“People around the world have been smoking marijuana for thousands of years while also using the hemp plant for everything from fabric and rope to ethanol fuel. Unfortunately, somewhere along the way, a man with a bit of power and enough determination decided pot was wicked, evil and narcotic. He moved mountains to make it illegal worldwide. In the U.S., the struggle continues to this day to overcome the lies and misconceptions about marijuana that the government spent billions to spread… Here are the 42 milestones in the history of marijuana.” w/ photos

“We took the national debt, which seems to be driving everyone crazy these days, crunched some numbers and figured out how much stuff $13.6 trillion could get a guy. As we discovered, that much money could buy plenty of Shake Weights, trillions of chicken wings and more than a million Olympic-sized swimming pools filled with pudding. Hey, we had the cash. We had to have the pudding.” w/ photo

“For twenty years, one video game has tormented the office workers of the world more than any other. And it has nothing to do with farms, orcs or terrorists. In an age where video gaming on the PC is thought to be the refuge of hardcore shooter fans, Facebook farmers and World of Warcraft players, it’s easy to forget that a game exists which has been around for decades, been enjoyed by hundreds of millions of people and is (unless you’re on a Mac) likely available for you to play, for free, right now. I’m talking about Windows Solitaire.” w/ photos

“I remember celebrating becoming a teenager by watching the movie Beetlejuice. For some reason, the quirky movie made a deep impression on my spirituality and concept of the afterlife – more so than Sunday School. I fondly remember the comical shrunken head in the movie and its morbid directed at its adversaries. It was because of these memories that I was inclined to write this article. Many people have likely heard of shrunken heads, but how much do we really know about them and why they were created in the first place? What’s more, how were they created and how long did it take to make them?… It’s time to find out.” w/ photos

“Made Man interviewed University of Texas professor of clinical psychology Dr. Cindy M. Meston, author of Why Women Have Sex, to find out what really attracts women to men. Turns out there are hundreds of reasons why women are attracted to men. We took the list she gave us and narrowed it down to nine essential factors, and then researched each one.” w/ photo