1. McDonald’s Once Tested Bubblegum-Flavored Broccoli In an attempt to make kids eat more vegetables, McDonald’s once created bubblegum-flavored broccoli. Yes, it was as bizarre as it sounds. This fun fact came straight from a Discovery Channel feature on failed […]

1. Kramer from Seinfeld Cosmo Kramer was the king of showing up unannounced with a wild scheme and an even wilder outfit, but the one thing he never seemed to show up with was a steady paycheck. Despite living in

1. Charles Manson Charles Manson never held public office, but his influence over a group of young followers in the late ’60s sent shockwaves through the country says Vanity Fair. With his eerie charisma and twisted interpretation of music and

1. Overhead Projectors Remember the satisfying clunk of an overhead projector being wheeled into the classroom? Teachers would slap a transparent sheet onto the glowing surface and write with those squeaky wet-erase markers while the rest of us squinted at

1. The Original Disneyland Skyway If you ever rode the Disneyland Skyway as a kid, you probably remember the thrill of gliding high above the park in those colorful little buckets. It felt like flying, and for many of us,

1. Centralia, Pennsylvania Centralia was once a bustling coal mining town where generations made their living underground. Families built their lives around the anthracite coal industry, and it seemed like it would last forever—until a mine fire ignited beneath the

1. George Washington Had Wooden Teeth We all heard this one in elementary school, right? The image of our first president chomping on wooden dentures is oddly charming, but totally false. Washington did wear dentures, but they were made from