1. Jolt Cola If you grew up in the ’80s or ’90s, you probably remember Jolt Cola being advertised as the soda with “all the sugar and twice the caffeine.” It was the kind of drink your parents wouldn’t let […]
1. The Weeping Woman of St. Mary’s Locals swear that if you wander through St. Mary’s Cemetery after midnight, you might see a woman in black kneeling by a grave, sobbing. She vanishes the second you approach her, leaving behind
1. Creepy Crawlers Thingmaker Back in the 1960s, the Creepy Crawlers Thingmaker was every kid’s dream. You’d pour colorful goop into metal molds, plug in the machine, and watch as it baked into rubbery bugs. It felt like pure magic
1. Overhead Projectors Remember those bulky overhead projectors that teachers would wheel in like they were delivering some top-secret device? They used transparent sheets that had to be carefully placed on the glass so the lesson could be projected onto
1. Forgotten Coffins in the Basement Some abandoned churches had crypts beneath them, often used to bury clergy or wealthy families. Over time, as congregations moved on, the wooden coffins were left behind. When explorers stumble upon them today, they
1. McDonald’s McDLT The McDLT, short for “McDonald’s Lettuce and Tomato,” hit menus in the mid-’80s with a very unusual box. The idea was to keep the hot side hot and the cool side cool, with the burger and bun
1. Lead Toy Soldiers Toy soldiers were a huge hit with kids in the ’30s, often painted in bright, shiny colors. The problem was that those colors came from lead-based paint, which today we know is highly toxic. Kids would
