History

Before pretty much everyone had the Internet and smartphones, scandals and controversies that captured the public’s attention used to stick around for a while. JonBenet Ramsey, O.J. Simpson, stories that people talked about and that were in the news for months, if not years. But in today’s fast-paced world, it seems like a lot of...

We now live in a world where we’re bombarded by information and news 24 hours a day so it can be hard to keep up with things that happened just last week… And plenty of scandals and controversies fade from public view in a heartbeat. So that’s why we’re going to get some refreshers today...

Did you ever wonder where the term “computer bug” came from? I’m not sure I ever have, but if I did, I don’t think I would have believed anyone who tried to tell me it was due to an actual critter in a computer! It turns out though that’s probably not what inspired the term,...

It has been pointed out (regularly and with prejudice) that Hollywood seems to be out of original ideas. There are a lot of remakes and re-imaginings, along with sequels and prequels, but as far as original films, they seem to be few and far between. If any producers out there are looking for ideas, the...

Every company big and small has a lot of secrets that they don’t want the world to know about. But a bunch of companies are in trouble now because we’re about to hear from AskReddit users who are spilling the beans about places where they don’t work anymore. Let’s take a look! 1. Hmmm… “The...

First of all, let’s say a special prayer and hope that none of us ever have to go to prison. Or if you’ve already been there, that you never have to go back. Okay, now that we have that out of the way, let’s play a game! If you were to go to prison in...

If you’re anything like me, there are just some things in life you don’t ever, ever want to know about. I won’t go into details, but I’m talking about EXTREMELY dark things that expose the worst parts of humanity. And that stuff is out there if you want to find it… What do you definitely...

As something of a history buff myself, I can promise you that true life is stranger – and often more intriguing and entertaining – than fiction. There’s a reason that some of our favorite films of all time are based on true events, and it’s that you can never come up with crazier events than...