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5 Ways You're Probably Picturing History Wrong
They say you can learn from history, but first you have to understand it. And humanity absolutely does not.
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- By J. Remy von Freeden, E.M. Caris, J.N. Nelson, Chris Janney, yotamnk, Jamie Wyman, Leo Bensman
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5 Animals We've Bred Into Existence That Spit In God's Face
Nature doesn't need any help brainstorming weird stuff to confuse and horrify us. Yet here we are, helping her out anyway.
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- By Eamon Lahiri
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8 On-Set Photos That Break The Spell Of Famous Horror Films
Turns out horror movies are filled with a bunch of regular people. (Terrifyingly regular.)
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- By Carolyn Burke
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6 Childhood Toys That Got Hacked Into Grown Up Awesomeness
People out there are making insane adult versions of the things we loved as kids. Get ready to make some poor financial decisions.
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- By Michael Dawson
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15 Mind-Bending Buildings That Are Architecture Porn
While most buildings adhere to the standard design, there are still plenty out there that were clearly the work of insane, overgrown children.
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- By Kel Zhang
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6 Hilarious X-Rated Artifacts From Early Computers
It was not that long ago that humanity had to resort to insanely elaborate or plain ridiculous methods just to do something as natural as looking at naked people in a computer screen.
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- By Adam Wears, Marina Reimann
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5 Insane Game Of Thrones Scenes Deleted From History Books
What's actually dark and full of terrors is the average history book.
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- By Kelly Stone
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10 Batshit Crazy Comic Panels We Couldn't Stop Laughing At
We thought it might be fun to take some of the most inexplicably shithouse crazy panels from comic book history and try to make sense of them through the eyes of someone who's completely unfamiliar with the context.
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- By Scott Elizabeth Baird
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6 Times Rampant Substance Abuse Led To Cinematic Genius
Turns out even our 'wholesome' classics were pretty much done by people high off dumpster trucks worth the drugs.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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6 Horrifying Stories Behind Famous Movie Sex Scenes
Shooting even the steamiest sex scene is awful and uncomfortable.
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- By JM McNab
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The 5 Most Half Assed Ways People Found Priceless Artifacts
Sometimes the accidental results of mundane tasks such as taking your dog for a walk or stopping by a sad yard sale wind up unearthing some of the most significant discoveries.
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- By Tara Marie
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6 Legitimate Goddamn Heroes You Didn't Know Got Screwed Over
The universe is ruled by a blind, mad god who feasts on pain and chaos.
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- By Tara Marie
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The 14 Most Insane Things Happening Right Now (8/16)
It's not just you. It's gotten a little weird, out there. Even the news seems like an Orwellian fever dream.
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- By T. S. Obiech, Scott Laffey
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5 Religions With Huge Followings (You Had No Clue Existed)
Apparently there are several religions around the world with hundreds of thousands of followers which we can almost guarantee you know nothing about.
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- By Kathy Benjamin
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6 Things Everyone Knows About War (That Are Totally Wrong)
Even the basic stuff we think we understand about international conflict is, at best, mostly wrong.
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- By John Preston Ford
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