Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Have you ever inspected your palms and wondered what all those lines mean? If you ask a palm reader, you’ll learn that each line has a specific meaning. And if those little tracks connect and create the letter M, you’re part of less than 2% of the population, including Meghan Markle, Hillary Clinton and Robert…

The internet was recently left stumped after a person took to the internet to ask for advice on what this strange object was. Having located it in a bedside drawer, the person posted an image of their find on Reddit‘s ‘What Is This Thing?‘ sub-reddit.…Until someone commented that it could be the antique version of…

Dealing with head lice can be challenging for parents, but prevention might be easier than you think. Incorporating tea tree oil into your daily routine is a highly effective method. Kim Wright, a mom, shared a valuable tip on Facebook just in time for the back-to-school season. She suggests preventing lice infestations by adding a…

The stovetop toaster, with its minimalist design and practical functionality, was truly a marvel of its time. Unlike the pop-up toasters we commonly see today, these nifty devices were placed directly on a stovetop burner. You would carefully position the bread in the wire racks, relying on the stove’s heat to toast it to a…

Being a parent to a cocky, disrespectful teenager is far from easy, and different parents have different approaches to get their children to behave. One mom, Heidi Johnson, wrote a handwritten letter to her son, Aaron, and shared it on Facebook. She didn’t intend for the post to go viral. She didn’t even intend to…

In a surprising turn of events, Quaker Oats has decided to bring back Aunt Jemima, the iconic brand that the company retired in 2020 to address concerns about racial stereotyping. The decision comes after enduring customer backlash that refused to die down, with vocal fans arguing that breakfast simply “wasn’t the same” without the familiar…