When the first roller coaster debuted in Paris in 1817 it was considered quite thrilling, but the Promenades-Aériennes was a total snoozefest compared to the crazy thrill rides of today.

And even though theme parks keep finding new ways to combine cutting edge technology with rides to make them even more thrilling they still can't beat a high speed ride down the rails on a coaster.

Full Throttle at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California looks plain and simple as far as coasters go, but it features the world's tallest vertical coaster loop (160 ft.) making it simply insane to ride.

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The Lihpao Land Discovery World in Taiwan features a crazy coaster called Gravity MaxX that starts you off with a jaw clenching 90 degree drop at 114 miles per hour, proving the bigger the drop the bigger the thrills.

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And if you're tired of roller coaster rides lasting a mere minute or two then The Steel Dragon 2000 at Nagashima Spa Land in Japan is the ride for you- because it's the longest roller coaster in the world at 8,133 feet long.

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See The World's Craziest Rollercoasters here

Remember when TV shows featured awesome crossover episodes that brought characters from different shows together in fun and funny ways?

These cool TV crossovers were perfected in the 80s, and in 1983 one very special episode of Family Feud showed audiences the crossover their lives had been missing- Batman and Gilligan's Island.

Just imagine what these two amazing casts of characters could have accomplished had they met on the island, it would have been a beach blanket Bat-tusi bonanza!:

This episode featured Adam West (Batman) at the helm of a team, which included Lee Meriwether (Catwoman) and Yvonne Craig (Batgirl), Burt Ward (Robin) and the great Vincent Price (Egghead). On the other side of the aisle, a captain’s cap wearing Alan Hale Jr. (The Skipper) sat the head of his team including Jim Backus (Thurston Howell III), Natalie Schafer (Lovey Howell), Dawn Wells (Mary Anne) and Russell Johnson (The Professor).

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The seven living American generations were shaped by global conflict, raised with a healthy love of rebellion in their hearts and taught to embrace individuality and the many societal changes to come.

And yet each generation has had drastically different taste in fashion, music and recreation, that is until the generations reached point X and prepared to transition into the 21st century together.

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BuzzFeedVideo created this cool, albeit a bit overdramatic, video to show how generations in America have evolved since the turn of the 20th century, starting with the Greatest generation.

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Subcultures are generally a young person's game, and as we grow older and mellow out we tend to lose interest in those "edgy" scenes we thought were so cool when we were young.

But not every subculture loses members when they hit 30 or 40, and as the original generation who became enraptured by the goth scene officially settles into their senior years they prove goths truly are immortal.

Jillian Ventners, aka The Lady of the Manners, is a self-proclaimed elder goth and owner of the blog Gothic Charm School, "an essential guide for goths and those who love them.".

She has been involved in the goth scene since the 80s, when goths were all young, pale and waify, and now she's ready to guide her fellow elder goths into their glorious grey days: 

"We are the first and second generations to age into goth, and we have to stand up and say that there is room for older women in this subculture," she says emphatically. "We don't have to conform to that template that we're too old." Venters often reminds women 40 and over that as the progenitors of the goth movement, they are the ones who set the visual standard.

In Venter's opinion, you're never too old to be goth. She encourages women to embrace the idea that with age comes knowledge, power, and not caring what other people think. And with societal pressure on women to be caretakers, nurturers, and invisible past a certain age, Venters is determined to take up space, encouraging other eldergoths to age as visibly and flamboyantly as possible. "Maybe you think I shouldn't have brilliant pink and burgundy hair at age 48," says Venters. "Whatever. That's your opinion. I don't care."

Read Elder Goths: When Growing Up Doesn't Mean Abandoning Your Favorite Youth Culture here

Scavenger hunts are fun while you're playing the game, but the stuff you scavenge is typically thrown out afterwards because it's not of any real value, meaning you've spent hours gathering garbage.

But artists are starting to rewrite the scavenger hunt script to make the game worth our while, and the art-ventures they send their fans on are full of visual wonder and free original artwork.

Hi Fructose magazine founder Attaboy has begun "planting" these adorable little mushroom paintings all across the U.S., hinting at their location on his Instagram account.

For Attaboy the project has been both a fun way to connect with his fans and a therapeutic break from the non-stop cycle of bad news:

“I’ve always loved Easter egg hunts and have struggled with painting since I was a kid,” he says. “Painting was never therapeutic to me. Yet, for some reason, because this is a sort of game, this is different. For the first time I’m enjoying the process. I can’t stop painting these mushrooms, mainly to take a break from the constant barrage of news. I think it’s my own way of taking back control of my mind, remind myself that, while we must fight the recent tide of awful, it’s important to keep an eye out for the unexpected things, those little absurd buoys of wonder, we mustn’t lose them, they’re more important than ever.”

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While the ever more intrusive TSA screenings, horrible treatment by airlines and increased tension among passengers have made flying less comfortable than ever before it's still a necessary travel evil.

So if you have to fly, for business or otherwise, you might as well make sure the trip is as painless as possible, so don't wear uncomfortable shoes or bring devices on the plane that rely on a WiFi signal.

The shoes will help you get across the airport in a flash, in case you have to change terminals or catch a flight, and devices that aren't reliant on WiFi will help you stay busy, or entertained, on any flight.

Another commonly overlooked element of flight comfort is seat location, which many travelers don't bother to choose while booking their ticket.

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Leave the choice up to the airline and you may end up in the back row with no incline, forced to "hang out" with the people who constantly hover outside the bathroom.

Read The 15 Worst Mistakes You Can Make When Flying here

Objects we consider ordinary and useful become strange and obsolete as time goes by unless we pass down the knowledge of where each object came from and its intended use.

Let's start with the loop on the back of men's (and some women's) shirts- they're called locker loops, and they're thought to have originated with sailors, who would "hang their shirts on ship hooks while changing".

Nowadays they're rarely used for their intended purpose since we use hangers more than hooks, and some school kids even cut them off as a "fashion statement".

Next let's talk about that drawer under your oven, where most people store their baking pans and sheets.

Some ovens actually include this as a storage drawer, but this was originally a warming drawer- a place to (you guessed it!) keep food warm while the rest was still cooking.

Nowadays there are oven drawers for storage, others are used for warming, and a select few have a broiling pan down there that makes broiling a steak a breeze!

And speaking of cooking- did you know that little hole in the handle of your pot was made to be more than just a way to hang it on a hook?

Those little holes in the handle were originally included as both a hook loop and a place to park your spoon or spatula while cooking, so it wouldn't fall into the pot.

See The Forgotten Uses Of 8 Everyday Objects at mental_floss

On April 1st, 2017 Jameson Irish Whiskey announced they'd discovered a 230-year-old barrel of whiskey during renovations that had been buried in the foundation of their Bow Street distillery.

The whiskey was thought to be pretty special, considering founder John Jameson himself made the barrel out of reclaimed wood from a ship and stashed it for safe keeping.

But alas the barrel contained but one glass of whiskey, since "the angels had taken more than their fair share" over the centuries, and they mistakenly entrusted it to a bumbling fool.

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Jameson did a great job of combining an April Fool's Day prank with viral marketing, it's classy and smooth just like Jameson whiskey. *hic*

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Most optimists can be a little pessimistic at times, and no matter how much they want to believe their glass will always be half full they know sometimes it's just plain empty- and there are no more free refills.

But Nick Fisher's eternally gleeful guy Kevin sees the silver lining on every mushroom cloud and the gold nuggets in every pile of poop, and his comic strip Kevin & Friends shows how sickening the eternal optimist can be.

Kevin & Friends is demotivational, dark and disgusting in all the right ways, and even though life sucks for saccharine Kevin his misfortune makes us smile, so that makes it all worthwhile, right?

See Dark Comics About A Horrible Optimist Kevin here

When Rage Against The Machine hit the L.A. music scene back in 1991 their hybrid sound and intense lyrics made them popular with metal heads and hip hop fans alike but left some parents feeling scared.

Their music was angry and radical, so parents were afraid Rage's aggressive songs would turn their kids into fiery anarchists, but THE WACKIDS grew up listening to Rage and they turned out all right.

And if Rage had played songs like Killing In The Name on a Spider-Man drum set, a plastic guitar and a kooky looking Otamotone parents wouldn't have been afraid of the Rage.

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Perfectly timed coincidences can make you feel crazy when you're the only one who saw the moment happen and nobody believes you, which is why perfectly timed photos of these moments are priceless.

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Of course, not all coincidences happen in a fleeting moment, some just sit there and wait for the camera to capture their good side.

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And finally there are those sightings that are called "coincidences" for lack of a better term, like seeing two signs which may or may not have been put up together on purpose. I mean, did the city sign installer really not see the extraterrestrial connection?

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See 15 Perfectly Timed Coincidences Caught On Camera here

Siri has a hard time understanding English speakers who mumble or have an accent, so imagine how hard it is for Siri to understand someone to whom English is a second language.

On second thought don't imagine it- watch these videos full of Japanese people trying to talk to Siri in English and you'll see how frustrating it can be!

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These candid social experiment videos shared by YouTuber NeKo JGT are from the late night variety show Otona No Kiss Eigo, which apparently translates to Adult's Kiss English? Okay then! Here's part 2:

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There are all kinds of benefits to wearing funny, cute or just plain geeky tees, but nothing sparks imagination and starts conversations like a mysterious shirt design that appeals to both the eyes and the mind.

And among the thousands of designs available at the NeatoShop you'll find many mysterious designs that tell a strange and wondrous tale, designs that'll make people stop and stare and

A mystery tee always tells a visual story

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One which is often left open to interpretation by the viewer

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And gets those wheels spinning as their minds try to figure out what is going on in the design

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Despite what people who don't know the story behind these photos believe redditor Steec is a good dad, a caring dad, one who wants to shield his baby daughter from danger so she lives a long and healthy life.

But Steec's photos are making people think he's a careless creep and a bad parent- which is exactly what he wants them to think.

Steec is using his Photoshop skills to prank the internet, and when people inevitably fall for the prank and cry "for shame!" you'll be in on the joke and ready to put those tsk-tskers in their place!

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Blogging is a daily affair 365 days a year, and after a while you stop caring about weekends or holidays because you never really get a day off.

And yet I totally relate to this comic by Jacob Andrews in a different way- because when every day is a work day that means every day is potentially a day off too, as we juggle free time and work time to keep those posts flowing...

-Via Geeks Are Sexy