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6 The 5 Ballsiest Casino Cheats of All Time
While we're 95 percent sure 'Ocean's 11' wasn't a documentary, there are some real world Danny Oceans using real world Danny Oceanesque cheats. Only they didn't have to risk breaking into a vault to rob the casinos for piles of cash; they did it right from the casino floor, with ingenious tricks.
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- By Benjamin Buso
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The 6 Craziest People Who Are Overpopulating the World
Millions of us are so terrified of or disinterested in having kids that we'll literally never do it. But the world's population keeps inflating like a balloon because there are plenty of people at the opposite end of that spectrum. Way, way at the opposite end.
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- By E. Reid Ross, Meg Anastasia
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6 Pet Products That Prove Rich People Have Gone Insane
We all love our pets, but rich people can express that love in insane ways the rest of us had no idea were even possible. So while we might treat our dog to a helping of table scraps and a belly rub, the wealthy can spend thousands of dollars on baffling luxury products, like these.
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- By Mark Hill
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6 Mind-Blowing Animal Infestations Straight Out of the Bible
Every once in a while, a completely innocuous animal will look at our quaint neighborhoods and civilized lives and say, 'Oh, that's way better. Let's go live there.'
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The 6 Most Nonchalant Ways People Dodged Death (Repeatedly)
How many times have you almost died? If your answer is 'Somewhere between two and 14 times,' then you're probably on this list.
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- By Matt Piner, Matteo Gatto
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5 Geek Fantasies You Won't Believe You Can Buy
Why can't we pay to, say, experience a real zombie apocalypse, or become a spy? Well, it turns out you can, so start saving up.
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- By Joe Oliveto, Ben Denny, Justin Crockett
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The 6 Most Impressive Serial Criminals in the Animal Kingdom
Have you ever turned around and caught your cat staring at you like he was planning something illegal? Well, it turns out that he probably was.
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- By K. Montagne, Dagmar Baer
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The 6 Most Brutal Infections You Could Have Right Now
These infections would be considered too gross for a Cronenberg movie.
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- By Alex Kendziorski
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The 5 Most Baffling Product Recalls of All Time
It's safe to say that no product hits the market without months or years of testing first. Yet sometimes you hear about a product that fails in a way that almost seems like intentional sabotage and/or a cruel practical joke.
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- By Paul Blank
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10 Ways a Conga Line is Exactly Like a Cult
And one key difference.
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- By Dan Markowitz
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The 6 Ballsiest Sports Cheats of All Time
There are cheaters and then then there are the ones who do it with such audacity and creativity that you kind of want to just give them the victory for their effort.
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- By Ryan J., Evan V. Symon
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5 Creepy Superhero Origin Stories The Movies Wisely Left Out
There's something to be said about the sacred nature of a superhero's origin story. It's the one thing that Hollywood won't mess with. (Unless it's too disturbing to put on camera.)
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- By Maxwell Yezpitelok, Diana McCallum
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5 Recklessly Stupid Attempts at Human Flight (That Worked)
It turns out that early aviation was more a matter of slapping as many of whatever they had lying around the workshop together and getting a running start off the nearest cliff. The truly crazy part? Sometimes it actually worked.
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- By Patrick Riordan, Mike Cooney
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5 People Who Escaped Death By Being Lazy
Nothing makes a person feel more alive than narrowly escaping death, especially if it was due to a thrilling display of reflexes and quick thinking. But then you have the people who escaped their doom via pure accident, incompetence or irresponsibility.
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