The Roving Horseback Libraries of the 1930s
If you think librarians are heroes now (which, who doesn’t?), wait until you hear about the women who saddled up horses in the early morning and set out to deliver books to Kentucky’s isolated mountain communities. Talk about commitment to making sure everyone had reading material, right? The “book women” of The Pack Horse Library...
7 Things Nobody Tells You About Losing a Parent
If everything goes “right” in your life, as far as the natural order of things, you know you will one day have to bury your parents. We know this, we accept it, but until the day it happens to you, you never know what it’s actually going to feel like to exist in a world...
The 1980s Are “History” According to American Girl Courtney
If you’d like to feel particularly ancient today, how about this – the newest historical American girl doll, Molly, is from the 1980s. Yeah. I am history. It’s not like most of us GenXers (and older Millennials) didn’t already know that our time had come and gone, but I mean…I didn’t really consider myself ready...
Did You Know Your Hair Is Tougher Than a Razor Blade?
Sure, your razor blade can cut your hair, but only so many times before it gets dull and you have to throw it away, right? If you’re like me, you might have figured this was due to the blade just getting wet and rusty, but guess what? Your hair is actually dulling that steel razor...
What Was So Special About Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Iconic Collars
You might have thought that Justice Ginsburg was just a stylish lady, and enjoyed standing out from her mostly-male coworkers on the bench with her bright white, decorative collars. Or maybe you assumed she had her reasons, figured they had nothing to do with vanity, but have never remembered to sit and Google the meaning...
10 Nostalgic Posts That Reveal a Person’s Age Without Saying a Number
The internet loves its trends, and one of the more fun ones recently is people describing how old they are with a picture or a written statement about their life that just totally gives it away. These 10 posts definitely get the job done, as I could definitely pinpoint a person’s age to within the...
15 Fast Food Workers Recall Their Most Bizarre, “Sir, this is a Wendy’s” Moment
The whole “Sir, this is a Wendy’s” moment has become something of a meme these days. It can be applied to any clueless person, in any situation, whose expectations do not coincide with where they are currently standing in life. But for fast food employees, those moments are all too real – and they happen...
17 Fast Food Customers Whose Expectations Were Way Too High
If you’ve ever worked at a fast food restaurant, or the equivalent of a fast food restaurant in another industry, then you know exactly what I’m talking about – those customers who ask you something and you just stare at them until you can make your mouth form the words, “Sir, this is a Wendy’s.”...
The Homemade Fruit Fly Trap That Actually Works
You’ve never known true annoyance in life until you’ve had to deal with fruit flies swarming your basket of lovely summer fruit on the counter. You’ve never wanted to throw up in your kitchen until you’ve found fruit fly maggots on a bowl of cherry tomatoes you forgot existed. I hear. There are all sorts...
New Study Busts the Myth That Vikings Weren’t Genetically Diverse
Most people have this idea that Vikings were all giants with blond hair, blue eyes, and a thirst for raiding and pillaging foreign lands before returning how to bask in the icy, Nordic cold. And while the latter may still turn out to be true, a new study is pretty much proving the homogenous physical...
‘They know if you’re lying.’ — 911 Operators Share 10 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets
There are many jobs in this world that possess some kind of mystery, but most of us don’t spend too much time thinking about what 911 operators handle on a daily basis. This, despite the fact that around 240 million of us call 911 every year – that’s between 300 and 500 calls per operator...
‘You don’t have to say a word.’ — Learn 9 Problems 911 Dispatchers Face Everyday
It might not be one of the most glamorous job in the world, but answering 911 calls takes a special type of person. 911 receives about 240 million calls every year, and with some of the shifts lasting 16 hours – not to mention the content of the calls – you definitely need to be...
16 Cinematic Burns That Were Perfectly Delivered
Everyone wins their Oscars and other awards for their serious, dramatic portrayals, but anyone who has ever spent any time around actors will tell you, 100%, that comedy is the harder genre. Comedic timing can’t be taught, but it can be perfected, and when you see it come together in a flash of brilliance, there’s...
13 People Describe How Old They Are Without Using Their Age
Last week, I tweeted that I was “one of my girlfriends (named Karen) just lamented the closing of a local Olive Garden” years old.” That’s just one example of how one could describe their age without giving away the exact number, and honestly, there are people out there doing it with way snappier humor than...
One Veterinarian Weighs in on What Items to Avoid at the Pet Store
If you’ve ever owned a pet, you know there are an overwhelming amount of choices when you walk through a pet store. Toys, supplies, supplements, training, leashes, food…the list goes on and on, and honestly, most of it can feel superfluous. I mean, people had dogs and cats and birds centuries ago, and I doubt...