Social media, video games, inappropriate music… Everyone knows these are all things that are turning our kids into brainless, lazy slobs! It’s sometimes tempting to blame anything and everything for making worthless good-for-nothings out of today’s kids. The thing is, though, older folks of the past have said the same thing about, quite literally, anything …
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Would you try some of these strange New Years traditions this year? Or do you have set plans for the holiday you love to do again and again? Wear Polka Dots It’s tradition in the Philippines to wear round-themed dresses for good luck and bringing prosperity full circle in the new year. Throw Water Out …
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It takes a special kind of person to have the mindset to become the dictator of a nation. In that sense, you could say all dictators are a little weird. However, many (if not most) dictators past and present have at least one behavior, interest, quirk, or straight-up obsession that they regularly indulge in. And …
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Do you think you know these 45 Christmas trivia questions? Like, where was Kevin from Home Alone left in the first movie? Which kind of Christmas decoration is also a parasitic plant? Mistletoe. Which modern-day country was St. Nicholas born? Turkey. How many total gifts were given in “The Twelve Days of Christmas” song? 364 …
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Space launches are both incredibly expensive and potentially dangerous, so you’d imagine they’d be humorless, no-nonsense scientific affairs. And they are, for the most part, but the rockets may still carry something utterly unhinged. Ever since Sputnik in 1957, all manners of strange things have made it into Earth’s orbit and beyond. Some of them …
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We’ve all seen the awesome opening battle scene in Gladiator. There must’ve been few things as terrifying to a Roman legionary than a barbarian warrior charging out of the deep woods. Well, except maybe a barbarian charging out of the deep woods while high out of his skull. A new study suggests that the warriors …
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As soon as humanity left the cave and started farming, we needed a system to record and convey information over long periods and distances. In other words, we needed writing. Not everybody started writing in the same way, however. Today, there are many, many different writing systems, from the Latin alphabet to the Chinese characters. …
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These December things may surprise you but let me know what’s new or sticks out to you! Like did you know that Jingle Bells wasn’t originally named that? The astronomical end date for winter is February 28th. The first types of fake Christmas trees were made of dyed goose feathers and wire. Hanukkah colors are …
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We can all agree that crime is bad, right? If someone flaunts the laws of civil society, they should be punished appropriately. But the thing is, the laws of civil society change all the time. Many things that we do daily during modern life used to be punishable criminal offenses. Whether it’s due to the …
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Do you know these random things about December? Like did you know there is a National Christmas lights day? National Candy Cane Day is on December 26th each year. The winter solstice begins in the month of December in the Northern Hemisphere, the shortest day of the year with the least light. The Geminid Meteor …
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