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The 16 Most Insane Things Happening Right Now (5/31)
The news media is the crying baby seated next to you on the 12-hour plane ride of life.
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- By Ted E., Scott Laffey
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6 Insane Ways Adults Have Tried To Ruin Children's Stuff
This is how you get people on Twitter asking to be fisted by Tony the Tiger.
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- By Jim Avery
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- 610
6 Movie Characters Whose Names Spoiled Huge Plot Twists
J.K. Rowling wasn't exactly subtle when it came to foreshadowing.
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- By Tara Marie, Matt Cowan
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- 458
5 Bizarre Ways Everyone Gets World War II Wrong
If you're like us and got most of your World War II knowledge from fighting Hitler in a robot suit, so most of this should come as news.
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- By Jacopo della Quercia , Adam Koski
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Failed TV Shows That (Somehow) Actually Existed
We forced ourselves to watch a whole bunch of nutty stuff for this article.
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- By JM McNab
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Famous Brands You Won't Believe Have Insane Secret Divisions
Some famous companies out there that took a leap into a wildly different industry ... and shattered both ankles once they slammed into the cold, hard ground of reality.
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- By E. Reid Ross
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Accidental Game Glitches Funnier Than Most Intentional Jokes
Warning: There's a lot of peeing in this article.
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- By Raoni Lacerda
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- 139
6 Real Cities Destroyed By Incredibly Bizarre Apocalypses
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- By Kathy Benjamin
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- 253
Caught People Who Couldn't Stop Digging Themselves Deeper
Calling someone a bad liar is actually a pretty nice compliment -- and we're about to compliment the shout out of some folks.
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- By Calvin Riedy
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Everyday Cultural Stuff You Assume Is Universal (That Isn't)
It turns out that lots of everyday things you assumed were hardwired into humanity are in fact vastly different once you cross a border.
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- By Ivan Farkas
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The 13 Most Insane Things Happening Right Now (5/24)
Excessive exposure to news media can burn out the circuits in your brain that allow you to give a shit.
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- By T. S. Obiech, Scott Laffey
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7 Modern Social Issues That Are Older Than You Think
Long before everyone hashed out Caitlyn Jenner's pronoun switch in their heads, grammar nerds were already on the case.
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- By Carolyn Burke
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5 Awesome Things That'll Be Gone Forever By, Like, Soon
When was the last time you saw a crystal meth addict shouting at a half-scared, half-pissed-off animal?
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- By Nathan Williams
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- 508
7 Hilariously Perverted Works By Iconic Kids' Cartoonists
Presumably, 'Powerpuff Girls' got picked up only after they entered a clause in the contract specifying that there wouldn't be any tiny mutant orgies in it.
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- By Matt Fazio
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6 Artifacts That Let You Directly Experience The Past
If you've ever wondered what it would be like to touch, taste, or kick back and smoke the past, rest assured that it's possible to.
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- By Justin Crockett, Ivan Farkas
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- 270