Category Archives: History

Fact Check – Rensenware

guy made ransomware that requires you to get 200 million points in a video game. he seemingly made this just for fun? and when he infected *himself* with the ransomware and couldn’t reach the score, he put out a formal … Continue reading

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Fact Check – Jim Crow era literacy test

An example of a literacy test given to African Americans during the Jim Crow era. It was designed to be impossible to pass due to the vague instructions.

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Role Model – 1981 Olympic Athlete Paul Hunt

It takes a whole lotta courage and a whole lotta balls to do what this guy does. How he managed to fit all of it into that unitard is beyond me.

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Trailer – FDR American Bad@$$!

Probably the best trailer I have seen in months. I love this. This is the true story of Franklin Roosevelt.

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Tasty Jams – ICP and Jack White “Leck Mich Im Arsch”

So apparently Insane Clown Posse and Jack White got together and did a cover of Mozart’s “Leck Mich Im Arsch” which actually translates to Lick Me In The Arse. This is pure poetry.

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Fact Check – John Lennon is a jerk

Turns out John Lennon liked pretending to be a retard back in his day.

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Your WTF for the day – Eating Dirt in the South

There hasn’t been something this racist since dirt was invented as an edible food source.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

EDIT: A repost of last year’s Thanksgiving video. Hope everyone has a great holiday. Nothing quite gets you in the spirit of the holidays like exploiting innocent children. It also happens to be quite hysterical. Please enjoy this wonderful telling … Continue reading

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Classic – Who’s on First?

I’m a huge Abbot and Costello  fan and this is their classic performance of “Who’s on first?” baseball sketch in their 1945 film “The Naughty Nineties” first performed as part of their stage act. This is still one of my … Continue reading

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Animation – Gettysburg Address

A reading of the Gettysburg Address with some clever animation to boot. I know some kids who had to memorize this in Elementary school. I think this would help learning it. Gettysburg Address from Adam Gault on Vimeo.

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History – 1945-1998 Nuclear Testing

An amazing catalog of nuclear testing worldwide. This is for my history nerds. Takes a minute to get going but has some pretty interesting statistics. By a guy named Isao Hasimoto.

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