1. Hydrox Cookies Before Oreo took over the cookie aisle, Hydrox was the original chocolate sandwich cookie. They hit shelves way back in 1908, decades before Nabisco’s Oreo came along. By the ’70s, Hydrox was still hanging on and had […]

1. High Heels for Men in France Back in the 17th century, French kings weren’t just trendsetters in fashion—they actually made laws about it. King Louis XIV, known for his striking red-heeled shoes, enforced sumptuary laws that dictated who could

1. Early Electric Irons When the electric iron first arrived in homes, it was celebrated as a way to make laundry day faster and easier. But those early models didn’t come with automatic shut-offs or temperature controls. If you forgot

1. Stull, Kansas Stull is a tiny, unassuming town on the Kansas map, but its old cemetery has given it an outsized reputation. Legends say it hides one of the seven gateways to hell, and for decades, stories have circulated

1. Turning Leftovers into Soup During the Great Depression, nothing went to waste, and soups were a lifeline for many families. People would toss potato peels, carrot tops, bones, or whatever scraps they had into a pot, stretching meals in

1. Don’t Sweep at Night in Old China In certain parts of ancient China, sweeping your home after the sun went down wasn’t just frowned upon, it was illegal. Authorities believed sweeping at night would drive away wealth and luck,

1. Bob Crane’s Double Life on Hogan’s Heroes Onscreen, Bob Crane played the quick-witted and charming Colonel Hogan, but behind the scenes, his personal life was anything but squeaky clean. In the years after his murder in 1978, details slowly