This Vintage PSA About Electricity Will Scare The Hell Out Of You

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This Vintage PSA About Electricity Will Scare The Hell Out Of You

Although the most recent Spider-Man movie will have you believe that getting shocked by high voltages of electricity will give you superpowers (and a creepy, robot-like Mike Tyson voice, apparently), the truth is, it will most likely kill you. This idea seems like a no-brainer, but it wasn’t in England in 1989, as evidenced by […]

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Motorists Spotted This Creepy Woman Wearing White Walking Down The Side Of The Road

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Motorists Spotted This Creepy Woman Wearing White Walking Down The Side Of The Road

I’ve been covering the ghost beat here at ViralNova for a while now, and I’ve read a lot of similarities in these stories. Few are more uncanny than the common materialization of a “lady in white.” Why is this specific haunt so prevalent, not just in American paranormal culture, but in Europe as well? Could […]

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Normal Gifs Are Great, But Broken Gifs Are The Stuff Of Nightmares

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Normal Gifs Are Great, But Broken Gifs Are The Stuff Of Nightmares

As if the popularity of gifs didn’t already make you feel like you were behind the times, there’s now a whole new genre of web-based art that takes things to a creepy new level. Like guitarists distort sound with amps and pedals, broken gif enthusiasts distort pixels. Pieces of frames are strategically moved to create […]

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He Began Mowing Lawns For His Elderly Neighbors, Which Grew Into Something Great

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He Began Mowing Lawns For His Elderly Neighbors, Which Grew Into Something Great

Most college kids have part-time jobs in between classes and study sessions, but this senior at Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University started his own lawn care company for the elderly. Here’s the thing, though. He doesn’t actually make any money doing it. It started as a simple act of kindness, but once Rodney Smith Jr. […]

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Keep Kids Learning During Spring Break With These Awesome DIY Science Experiments

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Keep Kids Learning During Spring Break With These Awesome DIY Science Experiments

Spring break is almost here for students, but as a parent, you can teach your kid that learning doesn’t have to stop for the Easter bunny. The cool thing about science experiments is that they can be super fun for kids….and adults! Here are some simple but awesome ways to teach kids how the world […]

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After Watching This, You’ll Be So Ready For April Fool’s Day

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After Watching This, You'll Be So Ready For April Fool's Day

We may have over a month until April Fool’s Day, but it’s never too early to start planning a prank — especially if it’s a good one. From the simple to the elaborate, here are 12 pranks that will really help you pull a fast one on your victims this year! Source: 12 awesome pranks […]

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14 Quotes From The Sadistic Mind Of Ted Bundy

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14 Quotes From The Sadistic Mind Of Ted Bundy

After denying his crimes for over a decade, Ted Bundy finally admitted to murdering at least 30 people in several states in the U.S. just before being executed, although officials suspect that the actual count may have been much higher. The reason why Ted Bundy terrified people so much was because he was actually a […]

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After 18 Years, She Was Worried They Wouldn’t Recognize Her, But Then This Happened

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After 18 Years, She Was Worried They Wouldn't Recognize Her, But Then This Happened

When Linda Koebner arrived at the chimpanzee habitat, she wasn’t sure how they were going to react. Sure, she spent several years with Doll and Swing, two former lab chimps, in the past while helping them acclimate to living on the outside. But that was 18 years before, when Koebner was a 23-year-old grad student. […]

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Once Kept In Cages In Korea, These Dogs Are Finding New Homes In The U.S And Canada

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Once Kept In Cages In Korea, These Dogs Are Finding New Homes In The U.S And Canada

Since the era of the Three Kingdoms of Korea in 57 A.D., the consumption of dog meat has been a controversial part of South Korean cuisine. Though as much as 30% of the population has tried dog meat at least once in their life, a much smaller percentage actually consumes it regularly. With the tradition […]

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9 Signs That Your Body Is Screaming For Better Nutrition

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9 Signs That Your Body Is Screaming For Better Nutrition

We’ve been told since childhood that eating healthy food makes us stronger, which, if you’re gross like me, you’ve interpreted as eating an apple once every Arbor Day or so. But as it turns out, your body needs a healthy dose of good nutrition every day, and if it doesn’t receive it, it will find […]

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