Life in the wild west was undeniably difficult. Hardships included food scarcity, disease, violence, and outhouses. If that wasn’t enough to contend with, it seems like cannibalism happened with disturbing frequency. Cannibalism gets sorted into different categories; aggressive, sexual, ritual, and survival. Of those categories, the old west had at least three. Starting with the …
If you’ve never considered yourself a ‘museum-goer’, then maybe you’ve been going to the wrong museums. Forget about historical artifacts and works of art; there are some wild museums out there. Their founders all found something mundane, bizarre, or ubiquitous and went in hard on it. These are the ten craziest museums in the world. …
Of all the horrors in the world, the creatures living in the deep ocean rank high. They feature giant teeth, disproportionate bodies, and strange illuminating organs. Granted, us land-dwellers don’t get to see them at their best. Much of what we learn about these deep-sea animals happens after they’re hauled surface-side in fishing nets by …
While everyone’s becoming more concerned with microplastics, mercury, and lead in the foods we’re supposed to eat, familiarize yourself with this list of items you won’t find in a pantry. But, they’re all things that you could eat if you needed to, in a pinch. Once the world collapses post-apocalypse, it’s useful to know the …
Statistically, serial killing makes up just 1% of all murders committed in the United States. That doesn’t sound like a lot, but it’s still 150 people every year. There’s a definite cultural preoccupation with the psychosis of serial killers. Not without good reason; The FBI estimates there are between 25 and 50 active serial killers …
There’s no right way to go about finding a lasting relationship in the world. If you’ve been to the wedding of a Tinder match turned true love than you accept that falling in love is unpredictable. Falling out of love is just as unpredictable, based on these crazy short Hollywood marriages. Maybe it’s not until …
Mythical creatures inhabit legends the world over. Some, transcend beyond local legend to become objects of worldwide speculation and storytelling. Yeti, Bigfoot, and the Loch Ness Monster are all well-known cryptids the world over. However, there are dozens of lesser-known creatures, subjects of study by cryptozoologists and living in isolation until some lucky monster-hunter gets …
Having money (a lot of money) can be a curse. Celebrities in particular make some bizarre choices about how to spend their piles of money. My hot take on sudden wealth? Invest it all, practice modest living, and don’t stress over the inevitable collapse of social security. Until you make it rich, enjoy mocking these …
In France they called the twenties the ‘crazy years.’ In part because of prohibition and the rise of the speakeasy, there was a certain lawlessness to the youth of America. Women cut off their hair, got the vote, and rolled down their stocking. Gangsters were everywhere, jazz was all anyone wanted to listen to, and …
Streaming services are destroying traditional television, and our attention spans are dwindling to nothing, so television ads need to step it up to grab our focus. These are the top 10 weirdest ads ever made, including a throw-back to the weirdest toy of the seventies. Here’s hoping that the advertising geniuses behind these marketing fever-dreams …