If You Don’t Know Much About Mustard Gas, You’ll Be Horrified By Its Effects

, , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Among the cruelest tactics of war is the use of chemicals to kill or incapacitate soldiers. Mustard gas, or sulfur mustard, is just one of these debilitating agents that is relatively easy to produce, and its blistering effects are incredibly painful. It was developed as early as 1822, but it wasn’t first used until World […]

Read More...

People Imagined What Life Would Be Like In The Year 2000…And Were So Far Off

, , , , , , , , , , , , ,

googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DTAT_ATF’); }); The people of France thought they could predict the future back in 1901, but now we can confirm that they were certainly not channeling Nostradamus. It’s always fun to try to think about what the future will hold. Hell, just 10 years ago, I never would’ve guessed that I’d be working […]

Read More...

9 Totally Bizarre Things That Our Ancestors Used To Do…For Fun

, , , , , , , , , , ,

The world is a strange, strange place…and judging by this, it always has been. People are just weird, and throughout history, what people have done for fun is even weirder. We might screw around on Twitter and Facebook now which is odd when you think about it, but what our ancestors used to do for […]

Read More...

See This Little Blue Frog? You’re About To Learn More From Him Than Ever Thought Possible.

, , , , , , , ,

Did you know that Russia is bigger than Pluto? If not, then clearly you haven’t been hanging around with Small Fact Frog. Small Fact Frog is an “advice animal” image macro series featuring a photograph of a blue Uluguru forest tree frog and accompanied by captions highlighting a wide range of little-known factoids, why you ask? […]

Read More...

The Crazy Things Your Brain Does To Keep Your Life Interesting.

, , , , , , , , , ,

The next time you flunk a test or forget where your keys are, don’t blame your brain. You can’t blame that wrinkly thing in your skull for anything. It is trying super duper hard to keep you happy every day. Even if you’re bored, it works to alleviate that boredom. It’s hard to believe just […]

Read More...