Rituals are as old as mankind’s first thought. Modern ceremonies are mostly religious, but in the past, they held a wider purview. From initiation into adulthood to astronomy to honoring the gods, there were rituals for everything—even disposing of enemies and bringing meaning to cannibalism. The physical remains left by ancient rituals give archaeologists a […]
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Arnold Schwarzenegger, former Governor of California and the latest host of the NBC reality show “The Apprentice,” is donating $100,000 to NFL star J.J. Watt’s charity to benefit the victims of Hurricane Harvey in Houston:
I love what you're doing for Houston @JJWatt, so I'm sending some of my money. It's time to raise the goal again! https://t.co/8rLyMGJD1b pic.twitter…
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Many people end up as victims of crime. Those who’ve suffered more serious crimes can have their lives turned upside down by their ordeals. Ideally, such victims will ultimately be able to move on with their lives. Some criminals, however, just aren’t willing to let their victims live in peace. They blame them for their […]
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These days, many new alleged disorders, health scares, and other psychological ailments seem to have been largely aided and abetted in their spread around the world by the Internet’s current viral culture. People will tell you that what you eat is killing you, what you breathe is killing you, and even Wi-Fi and drinking water […]
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Keeping up with the news is hard. So hard, in fact, that we’ve decided to save you the hassle by rounding up the most significant, unusual, or just plain old mind-blowing stories each week. While last week, we were taken in by a complete solar eclipse, this week’s news was dominated by quite a different […]
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Sam Martin, who is a punter for the Detroit Lions, pledged on Twitter to buy 6 pounds of dog food to send to Houston for every retweet the video below received, up to $10,000. That’s pretty great, right?
Leo and I are donating 6 lbs of dog food to Houston for every retweet this gets!!!! RT RT RT RT!! pic.twitter.com/bcTT905knP
— Sam (@SamMartin_6) August 31, 2017
Sam left out the “up to $10,000” part from the text of his tweet — 140 character limit and all — which has some blue check morons asking if he’ll really follow through on the now multi-million-pound purchase:
You're screwed, dude…
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