Germany, Austria and Italy are standing together in the middle of a pub when Serbia bumps into Austria and spills Austria’s pint.Austria demands Serbia buy it a whole new suit because of the new beer stains on its...

How many times have we heard that people in mediev...  ...more dangerous now than it was throughout most of history . Even our Founding Fathers drank us under the tab...

Have you ever wondered whether people in other times and other places spread urban legends the way folks do today? Well, they couldn’t do it exactly the same way, because internet. But rumors and terrifying tales w...

The question at reddit was “what's the TL;DR...  ...“what's the TL;DR of your country's entire history ?” The short answers were brilliant. Deviant...

The special operations group known as the Monuments Men had a very interesting story to tell about their incredible efforts on behalf of arts and antiquity during World War II, a story that has now been made into a featu...

While young aspiring white performers left small towns all over America to go to Hollywood to follow their dreams, young aspiring Asian performers headed to San Francisco’s Chinatown, which had a huge number of suc...

Believe it or not, there have been many international incidents, alliances, and cultural shifts that revolved around cakes, pies, and other assorted sweet treats. Consider the case of Eamon de Valera, a caper that became...

Ever wonder what Alaska, California or Iowa means? Well, Like Cool can help you better understand what your state name means, along with any of the other states...well, that is assuming you don't live in one of the state...

We're Both Disturbed and Intrigued By These Fashions Created From Food (Scribol)These Traditional Norwegian Bridal Headdresses Are Utterly Amazing (The Presurfer)Snoop Lion and Pokemon Together At Last (Geekosystem)A Rai...

Not sure if your friend is talking about you behin...  ...y.There are plenty of other great gift ideas from history on this great Mental Floss article.