December 2017 - Page 5 of 5

11 Famous Men Who Used to Be Cheerleaders

(via Mental Floss) When cheerleading was “born” on November 2, 1898, it looked a lot different than it does today. There

(via Atlas Obscura) To understand the reasoning for the current telephone area codes, it’s worth keeping in mind two things:

(via Great Big Story) In the ‘80s, Kip Winger and his band Winger were riding the top of the glam

(via Popular Mechanics/AP) The first-ever pizza party in space is getting sky-high reviews.

(via BuzzFeed) On this day in 1933, the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified, repealing the 18th Amendment

(via Mental Floss) If you’re trying to commit something to memory, you shouldn’t just read the same flashcard over and

(via Popular Mechanics) Fifty years ago, an ambitious South African doctor performed the world’s first open-heart transplant, a procedure that

(via Mental Floss) Unlike movies, where it’s rare that a second (or third) attempt at remaking a film can ever

(via Mental Floss) On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks made her historic civil rights stand by refusing to give up

(via NPR) By now, the turkey, dressing and pumpkin pie are all packed into in your overworked stomach. But if

(via The Atlantic) Since the 1800s, paleoartists have tried to imagine what prehistoric creatures looked like—with wildly different results. Such