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Creepy Masks Burn Victim
Creepy Masks Burn Victim

These Creepy Masks Prove Just How Odd Humanity Is

This little item is one of the more disturbing objects on the list. A Scold’s bridle is a fearsome looking thing from the 1500s whose purpose was to cure your gabbing woman of her nasty—and apparently singularly female—tendency to fight or gossip. When secured to the woman’s head, this contraption...

By Erin Kelly Jun 15, 2014

These Creepy Masks Prove Just How Odd Humanity Is

This little item is one of the more disturbing objects on the list. A Scold’s bridle is a fearsome looking thing from the 1500s whose purpose was to cure your gabbing woman of her nasty—and apparently singularly female—tendency to fight or gossip. When secured to the woman’s head, this contraption...

By Erin Kelly June 15, 2014
Battle Of Cowpens
Battle Of Cowpens

The Battle Of Cowpens And The Ruse That Turned The American Revolution

Before the Revolutionary War's Battle of Cowpens, the colonists were in danger of losing the South to the British — but one man's military genius turned the tide of the war.

By John Kuroski Jun 10, 2014

The Battle Of Cowpens And The Ruse That Turned The American Revolution

Before the Revolutionary War's Battle of Cowpens, the colonists were in danger of losing the South to the British — but one man's military genius turned the tide of the war.

By John Kuroski June 10, 2014
History of Doughnuts
History of Doughnuts

The (Seriously Sweet) History of Doughnuts

Each year we celebrate National Doughnut Day, a holiday erected in 1938 to honor the Salvation Army’s “Doughnut Lassies.” Today, the doughnut holiday means free doughnuts (and other sweet perks) from many local shops. While it can be hard to imagine a world without maple bacon bars and apple pie...

By Kiri Picone Jun 6, 2014

The (Seriously Sweet) History of Doughnuts

Each year we celebrate National Doughnut Day, a holiday erected in 1938 to honor the Salvation Army’s “Doughnut Lassies.” Today, the doughnut holiday means free doughnuts (and other sweet perks) from many local shops. While it can be hard to imagine a world without maple bacon bars and apple pie...

By Kiri Picone June 6, 2014
Eastern Ukraine Child
Eastern Ukraine Child

What We Love This Week, Volume LXVIII

Architects Envision A 21st Century “Himalayas” At a juncture when it seems that humankind is at odds with nature (and losing), a vision like the Nanjing Zendai Himalayas Center offers a much less antagonistic vision of that relationship. MAD architects debuted the modern day Himalayas at the 2014 Venice Architecture...

By Savannah Cox Jun 6, 2014

What We Love This Week, Volume LXVIII

Architects Envision A 21st Century “Himalayas” At a juncture when it seems that humankind is at odds with nature (and losing), a vision like the Nanjing Zendai Himalayas Center offers a much less antagonistic vision of that relationship. MAD architects debuted the modern day Himalayas at the 2014 Venice Architecture...

By Savannah Cox June 6, 2014
Craziest Laws Alligator Hydrant
Craziest Laws Alligator Hydrant

The 20 Craziest Laws In The United States

If you want to kill someone in New Jersey, don't wear a vest. In Alabama, you can't chain your pet gator to a fire hydrant. Behold, America's craziest laws.

By All That's Interesting Jun 5, 2014

The 20 Craziest Laws In The United States

If you want to kill someone in New Jersey, don't wear a vest. In Alabama, you can't chain your pet gator to a fire hydrant. Behold, America's craziest laws.

By All That's Interesting June 5, 2014
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