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5 Famous Quotes With Inspiring Origins (That Are Total BS)
You might think you're quoting the careful eloquence of the Great Emancipator, when in reality you're rehashing the disjointed rants of the Ultimate Warrior.
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- By Carmen Burana
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The 6 Most Unintentionally Offensive Publicity Campaigns
We just can't help but think there was a better way to do these things.
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- By Pat Carnell
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5 Surprising Ways Your Language Affects How You Think
You might be surprised about the extent that your brain is wired differently depending on whether you think thoughts in Japanese, English, or Swahili.
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- By Mike Floorwalker
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5 Weird Inventions Science Is Creating Just to Gross Us Out
It seems some engineers would like to take us past the uncanny valley and make us empathize with our inevitable robot overlords.
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- By Josh Hrala
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5 Hilariously Awkward Hidden Meltdowns
It turns out we have more director and actor meltdowns on tape than we realized.
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- By Dustin Koski, Michael Taylor
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5 Seemingly Insignificant Things That Make People Like You
According to science, if you want people to like you there are a few simple and completely nonsensical steps you can follow.
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- By P. Chung
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5 Medical Procedures Worthy of Frankenstein
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- By Anita Serwacki, Chris Pauls
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5 Anti-Piracy Strategies That Screwed Over Regular Gamers
Let's take a look at how developers aimed for the pirates but instead screwed over their paying customers in ridiculous ways.
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- By Andrew Heaton
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6 Fan Ideas So Good They Were Adopted by the Creators
Sometimes creators stumble upon fan-created ideas too awesome to be ignored.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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5 'Happy' Movie Endings (That Aren't)
It's pretty much a prerequisite in Hollywood that your movie has to have a happy ending. But all bets are off after the credits are done rolling.
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- By Jacopo della Quercia , Rohan Ramakrishnan
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5 Nobodies Who Stumbled into Wars and Kicked Everyone's Ass
No one pictures their sweet grandma strafing the border with an AK-47 in one hand and a Molotov cocktail in the other, raining down death and destruction as epic as her homemade apple pie. But it does happen.
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- By Evan V. Symon , Matthew Moffitt
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5 Unexpectedly Perverted Tourist Attractions (NSFW Pics)
While visiting an old church or park, when suddenly ... penises. Penises everywhere.
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- By Laura H
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5 Huge Brands That Pissed Off Whole Countries With Marketing
Always make sure to check if the mere existence of your product insults your entire consumer base so viciously that they show up at your factory with pitchforks.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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6 Game-Changing Bits of Foreshadowing in Famous TV Shows
Film and TV writers can't help dropping hints about their upcoming revelations when they know you're not paying attention. Probably because you're looking at porn.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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