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Today in History

1408
The revolt of Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland, against King Henry IV, ends with his defeat and death at Bramham Moor.
1701
Philip V of Spain makes his ceremonial entry into Madrid.
1807
Vice President Aaron Burr is arrested in Alabama for treason. He is later found innocent.
1847
Rescuers finally reach the ill-fated Donner Party in the Sierras.
1861
Russian Tsar Alexander II abolishes serfdom.
1902
Smallpox vaccination becomes obligatory in France.
1903
The Austria-Hungary government decrees a mandatory two year military service.
1915
British and French warships begin their attacks on the Turkish forts at the mouth of the Dardenelles, in an abortive expedition to seize the straits of Gallipoli.
1917
American troops are recalled from the Mexican border.
1919
The First Pan African Congress meets in Paris, France.
1925
President Calvin Coolidge proposes the phasing out of inheritance tax.
1926
Dr. Lane of Princeton estimates the earth’s age at one billion years.
1942
Port Darwin, on the northern coast of Australia, is bombed by the Japanese.
1944
The U.S. Eighth Air Force and Royal Air Force begin “Big Week,” a series of heavy bomber attacks against German aircraft production facilities.
1965
Fourteen Vietnam War protesters are arrested for blocking the United Nations’ doors in New York.
1966
Robert F. Kennedy suggests the United States offer the Vietcong a role in governing South Vietnam.
1976
Britain slashes welfare spending.
1981
The U.S. State Department calls El Salvador a “textbook case” of a Communist plot.
1987
New York Governor Mario Cuomo declares that he will not run for president in the next election.

Breast Cancer Survivors Walk Topless

You Have To See These Amazing Breast Cancer Survivors Walk Topless At NY Fashion Week

What She Really Tells Her Friends About Your Sex Life

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What She Really Tells Her Friends About Your Sex Life
​The Girl Next Door reveals the dirty truth about what women talk about when you're not around

Monogamy Is Not Natural


Two Kinds of Nose Hair

nose hair two typesDid You Know You Have Two Kinds of Nose Hair?
​There are those that grow, and those that unfurl

Bursting Appendix

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5 Signs Your Appendix Is About To Burst
If you notice any of these, get to a doctor, stat.

You Should Beware Of Rude Doctors

jerk doctorWhy You Should Beware Of Rude Doctors
A new study suggests that they’re more likely to make dangerous mistakes

How to stay (mostly) anonymous online

How The Toilet Changed History

If you've ever had to do without a toilet, whether long-term or temporarily, you can appreciate what a difference flush toilets make. Even outhouses are a big step up from what came before. The YouTube channel It's Okay To Be Smart leads us through the history of the toilet.
Our poop customs go way back. I was surprised about ten years ago when I read the instructions for dealing with "that which comes from your body" in the Bible. After watching this video, you'll know more about the history of toilets than you ever thought you would.

Why is a Lazy Person Called a Couch Potato?

We all know what a couch potato is- a person who sits on the couch (or a recliner) and watches TV, moving about as often as a potato. But where did the phrase come from? The story is a lot more complicated than you knew.
The term was actually trademarked. Imagine that. Simon Whistler of Today I Found Out tells us the story.

​Texture, Not Flavor

crave food textures​Texture, Not Flavor, Is the Real Reason You Love Certain Foods
​And scientists are harnessing that fact to make healthy foods that people actually like

Hundreds Join Sanctuary Restaurants Movement

‘You and your family are fired – Love you’

A dozen employees at the I Don’t Care Bar and Grill in Catoosa, Oklahoma lost their jobs Friday when they skipped work to show solidarity for “A Day Without Immigrants.”

Teachers face discipline after bashing students

Teachers face discipline after bashing students participating in 'Day Without Immigrants' as ‘lazy'

Nine people flee US border patrol to seek asylum in Canada

Nine asylum-seekers, including four children, barely made it across the Canadian border on Friday as a U.S. border patrol officer tried to stop them.

‘He’ll NEVER measure up’

Many say Dumbass Trump has been child-like in his handling of criticism and as a humorous take on this, users of Reddit created a new community — r/TinyTrumps — to post altered pictures of “Tiny Trump.”

Dumbass Trump Thinks Lush Dimbulb Is Real News

Dumbass Trump Thinks Lush Dimbulb Is Real News And The Internet Mercilessly Responds
Lush Dimbulb praised Dumbass Trump’s insanely embarrassing press conference, so now he is referring to Dimbulb as real news.

Dinosaurs fought gladiator battles against humans and giants

Lunatic fringe religio-wingnut creationist and 'christian' fundamentalist Ham believes that in ancient times humans and dinosaurs co-existed with a race of giants and they all did battle with each other in gladiator-style combat.

Animal Pictures