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3D movies have been coming at you for over a century.

Condoms, 3D movies, the name Tiffany ... All of these things have been around a lot longer than you might think. In this episode of The List Show, we're breaking down our favorite deceptively old things, from synchronized swimming to Juicy Fruit gum.

Ellen Gutoskey


It’s hard to put a price tag on home.

Earth may be the most precious place we have, but it isn't priceless. We know because one scientist did the math.

Michele Debczak






An Evening Seance Newspaper Illustration.

From spiritualism's beginnings at the Fox cottage to ectoplasm, so-called spirit photography, and beyond, here's what you need to know about this controversial cultural phenomenon.

Jane Alexander
Karl Aspelin, Public Domain // Wikimedia Commons

As is often the case when you look back into history, there’s more than one possible answer. But one of the leading contenders has a fairly predictable culprit: the Puritans.

Jake Rossen
The United States is host to a number of wild and weird urban legends.

From classics like the vanishing hitchhiker to creepy cryptids, ghostly vehicles, deadly curses, and some stuff you’ve probably seen on Facebook. 

Erin McCarthy, Kerry Wolfe, Shayna Murphy