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Vintage Photos Of Creepy Dolls And The Factories That Made Them

These disturbing vintage photos of creepy dolls go one step further and take you inside the doll factories where nightmares are made.

By All That's Interesting • Jul 4, 2016

Vintage Photos Of Creepy Dolls And The Factories That Made Them

These disturbing vintage photos of creepy dolls go one step further and take you inside the doll factories where nightmares are made.

By All That's Interesting • July 4, 2016

4 Popular Myths About July Fourth And American Independence

July Fourth may be the day Americans celebrate their independence, but this cherished national holiday is plagued by misconceptions.

By Elisabeth Sherman • Jul 2, 2016

4 Popular Myths About July Fourth And American Independence

July Fourth may be the day Americans celebrate their independence, but this cherished national holiday is plagued by misconceptions.

By Elisabeth Sherman • July 2, 2016

Four Reasons Why Walmart Is Actually Good For The World

Walmart’s faults get a lot of attention in the media, but what about the good things it does?

By Richard Stockton • Jul 1, 2016

Four Reasons Why Walmart Is Actually Good For The World

Walmart’s faults get a lot of attention in the media, but what about the good things it does?

By Richard Stockton • July 1, 2016

7 Roald Dahl Facts You Should Know

These Roald Dahl facts reveal that the beloved children's author led a life shaped largely by tragedy.

By Savannah Cox • Jun 30, 2016

7 Roald Dahl Facts You Should Know

These Roald Dahl facts reveal that the beloved children's author led a life shaped largely by tragedy.

By Savannah Cox • June 30, 2016

7 Famous Hoaxes That Fooled The World

From the "BBC Spaghetti Tree" to the "Cardiff Giant" to the "Taco Liberty Bell," these famous hoaxes are the ones that truly bamboozled the world.

By John Kuroski • Jun 30, 2016

7 Famous Hoaxes That Fooled The World

From the "BBC Spaghetti Tree" to the "Cardiff Giant" to the "Taco Liberty Bell," these famous hoaxes are the ones that truly bamboozled the world.

By John Kuroski • June 30, 2016

The 31 Most Ridiculous And Funny X-Ray Images You’ll Ever See

From candy canes to hand grenades, these hilariously weird and funny X-ray images prove that people will stick anything up any orifice.

By All That's Interesting • Jun 28, 2016

The 31 Most Ridiculous And Funny X-Ray Images You’ll Ever See

From candy canes to hand grenades, these hilariously weird and funny X-ray images prove that people will stick anything up any orifice.

By All That's Interesting • June 28, 2016

5 Disarming Spider Facts That Prove How Much We Need Them

Should a spider drop down on your work desk or go skittering across your kitchen floor, the initial instinct is to grab the nearest rolled up newspaper. Horror stories about bites and infestations haunt every nature program and recess of the internet, feeding our unease with these creatures. Yet all...

By John Kuroski • Jun 27, 2016

5 Disarming Spider Facts That Prove How Much We Need Them

Should a spider drop down on your work desk or go skittering across your kitchen floor, the initial instinct is to grab the nearest rolled up newspaper. Horror stories about bites and infestations haunt every nature program and recess of the internet, feeding our unease with these creatures. Yet all...

By John Kuroski • June 27, 2016

22 Photos That Pioneered Lolcats And Animal Memes A Century Ago

American photographer Harry Whittier Frees made a career out of perfectly crafted cute animal photography starting in 1906. Frees used his novelty photos for postcards, calendars, and children’s books. Frees dressed the animals and posed them in human situations with props. He used his own cats as models as well...

By All That's Interesting • Jun 26, 2016

22 Photos That Pioneered Lolcats And Animal Memes A Century Ago

American photographer Harry Whittier Frees made a career out of perfectly crafted cute animal photography starting in 1906. Frees used his novelty photos for postcards, calendars, and children’s books. Frees dressed the animals and posed them in human situations with props. He used his own cats as models as well...

By All That's Interesting • June 26, 2016

33 Vintage Cigarette Ads That Are Now Hilariously, Tragically Absurd

Though hilariously and tragically absurd today, these vintage cigarette ads helped keep the tobacco industry booming just a few decades ago.

By All That's Interesting • Jun 24, 2016

33 Vintage Cigarette Ads That Are Now Hilariously, Tragically Absurd

Though hilariously and tragically absurd today, these vintage cigarette ads helped keep the tobacco industry booming just a few decades ago.

By All That's Interesting • June 24, 2016

Inside The Troubled Lives Of America’s Blind Bluesmen

Given the time and place from which they hailed, it’s not too surprising that many of the best blues musicians were blind. As it happens, blindness was just the beginning of their problems. Racism, hunger, oppression, random bouts of syphilis — the life of a typical 1920s blues guitarist was...

By All That's Interesting • Jun 22, 2016

Inside The Troubled Lives Of America’s Blind Bluesmen

Given the time and place from which they hailed, it’s not too surprising that many of the best blues musicians were blind. As it happens, blindness was just the beginning of their problems. Racism, hunger, oppression, random bouts of syphilis — the life of a typical 1920s blues guitarist was...

By All That's Interesting • June 22, 2016