When Bill Gates’ daughter started kindergarten, he dropped her off at school in the mornings to help out his wife, Melinda. Within a few weeks, seeing this, other dads at the school began to drop their children off in the mornings instead of their wives.
There was a comic book series…
There was a comic book series chronicling an alternate Superman timeline where he lands in the Soviet Union instead of the United States.
Once a year in parts of England…
Once a year in parts of England flying ants migrate. Seagulls catch and eat them and then become drunk off the ants’ formic acid, causing them to crash into buildings and moving cars.
Thomas Jefferson once met Mozart…
Thomas Jefferson once met Mozart to commission a piece for his wife. However, he was put off by Mozart’s personality, and ended up not going ahead with the idea.
There is a third world trade center…
There is a third world trade center tower in China, looking exactly like the ones in New York.
A city in China is enforcing…
A city in China is enforcing a social credit score system for dog owners. Owners begin with 12 points but lose points for walking a dog without a leash, not cleaning up poo or being reported for disturbance. Loss of 12 points results in loss of the dog until its owner passes a test on […]
During the 2010 Olympic Hockey Final…
During the 2010 Olympic Hockey Final, Air Canada had to delay a flight because the passengers refused to board until the game was over.
When glasses for nearsightedness…
When glasses for nearsightedness began to appear in the 15th Century, because they were unusual and rare they were seen as having magical powers, and people who wore glasses were thought to be in league with the devil.
Detox Plans have no scientific basis…
Detox plans have no scientific basis. They are considered a waste of time and money by scientists.
10 Pictures That’ll Remind You of the Internet’s Early Years
Remember the early days of the internet? Before YouTube was ever a thing, before Netflix or Hulu or Facebook. What did we even DO back then?
Here are 10 pictures that will bring back memories of the good old days, when the dial-up was slow and life was simple.
1. Internet or no internet, we were all obsessed with Pinball and Microsoft Paint. Minesweeper was a bit out of our depth, but we tried anyways.
2. Photoshop will never live up to the glory of editing photos on Picnik.
3. When it would take literally decades to download something.
4. Remember how different the Sims used to look? With cheat codes, our Sims had the lives we dreamed of – until they accidentally died in a house fire, that is.
5. When iPods were too expensive, but our favorite songs were too irresistible to leave on our computers… that’s where digital MP3 players came in.
6. The allure of making yourself and your friends into Dollz, complete with the clothes and hairstyles you actually wanted.
7. MySpace was the place, and keeping our profiles fresh and fashionable was top priority.
8. Solitaire was neat, but nothing could beat the error-screen game.
9. We all needed copies of the songs we heard on the radio. And so, we lit our torches and ventured into the virus-infested dungeon of Limewire.
10. As we logged on to choose a new Windows icon, we were greeted by the sweet, sweet sound of the XP startup.
Ahhh, the good old days.
What will our grandkids think?
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