By Some days seem determined to be annoying from the minute they start. Nothing truly disastrous happens, but suddenly the elevator button is fake, someone has parked in a place that clearly isn’t a parking space, or the simplest request somehow produces the strangest possible result. They’re the kinds of problems
15 ‘Dark’ Photos and Facts from American History
Old photographs can make American history look surprisingly familiar until you learn what was actually happening when the camera clicked. A smiling crowd might be standing somewhere with a disturbing past, an ordinary-looking building might have played a strange role in a national crisis, and a cheerful publicity shot can
15 Politicians That Look Like Anything But
Politicians are usually expected to look the part: suits, ties, carefully styled hair, and the sort of polished appearance that says they have spent considerable time shaking hands in expensive rooms. But American politics has never been short on exceptions. Some lawmakers look more like wrestlers, actors, soldiers, musicians, or
15 ‘American’ Facts You Haven’t Heard Before
The United States of America has plenty of factoids for people to share and discuss, but as any resident of the country can tell you, a lot of them we’ve heard before. You need to dig a bit deeper if you want to find the real juicy stuff, and fortunately
15 People Share What it Was Like to Use the Internet Before 1999
Today, we have the internet in the palm of our hands. Smartphones are a gateway to all knowledge in the world; whether that knowledge is real or not is a different story. Back in the day, the internet was a far more mystical force, filled with wonder to be discovered
