The fragile, ever illusory ego. What a conundrum. It puts such weight on anything that shines a light on its very complicated nature. It doesn’t seem to enjoy being called out. Yet, it also gets nervous if it’s not paid…
Habits other countries phased out include paper checks, pennies, clock changes, disposable plastics, and routines still familiar elsewhere.
Things that required a license once included bicycles, radios, televisions, jukeboxes, dance halls, pinball machines, dogs, and other ordinary parts of life.
Halloween costumes from the 1890s to the 1980s reveal homemade masks, odd outfits, and party traditions that look very different today.
Step back in time with 14 iconic items found in a 1960s grandma’s pantry, from Crisco tins and Jell-O boxes to canned Campbell’s soup.
Some souvenirs don’t bother living in scrapbooks. Instead, they just up and bolt right to the bumper. The license plate boom of the 1970s and 1980s turned metal rectangles into tiny capsules. This roundup in particular celebrates the analog charm…
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Living with roommates can prove to be quite the adventure. It’s a wonderful mixture of comedy, chaos, and then learning how to share your space without forfeiting your mind altogether.…
People claim that necessity is the true mother of invention. However, some people think that duct tape is the end-all solution to everything. Some fixes, can be clever, and other…
There is “petty” and then there’s putting that in writing. Petty notes live right at the intersection of frustration and atristry. They are passive-aggressive masterpieces. Often, they can be written…
People never slow down to think twice about the hidden wiring involved within walls until the fire starts. Electric work by its very design is intended to preserve homes and…
There are the people in this world who won’t get out of their heads, into the moment, and embrace the sense of humor around them. Plenty of us have encountered…
Take a trip down memory lane with 16 iconic objects that defined a 1980s childhood, from NES consoles and Walkmans to Cabbage Patch Kids.
Take a nostalgic step back into suburban history with 14 items found in a 1980s garage, from BMX bikes and boomboxes to webbed lawn chairs.
Travel back to 1970s suburbia with 14 iconic items from 1970s American kitchens, from avocado-green appliances to Crock-Pots.
There’s nothing like a pleasant brain tickle to experience a wide array of logic-defying optical illusions. These optical illusions in particular are seemingly set at a max difficulty level too.…
the 1990s stood as a golden age of toys. Whether people were obsessed with their Beanie Babies or instead just couldn’t do without their Game Boys, there were overall pleasantly…
Some billboards don’t just sell products. Actually what they’ll do is invite could-be customers on in to test the waters with disarmingly charming jokes. Yeah, jokes can be their own…
Plenty of people seem capable of sprinting right on into problems of their own creation. It’s the funniest and strangest thing. And it’s oftentimes so entirely avoidable. These people are…
