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7 Terrifying Beauty Practices from History

Here are seven primitive beauty practices that are almost as scary as modern ones.

20 Delicious Facts About Peeps

There’s a lot you may not know about Peeps, everyone’s favorite (non-chocolate) Easter candy.

14 Things You Might Not Know About Target

Thanks to data analysis, they might know you're pregnant before your family does.

23 Music Videos Starring Pre-Fame Celebrities

Though some of the songs may be forgettable, these 23 pre-fame actors at least made the videos memorable.

11 More Hidden Messages in Company Logos

As we've mentioned before, some logos like to sneak in some hidden symbols and meanings. Some might have been staring at you right in the face without you noticing.

11 Rom-Com Worthy Real-Life Meet-Cutes

G'Day! 10 Facts About Outback Steakhouse

Don’t let the accent fool you: Outback Steakhouse’s cuisine is way more American than Australian.

Famous Novelists on Symbolism in Their Work and Whether It Was Intentional

In 1963, 16-year-old Bruce McAllister mailed a four-question survey to 150 novelists, asking if they intentionally planted symbolism in their work. Here’s what they had to say.

8 War Heroes That Were Real Animals

War heroes comes in all shapes and sizes—and species.

8 Inventions That Never Needed Updating

Constant improvement is what we do. So how amazing is it that there exist a handful of objects that, though 100 years old or more, are still perfect?

65 Amazing Facts That Will Blow Your Mind

OK, "blow your mind" is a bit dramatic. But 65 Amazing Facts You'll Enjoy and Consider Mentioning to Your Friends didn't fit.

Introducing the Candwich

God forbid you should ever find yourself trapped inside your home during a tornado, hurricane or earthquake. A situation like that is bad enough. But what if you were in that situation and also found that the only food you had to sustain yourself was a bu

Niche Blogs: The English Language

There are many, many blogs dedicated to the use of the English language. Some are fairly comprehensive; others are tightly focused on one aspect of language usage that should be corrected, protected, or mocked. Here is a sampling of those blogs for your e

The Quick 10: 10 People Who Beat the Jersey Shore Stereotype

I hear Jersey Shore starts again tonight. I've never seen it and I have a feeling it would just make me mad (other shows that fall under this category: any of The Real Housewives shows, Toddlers and Tiaras, I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant). But you'd have t

The Quick 10: 10 Weird Places to Tie the Knot

Getting married in a church is nice and all, but it's awfully expected (I'm not knocking it - I got married in a church). These days, people like to get married in places that have special meaning to them - no matter how bizarre. Here are 10 quite non-t

19 More Sets of Birthday Twins

Back in 2008, we presented 10 uncanny sets of birthday twins—celebrities born on the same exact day (Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln, George W. Bush and Sylvester Stallone, the actors who played Steven and Elyse Keaton on Family Ties). Well, we d

Dietribes: Granola

"¢Â First things first: what is granola? Generally speaking, it contains rolled oats, wheat germ, sesame seeds, unsweetened coconut, soy oil, sea salt and brown sugar (more or less). "¢Â The first granola (known as 'Granula') bore very little resemblanc

7 Different Seven Wonders of the World

You've heard of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. But the lure of list-making has inspired plenty of people in the modern day to compile their own lists of wonders. Here are seven of them. 1. The Seven Wonders of the

The Quick 10: 10 Post-Barker's Beauties Careers

When I was checking out some of the Price is Right retired games last week, I came across some info on Barker's Beauties. Technically they're not "Barker's Beauties" anymore - ever since Drew Carey took over the hosting gig, they're simply "The Price is R

Do High Heels Shorten Calf Muscles?

In the early 16th century, Venetian noblewomen hobbled around on high platform shoes called chopines. These shoes, resembling silk-covered stilts, were so high that most courtesans traveled with attendants to balance them. Chopines evolved into the high-h

5 Big Cities That Changed Their Names

The Four Lads sang a song in 1953 about a city that changed its name. Take me back to Constantinople No, you can't go back to Constantinople Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople Why did Constantinople get the works? That's nobody's business but the Turks

The Quick 10: 10 Bizarre Name Changes

Most of us cringe when we hear some of the names celebrities inflict on their kids - Moxie Crimefighter, Audio Science. But what about people who do it to themselves? Check out these 10 people who weren't satisfied with the "boring" names their parents

Satisfying Pictures of Found Objects Matched with their Pantone Color

15 Common Expressions Younger Generations Won't Understand

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