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I don't know what we're looking at in #61, but it certainly is NOT the Lincoln Memorial in 1907. The Memorial didn't start construction until 1914, and wasn't finished until 1922. Someone at Buzzfeed needs to do a bit more fact checking before they post these "historical" articles.… Read More

Exactly! I attended a historical event several months ago and wore a corset for the very first time, and it was actually super comfy! It took a little bit for me to get the hang of moving around since I'd never worn it before, but I had no trouble eating, sitting for a meal, or even… Read More

The hook made it into the skin past the barb. Pulling that out without medical attention is going to cause much more pain and injury than its worth.

Mads Mikkelsen can juggle! It's part of the reason he was able to do the Benihana egg trick in NBC's Hannibal, he had previous experience with the necessary hand eye coordination.

We're in the process of cleaning out a relative's house, and have found a lot of interesting things. Several hundred dollars hidden in a box of movies. Over $200 in Susan B Anthony coins. Tax forms and receipts from the past 50+ years, including the hospital bill for the birth of… Read More

Re: the Andrew Jackson photo - the first president to ever be photographed was John Quincy Adams, about 14 years after he left office! His photo was taken in 1843, the year before the one shown of Jackson.

One that really gets me is Netflix's One Day At a Time. It wasn't the *worst* cliffhanger ever, but the last Netflix season ended with one of the characters relapsing in his alcohol addiction and needing to ask for help going to rehab. The show was "rescued" by another TV channel… Read More

My grandparents lived in a small town about an hour away from where I grew up, so we'd go visit them often. I remember when the first stoplight in town was put in, and how big of a deal it was that they finally had an actual stoplight.

While the "late 1900s" wording in the student email is painful, it's a completely valid question! I've taken classes where they didn't want us using sources older than 20 years at the absolute maximum since research and knowledge can change so much in such a short time. However, the… Read More

was over and I had to go rejoin my team. She gave me a hug when she noticed me crying, but after that she didn't mention it or treat me any differently while I calmed myself down. I'd already been embarrassed to cry in public, so having her be so lovely and supportive while also pretending… Read More