The story of Bobby Joe Long, aka the Classified Ad Rapist, is a profile in evil. Born into a dysfunctional family and teased mercilessly as a child due to a medical condition, Long would eventually grow up to be a broken, vicious man. During the early 1980s, Long haunted the beaches and hot streets of

Whether we love it or not, the dominant form of government across the world today is the representative democracy, in which the citizens elect representatives who then use their voice in government on their constituents’ behalf. Representative democracy is found across the world and is broadly similar from country to country. Whether we live in

Most of the time, we think of famous people as larger than life. They become idols that we look up to as something beyond human, and we forget what they really are. However, sometimes, you hear about the silliest little personality quirks of famous people. It brings you back down to Earth, reminding you that

No one is saying that Homo sapiens climbed out of their spaceships fully formed on planet Earth one day. We obviously spent a lot of time evolving on Earth. However, scientists have difficulty tracing our most distant origins—that is, our basic building blocks. Even though it sounds straight out of a science fiction movie, it’s

Life is full of so many wonderful things. While some articles explore the most fascinating things in our universe that exist to entertain us, in this list, we want to go over some common things that people are convinced exist but actually aren’t real at all (at least the way people generally think). Some of

Most people do not enjoy angry moments. They are usually connected to something bad, like a parking ticket or an argument. But this negative emotion enthralls researchers, who track it in dreams and genes. Anger also has weird side effects, like delusions of intelligence and the slow death of punctuation marks. Then there are the

Visiting a museum is an educational and cultural experience that we all enjoy when traveling. Thousands of museums and galleries around the world display fine arts, precious artifacts, and historical displays. The Louvre, Tate Modern, Uffizi Gallery, and Guggenheim Museum are just a few of the famous cultural exhibits around the world which draw thousands

The Satanic Temple has made headlines for its recognized status as an official religious organization with tax-exempt status, beginning in 2019. They’ve also gained plenty of past media attention for their advocacy for separation of church and state. Temple leaders have succeeded in getting sculptures of the Christian Ten Commandments removed from US government buildings

When marine creatures die, their shells turn into a sludge consisting mainly of calcium carbonate. This goo eventually turns into the limestone known as chalk. The stone is responsible for several scientific discoveries, but the best facts are those that are weird and wonderful. From chalk cliffs holding particles from outer space to an unexpected

Most nations use the Gregorian calendar as their official calendar. Several centuries ago, however, the Julian calendar was in charge. However, it was so imperfect that we were lagging behind by a number of days. This error prompted the creation of the Gregorian calendar. The switch between the calendars caused several ridiculous events, like countries