The Oscar Mayer mansion in Evanston, Illinois, stands as a testament to both architectural grandeur and the resilience of history. Built in 1901 in the grand chateauesque style, the 7,400-square-foot mansion was originally designed by architects Hallberg & Sturm for Oscar Putnam. However, its most famous resident arrived much later. Oscar Mayer Sr., son of the founder … [Read more...] about From Architectural Grandeur to Ghostly Decline: The Oscar Mayer Mansion Reborn
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When People Try To Ride Him, He Pretends To Be Dead, And He’s So Dramatic That He Deserves an Oscar
If you think humans are the only lazy creatures who invent bizarre excuses to avoid hard work, you're incorrect, since there's a horse in Mexico who pretends to be dead anytime someone attempts to ride him. We can't decide whether this horse named Jingang is too intelligent or too lazy, but the fact is that he was tired of carrying people on his back all day and devised a … [Read more...] about When People Try To Ride Him, He Pretends To Be Dead, And He’s So Dramatic That He Deserves an Oscar