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An Exceedingly Historical Account of ‘Jumbo,’ LBJ’s Very Large Penis

He pulled it out so often that he pretty much reduced much of his presidency to a literal dick-measuring contest

A Winning Look at the Forgotten Championship Belts of Golf and Other Surprising Sports

Championship belts are typically most synonymous with wrestling, boxing and mixed-martial arts, but the in the 19th century, they were so ubiquitous that they were even handed out for winning speed-walking competitions

The Football Coach Who Tried to ‘Steal’ Mother’s Day

While Anna Jarvis is widely recognized for having created Mother’s Day in 1908, if you were to ask certain people at Notre Dame, they’re pretty sure it was actually one of their legends of the gridiron

The Wet, Wild History of Pissing Baby Fountains

Once you’ve noticed how many of these little pissers there are in garden stores and Italian restaurants, you’ll never be able to stop thinking about it. Thankfully, historians have some answers