People & Society

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

Climate Change is Affecting the Production of Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce. The California-Based Company is Facing a Severe Shortage of Chilies Due to Weather Conditions Altering the Quality of Their Chili Peppers. November 19, 2022
Quarternary Twins are When Two Babies are Both Cousins and Genetically Siblings. This Happens When Two Identical Twin Sisters Have Children with Two Identical Twin Brothers. November 16, 2022
The “Devil’s Advocate” was a Title Given in the Catholic Church. The Devil’s Advocate’s Job was to Argue Against the Canonization of Any Candidate. November 9, 2022
The Preparedness Paradox is the Preparation of Society or Individuals Against Dangers Like an Epidemic or Natural Disaster to Keep People from Being Harmed. November 8, 2022
Carnivals Used to Give Out Cigars for Prizes. The Phrase “Close, But No Cigar” Started Here. Attendants Would Say This to People Who Lost a Game. November 6, 2022
Mr. Trash Wheel is an Anthropomorphised Trash Interceptor Who Has Inspired a Series of Trash Interceptors like Professor Trash Wheel, Captain Trash Wheel, and Gwynnda the Good Wheel of the West. November 3, 2022
The Residents of La California, Italy, Have Held Farcical Ballots for the United States Presidential Elections Since 2004. While Their Votes Do Not Count, They Still Send the Results of Each Election to the US Consulate. November 2, 2022
There were 242 Known Languages That Went Extinct During the 20th Century. October 31, 2022
Jamie Siminoff Founded the Company Doorbot in 2013. He Went on Shark Tank to Raise $700,000. He Refused Kevin's Offer, Rebranded His Company to "Ring", and Sold It to Amazon for $1.2 to $1.8 Billion. October 30, 2022
Bobbi Gibb is the First Woman to Run in the Boston Marathon in 1966. She was Rejected When She Applied because Women were Thought to be Physiologically Incapable of Running a Full Marathon. October 26, 2022
The Shakers, a Religious Group, are Completely Celibate and Cannot Have Children. They Can Only Gain New Members by Converting Outsiders. October 26, 2022
People with Schizophrenia Have the Ability to Tickle Themselves. October 19, 2022
Gloria Williams Posed as a Hospital Employee and Abuducted Kamiyah Mobley from her Mother’s Arms in the Maternity Ward. Williams was Sentenced to 18 Years. October 17, 2022
In 1965 a 90-year-old Woman in France Sold Her Home in an Arrangement That Allowed Her to Live in it For the Rest of Her Life and Receive a Monthly Payment of 2,500 Francs. She Became the Oldest Person in History and Received Over Double the Property’s Value. October 16, 2022
Billie Joe Armstrong, the Lead Singer of Green Day, Dropkicked a Guy in the Middle of Their Concert After He Saw Him Roughing Up a Young Girl. He Stopped the Show and Challenged the Guy to Fight Before Jumping into the Crowd. October 14, 2022
Martin Luther King Jr. Gave the Copy of His “I Have a Dream” Speech to George Raveling, who was a Security Guard at the Time. Raveling has been Offered as Much as $3 Million for the Copy. October 13, 2022
The Bodhi Fig Tree in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, is the Oldest Tree on Earth. It was Planted in 288 BC by an Indian Princess. October 13, 2022
Frances Kathleen Oldham Kelsey, a Drug Reviewer from the FDA, Refused to Allow Thalidomide on the Market. Her Actions Helped Prevent Countless Childbirth Defects. October 13, 2022
In the Early 1970s, the Cannabis Strain, Called “Acapulco Gold,” was so Popular at Columbia University that the College had a Dedicated Smuggling Route Through Austin, Texas. October 12, 2022
The Dude Chilling Park is a Local Name Given to a Park Space in Vancouver. The Name was Based on the “Reclining Figure” Sculpture That Resembled a Dude Chilling. October 4, 2022