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7 Amazing Facts About the Amish
The Amish are known for their conservative lifestyle, simple clothing, and rejection of modern technology. Here are seven little-known facts about their unique communities. Learn more about their history, culture, and way of life in this fascinating exploration of one of America’s most distinctive communities. 1. Pennsylvania Dutch is not Dutch at all. That’s right,…… Read More »
WTF Fun Fact 13331 – The Midlife Slump
WTF Fun Fact 13321 – Wealth Psychologists
Harry Houdini, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and the Crusade Against Spiritualism
Erik Weiss, better known by his stage name Harry Houdini, was one of the greatest entertainers in history, and among the first modern mega-celebrities. Over a 35-year career spanning the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Houdini thrilled audiences the world over with his headline-grabbing feats of stage magic and death-defying escapology, making entire elephants… Read More »
WTF Fun Fact 13317 – The History of the Easter Bunny
WTF Fun Fact 13313 – Driving Phobia
The Astonishing Life of The Black Terror
In modern boxing, unless your name happens to be Rocky Balboa, it is generally advised that you not try to block punches with your face and chin. Back in the early days of the sport in the 18th and 19th centuries, however, the idea of slipping or dodging a punch was so alien that most… Read More »
The Con Artist Who Managed a 13 Year Career as a Professional Football Player Despite Sucking at Football
The game of soccer (henceforth referred to as football to satisfy my English sensibilities, though to be fair, it was the English who originally named the sport Soccer in its earliest days under somewhat codified rules and only abandoned that original moniker about a half century ago in favor of the more generic “Football”) is… Read More »
The Time a King Let the Leader of a Cult Become King to See if the World Would End
In today’s age of relatively stable international relations, it is hard to imagine the impact of something like the Mongol invasions. Starting in 1206, It was a trying time for those who initially witnessed them: mountains of skulls, burning cities, murder and pillaging on a wide scale. Even if Genghis Khan’ descendants became more urbane… Read More »
The Machine that Bankrupted Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, aka Mark Twain, is one of the most important and celebrated American writers and wits in history. His keen observations and biting satires of 19th Century America remain beloved classics to this day, while his pithy quips will likely continue to infest our social media feeds for decades more to come. Yet… Read More »