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Remembering the Woman Who Claimed a Flu Shot Made Her Only Walk Backwards

Some people actually believed this.

By Braden Bjella

Featured 1 month ago in Facepalm

When Soldiers in Vietnam Smoked Weed Out of their Guns

Whatever gets you through the day!

By Braden Bjella

Featured 1 month ago in Wow

The Insane Way They Used to Oil Roller Coasters

Keeping you safe by putting themselves in incredible danger.

By Braden Bjella

Featured 2 months ago in Wtf

Watch These 1999 Dudes Freak Out About Their Friend’s New ‘Giant’ 28-Inch TV

Can you imagine playing PlayStation on this baby?

By Braden Bjella

Featured 3 months ago in Wow

Vintage Video Shows People Arguing Against Drunk-Driving Laws

No drinking and driving *and* you have to wear a seatbelt? I thought we were free!

By Braden Bjella

Featured 4 months ago in Facepalm

The Ford Theater TikTok Account Gets a Lot of Questions About Lincoln Getting Shot

Looking to relive the excitement of President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination? Too damn bad!

By Carly Tennes

Featured 1 year ago in Wow

The Internet Can't Believe Swedish People Don't Feed Their Guests

A recent post on Reddit brought to light a strange cultural custom in Sweden where they do not feed their guests when dinner time comes around.

By RustyBuckler

Featured 1 year ago in Funny

WTF Facts That Ruined People's Preconceived Notions of History

Earlier this week, u/FlickTheSwitch167 took to r/AskReddit with a bold inquiry looking to find some more amusing – and often horrifying – facts about history.

By Carly Tennes

Featured 2 years ago in Funny

5 Dumb Historical Events That Forever Changed the World

In the grand scheme of things, some really dumb shit had to happen for us to get to where we are today.

By zachnading

Featured 2 years ago in Funny

People Are Using AI to Create World Events That Never Happened

Fears about AI setting the world on fire, breaking down our ability to discern truth from fiction, and wiping out millions of jobs aren’t entirely misplaced.

By Peter Rapine

Featured 2 years ago in Facepalm

America's WWII Inflatable Ghost Army Was the Best Troll In Warfare History

Long before Wile E. Coyote began faceplanting into extravagantly painted landscape portraits, it seems yet another group pioneered the Looney Tunes-ass past time of getting bamboozled by obvious decoys — German Nazis.

By Carly Tennes

Featured 2 years ago in Facepalm

6 Biggest Unsolved Mysteries in Human History

Some mysteries in this world are just bound to stay unsolved. And we're not even talking about true crime, as that's an entirely separate can of worms.

By zachnading

Featured 2 years ago in Wow

Colorized Footage of the Hindenburg is Like Nothing You've Seen Before

In this colorized footage, the Hindenburg can be seen flying down Manhattan's skyline, and the sheer spectacle is staggering.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Featured 2 years ago in Wow

The Fascinating Horror Story of Andrée’s Arctic Balloon Expedition

Salomon August Andrée is arguably the world's most infamous explorer who wasn't ACTUALLY an explorer. Andrée was a Swedish engineer know for his failed attempt at reaching the North Pole via hot air balloon.

By zachnading

Featured 2 years ago in Wow

7 Mozart Bangers in Celebration of His 267th Birthday

267 years ago, one of the greatest composers in the history of music was born; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

By zachnading

Featured 2 years ago in Ftw

4 Nostradamus Predictions For 2023

As we approach a new year, new predictions for what is going to come are being talked about, and some can't talk about the future without a little doom and gloom.

By RustyBuckler

Featured 2 years ago in Wtf

Remembering Franco Harris and the Greatest Viral Football Moment of Its Time

To this day Raiders' fans say it was illegal and should've been ruled a dead ball.

By zachnading

Featured 2 years ago in Wow

Titanic Conspiracy Claims J.P. Morgan Swapped Ship with the Olympic

You might think you know the whole story here, and for good reason. After all it's not like these conspiracies are a new development.

By zachnading

Featured 2 years ago in Wow

Gen Z Conspiracy Theory Claims Hellen Keller Was a Fraud

One of the strangest conspiracies still making the rounds on TikTok is the claim that Helen Keller - who was famously deaf and blind - was actually a fake.

By zachnading

Featured 2 years ago in Wow

10 Things You Should Know about Viktor Bout the ‘Merchant of Death'

The Russian arms dealer who was just released from U.S custody in exchange for WNBA star, Brittney Griner, has a sordid past to say the least.

By zachnading

Featured 2 years ago in Wow

The Queen is Dead

According to Buckingham Palace, Queen Elizabeth II had died. She was 96-year-old and reigned for 70 years, making her the longest-serving monarch in U.K. history.

By zachnading

Featured 2 years ago in Wow

History - articles

Remembering the Woman Who Claimed a Flu Shot Made Her Only Walk Backwards

When Soldiers in Vietnam Smoked Weed Out of their Guns

The Insane Way They Used to Oil Roller Coasters

Watch These 1999 Dudes Freak Out About Their Friend’s New ‘Giant’ 28-Inch TV

Vintage Video Shows People Arguing Against Drunk-Driving Laws

The Ford Theater TikTok Account Gets a Lot of Questions About Lincoln Getting Shot

The Internet Can't Believe Swedish People Don't Feed Their Guests

WTF Facts That Ruined People's Preconceived Notions of History

5 Dumb Historical Events That Forever Changed the World

People Are Using AI to Create World Events That Never Happened

America's WWII Inflatable Ghost Army Was the Best Troll In Warfare History

6 Biggest Unsolved Mysteries in Human History

Colorized Footage of the Hindenburg is Like Nothing You've Seen Before

The Fascinating Horror Story of Andrée’s Arctic Balloon Expedition

7 Mozart Bangers in Celebration of His 267th Birthday

4 Nostradamus Predictions For 2023

Remembering Franco Harris and the Greatest Viral Football Moment of Its Time

Titanic Conspiracy Claims J.P. Morgan Swapped Ship with the Olympic

Gen Z Conspiracy Theory Claims Hellen Keller Was a Fraud

10 Things You Should Know about Viktor Bout the ‘Merchant of Death'

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