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How The Welfare State Helped Make America What It Is Today

The welfare state gets a lot of criticism, but what seldom comes up is how things used to be before programs like SNAP and Section 8 came along.

By Richard Stockton • Dec 19, 2016

How The Welfare State Helped Make America What It Is Today

The welfare state gets a lot of criticism, but what seldom comes up is how things used to be before programs like SNAP and Section 8 came along.

By Richard Stockton • December 19, 2016

A Comprehensive History Of The “War On Christmas”

Turns out the "War on Christmas" has been going on for centuries.

By All That's Interesting • Dec 14, 2016

A Comprehensive History Of The “War On Christmas”

Turns out the "War on Christmas" has been going on for centuries.

By All That's Interesting • December 14, 2016

31 Inappropriate And Outdated Government Posters Warning People About STDs

During World War I, STDs put 18,000 servicemen in the hospital every single day. Indeed, as lonely servicemen sent overseas often filled their spare time with female companionship, the likes of syphilis and gonorrhea ran wild thanks to poor sexual hygiene and almost no sexual education. In the years that...

By All That's Interesting • Dec 13, 2016

31 Inappropriate And Outdated Government Posters Warning People About STDs

During World War I, STDs put 18,000 servicemen in the hospital every single day. Indeed, as lonely servicemen sent overseas often filled their spare time with female companionship, the likes of syphilis and gonorrhea ran wild thanks to poor sexual hygiene and almost no sexual education. In the years that...

By All That's Interesting • December 13, 2016

The Scary Truth Behind The Phantom Social Worker Legend

In the 1990s, hundreds of families in rural England reported that "phantom" social workers had abducted their children. As it turns out, the truth is worse than the urban legend.

By Abby Norman • Dec 11, 2016

The Scary Truth Behind The Phantom Social Worker Legend

In the 1990s, hundreds of families in rural England reported that "phantom" social workers had abducted their children. As it turns out, the truth is worse than the urban legend.

By Abby Norman • December 11, 2016

7 Presidents Who Broke Some Of Their Biggest Campaign Promises

Only two U.S. presidents have followed through on all of their campaign promises.

By All That's Interesting • Dec 8, 2016

7 Presidents Who Broke Some Of Their Biggest Campaign Promises

Only two U.S. presidents have followed through on all of their campaign promises.

By All That's Interesting • December 8, 2016

10 Famous Funerals Even More Extravagant Than Fidel Castro’s

Even for famous figures like these, these ten weird funerals here are as unexpected, eye-catching, and puzzling as they come.

By All That's Interesting • Dec 8, 2016

10 Famous Funerals Even More Extravagant Than Fidel Castro’s

Even for famous figures like these, these ten weird funerals here are as unexpected, eye-catching, and puzzling as they come.

By All That's Interesting • December 8, 2016

18 Months Without A Head: The True Story Of A Headless Chicken Named Mike

Learn why a small Colorado town has an annual festival to celebrate a single chicken who managed to survive for 18 months without its head.

By Krissy Howard • Dec 7, 2016

18 Months Without A Head: The True Story Of A Headless Chicken Named Mike

Learn why a small Colorado town has an annual festival to celebrate a single chicken who managed to survive for 18 months without its head.

By Krissy Howard • December 7, 2016

27 Of The Strangest Christmas Ads Ever Made

These weird Christmas ads will make you glad that the strangest holiday imagery is well behind us.

By Erin Kelly • Dec 5, 2016

27 Of The Strangest Christmas Ads Ever Made

These weird Christmas ads will make you glad that the strangest holiday imagery is well behind us.

By Erin Kelly • December 5, 2016

The Seldom-Heard Story Of New York City’s Forgotten Stepchild

Staten Island has never been the biggest fan of New York City — and in some ways, rightfully so.

By All That's Interesting • Dec 3, 2016

The Seldom-Heard Story Of New York City’s Forgotten Stepchild

Staten Island has never been the biggest fan of New York City — and in some ways, rightfully so.

By All That's Interesting • December 3, 2016

The Bizarre But True Story Of Military Dolphins

Turns out dolphins make for far more than good children's movie protagonists.

By Savannah Cox • Dec 1, 2016

The Bizarre But True Story Of Military Dolphins

Turns out dolphins make for far more than good children's movie protagonists.

By Savannah Cox • December 1, 2016

27 Astounding Images From Spain’s Centuries-Old Baby Jumping Festival

One-of-a-kind photos from El Colacho, the centuries-old Spanish festival in which men dressed as the devil leap over babies.

By All That's Interesting • Nov 29, 2016

27 Astounding Images From Spain’s Centuries-Old Baby Jumping Festival

One-of-a-kind photos from El Colacho, the centuries-old Spanish festival in which men dressed as the devil leap over babies.

By All That's Interesting • November 29, 2016