Society

Cults have always been a very intriguing and mysterious aspect of human society, and we’re not just talking about the cult following behind whatever crap Joss

Think one vote never made a difference? Prepare to feel guilty about not making it to the polls as you read about the most important close shaves in democratic history.

Selfies are a great way of capturing fun but getting famous or going viral on the internet is becoming harder and harder to achieve today. A lot of people will do anything, literally anything to get an interesting selfie that will earn many likes and reactions. However, that's when there's a huge chance for things to really go wrong, and plenty of weird stories have happened involving people who w

It’s always fun to talk about myths and legends. In a lot of cases, they’re simply more fun than reality. Of course now and then a fake story will get passed around as fact despite all evidence pointing to the contrary. Most of these stories are easy enough to debunk, but now and then you run into some that seem just plausible enough to be real.

Social media has created a revolution in the way we socialize and live our lives. Most people use social media every day and everyone is connected, no matter how far away from each other they actually are. However, over the years, some information has come to light involving the dangers of social media and how companies might be using various psychological tricks to get us to keep using their prod

It's amazing that anyone fell for these stupid hoaxes last year. #9 was so obvious. How did news sites get so easily tricked?

Chances are good that you'll be headed to the beach sometime this summer. Chances are also good that you'll encounter other people at the beach, unless you're

Kickstarter has brought us many great things, but it's also exposed us to some of the most uninspired or outright dumbest ideas people can concoct. Sometimes it's the nature of the product itself, sometimes it's the pitch, but as the saying goes, “there's always more losers than winners.” Here's 10 Kickstarters that were never going make it.

In case you’ve been living under a rock, or in a militaristic nation run by an insane dictator who controls everything in the media, North Korea is a little bit on the “crazy” side. It’s hard for most of us to imagine just how insane the country is, and we can only feel badly for its average citizens under the rule of a narcissistic wannabe dictator who is desperately trying to befriend NBA stars

Every year, more than two billion tons of garbage are dumped on a global level, and each person throws away approximately four pounds of trash per day. Even though the enormous amounts of waste are harmful to the people and the environment, some individuals have managed to see all that garbage as an opportunity to make a huge fortune. Check out some clever people who made a fortune from garbage.