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5 Huge Mistakes Nobody Noticed for a Shockingly Long Time
We're not sure what exactly the following stories say about mankind, other than that none of us really know what we're doing.
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- By Evan V. Symon
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The 7 Creepiest Hacks of Popular Video Games
These mods are so crazy that they'll make your brain give up and come flying out of your ass.
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- By Maxwell Yezpitelok, M. Asher Cantrell
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- 800
5 Great Movies With Mind-Blowing Symbolism You Didn't Notice
Sometimes a movie you've seen a million times will convince you it's about something very simple, when, in fact, there was a hidden meaning all along.
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- By Jacopo della Quercia , J.F. Sargent
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5 Lies About the Vietnam War You Probably Believe
Many of the things you think you know about Vietnam turn out to be complete bullshit.
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- By Alex Hanton, Eric Yosomono, Adam Page
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- 1975
Cracked Round-Up: Remember the Alamo? Edition
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- By CRACKED Staff
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- 16
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The 5 Most Horrific Sex Scenes in Fan Fiction History
Here are some stories that should win a Nobel Prize for discovering the long-term benefits of the universe's eventual heat death.
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- By Eric A.
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- 1251
5 Mind-Blowing Ways Your Senses Lie to You Every Day
We're pretty sure the thing your brain does best is convince you that it works. But it doesn't take much to spot the bizarre little flaws in your gray matter.
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- By Dennis Hong
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- 735
5 Conspiracy Theories That Are Shockingly Easy to Debunk
Even among theories like these (which count their believers in the millions), you find that the whole thing is usually based on some embarrassingly simple misunderstanding.
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- By Douglas A. McDonnell, M. Asher Cantrell
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- 5248
The 5 Most Terrifying Robot Advances in Recent History
Robots are terrifying. And they are only getting worse.
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- By Aaron Short, XJ Selman, Ivan Farkas
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- 644
5 Scary Myths You Probably Believe About the Economy
Spoiler alert: nobody can actually predict the economy.
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- By Marcus O'Reilly
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- 2773
5 Places You'll Recognize from the Background of Every Movie
If you have sharp eyes and an observant mind, you're going to ruin a lot of movies for yourself. If not, that's what we're for.
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- By Aaron Short
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- 482
5 Overused Twist Endings It's Time For Movies to Retire
The drive to make sure every story has a twist means that often we see the same ones over and over again.
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- By S Peter Davis, Michael Greenbrier
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- 1996
6 Unassuming Animals That Are Secretly Immortal
It turns out some animals living in our world seem to be kicking death in the ass just by hanging around and doing what they do.
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- By Karl Smallwood, Sharilee Foertch
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- 852
The 5 Most Incredibly Badass Acts of Nonviolence
Blessed are the peacemakers, right?
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- By Dustin Koski, Sam Jackson
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- 769
6 Spectacularly Bad Ideas Movies Convinced You Are Badass
The next time you're trapped in a building with German terrorists, remember that you'd be better off not trying to do any of these things.
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- By Adam Wears, Karl Smallwood
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- 2180