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5 Ways Minorities Were Screwed Out Of The History Books
It may be hard to tell, but America used to have a problem with discrimination -- which led to a bunch of legitimately impressive people of color getting totally screwed out of their rightful place in the annals of Stuff We Wrote Down.
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- By J.C Breen, Nate Yungman
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6 Amazing Inventions You're Being Denied For Stupid Reasons
There are some very basic things that are standing in the way of the sci-fi future we were promised.
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- By Michael Hossey
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The 14 Most Insane Things Happening Right Now (8/30)
Keeping up with the news is like trying to play Whack-a-Mole with a spork.
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- By T. S. Obiech, Scott Laffey
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5 Video Game Easter Eggs That Were Absurdly Hard To Find
Sometimes, game developers go way beyond 'a fun little secret,' and venture firmly into 'paranoid recluse hiding jars of his own urine' territory.
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- By Adam Koski, Scott Elizabeth Baird, Ed Stevens
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7 Films With Symbolism You Didn't Notice (And Can't Unsee)
Some blockbusters have surprisingly rich layers of meaning hidden under all those one-liners and explosions.
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- By JM McNab
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Jokes You Didn't Know Were Indicators Of Mental Illness
Your sense of humor says a lot about you. And we mean that in the objective sense. Oh, and none of them are good.
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- By Nathan Williams
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Why Science Is Still Mystified About How Humans Work
Everything you know is wrong and science is B.S.
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- By Jason Pargin, Scott Laffey
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7 X-Rated Traditions That Prove History Was Horny As F#@%
Men and women have been shamelessly horny lizards ever since the Stone Age.
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- By Marina Reimann
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Brilliant Glitches That (Accidentally) Satirize Video Games
Like a doctor having to invent a whole new procedure to get a Pokemon-shaped vibrator out of your butt, sometimes glitches end up being the best part of the game.
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- By Raoni Lacerda, Adam Koski
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The 5 Most Purely Evil Leaked Memos From Famous Companies
These organizations found a way to turn scum-sucking evil up to 11.
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- By Nimby Smith
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7 Homes Of The Rich And Famous (That Are Gloriously Insane)
Remember dreaming about living in a mansion that was also a rocket ship? Celebrities are living those dreams.
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- By Jim Avery
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7 Random Pieces Of US Culture That Are Weirdly Huge Overseas
Some pop culture just doesn't translate well to foreign audiences. But sometimes the most unexpected pieces of American culture end up being inexplicably huge overseas.
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- By Mark Hill
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5 Things A Body Can Spontaneously Do (Worse Than Combustion)
It's amazing any of us have lasted this long.
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- By Mordecai Jones
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The 13 Most Insane Things Happening Right Now (8/23)
We feel you. Some weeks you just get too busy erecting life-sized, naked Trump statues to keep up with the news.
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- By T. S. Obiech, Scott Laffey
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JK Rowling Just Undid Every Harry Potter Story You Know
Warning: This article contains spoilers for the new Harry Potter play. Since reading this is way cheaper than taking a plane to London and buying a theater ticket, we thought you wouldn't mind.
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- By JM McNab
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