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Here’s what people thought of “colderizing,” "air chilling," “mechanical weather,” and being “cooled by refrigeration” in its early days.
Confidence artistry requires both a tricky scheme and a victim to fall for it. In observance of the grand history of clever lies and chicanery, here are eight crafty con men who pulled off some bizarre yet impressive deceits.
The government guidelines for place names on product labels can be quite complex.
How many of these products do you remember the ol' man (and his ol' man) using to look and smell his best?
A woman’s health, hygiene, and beauty routines have never been simple. Need proof? Check out Sears's1908 catalog, which offers a rare glimpse into how ladies of the early 20th century dealt with some of their most private issues.
Make use of these fancy insults with classical Greek and Latin roots to really class up the joint while you twist the dagger.
Programmers and designers hid a number of goodies in Google Now.
In 2014, a leaked copy of the Directorate of Intelligence Style Manual & Writer's Guide for Intelligence Publication, a.k.a. Strunk & White for spies, found its way to the Internet.
Can you imagine seeing any of these at your local pool or beach?
The highly influential comedy troupe made a lot of news in a short amount of time on TV.
You'll be looking for a way to work these adorable old-timey slang terms for sex into conversation—trust us.
A number of the American brewing industry's pioneers led fairly colorful lives before and after getting their surnames emblazoned on cans and tap handles.
The only thing that could possibly be more stars-and-stripes than a post about U.S. presidents and American historical figures is a post that doubles up on them. In honor of Independence Day, we give you nine presidential relatives who didn't have to look
Spiders Alive! showcases 16 spider species (plus two scorpions and a vinegaroon!) and features live demonstrations and a spider model 50 times life size that you can climb on. Here are a few things we learned from an early visit.
They do not like Green Eggs and Ham.
Who would've thought that "Bob" could've been the actual name of a Canada territory?
There is no “random” at Disney parks. Just like almost all of the other little details you’ll find tucked away at Disney, the names on the windows are there for a reason.
While hyper-real fantasy pictures like Real Steel and Sucker Punch borrow the semiotics/visual vocabulary of Japanese animation, there are some films that lift whole storylines or shots from pretty famous properties developed by our neighbors in the east.
“It was not my first published story, nor my last,” the writer recounted in a 1960 lecture, “but I have been assured over and over that if it had been the only story I ever wrote and published, there would still be people who would not forget my name.”