People & Society

Intriguing facts about human culture, religion, psychology, and social behavior.

What is the Joice Heth Exhibit? January 31, 2022
Do You Pay Church Tax in Germany? January 27, 2022
What is Namahage? January 26, 2022
What is the I, Libertine Hoax? January 26, 2022
Why Did Harvard Refuse to Give Mary Whiton Calkins the Doctorate Degree She Earned? January 25, 2022
How Was A Bachelor Party Traditionally Celebrated? January 24, 2022
How Did the Sudanese Officials Get Manute Bol's Height on His Passport Wrong? January 23, 2022
Why Do We Have A "Type"? January 23, 2022
Did Albert Einstein Have a List of Conditions for His Wife? January 22, 2022
Who was the Oldest Living German Chancellor? January 18, 2022
What Was Wrong With The New Rolls-Royce Ghost? January 13, 2022
Who was Accused of Ruining France's Finances? January 13, 2022
How Long Did It Take Farrah Haines to Reach Over A Million Miles in Her Hyundai Elantra? January 12, 2022
What Did Margaret Thatcher Say in Her Iron Lady Speech? January 12, 2022
Why Did Eleanor Roosevelt Resign from the Daughters of the American Revolution? January 11, 2022
What Caused the Onion Futures Act? January 11, 2022
Why was the Betty White Show Cancelled? January 2, 2022
Are Large Cars Safer Than Smaller Ones? December 30, 2021
How Did Thomas Garrett Help Harriet Tubman? December 29, 2021
Who was Responsible for Princess Diana's Death? December 28, 2021