Latest articles by Therese O'Neill
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Cigarette cards: The life hacks of 100 years ago
feature WWI-era companies offer advice on how to light a match in the wind, how to stop a mad dog, how to make a fire extinguisher, and more
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How to be a servant worthy of Downton Abbey
feature Protip: Work 18 hour days and like it
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How did humans learn to paint in 3 dimensions?
feature For centuries, art was weirdly flat and unrealistic. And then all of a sudden...
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7 obscure status symbols
feature In some parts of the world, people would rather have a pile of powdered rhino horn than a Lexus
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9 delightful recipes from the 1950s you should make with your kids today
feature Yes, you can cook like a Cleaver
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How to avoid being rude (according to 100-year-old etiquette rules)
feature Not eating the last piece of pie would have hugely insulted your friends in 1905
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7 tips for keeping your man (from the 1950s)
feature All you have to do is shed that pesky identity!
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15 unbelievably sexist old postcards
feature They don't get better with age
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How to ensure it's a boy (according to 100-year-old pregnancy guides)
feature It all depends on which ovary you decide to use, obviously
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How to give birth (100 years ago)
feature Don't forget to stock up on the Lysol and the leeches
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11 crafty gifts for the science buff in your life
feature Think outside the home chemistry set
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5 easy tips for better hair (from the early 1900s)
feature Pour cyanide on your scalp — and other tried-and-true pointers from the turn of the last century
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These 1980s Montgomery Ward's models hate you
feature Why?
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The secret histories of 6 ubiquitous American foods
feature Bet you've never had fish-innards kê-tsiap
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6 people who survived their own executions
feature Being hanged by incompetent executioners can be a blessing in disguise
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5 delightful science experiments from 100 years ago
feature Caution: Some of these are pretty dangerous...
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8 surprisingly fun games Uncle Sam told soldiers to play in 1943
feature Occupy mind and body, manage stress, provide tactical training — oh, and slap buttocks
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When the internet was a weird, magical thing
feature Let's dig back into the archives. Though we actually don't have to go that far back...
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9 horror films under 9 minutes
feature Enjoy your ghouls on the go!
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Inside the rise of embryo adoption
feature Meet the Kershners, a Christian family who has adopted the fertilized eggs of another couple
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7 surprising ways Mother Nature is trying to kill you
feature Plants, dirt, and even rocks are more dangerous than you probably imagined
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The true origin stories of 7 happy words
feature Gnarly, dude
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5 hilarious YouTube history lessons
feature This is way more fun than that class you slept through in high school
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6 of the fiercest one-liners in history
feature Finding the right words when detonating an atomic bomb or sacrificing one's life for friendship came easy for these people
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