1. Lord Timothy Dexter Lord Timothy Dexter was a self-proclaimed “Lord” from Massachusetts in the 18th century who made a fortune selling goods people didn’t even want—like sending warming pans to the Caribbean. Turns out, locals used them as molasses […]

1. A Penny Can Actually Injure You If Dropped from High Enough We’ve all heard the myth that a penny dropped from the Empire State Building could kill someone. Discovery Channel’s MythBusters tested it, and while a penny won’t slice

1. Original Penn Station, New York City It’s hard to believe that one of the most beautiful train stations in America once stood right in the middle of Manhattan—and then was torn down. The original Penn Station, opened in 1910,

1. The Jetsons nailed video calls and smart homes When The Jetsons premiered in 1962, it painted a futuristic world filled with flying cars and robot maids. While we’re not zooming through the sky just yet, the show did predict

1. Six Flags New Orleans, Louisiana You’d never guess this was once filled with the sounds of laughter and roller coasters. Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005, flooding the entire park with up to seven feet of water and leaving it

1. All in the Family Takes on the KKK In a two-part episode of All in the Family, Archie Bunker found himself caught up in a neighborhood crisis when a local group of white supremacists tried to recruit him. The

1. Chi-Chi’s Chi-Chi’s was the place to be if you wanted to feel like you were having a fiesta in the suburbs. With sizzling plates of chimichangas and endless chips and salsa, it made Mexican-American food feel like a celebration.