Weird state laws are sometimes little missives from the past. You discover them and have to wonder what the hell was going on back then. Things like it’s illegal to feed garbage to a pig in Arizona and against the law to fall asleep in a cheese shop in Illinois. Here’s seven crazy state laws …
My boss at one of my early jobs was a slender and intense woman who printed and filed every email she received. I remember her not just for the careful analog documentation of the Internet, but because of her involvement with fad diets of the early aughts. She’d spend days ingesting nothing but lemon juice, …
Kentucky has a reputation of being a little off, a little redneck, and a little southern. Here are some weird Kentucky laws that will surprise you, and probably make you laugh. As a woman, you cannot be in a bathing suit on the highway unless you are either escorted by at least two police officers, …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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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 …
When you think about animal attacks, it’s probably sharks and bears that come to mind. If you worry about dying at the hands of nature, it’s likely a fear of a snake bite or venomous spider. But there are so many more animals to fear. Animals are much more likely to kill you in Africa …
As the world devolves further into chaos, the Millennial love of dogs only intensifies. There are Instagram accounts for rating dogs (WeRateDogs 1.3 million followers), petting dogs (I’ve Pet That Dog, 59.2 thousand followers), and just taking pictures of dogs (The Dogist, 3.6 million followers). We love cute dogs, old dogs, and weird dogs. These …
In modern days, men’s pinky rings either have the connotation of being associated with a rich man who wants to show off his wealth and prestig,e or a professional ring is given for graduating from certain institutions. Pinky rings have a long history of cultural significance, and as men’s jewelry is coming back into vogue …