1. Centralia, Pennsylvania Centralia looks like your average quiet Pennsylvania town at first, but it’s hiding a terrifying secret underground. A coal mine fire started in 1962 and it’s still burning to this day, sending smoke and toxic gases through […]

1. Cigarette Diets It’s wild to think about now, but there was a time when smoking was pitched as a way to lose weight. Ads even claimed you could “reach for a Lucky instead of a sweet,” making cigarettes sound

1. Smoking Everywhere, All the Time Back in the ’70s, smoking wasn’t just a habit; it was practically a lifestyle. People lit up in restaurants, offices, airplanes, and even hospitals. It’s hard to imagine now, but a non-smoking section in

1. Empire Day Empire Day was once a huge deal in Britain and its colonies, celebrated every May 24 to honor Queen Victoria’s birthday and the British Empire. Schools would hold parades, kids waved flags, and patriotic songs filled the

1. Lake Shawnee Amusement Park, West Virginia Lake Shawnee has a reputation as one of the most haunted parks in America, and for good reason. Built on a former Native American burial ground, it was the site of several tragic

1. Bread Falling Butter-Side Down Brings Bad Luck In some European households, it was believed that if a piece of bread landed butter-side down, it wasn’t just clumsiness—it was a bad omen. Bread has long been considered sacred in many

1. Lawn Darts (a.k.a. Jarts) If you grew up in the ’70s or ’80s, chances are someone’s backyard had a set of these. They looked like oversized darts with heavy metal tips and were meant to be tossed into plastic