Roller coasters are enough of an adrenaline rush for most people. But there are some who walk among us who crave greater heights, faster speeds, and more free fall. The history of stunts is long, with self-proclaimed daredevils constantly attempting to one-up each other in pursuit of new records. These are some of the greatest …
Amateurs travel for relaxation. Instead, use those airline miles to explore the unexplained, weird, and cool in the world. When you finally take that vacation time, why waste a single minute not exploring some real “WTF” in the world. I’ve had strange hotel experiences before, but it’s always gross-strange or creepy-stranger. I’ve never been lucky …
Few of us ended up in the jobs we dreamed of as children. I wanted to be a marine biologist. My best friend in elementary school wanted to be a dump truck. Dreams don’t always come true. If you’re feeling a little existential angst in your current position, maybe consider a career shift into one …
Fifteen years ago, no one would believe that a grilled cheese-only restaurant would survive as a business model. But there are three of them in my city and nothing to say we won’t get more soon. Single-item restaurants are a worldwide phenomenon that mostly feature comfort foods. There’s something extra soothing about a restaurant that’s …
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The middle of the last century, before we went to the moon and immediately after, were the real heyday of UFO sightings. There were unexplained phenomena in the world, plus nuclear testing, military testing and no information highway. On the one hand, it must have been exciting to think you were witnessing an unexplained alien …
Watch enough medical dramas on Netflix, and you’ll believe that doctors can do just about anything. In reality, a trip to the hospital is more likely to end with inconclusive tests and grim prognosis than anything else. On a few rare occasions, the outcomes are As Seen on TV. For these people, they defied steep …
Sleepwalking can happen to anyone, thanks to the availability of Ambien for those with insomnia. It can also happen because of a condition that 3.6% of the population has. Common incidents might involve talking, walking around, preparing and eating food. However, sometimes even people who’ve lived with insomnia their whole lives have experiences that make …
No one is their best self during a breakup. Yelling, crying, maybe even a drink tossed in a face. But there’s an AskReddit section where people dish about the craziest things that an ex has ever done to them, and the stories get wild. Looking Good Putting revenge porn on the Internet can now get …
The worst torture devices I’ve encountered in the modern day are slow Wi-Fi and bad coffee. But for a good thousand years, much (much) worse things could happen to a person. It may not always feel like it, but we’ve come a long way in our treatment of our fellow man. Some of these medieval …
Image by David Mark from Pixabay We’ve all been stuck on crowded public transportation, slowly crushed by other people, dreaming of freedom. You get off work just to spend hours in an endless rush hour traffic jam, craving escape. Maybe your new cubicle mate is the absolute worst, and you just need to get away. …
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