That One Time the Swedes Called in Gay to Work
People all over the world have been fighting for civil rights for centuries, without cease. Sometimes, the issues seem to come to ahead (ahem) and the battle line is pushed forward, just a bit, where it inches along until the next giant push. In the late 1970s, in Sweden of all places, being gay was...
18 People Talk About Historical Figures That Are So Larger Than Life They Sound Fake
Truth is stranger than fiction, and that definitely extends to history. If you’re reading the right sort of books, you’ll find that our collective past is peppered with characters that seem larger than life, even though they and their amazing antics are totally real. Basically, these are people whose stories you definitely need in your...
10 Great Facts You Can Use to Impress Your Friends
You want to impress people, right? Of course, you do! And do you want to know a great way to impress them? With killer facts that will blow them away and will make them think you are really smart! It’s really as easy as that! So read over these facts, commit them to memory, and...
16 People Admit Propaganda They Used to Buy Into, but Later Realized Was BS
Unfortunately, especially these days, a lot of people live in complete echo chambers and they never hear any dissenting opinions or information AT ALL. And sometimes those echo chambers are filled with misinformation, lies, fake news, and absolute BULLSHIT. But that’s how propaganda works. And that’s just the world we live in right now. Let’s...
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8 Words You Wouldn’t Know If It Weren’t for Generation X
People tend to forget about Generation X. We’re nestled between the Baby Boomers, who hate everyone and everything and are sure that young people are ruining the world, and Millennials – the world’s scapegoat. And listen, we kind of like it that way. We were a generation of latchkey kids, and if there’s one thing...
This Petty Rivalry Between Two Artists is Selfish And Hilarious
We live for a good rivalry. The Capulets and the Montagues. The Avengers versus Thanos. Harry Potter versus Voldemort. The list goes on. Apparently, the art world has one of the best rivalries of all time. This petty feud is truly next-level, and if you haven’t heard of it, you’ll be super familiar by the...
14 Fun Facts About ‘The Naked Gun’
Leslie Nielson, who was a smash hit with audiences from the first moment he appeared onscreen in Airplane!, cracked us all up as he starred as police detective Frank Drebin. An inept police officer who uncovers an assassination plot against the Queen, he bumbled his way through love (and starring alongside O.J. Simpson). Whether you’re a megafan...