These Vintage Photos Show The History Of The Supermarket
Two women grocery shop circa 1970. | Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images Let’s take a walk down the history aisle. On average, Americans go grocery shopping 1.6 times a week, with each trip…
The Government Used To Fund The Search For Bigfoot
$8,000 for a 2-day expedition? *facepalm* Breathe easy, libertarians. New Mexico has finally come to its senses by introducing a bill that would protect government moolah from going to half-baked…
The Mystery Of Scotland’s Dog Suicide Bridge
YouTube/Strange Mysteries All the dogs have leapt from the Exact. Same. Spot. About a half-hour’s drive north of the Scottish city of Glasgow there’s a 19th century castle called Overtoun House….
This FBI Agent Was One Of The First Conspiracy Theorists
Antonio Manaligod/Dose Was he paranoid or did he know the truth about everything? What happens when you work for the good guys your whole life, and then discover they might…
Texts You Didn’t Send Your Ex: Analyzed
Antonio Manaligod/Dose Let’s look at the sad, angry data. On Valentine’s Day, my friend Sean Peter Drohan started a Google spreadsheet where he encouraged people to fill in the texts they…
The Feds Just Found $20 Million Hidden Under A Mattress
This isn’t a Mark Wahlberg movie — it’s real life. Picture federal agents bursting into a bedroom, finding a crap-load of money hiding under a mattress. No, it’s not a scene from Mark…
Can You Tell Someone’s Gay Just By Looking At Them?
Research suggests ‘gay face’ is real; life suggests you still might be an a*shole. An Atlantic article published in April reminds us that science still hasn’t pinned down the exact cause(s)…
This Jewish Warrior Priest Is The Reason Hanukkah Exists
Ines Vuckovic/Dose Hanukkah translates to ‘dedication.’ Judah Maccabee taught us its true meaning. Our Unsung Heroes series brings history’s unknown badasses out of the footnotes and into the spotlight. When most…
You Can Go To School To Become An Elf Expert
‘Elf’ Buddy the Elf, what’s your favorite color? Surveys in Iceland have found that 54% of the population believes in elves. Sometimes, that makes things complicated: Icelandic road crews have to…
This Non-Profit Unlocked The Secret To Major Change
UWMC Sponsored by United Way of Metropolitan Chicago As I packed away my summer clothes and traded them for thick sweaters and scarves, I found a plain white t-shirt emblazoned…
