Americans Used To Drink All Day, Every Day
When everybody was drunk all the time, and nobody cared that everybody was drunk all the time.
George R. Lawrence Transformed Photography With Kites And Explosions
This guy would get his shot, personal safety be damned.
Husbands And Wives Used To Settle Disputes Via Armed Combat
Thankfully we have counseling now.
Collecting Stones That Look Like Meat Is An Actual Thing
Meat-shaped stones are just the tip of the iceber- wait, are there iceberg-shaped rocks, too?
Japan’s Giant Skeleton Art Is Based On A Fascinating Story
It is said that life imitates art, but when giant skeletons are involved it gets a bit more complicated.
Enormous Cows Used To Be Very Important Status Symbols
They still kind of are, but not like they used to be.
Raiden Tameemon: Japan's Legendary Sumo Wrestler And Strong Man
It takes a big man to shrug off not being recognized as one of the world’s most important big men.
Virginia Hall: The Most Badass Spy Of World War II
She wanted to be a diplomat; instead she became the Gestapo’s most wanted spy.
How 8 People Burglarized The FBI Without Getting Caught
This should have been a bigger deal than Watergate.
João de Sá Panasco: The Freed Slave Turned Gentleman Courtier
This man epitomized what it means to be a glorious gentleman bastard.
The Weird Role Of Testicles Throughout Medical History
Doping in sports used to be very, very different.
How Louise Reiss Saved The World With Radioactive Baby Teeth
You can thank this woman that you weren’t born into an uninhabitable wasteland.
5 Warrior Women From History Who Deserve Their Own Movies
We’ve been deprived of these stories on the big screen for far too long.
4 People So Good At Their Jobs They Were Accused Of Selling Their Souls
Being awesome can also be a giant pain in the ass.
History Had Some Pretty Weird Ideas For Self-Care
At some point, you’re trying things just because.
Eye-Crushers And Battle Pipes: 4 Specialized Tools That Samurai Actually Used
Samurai movies would be way more rad if Hollywood showed us fewer katanas and more battle pipes.