Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

If you attended a traditional college or university, chances are that you had at least one horrible roommate experience along the way. I was lucky enough to find a good one that lasted, but there was also that one… You know the one. She’s the girl who’s schedule was completely opposite of yours, who liked...

We all have weird friends. I mean…that’s largely why we chose them right? As far as I’m concerned, the more weird friends I have, the more normal I look. Plus, they’re entertaining. That’s what I call a win-win, folks. These 15 people also have some deliciously weird friends – and I mean weird. The word...

Most places have their quirks (in the South, people call this charm), and the smaller the town, the more “charm” one seems to stumble across without even trying. Even if you live in a bigger city, there are surely things that you might think are totally normal…until you mention them to someone from another place....

The diary of James Maybrick, an affluent merchant, was discovered in the floorboards of his estate (called Battlecrease House) back in 1992. The electrical workers who found it somehow handed it over to former scrap metal dealer Mike Barrett, who kept it a secret for some time due to worries (one can assume) over explaining...

Let’s face it, in the age of Internet dating (which is basically like being set up on an endless series of blind dates, but instead of a trusted friend as the go-between, we’re trusting computer algorithms), you’re going to need a good reason to split once in a while. Yes, I’m being generous. So here...

If you’re any kind of geek when it comes to presidents, you probably already know that Abraham Lincoln wasn’t the most polished looking fellow. In fact, it seems from firsthand accounts that the man was downright awkward in a multitude of ways, from his gangly limbs to his troubles with public speaking. A North Carolina...

Unless you’re a neuroscientist, you’ve probably never heard of Phineas Gage (I hadn’t until a few days ago). He was born in 1823, and he gained a remarkable level of fame during his lifetime. He’s still famous in certain circles – not for having done anything particularly interesting or impressive, but for having something done...

I’m not much of a prankster, myself. It’s not that I have an issue with practical jokez, per se (though some people can certainly get carried away and slide toward the mean end of the spectrum). It’s more that I’m a) not that creative in that way and b) am suppppppppeeerrrrrr duper lazy. These people,...

There is absolutely no arguing with cat lovers – or the internet – about the amazingness of cats. And it’s true. They dgaf about much besides being fed and cuddled (on their terms, of course), and they aren’t shy about letting their humans know just who defines the relationship dynamic in the home. None of...

Who would have guessed there was such a phenomenon? Not me, before researching this article (which is one of the things I just love about my job!). It turns out that a close examination of your face can reveal your social class. I mean, I’m all for a society without classes but wth. We’ve got...

I’m guessing you probably haven’t given much thought to what people’s sex lives might have been like back when the Puritans settled America. I mean, they were Puritans, so it must have been…puritanical? Of course, we know they had sex (even if it wasn’t acceptable to speak about it) because they managed to do a...

We all know those people – the ones who seem like they shouldn’t be able to keep themselves alive, never mind do normal things like hold a job, have a bank account, or figure out public transit. It’s an everyday miracle when those things seem to happen for these folks. By every indication, these 12...

My grandfather was left-handed, and proud of it. He had a coffee mug that said ,”if the right half of the brain controls the left half of the body, then only left handed people are in their rights minds.” People got him gifts that made jokes out of it, but let’s face it  it’s a...

It never fails – you go to the emergency room because you’re dying, and you end up sitting and waiting while people who are dying faster (apparently) get called back to see the doctor before you. I know people who have decided that, in the face of the interminable ER wait, they’re not feeling so...

As I put this list together, I tried every single one of these things. Now that you’ve got that silly mental image in your head, don’t feel too badly about giving them a shot yourself! 15. These two songs are the same thing 14. So you don’t have to worry about blinding your spouse/waking up...