Ask Dr. Flufflesworth, LOLCATS, as they're known, have become a staple of every forum, friendly IM, and email that happens on the interwebs. Frankly, we're ecstatic about it. Cats can has cheezburgers? have been around since...

You probably never realized that YouTube has been around a lot longer than streaming video technology.  In fact, YouTube has existed almost as long as the radio star has been dead.  

General George Washington has returned to reclaim his spot in the White House. Remember, there are no rules barring old dudes from running for office. (They're letting Washington's comtemporary John McCain run, right?)  Here'...

In the season finale of the extremely politically incorrect Children's Guide To Growing Up, our student chaperones through history take us from the Civil War through Emancipation to Women's Suffrage and onto to an ominous

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Damn Canadians!  We hear talk all the time of how Islamic extremists use terrorism in unfathomable ways, but history shows us that this is nothing new.  The Arrogant Worms give us a brief and humorous look back at The War of 1...

One more entry for Colbert's McCain-related Green Screen challenge. This one puts John McCain in place with many historical figures at moments when history was changed.  He was there when Martin Luther King had a dream. Yes,...

A historical committee has put together a "living exhibit" of the ancient method Americans first used to watch movies after they left the theatres.  Known as "renting", the process included traveling miles to find the store,...

In the same sprit of Barack Obama's former pastor, Jeremiah Wright, comes this counter video showing John McCain's "spiritual advisor" Rod Parsley in all his eye-opening glory, describing Islam as an "anti-Christ religion...

Now that the deadline for paying Uncle Sam has passed us by (you forgot didn't you), let's take a moment to look back on the history of taxes. These not-so-fun facts reveal quite a bit about the purpose and origins of the...

Is it the just kids at Villanova, or are all college kids these days this dumb? How many hints does this sexy history prof have to drop to make this kid realize that it's not a superbly-written paper that's going to satisfy...

For ages, women have been relegated to the most menial jobs society offers: child care, homemaking, and standup comedy. To honor the conclusion of Women's History Month, Funny or Die offers a retrospective of history's...

This smart, animated student project by Ole-Magnus Saxegard explores the idea of true evil versus perceived evil (i.e. the Salem Witches or Elvis's pelvic thrusts). This documentary-style history lesson examines the idea that...

Mark Gagliardi makes learning fun by getting sloshed off Scotch before giving us a quick history lesson. "Superbad" star Michael Cera and friends act out the historic duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr while our...

We guess "The View" keeps Sherri Shepherd around for comic relief because the resident born-again Christian has nothing intelligent to contribute. We're surprised that the Pope hasn't contacted Barbara Walters himself about...

A fascinating video from the folks at National Geographic. First, Halloween was all about religion, then extortion, and finally trick-or-treating. No matter what century, the holiday has involved creepy ghosts and goblins,...