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5 Mind-Blowing Subliminal Easter Eggs Hidden in Movies
Everything is better when you throw easter eggs in.
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- By Ed Stevens, Ryan Menezes
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- 657
5 Spectacularly Crazy Meltdowns by CEOs of Major Companies
Some people have actually crazied themselves to the top.
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- By Chris Rio
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- 465
5 Real People Who Life Never Stops Kicking in the Balls
If you were looking for evidence that gypsy curses might be real, look no further.
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- By Taylor Hartwell
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- 433
The 6 Most Despicable Ways People Tried to Raise Money
In the future, all babies will be named after Internet companies.
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- By Kelly Stone
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- 696
5 Horrifying Hazards of Seemingly Normal Jobs
It doesn't take heavy machinery or bad weather to make a job deadly.
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- By Elorm Kojo Ntumy, Joey Clift
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- 640
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5 Ridiculous Myths You Probably Believe About the Dark Ages
In the name of correcting some popular misconceptions about the period, let's take on myths you almost certainly have been led to believe.
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- By J. Wisniewski
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5 Bizarre Ways the Human Brain Is Dooming the Economy
When we try to wrap our hunter-gatherer brains around concepts like student loan interest rates and year-end bonuses, it starts misfiring in all sorts of ridiculous ways.
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- By J.F. Sargent
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- 660
5 Hilariously Bizarre Early Careers of Famous People
Before your favorite actors, musicians, and TV personalities got their big break, they had to work for a living just like the rest of us schlubs.
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- By Richie Ryan, Aaron Short
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- 485
6 Movies You Won't Believe Are Based on Insane True Stories
The all-knowing all-powerful being that controls the universe sure does love dramatic irony.
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- By Robin Warder
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- 446
6 Places Where You Can Visit the Post-Apocalypse (Today)
If you have a borderline disturbing obsession with the post-apocalypse, add these places to your bucket list.
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- By R. Jason Benson
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- 467
5 Iconic Characters That Were Only Supposed to Be Bit Parts
Some of your favorite characters are just happy accidents.
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- By Joe Oliveto, Ryan Menezes
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- 776
6 Hilariously Stupid Prehistoric Versions of Modern Animals
Like every other long-term project ever attempted, the night before evolution was due, these were the last-minute turn-ins.
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- By Jessie Bellefonte
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- 346
5 Creepy Medical Treatments That Actually Work
If you're willing to keep an open mind about horrifying medical practices, we've got the stuff for you.
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- By Matthew Moffitt
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- 499
6 Weirdly Human Things You Won't Believe Animals Do
Many of our four-legged or winged friends exhibit eerily human-like behavior that will make you question what it really means to be intelligent.
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- By Ivan Farkas, Andrew Heaton
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- 350
The 6 Least Useful Superhero Abilities in Comic Book History
When you're a comic book writer and your job depends on you churning out thousands and thousands of heroes and villains, you eventually get patently stupid ones.
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- By Chris Rio
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- 426