a purely experimental self-replicating program called Creeper that simply displayed the message 'I'm the…
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Japanese communities invented a localized currency called fureai kippu that is earned entirely by volunteering to care for elderly citizens.
Japanese communities invented a localized currency called fureai kippu that is earned entirely by volunteering to care for elderly citizens. You can save up…
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Vibrantly decorated transit vehicles known affectionately as 'chicken buses' are the primary mode of intercity public transportation across much of Central America, despite…
Vibrantly decorated transit vehicles known affectionately as 'chicken buses' are the primary mode of intercity public transportation across much of Central…
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Walt Disney aggressively trademarked the iconic image of Mickey Mouse, transforming the innocent cartoon rodent into one of the most fiercely protected and heavily litigated…
Walt Disney aggressively trademarked the iconic image of Mickey Mouse, transforming the innocent cartoon rodent into one of the most fiercely protected and…
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Pamela Colman Smith is the artist who actually illustrated the world-famous Rider-Waite tarot deck, but she died entirely penniless and obscure because the guy who commissioned…
Pamela Colman Smith is the artist who actually illustrated the world-famous Rider-Waite tarot deck, but she died entirely penniless and obscure because the…
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Corporate giants routinely take out secret life insurance policies on their lowest-level employees so the company gets a massive payout when those workers die.
Corporate giants routinely take out secret life insurance policies on their lowest-level employees so the company gets a massive payout when those workers…
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Neurological aging dictates that the average human begins permanently losing approximately ten thousand brain cells every single day once they cross the threshold of their fortieth birthday.
Neurological aging dictates that the average human begins permanently losing approximately ten thousand brain cells every single day once they cross the…
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Scarcity principle dictates that humans place a higher value on an object that is scarce, and a lower value on those that are abundant, which directly overrides all rational…
Scarcity principle dictates that humans place a higher value on an object that is scarce, and a lower value on those that are abundant, which directly…
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Austin Osman Spare was a British artist who developed the technique of sigil magic, which essentially involves writing down a desire, scrambling the letters into a weird symbol,…
Austin Osman Spare was a British artist who developed the technique of sigil magic, which essentially involves writing down a desire, scrambling the letters…
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