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Six Reminders Why You Need To Ground Your Idols

John Lennon: Public Advocate For Peace, Private Wife-Beater Although this public idol is most famous for his songs about love and his anti-war demonstrations, John Lennon’s entire life stands in stark contrast to the peaceful guru who moved millions with his idyllic vision in “Imagine.” The content of the Beatles’...

By All That's Interesting Jul 26, 2013

Six Reminders Why You Need To Ground Your Idols

John Lennon: Public Advocate For Peace, Private Wife-Beater Although this public idol is most famous for his songs about love and his anti-war demonstrations, John Lennon’s entire life stands in stark contrast to the peaceful guru who moved millions with his idyllic vision in “Imagine.” The content of the Beatles’...

By All That's Interesting July 26, 2013
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Cruel Fashions Chopine Absurd

Women’s Fashion And Its Incredibly Cruel History

Cruel Women’s Fashion No. 1: Corsets When one thinks of uncomfortable women’s fashions throughout history, most people jump to the corset. Originally developed in ancient Greece, women wore laced body braces that were tightened about the waist in order to create the illusion of an hourglass figure. For several centuries,...

By All That's Interesting Jul 22, 2013

Women’s Fashion And Its Incredibly Cruel History

Cruel Women’s Fashion No. 1: Corsets When one thinks of uncomfortable women’s fashions throughout history, most people jump to the corset. Originally developed in ancient Greece, women wore laced body braces that were tightened about the waist in order to create the illusion of an hourglass figure. For several centuries,...

By All That's Interesting July 22, 2013
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Old Baseball Teams Boston Bees Playbook

The History Of America’s Defunct Baseball Teams

Defunct Baseball Teams No. 1: Providence Grays When baseball was first organized in the late 19th century, the majority of its fans lived in the northeast region of the country. At one point, there were five teams in southern New England, and another five in New York state. But before...

By All That's Interesting Jul 16, 2013

The History Of America’s Defunct Baseball Teams

Defunct Baseball Teams No. 1: Providence Grays When baseball was first organized in the late 19th century, the majority of its fans lived in the northeast region of the country. At one point, there were five teams in southern New England, and another five in New York state. But before...

By All That's Interesting July 16, 2013
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Night City 1

What We Love This Week, Volume XXI

Santorini’s Breathtaking Sunsets Believe it or not, the Greek island of Oia has more to offer than a sprinkling of serene caldera-carved homes set against the azure of the Aegean Sea. Every year, travelers around the world congregate in Greece’s own “Eagle’s Nest” to bear witness to what many describe...

By All That's Interesting Jul 12, 2013

What We Love This Week, Volume XXI

Santorini’s Breathtaking Sunsets Believe it or not, the Greek island of Oia has more to offer than a sprinkling of serene caldera-carved homes set against the azure of the Aegean Sea. Every year, travelers around the world congregate in Greece’s own “Eagle’s Nest” to bear witness to what many describe...

By All That's Interesting July 12, 2013
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Independence Day South Korea 4

Independence Day Celebrations Around The World

South Sudan: July 9, 2011 The Republic of South Sudan has fought for over half a century for the independence that it enjoys–and that makes it the world’s newest nation–today. Having first rid itself of the shackles by which the Egyptian Muhammad Ali Dynasty had bound it, Sudan proceeded to...

By All That's Interesting Jul 2, 2013

Independence Day Celebrations Around The World

South Sudan: July 9, 2011 The Republic of South Sudan has fought for over half a century for the independence that it enjoys–and that makes it the world’s newest nation–today. Having first rid itself of the shackles by which the Egyptian Muhammad Ali Dynasty had bound it, Sudan proceeded to...

By All That's Interesting July 2, 2013
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Weather Control

What The Future Looked Like In 1900

Humanity has long sought the ability to predict the future, and to a handful of candy connoisseurs in the height of the Second Industrial Revolution, it never looked brighter. On the cusp of a new century, Hildebrand’s, a then-leading German chocolate company, produced a set of cards depicting the “sweet”...

By All That's Interesting Jun 26, 2013

What The Future Looked Like In 1900

Humanity has long sought the ability to predict the future, and to a handful of candy connoisseurs in the height of the Second Industrial Revolution, it never looked brighter. On the cusp of a new century, Hildebrand’s, a then-leading German chocolate company, produced a set of cards depicting the “sweet”...

By All That's Interesting June 26, 2013

The Most Inspiring One-Person Protests

A Single Man Stops an Entire Army In 1989, perhaps due to the global collapse of communism or their exhaustion with their own version of it, students and citizens of China organized nation-wide sit-ins for democratization. As tensions grew higher, Chinese government officials enacted a series of martial laws in...

By All That's Interesting Jun 16, 2013

The Most Inspiring One-Person Protests

A Single Man Stops an Entire Army In 1989, perhaps due to the global collapse of communism or their exhaustion with their own version of it, students and citizens of China organized nation-wide sit-ins for democratization. As tensions grew higher, Chinese government officials enacted a series of martial laws in...

By All That's Interesting June 16, 2013
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Soviet Anti Alcohol Poster 1

The Most Fascinating Soviet Anti-Alcoholism Propaganda

If you sip on Russian vodka at parties, you can thank Vladimir the Great. Legend has it that the primary reason that Vlad rejected Islam as the state religion was because Islam prohibited the consumption of all alcohol. To a point, that was a good decision on behalf of future...

By All That's Interesting May 29, 2013

The Most Fascinating Soviet Anti-Alcoholism Propaganda

If you sip on Russian vodka at parties, you can thank Vladimir the Great. Legend has it that the primary reason that Vlad rejected Islam as the state religion was because Islam prohibited the consumption of all alcohol. To a point, that was a good decision on behalf of future...

By All That's Interesting May 29, 2013

The Most Absurd Fad Diets In The World

From eating tapeworms to existing only on hot air, check out the bizarre lengths which people have gone in order to shed a few pounds with absurd fad diets.

By Kiri Picone May 19, 2013

The Most Absurd Fad Diets In The World

From eating tapeworms to existing only on hot air, check out the bizarre lengths which people have gone in order to shed a few pounds with absurd fad diets.

By Kiri Picone May 19, 2013

The Remarkable History Of Nintendo

In most industrialized societies, just about everyone has a memory about playing Nintendo. In fact, Nintendo’s impact was so powerful that during the 1990’s, children were more likely to recognize Super Mario than Mickey Mouse. Founded in the autumn of 1889, Nintendo Playing Card Co. was the opportunistic endeavor of...

By Savannah Cox Apr 27, 2013

The Remarkable History Of Nintendo

In most industrialized societies, just about everyone has a memory about playing Nintendo. In fact, Nintendo’s impact was so powerful that during the 1990’s, children were more likely to recognize Super Mario than Mickey Mouse. Founded in the autumn of 1889, Nintendo Playing Card Co. was the opportunistic endeavor of...

By Savannah Cox April 27, 2013
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