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The 6 Most Disturbing Song Choices by Huge Ad Campaigns
Some marketers are content to slap any old catchy riff into their ads, regardless of the incredibly awkward context that the lyrics might create.
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- By Elorm Kojo Ntumy
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5 Reasons Conspiracy Theories Are Destroying the World
It's time to take conspiracy theorists seriously, but not for the reasons they want us to.
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- By Adam Wears, Sam Jackson
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5 Mysteries About the Human Race That Science Can't Explain
We've nailed a whole lot down, sure, but there are some shockingly simple questions we don't have very solid answers to yet.
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- By Monte Richard, Himanshu Sharma
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The 6 Ballsiest Con Men of All Time
We're not sure where you run when you rob a whole nation.
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- By Dave Snyder, John Martin
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The 6 Greatest Twist Endings in the History of Battle
There's a reason Hollywood makes more movies about war than, say, wine tasting competitions.
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- By Jacopo della Quercia , B.A. van Hecke, John Martin
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5 Social Networking Promotions That Backfired Spectacularly
The great thing about social media is that it allows whatever stupid thing you want to say to reach your audience instantly. The terrible thing about social media is that it allows whatever stupid thing you want to say to reach your audience instantly.
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- By Chris Rio, Russ Pontius
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6 Classic Album Covers That Were Originally Horrifying
If cooler heads hadn't prevailed, history might remember all of these differently.
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- By Jacob Trowbridge
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5 Tests Everyone Trusts (That Are Shockingly Inaccurate)
Some of these tests are about as trustworthy as an Econoline with tinted windows.
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- By Sara Ohlms, Ivan Farkas
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5 Video Game Versions of Movies That Add Insane Plot Twists
Sometimes video game developers leave their draft of the script in the wash, and can only loosely guess at the ending based on the shapes of the inkblots.€™
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- By Michael Kane, Lucas Landini
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5 Bizarre Things Your Body Does (Explained by Science)
As a result of the tireless work by scientists, we now know the answers to some age-old mysteries.
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- By Josh Hrala, Ivan Farkas
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4 Things You Can Only Learn by Surviving an Earthquake
In January 2010, John and his younger brother were two of thousands of foreigners in Haiti when a 7.0-magnitude earthquake had just struck the country, the strongest in over 200 years.
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- By Carmen Burana, John N.
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11 Old War Photos You Won't Believe Aren't Fake (Part 2)
War is a wacky, bizarre kind of hell.
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- By Eric Yosomono
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6 Legendary Lost Treasures That Are Still Up for Grabs
These awesome finds are still unclaimed after centuries ... or at least they were, before we posted this article.
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- By Alex Sinclair Lack
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6 Creepy Brainwashing Techniques You Can Use Today
The human brain is an odd, glitchy machine that is influenced in all sorts of weird ways you never thought of.
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- By Paul K Pickett, Lesia Pickett
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The 5 Craziest Ways Famous Actors Got Into Character (Pt. 2)
Here are a few actors who went all out for the part when, in all honesty, they probably could have showed up in their pajamas to read straight from the teleprompter and achieved the same results.
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- By P. Chung
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13 Trivia Tidbits From "Idiocracy"
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- By Nicole
13 Eyebrow-Arching 'SNL' Hosts
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- By Matt Solomon