1. Monica’s Apartment in Friends Everyone loves Monica’s rent-controlled New York City apartment with its bright purple walls and roomy kitchen, but let’s be honest, it’s way too good to be true. The layout alone defies most New York City […]
1. Trepanation Wasn’t Just Gruesome Guesswork As shocking as it sounds, ancient people used to drill holes in skulls—a process called trepanation. While it looks barbaric by modern standards, some researchers believe it was actually an early form of brain
1. Ashtrays in Every Room There was a time when nearly every home had at least one ashtray in each room, even if not everyone smoked. It wasn’t just a functional thing either—some ashtrays were downright decorative, made of glass,
1. The Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt We’ve all seen pictures of the Great Pyramid, but standing before it is a whole different experience. Built over 4,500 years ago, it was the tallest man-made structure in the world for more
1. Sending Children Through the Mail Yes, this actually happened. In the early 1900s, some families mailed their children through the U.S. Postal Service to visit grandparents or other relatives. It wasn’t like tossing them in a mailbox—postal workers would
1. The Earth Is the Center of the Universe It’s hard to believe now, but for centuries, people genuinely thought Earth was the center of everything. This geocentric model, backed by philosophers like Aristotle and Ptolemy, was taught in schools
1. Rotary Phones There was a time when calling someone meant sticking your finger into a numbered hole and spinning a heavy dial—one number at a time. Rotary phones were a fixture in homes for decades, and if you messed
