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27 Signs Your Parents Went Full ’80s Meltdown
When people hit a certain age, they freak out. They become desperate to recapture their lost youth and turn back the hands…
Times Movies Lied About Living Abroad
Even though we know that movies are all about the suspension of reality, there’s still a small part of us that wants…
18 Defunct Amusement Parks in Small U.S. Towns
We’ve all heard of Disneyland and Magic Kingdom, but while these giants of happy family memories might be famous around the world,…
25 Signs You Once Had a Very Specific Hobby Phase
Today, we are more aware of the value of a good work-life balance. As hard as you work at your job, building…
23 Cross-Stitch Designs With a Sense of Humor
It is easy to see why counted cross-stitch is a hobby that is still going strong. This form of needlework, which rose…
25 American Lab Discoveries That Changed Everything
From life-saving vaccines to revolutionary technologies, American laboratories have been the birthplace of some of the most groundbreaking discoveries in history. These…
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Our Favorite of Pixar’s Unsung Heroes
These memorable characters from some of Pixar’s most successful films and shorts may not have been the headlining act, but they stole…
22 Gifts We Keep Just Because We Feel Guilty
When spring cleaning time rolls around, and it is time to purge our homes of all the junk we’ve accumulated, it always…
Wild Prom Looks ’80s Teens Will Never Forget
The prom experience for high schoolers in the ‘80s was vastly different from today’s proms. Instead of prom-posals and belly-bearing two-piece gowns,…
Everyday Objects That Started In Outer Space
Necessity is the mother of invention, and when you’re trying to get a massive 6.2 million pound rocket to the moon and…
39 Quotes That Still Sum Up the American Spirit
Over the course of our American history, words have endured not only as the bedrock upon which our nation was built, but…
21 Most Memorable City Nicknames
It was Shakespeare who once posed the question, “What’s in a name?” It turns out we have the answer: Quite a lot.…
21 Classic Baseball Cards Worth Big Money
Baseball cards present this magical, tangible way to collect remnants of the game itself without catching a fly ball or getting the…
QUIZ: 15 Slang Words Only Locals Will Know
Our wild and wonderful country can probably claim more differences than it does its similarities. Of course, we share a unified kind…
25 Retro American Signs We All Recognize
In today’s world, we are constantly surrounded by advertising and logos as companies try to sell their products in an ever-demanding and…
23 Strange Yet Wonderful World Records
The idea of Guinness World Records began as an attempt to settle pub arguments. Before smartphones, friends would sit around debating which…
20 Things You Only See in ’70s Split-Levels
Split-level houses, also known as tri-levels, emerged in the suburbs during the 1930s and 1940s, reaching their peak in popularity in the…
24 DIY Tricks Your Uncle Probably Taught You”
If you were lucky enough to have a fun uncle when you were growing up, you probably had countless adventures and misadventures…
23 Quirky Traits of ’70s Middle Children
As far as family dynamics go, the middle child is in a precarious position that vacillates between being forgotten to being the…
Chores That Only Happen When You’re Procrastinating
Some people procrastinate on occasion; others turn it into an art form. Either way, most of us are guilty of putting things…
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22 Foods Once Feared to Be Poisonous or Deadly
Many day-to-day foods that are considered excellent sources of nutrition were once thought to be unsavory and poisonous. Imagine a world where…
Road Trip Fights Every Snowbird Couple Has Had
Thousands of retirees make the bi-annual pilgrimage to and from their seasonal abodes, earning them the beloved yet slightly contentious nickname “snowbirds.”…
20 “Facts” About Popular Foods, Debunked
Whether you’re a caviar connoisseur or regard Hot Pockets as a gourmet meal, there’s no way around it: Eating is fun. It’s…
19 Dating Rituals from the 1950s That Seem Ancient
The rituals that make up our modern-day courtship routines have followed a cultural ebb and flow as every decade came and went.…
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24 Towns Where Main Street Life Still Feels Real
Step back in time to get a taste of what small-town America was like in the days of yesteryear with a visit…
Things Only ’70s Southern School Kids Will Get
Every region of the United States has its own flair and flavor of cultural nuances. In the South, folks talk with a…
23 Forgotten “Luxuries” from the 1960s
It’s easy to take the luxuries of our current, modern-day lives for granted. We’re often too busy wishing we had something better…
20 Objects Designed to Slow You Down While Eating
While we might be employing a little tongue-in-cheek humor here, some objects really do slow us down from devouring our favorite foods,…
25 Movies That Quietly Shaped How We See Gender Roles
No doubt, the film industry has a dual role of both reflecting societal norms and challenging them. How gender roles and stereotypes…
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27 Things Orbiting Earth Right Now That Aren’t Satellites
You’ve heard about the thousands of satellites zooming around Earth, but did you know our planet is surrounded by all kinds of…
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