Statistically, fall is our favorite season with over 40% of us preferring it over all others. Do you think some people hate the fall? I mean Fall is still pretty colorful with the changing leaves…much more colorful than winter. And the days are shorter, but it’s actually comfortable outside (at least where I live). Not …
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You never know what you might find when you start going through your property. There might be all kinds of cool, old stuff buried somewhere. That said, you’d probably expect to find your treasured in the attic or the basement, and not in your backyard. And you certainly wouldn’t expect to find a 2,000-year-old relic …
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Did you read The Creepiest Thing That Ever Happened To Me: Part One? Because this is part two. I lived in a house that has periodic ghost activity. I had a tuft of hair tugged on two different times one night and I used to hear somebody walking around in my room upstairs a couple …
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Is the creepiest thing that happened to you similar to these stories? You will have to see for yourself. When I was ~12 years old, I was chillin downstairs watching TV on the couch with my dog relaxing across the room. Out of nowhere he stood up completely alert and started growling with his hackles …
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We all use plenty of traditional phrases and sayings. Often, they’re delightfully rustic, with their origins in everyday rural life or traditional tales. For example, a “wild goose chase” must originate from someone trying to catch a goose. Right? That’s where you’d be wrong. Many sayings have strange origins and etymologies that seemingly have nothing …
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Keeping your teeth clean is important. Not only does it prevent tooth decay, but it also keeps your breath from stinking like a rotten carcass. Brushing your teeth is a cinch with modern electric toothbrushes and advanced toothpastes. You can’t help but feel bad for the folks of the past who didn’t know how to …
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These Galapagos Island fun facts will teach you so much about the islands. And did you know what an influence they had on Mr Charles Darwin himself? There are seven species of lava lizards that are a part of the Galapagos Islands. Darwin noticed that each tortoise on the Galapagos Islands could be identified by the …
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If you really feel about Christmas the way some of these people do, I hope it goes really quickly for you. But it’s fun to enjoy it and make it magical for the sake of the season! The way I look at it, Christmas is a chance to make things special. It is what you …
What do you think people actually think about Christmas? Tell us what you think in the comments! As a kid, it’s a parent’s “job” to make holidays magical. As an adult, we realize that we need to make our own magic….or not. I couldn’t figure out why I was so down during the holidays until …
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There are many ways to go down in history. You could create fantastic art, lead the conquest of half the world, make a groundbreaking invention, or simply be born to the right parents at the right time. That, or you could die in an absolutely ridiculous fashion. Although death is tragic, occasionally people die in …
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