When something upsetting happens, we all have this uncontrolled urge to get back at the person responsible for it - we just can't help it. While most of us come up with little schemes and pranks in our heads, knowing we'd never have the courage to execute them, the people in the list below have gone through with their revenge plan, which will not only make you laugh, but might [...]
Alcatraz: The Unsolved Escape Story
Alcatraz Island is a former prison located in San Francisco Bay, about a mile and a quarter offshore from the city. Alcatraz ran as a federal prison from 1934 until 1963 when Robert Kennedy ordered the prison to be closed for multiple reasons, including its cost to operate. Over its active years, Alcatraz was considered the prison for some of the worst criminals in the United [...]
A picture is worth a thousand words: The most interesting and astonishing historical photos
What did women's swimwear look like in the first Olympics? What are some odd habits soldiers performed during the war? how did people react to the opening of the very first McDonald's in the Soviet Union? The phrase a picture is worth a thousand words has never been more accurate - these historical photos portray the most curious and extraordinary events in history and express [...]
”I Left the Twin Towers Just in Time”: Butterfly Effect Stories That Are Making Us Rethink All Of Our Decisions
This article was originally published on diynhacks.com Cue the X-files soundtrack because today, we’re talking about the craziest butterfly effect stories! The butterfly effect is a concept from chaos theory where even the tiniest little action of change can have profound effects on the future. We’ve all seen this portrayed in movies such as The Butterfly Effect, A Sound of [...]
The Real-Life Partners of the Biggest NFL Stars
We like to think we know everything about our football idols – where they grew up, where they attended college and the biggest achievements of their career – but how much do we know about their love lives? Do NFL stars change their partners as often as they change socks, like most people seem to believe? While some NFL stars are in long-term relationships, others are [...]