During the Cold War a ‘Three world’ model arose to describe nations either aligned with NATO (first world), the Eastern Bloc (second world) or the ‘Third World’. Rather than economic this was a political grouping loosely describing ‘unaligned’ nations in the ‘developing world’.
These Historic Images Show That Gay Men and Women Have Always Existed, Just on the Downlow
A guy who goes by the name Father Nathan Monk has been collecting photos of gay couples from the past in an effort to highlight the struggles those people went through in eras when same-sex lovers weren’t allowed to marry or even to be together.
“I found the photos online through a couple of different posts. I shared them because I think it’s important to remember those that come before us, those that fought, and struggled to live their authentic life. I believe it’s important to be reminded that LGBTQ+ have always been part of society and always will be. That reality should be lovingly accepted instead of shunned and ridiculed.”
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Take a look at these interesting photos.
1. From the past…
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2. In the Navy.
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3. Serving their country.
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4. On the front steps.
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5. A discreet kiss.
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6. This one looks very old.
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7. In Idaho of all places.
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8. Out in public.
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9. Clearly in love.
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10. World War II era.
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11. All dressed up.
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12. On the beach.
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13. A great photo.
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14. I wish I could get a year on this one.
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15. From Russia with love.
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Love is love!
And it always will be.
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A Study Shows That Tattoos Can Strengthen Our Immune Systems
Even though tattoos are pretty trendy at the moment, they’ve actually been around for over 6,000 years. They’re made to express a person’s thoughts, feelings, and or cultural beliefs. Some get them as a source of strength or healing, while others may get them just for fun.
Whatever your reason, have you ever thought about what tattoos do to your body? Like, for example, how might your immune system react to getting your skin dyed?
Funny you asked…
Christopher Lynn has been studying Samoan tattooing culture “and the impact of the big traditional pieces called pe’a and malu — tatau in general — on the immune system.”
The Samoa study is actually the fourth phase of his research about how tattoos interact with a person’s immune system. He first started with a group of mostly women in Alabama, and he found an interesting outcome.
“What I’d observed among that group suggested that tattooing could help beef up one’s immune response.”
But one study was not enough to gain a solid understanding of how or why. So he explored further, and that led him to Samoa:
“That’s why I traveled in 2018 with fellow anthropologist Michaela Howells to the Samoan Islands. Samoans have a long, continuous history of extensive tattooing. Working with contemporary machine and hand-tap tattooists in American Samoa, we wanted to see if we’d find the same link to enhanced immune response.”
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What happens to your body when you get a tattoo?
Whenever you sit for a tattoo, you are allowing ink-coated needle pricks to penetrate your epidermis. This sends a warning to your immune system that these small “wounds” need healing. Your body responds in two ways. First:
“…getting a new tattoo triggers your immune system to send white blood cells called macrophages to eat invaders and sacrifice themselves to protect against infection.”
It will also send a level of adaptive responses to the area in the form of proteins. These proteins help the skin heal, but they also keep an eye out for this to happen again in the future.
“There are several classes of these proteins — called antibodies or immunoglobulins — and they continue to circulate in the bloodstream, on the lookout lest that same invader is encountered again. They’re at the ready to quickly launch an immune response the next time around.”
It’s like these little antibodies know how addictive tattooing is!
How is the level of antibodies and white blood cells measured to understand the immune systems reaction?
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“This adaptive capacity of the immune system means that we could measure immunoglobulins in saliva as approximations of previous stress caused by tattooing.”
During the study, Lynn and anthropologist Michaela Howells sampled 25 tattoo recipients, both Samoan and non-Samoan tourists to the island.
“We collected saliva at the start and end of each tattoo session, controlling for the tattoo duration. We also measured recipients’ weight, height and fat density to account for health. From the saliva samples, we extracted the antibody immunoglobulin A, as well as the stress hormone cortisol and inflammatory marker C-reactive protein. Immunoglobulin A is considered a frontline immune defense and provides important protections against frequent pathogens like those of the common cold.”
They determined that immunoglobulin A remained higher in the bloodstream even after a tattoo fully healed. Also, if one of the recipients received a larger tattoo, leaving them under the needle longer, the saliva produced more immunoglobulin A than those who experienced smaller tattoos
It seems that getting a tattoo for the first time primed the recipient’s bodies. Meaning, it ramped up their immune system to fight back in case there is a next time. Even if they chose not to get additional tattoos, their immune systems were still heightened in case they get sick. It’s the body’s way of preparing for future ailments due to body stress.
“Stress’s bad rap comes from chronic forms that really do undermine immune response and health. But a little bit is actually good for you and prepares your body to fight off germs. Regular exercise provides immune function benefits through repetition, not necessarily single visits to the gym. We think this is similar to how each tattoo seems to prepare the body for vigilance.”
Even though these findings sparked more interest on what tattoo can do to keep you “healthier,” you may want to wait before going out and covering your body in ink. Lynn is still exploring the ramifications.
“Our Samoan findings supported the results of my first study in Alabama. But of course correlation does not imply causation. Enhanced immune response is correlated with more tattoo experience, but maybe healthier people heal easily from tattooing and like to get them more. How could we find out if getting tattoos could actually make a person healthier?”
I guess we’ll have to wait and see!
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When Is the Best Time of Day to Exercise?
What time of day do you like to exercise? Would you change your mind if science suggested one of those were a better time?
Maybe, maybe not (for me). But if you’re curious, here are a few things to consider.
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What does the early bird get?
So, morning or evening? Well, it gets a bit complicated.
Throughout the health and wellness community, there are people who swear by “fasted training” for losing weight; the idea is that working out on an empty stomach burns fat to melt away the pounds. Fasted training is often done in the morning, before breakfast.
But studies have been mixed. “Fed training,” when you eat before a workout, has been shown to help spark your body’s energy so that you can have a strong workout.
So which is better?
Well, the evidence says that it depends on your personal body composition, so you need to decide what works. Also, more important than either fed or fasted training is consistency. We all know there are tons of reasons in life why you might skip the gym – and that’s a major pro to getting your workout out of the way in the morning.
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But evening workouts also have their perks…
Throughout the day, your body warms up, making your evening workout better. Also, your muscles cells contain biological clocks that abide by your circadian rhythms, which are regulated by your larger internal clock and sleeping regimes. What that means is that “…muscle cells are more efficient during an organism’s normal waking hours.”
So if you are into strength training and weight lifting, evening hours could be your best bet, as your muscles are at optimal efficiency and maintain higher levels of testosterone. Not to mention that later workouts have been shown to increase focus and energy.
Back to the question: which is better?
Well, sorry to do this to you, but it depends on the person. Perhaps the most important factor to consider is consistency, if you’re working toward weight loss goals. But if you’re looking for other types of gains, then you should consider muscle fatigue, sleep, and your schedule larger. If you ever see a trainer at the gym, they can give you a bit more advice specific to your body composition and goals.
But as long as you’re doing exercise, you are on your way!
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These Hilarious Parenting Tweets Are for All the Moms and Dads out There
Parents put up a strong front, but they have a tough job. Long days, screaming kids, and a lot of blood, sweat, and tears.
But let’s take a little time to laugh, shall we? We shall.
Moms and dad: do these tweets look familiar to you?
1. It’s gone. Forever.
Non parent: my house is kind of messy. I need to sort my mail.
Parent: Last night we lost a chair— dadpression (@Dadpression) August 26, 2016
2. What does that mean?
Non-parent: So what do you like to do in you spare time.
Me: Spare time?
— C No Pants (@herprettybones) June 24, 2019
3. An everyday occurrence.
Non-parent: There's poop on my hand??!! I can't wash it enough! Should I bleach it? Should I boil it?? Aaarrrggghhh!
Parent: There's poop on my hand? Yup. Normal Thursday.— Ohio mom of two (@OhioMomoftwo) September 6, 2018
4. All the parents are on the same side.
*sees a mother unloading on her son in the middle of Target*
Non-parent: Wow, poor kid. Someone had better call child services, that's terrible parenting.
Parent: *grabs popcorn* YASSSSS! FUCK HIM UP, MOM!
— Dad and Buried (@DadandBuried) July 23, 2018
5. It’s a horror show.
There is no adequate way to describe to a non parent the fear that overwhelms me when feeding my 1yo QUARTERED grapes
.
— Jacki (@jaxwax04) July 18, 2019
6. Big time score!
A non-parent: A spur of moment weekend in Vegas? I'm in!
A parent: Jackpot! The kid's not gonna finish his cupcake!— The Personification of Nevil (@TheAlexNevil) August 21, 2016
7. I need a little “me” time.
Non-Parent: I don't understand why you complain about spending time with your kids. You wanted them. *eyeroll*
Parent: I love my friends too, that doesn't mean I want to see them while I'm on the toilet.
— Liana Brooks (@LianaBrooks) January 30, 2019
8. Very sound science.
A dog year is equal to 7 people years just as a parent year is equal to 7 non-parent years.
It's science.
— Mommy Owl (@Lhlodder) January 12, 2017
9. We clearly have a lot in common.
Me catching up with non parent mates.
Yeah, we’re trying to work out what school to put the boys in. There’s a lot of non co-ed schools & I’m not too keen on religious ones. How are you?Yeah, I’m trying to work out who my favourite DC & Marvel super heroes are…
Cool
Cool
— ?
? ?????? (@Cam_Knight) September 22, 2018
10. The biggest lie of all time.
The biggest lie you've ever heard a non-parent tell themselves?
"I wouldn't let having kids change my lifestyle. They'll just have to fit in around me."
Classic.
#parenting
— Jack's Dad (@DaddingAround) April 13, 2019
11. I’m…busy…
*meeting a non-parent*
Her: Hi! I’m Kelly.
Me: Nice to meet you, I’m (screams) MOMMMMMMMMMM!
— S A R A B U C K L E Y (@nottheworstmom) March 17, 2018
12. I’ll believe it when I see it.
Non-parent: Ugh I’m NEVER doing anything like THAT when I have kids!
Parents [under breath]: Oh fucking yes the fuck you are.
— Andy Herald (@AndyHerald) June 5, 2018
13. It’s worse. Much worse.
It’s cute when a non-parent person sees a kid screaming and says, “That’s why I don’t want kids.” Lol. They have no clue
How
Much
Worse
It
Actually
Is
— Dianne Gallagher (@DianneGallagher) December 16, 2018
14. Mom, watch this cannonball!
First day of summer; I took the kids to the town pool.
We’ve been here for 932 “Mom, watch!”s, or in non-parent time, 8 minutes.
— Stephanie Ortiz (@Six_Pack_Mom) June 26, 2019
15. Gee, thanks a lot.
A GIFT A NON PARENT GIVES….
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— Adam Joseph (@6abcadamjoseph) August 11, 2019
Let’s give it up for all the moms and dads out there!
Although we like to give them a hard time, they’re doing just fine. Probably.
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A Lawyer Took to Twitter to Reveal the Incredibly Sophisticated Scam He Just Barely Avoided
The people behind phishing scams are getting more cunning in their tactics to steal access to financial institutions and banks. This is not good because once they get in, they’ll suck accounts dry, leaving hard working people without money and facing an uphill battle to restore their stability.
Even individuals with advanced degrees and high-profile occupations, like lawyers, can find themselves engaging with these crooks. And that’s step one to getting hoodwinked.
Recently, attorney Pieter Gunst showed how he was a target of a phishing scam—one he labeled “most credible.” So credible, in fact, that he almost fell for it, until he finally caught on that something strange was happening.
2) "Ok. We've blocked the transaction. To verify that I am speaking to Pieter, what is your member number?"
Me: <gives member number> (that number, by itself, is useless).
— Pieter Gunst (@DigitalLawyer) October 7, 2019
Gunst tells us the scam started with a caller from his bank needing to verify if he was using his card in Miami. After confirming he was not in Florida attempting to use his card, the caller tells him they will block the transaction. The caller asks for Gunst’s member number. He provides it since it can’t be used for account access.
4) "Ok. I am going to read some other transactions, tell me if these are yours. ~ Reads transactions ~"
Me: Yes. These are all legitimate transactions I made
— Pieter Gunst (@DigitalLawyer) October 7, 2019
Next, the caller tells Gunst he should have received a verification pin by text. He reads out the pin to the caller. Then, he and the rep go over other transactions under the pretense of verification.
6) Ok! But than we can't block your card
Me: that is bs.
~ hangs up, calls the fraud department of bank ~
— Pieter Gunst (@DigitalLawyer) October 7, 2019
A major red flag here. The caller asks for Gunst’s actual account PIN to block the account and generate a fraud alert if it’s used again. Gunst instantly knew something was wrong—to be clear, a bank will never ask for your PIN. That’s your secret. They just don’t need that information for anything.
He ended the call and notified his bank that something fishy was going on. He also reset all his passwords and pins.
–> Needed the pin to send money, failed at that step.
–> Everything before the "what is your pin" seemed totally legitimate. English was perfect. The bank verification code, sent by the expected number, tricked me.
–> The asking for my pin over the phone… not so much.— Pieter Gunst (@DigitalLawyer) October 7, 2019
Gunst realized the scammer had used his member number to reset his password. Once the scammer did that, they went over past transactions to establish credibility. But when the caller asked for his account pin, Gunst knew his bank would never ask him to repeat that kind of private information over the phone (or ever).
People on Twitter were surprised at how well thought out the scam seemed…until the very end. How many would’ve realized what was going before it was too late? I’m betting a lot of people would fall for this.
The lesson? Never give out any personal identification numbers to anyone who calls you, even if they sound legitimate. Because they aren’t—again, a bank won’t ask for that info.
Or, you could do what one guy said, claiming since he was a millennial he never answers his phone anyway. So, problem solved.
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A Dad’s Library Books Method Could Turn Your Kid into a Lifelong Reader
If you love reading, it’s extremely tough to watch your own offspring shun the delightful bit of escapism.
As with all things, the more you try to push it on them, the more your child is likely to resist – which means you’re stuck waiting for a miraculous change to happen on its own, or resorting to underhanded tricks to maneuver them into giving it a shot.
Now, I’m not normally a fan of sneaking things into my kids’ minds and lives, but when it comes to instilling a lifelong love of reading, I’m willing to make an exception.
And according to writer and software developer Christopher Reiss, this trick 100% worked on him when his dad pulled it many years ago.
And if this simple, tried and true trick worked on him when he was 8, it could work on your little too.
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Here it is: leave a library book in their room, but don’t say a word about it unless they ask.
Christopher says that books began to appear – different genres, some children’s books but not all of them – and then, after a week, they were replaced, whether he read them or not.
He never did, but his dad didn’t quit. For months, he left the books, saying, “Just give it a look.”
Then, The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe caught Christopher’s eye, and for the first time, he began to turn the pages. Eventually, he went excitedly to his father to discuss the plot.
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“My dad didn’t praise me. He received the news with feigned distraction.”
Christopher didn’t realize until later that all of this was orchestrated.
He finished the book, and when another didn’t appear, he questioned his father about it.
His dad told him to check his closet, “A gateway to a magic kingdom,” and when he did, he found the rest of the Chronicles of Narnia inside.
From there his dad leapt to A Wrinkle in Time and then to other classic science fiction and fantasy as he learned exactly what his son enjoyed.
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He also was as likely to offer adult books as children’s, and was available to discuss whenever Christopher wanted.
“I was reading constantly by 9. By 10, just turn me loose in a bookstore or the library and I’d emerge with an armload of books.”
So, there you go, parents. As with most things, if you let your kids think they’ve discovered it on their own, they’re more likely to embrace it for a lifetime.
And reading is a wonderful love to pass along, no matter how it gets handed down.
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A Woman Woman Born with Two Vaginas and Two Wombs Becomes a Mother of Four
In all seriousness, I had never heard of such a thing. Two vaginas?
34-year-old Australian Lauren Cotter was born with uterus didelphys, meaning she had two cervices, two uteruses, and twi vaginas. It is a birth defect that affects 1 in 3,000 women, and it can cause excruciating periods and abnormal bleeding. It can also cause infertility and/or miscarriages.
Lauren was diagnosed at the age of 16 after she went to the doctor for her excruciating menstrual cycles. The doctor performed a pelvic exam and ultrasound to come to the diagnosis. He also told her that conceiving children would be difficult, if not impossible.
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She decided to have surgery to correct her double vagina, which would give her a more fulfilling sex life. When she was 17, she met her future husband and shared the news that pregnancy may not be an option.
“From quite early on, Ben and I discussed having children and it was clear that he really wanted to be a dad,” she told PA Real Life.
“I knew I had to be open and honest and tell him that might not be a possibility for me.”
So what happened? They married and tried anyway.
“We have found it easy to fall pregnant,” she said. “I am not sure why, or if it has anything to do with my two vaginas.”
With her diagnosis, Lauren understood there would be complications, but they stayed strong.
“We knew it might be a bumpy road and tried not to get our hopes up too much,” said Lauren.
In 2014, their first daughter, Amelie, was born via C-Section, completely healthy. Lauren and her husband decided to try again. About a year and a half later they had no trouble. The crazy thing was that Harvey was born from her left womb when Amelia was born from the right!
“I carried Amelie in my right, and just assumed the left one was a dud,” said Lauren
Harvey was born prematurely at 4 pounds, 12 ounces and had difficulty swallowing. But after 3 weeks he was released in good health.
After that, the Cotters felt it best to go on birth control due to her medical history
“The [birth control] pill was giving me migraines and I couldn’t use [an IUD] coil, so in the end, the implant was the only option left,” she said.
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But low and behold, she became pregnant with TWINS! Apparently, this family has no problems with infertility.
“‘Shocked’ doesn’t begin to cover it. During 17 years together, Ben and I had only ever got pregnant when we’d planned it. Now, here we were, having surprise twins. My doctor was very honest and said he couldn’t know how the pregnancy was going to play out.”
The doctors ordered her to bed rest for 19 weeks in order to help with any potential complications. But luckily, Lauren didn’t seem to suffer any. After 37 weeks, Maya and Evie were born each weighing about 5 pounds.
Ben and Lauren are through the moon with their family and decided to take measures to prevent future pregnancies; Lauren had her fallopian tubes tied. She said, “Ben and I are one super-fertile couple, and now we’re happy with things just as they are.”
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10 Chilling True Stories from Residents of Small, Secluded Towns
We all love stories about a creepy, small town, lost in the woods – the sort of place where things…happen…
It’s the myth that launched a million horror movies, but the thing is, maybe it isn’t so fictional.
When AskReddit posed the question, “Redditor’s who live in secluded towns, what is the darkest thing that happened in your town but is kept secret?” they got some very spooky answers.
Let’s dive in, shall we?
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10. Oh hell, no.
My mom told me this story once that back when she was growing up in a small farming community in Ohio, there was some kind of neighborhood party attended by a bunch of families with kids all around the same age. All the kids (including herself) had this like big slumber party in the basement.
They wake up the next morning and one of the kids is found in the middle of the road, having been hit with a truck, but with his whole body zipped all the way up in his sleeping bag. None of the kids owned up to doing and it the adults could never figure it out either. After a while people just started moving on with their lives and everyone pretty much forgot about it.
9. What town is this? Never going there.
So there is this building that used to be a hotel and one day this guy shows up and he takes multiple trips going in and out with a bunch of equipment. They found him a little while later in his room. He had assembled an entire guillotine and cut his head off.
8. This doctor must not be into killing children…
I was delivered by a serial killer doctor. I don’t remember all the details but he was killing patients in Canada.
7. Did M. Night Shyamalan use this in a movie?
Small Town of about 2000-2500 in the Midwest, when suddenly about 1/4th of the population just up and left. No word, no nothing. None of them had kids or extended family and none of the papers said anything about it. This was back in maybe the late 80’s.
This happened when I was pretty young but I just remember one day one of my teachers wasn’t there and I found out from my parents a ton of people had just left overnight. Most personal belongings were taken with them but mattresses and furniture was still in their houses.
I still have no clue what that was about and when I’ve asked my parents more recently they said the rumor around town was that all those people worked for the CIA or FBI and were re-assigned all of a sudden.
6. Love never dies.
The “doctor” who tried all these wacky treatments to save his young patient from tuberculosis and became infatuated with her. After she died he eventually robbed her grave, mummified her and lived with her body for seven years before being found out. Did not go to jail and lived his years out in town I believe.
5. So sad.
Over the summer there was a guy found hanging from a tree on the sheriffs property.
The sheriff disliked this young man and treated him poorly during his incarceration at the county jail. Many witnesses said that the day he got released from jail, the sheriff invited him to his secluded property and told him he could help him get back on his feet.
2 days later, a couple of teenage boys fishing in a creek discovered the guy hanging in a tree. Authorities was notified, no investigation was done, and it was immediately ruled a suicide.
This boy was a known drug addict with no family or friends, so there was really no one to press the issue. The local news wrote a small article on “man found dead from apparent suicide” and then it was hush hush after that… It’s just one of those things we will never know.
4. This makes me ill…
I wouldn’t say we live in a secluded town, but when my mother was in school her best friend got a job working for the Sheriff. She later came to school and told them that the sheriff had been molesting her.
She also began telling people about what they have been using the tunnels under the town for. The police supposedly, had been filming child pornography.
After that day she never made it home. She was found later naked, hog tied and shot in the back of the head. No one could prove it, and the sheriff had been suspected of many things but nothing ever came of it. They just announced that there was a man seen in a white van abducting people.
But her friends knew. Her family knows.
This is Red Bluff California btw. The tunnels were originally used by Chinese immigrants, they go through our Main Street and through Rio Street, they lead to houses and some businesses but they have been condemned. There are sensors down there though so if you get in the police are right there to get you out.
3. Justice finally served.
Nothing with me but when my mom was a kid she lived near a state park in New Hampshire. It’s called bear brook. In the 80s multiple dismembered body parts were found in a blue barrel. An investigation happened but the killer was never found. In the early 00s another barrel was found, dating back to the time of the first barrel. The killer was recently found. His name was Robert Evans. The park is in Allenstown if you want to look it up.
2. Straight up horror movie worthy.
When my mom was growing up, a teacher and his wife were killed by an axe murderer. Someone broke into their house and killed them in the middle of the night. They found the husband in the house and the wife in the woods behind it, indicating that she tried to escape and was chased down. Really gruesome stuff. The attack was seemingly random, and they never caught the person responsible. My elementary school was named after the teacher, which wouldn’t necessarily be morbid except for the fact that there was a dedication plaque that mentioned his murder. In an elementary school. The 90’s were fucking wild.
1. JEEZ.
A guy in my hometown was dismembered and left on someones doorstep.
The info is this, the guy who did it had enough dirt on cops/district attorneys/judges to not be arrested for pushing meth working with the Dixie Mafia (yes a real group)
The victim, who was a couple of grades below me, was rumored to be working with the FEDS to get his POS dad off his 6th or 7th drug conviction. The victim, who was friends with another kid, (lived at the house) was dismembered and left on the doorstep in a move to intimidate.
Are you officially creeped out? Go lock your doors and stay away from secluded towns! YIKES!
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10 Examples of How Hilariously Dangerous Normal Things Were in the 1960s and ’70s
It was a different time…
The 1960s and 70s marked a time where people were more freewheeling with their personal safety, style and taste. Things were rapidly changing, and social norms were having some trouble catching up. There was a sense of not knowing any better mixed with a dash of I just don’t care because gas is really expensive and no one can find a job.
So, scroll through these old school hazards and feel good about stayin’ alive.
1. Girls ironed their hair straight…with an actual hot as hell iron.
Then, some genius invented the “hair straightener” and took all the fun out of burning your hair off.
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2. Infant car seats were not at their apex of technology.
They were more of a suggestion than anything that would keep you snuggly strapped in and facing the way that would cause the least amount of damage to your cranium in a collision.
3. Jell-O Salad.
If you could eat it on a plate, why not encase it in Jell-O?
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4. Smoking on planes was allowed.
There was a non-smoking section on the plane, but really the whole plane was a smoking section.
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5. Your mom tried to make a SPAM casserole.
Meat in a can—it’s what’s for dinner.
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6. Drunk driving was barely frowned on.
Even though it was against the law. Deadly, but who cares!
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7. Margarine was a healthy alternative to real butter.
Sure, eat all you want.
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8. Who didn’t love asbestos?
Seriously, what’s not to love?
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9. Men’s fashions SLAYED.
A man in Levi’s Panatela sportswear? Knock you dead, baby.
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10. OJ Simpson was an admired figure in sports and fashion.
Also, he is learning Twitter now, so follow him. He should be watched.
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Aren’t you glad you came out of that decade as normal as you did? Remember any other craziness? Post it in the comments so we can cringe along with you.
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