People & Society

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

Cigarette Butts are Environmentally Toxic and are Considered the Most Littered Item in the World. December 24, 2022
Isaac Newton was Sent Home from School to Avoid the Bubonic Plague. During This Time He Invented Calculus. He was Only 24 Years Old. December 24, 2022
High-Priced College Textbooks Bundled with Access Codes That Expire at the End of the Semester Forced Students to Buy Books at Retail Prices. These Books are Rendered Worthless in the Resale Market. December 22, 2022
In the Middle Ages, Christian Priests Would Recite "Hoc Est Corpus" During Mass When Turning Bread into the Body of Christ. Since Nobody Understood Latin, the Chant was Garbled into "Hocus Pocus." December 22, 2022
On White Day, Boys in Japan Buy Gifts to Give Back to the Girls Who Bought Them Gifts on Valentine's Day. December 17, 2022
In an Attempt to Reduce the Cleaning Costs, an Airport in Amsterdam Installed a Picture of a Fly in the Urinals So Guys Can Aim at It and Avoid Splashing. December 16, 2022
A Polish Environmental Charity Placed a GPS Tracker with a SIM Card on a White Stork to Follow Their Migratory Pattern. They Lost Track of the Stork and Received a Phone Bill for $2,700. December 15, 2022
For Almost 300 Years, 28 of the First 31 Consecutive Popes were Violently Murdered. December 14, 2022
Months After Martin Luther King Jr. was Assassinated, Fred Rodgers and Francois Clemmons Worked Together to Fight Segragation. December 13, 2022
Walter Earl Morrison, a 20-Year-Old Man from Arizona, Stole a Diamond Valued at $160,000 and Traded it For $20 Worth of Weed. December 13, 2022
Atlanta Artist TI has Saved at Least Two People from Suicide Attempts. One of Them was the Lead Singer of Creed, Scott Stapp. December 12, 2022
According to Analysis Based on the Insurance Industry's Data, People Would Live an Average of 9,000 Years Before an Accident, Murder, or Disaster Got Them. December 10, 2022
Trey Parker had to Deliberately Sing Off-Key to Get Auto-Tune to Work. December 9, 2022
After a Bomber Crashed in Japan in 1945, Eight American Airmen were Taken to Kyushu University Medical School and Dissected Alive. December 6, 2022
While Both Tea and Coffee Plans Produce Caffeine, This Trait Evolved Independently. December 5, 2022
Alice Nutter was an English Woman Who was Executed After a 9-Year-Old Accused Her of Being a Witch. November 30, 2022
Barcelona's Basilica of La Sagrada Familia Took 100 Years to be Built Because Its Late Architect, Antoni Gaudi, Specified in His Will That the Construction Cannot be Funded by Corporate Donations or Government Funding. November 30, 2022
Billings, Montana, has the Highest Rate of Depression in the United States. November 27, 2022
The Popularity of Doer Names for Boys Like Racer, Trooper, Charger, Wrangler, and More Rose in Popularity Between 1980 and 2000. There are Around 50,000 Doer Named Boys in a Year. November 26, 2022
In 1822 a stork arrived in Germany with an arrow through its neck. The wood was from central Africa, over 3000 miles away. This convinced zoologists that birds migrated in the winter, and disproved other theories such as underwater hibernation, or transformation into other animals (like mice) November 24, 2022