Above the “eye” are Latin words “Annuit Coeptis”, which translates to “He has favored our undertakings.” Below the pyramid are Latin words “novas Ordo Seclorum,” meaning “a new order of the ages.”
By: Laura Meyers We found a copy of an eighth grade-level exam for Bullitt County Schools, Kentucky from 1912. It was donated to the Bullitt County historical museum in 2013, and continues to makes modern eighth graders look like drooling, brainwashed imbeciles with smartphones. Here are some of the best questions: Define the following terms of government: Democracy, Limited…
Kids solving problems and getting out of predicaments on their own without the help of adults (indeed, often with their hindrance) is a common theme in children’s literature. But some books go even farther, diving straight into outright anti-authoritarianism. Good for them—if you’re going to impart moral lessons in children’s literature (not always a good…
Female students at a high school in Utah want to know why their yearbook photos were altered without their knowledge to show less skin, KSTU reports. “We only apologize in the sense that we want to be more consistent with what we’re trying to do,” says Superintendent Terry E. Shoemaker.
[dropcap size=small]Y[/dropcap]et another social justice petition is making the rounds on the internet. The petition, aimed at Facebook, urges the company to remove the “feeling fat” status option because it could be seen as making fun of overweight people. The petition has garnered nearly 16,000 signatures, and Facebook caved. “We’ve heard from our community that…
Lakeland, FL – A 23-year-old Lakeland, Fla., woman was arrested after police say she live-streamed her drunken driving on the social media app Periscope. Whitney Beall told viewers of her live-stream that she was “drunk,” “[expletive] drunk” and had a flat tire. She also said she was driving on I-4 but didn’t know where she…
It was only a few months ago that someone last treated Cassie Johns like a freak. During a doctor’s office visit in February, she was asked to list her emergency contacts. Johns, a preschool teacher in Seattle, wrote down two people–Chris and Joan–and identified both as her “partners.” They are two of the four romantic…