The United States is a country that really likes to do things it's own way. I remember in elementary school we had a unit on measuring temperature, and my teacher showed us a map of countries that use Celsius vs countries that use Fahrenheit. The only countries that used Fahrenheit were the USA and Liberia. The US was like, “I'm going to commit to this measurement, even if my sole ally is a country with a population less than half the size of Ohio.” That's what I call standing your ground. It's…

Lying down is a pretty essential part of life. Humans spend a third of their lives snoozing - hopefully while horizontal. If we're being honest, a good chunk of the rest of our time is spent lying down, awake, experiencing various degrees of s elf-hatred or binge-watching our favorite television shows. Some people are so damn good at reclining that they feel they should be rewarded with money and/or international recognition. In Montenegro, this desire is a reality. The country's ‘Lying Down Co…

That reverse culture-shock though

There are a lot of stereotypes out there about older men. I remember a wise editor from FailBlog saying that when you reach middle age, you can be one of two types of men: a model train guy, or a WWII guy . And I, despite being a woman who is under 40, definitely fall into the latter category. While I enjoy all forms of war-related media (except for, you know, the news), there's something about WWII movies that just hits different. Even better than WWII movies? WWII miniseries. My personal favo…

We've got some good news for history buffs who also happen to appreciate the finer things in life. You know, things of culture. And if you're a man of culture you'll know we're talking about anime and history memes. Thanks to the r/HistoryAnimemes subreddit, there's a wealth of history meme/ anime meme mashups at our disposal. You know, the best of both worlds. Some of the memes are a bit depressing, others are slightly less doomy. But we're just glad that there's finally a way we can enjoy the…

The past makes for some good memes.

Nice.

Educational lols

The memes are coming home

The more you know.

That art was something else.

Do better.

The past ain't looking so bad anymore.