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5 Famous Pop Culture Moments (That Never Happened)
When it comes to pop culture memories we're basically all the guy from Memento.
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- By Patrick Coyne
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5 Movies That Inadvertently Changed The Course Of US History
There are plenty of responsibilities where cribbing off of whatever's new on Netflix is a really, really bad idea. Like shaping government policies.
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- By Carolyn Burke
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- 315
The 5 Most Insane Twist Endings Of Real Missing Person Cases
Modern technology makes it pretty difficult for a person to drop off the face of the Earth. But back when that was more common, missing persons cases used to get super weird.
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- By Robin Warder
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Jesus Crashes Archie's Beach Party: 6 Bizarre Comic Cameos
Like any entertainment medium, comics are in a constant, frantic battle to stay relevant. Which is how we ended up with ridiculous guest appearances.
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- By Brett Taylor
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- 199
The DC Rape Coverup And 5 Other Horrendous Superhero Plots
If you dig back through the comics, you find that the moral histories of all of your favorite characters are messy, to say the least.
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- By Henrik Magnusson , Tara Marie
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The 6 Most Insane Pooping Strategies Dreamt Up By Evolution
Sometimes things get downright bonkers when nature calls.
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- By E. Reid Ross
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The 5 Most Insane Elections In US History (Before This One)
The 2016 election isn't even close to the dumbest, craziest, most spectacularly corrupt election America has dealt with.
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- By Zachary Frey
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- 444
7 Times Movie Product Placement Backfired Hilariously
When product placement works, it works damn well. When it doesn't, well, it looks like total trash.
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- By JM McNab
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- 258
5 Nightmarish Ways People In History Solved Common Problems
As history has shown us, the greatest ideas have been formulated by maniacal geniuses. And terrible ideas, well, they just come from maniacs.
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- By Adam Wears, Marina Reimann
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8 Attempts To Stay Hip By Brands (Who Aren't Fooling Anyone)
Millennials are a coveted demographic for advertisers, but like every generation of young people before them, it gets really embarrassing when people try marketing to them.
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- By Michael Dawson
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The 14 Most Insane Things Happening Right Now (8/9)
Sure, you could keep up with the news. but then you'd miss out on the balls-to-the-wall action of Olympic mixed doubles badminton.
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- By T. S. Obiech, Scott Laffey
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6 Amazing Easter Eggs Lurking In Places You'd Never Suspect
If you've wondered if there are any video game-esque Easter eggs in real life, the answer, of course, is yes.
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- By Jacopo della Quercia
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- 144
5 Famous Kid's Characters You Didn't Know Were Propaganda
We've been on high alert for subliminal propaganda, when all this time it's been dancing and singing stupid songs right in front of us.
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- By Nathan Williams
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- 316
6 Erotic Tales About Politicians (That'll Destroy Your Mind)
Politics and sex go together like genitals and belt sanders -- horribly, yet morbidly fascinating for all those around you.
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- By Mark Hill
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- 133
The 5 Most Ridiculous Lies That The Whole World Believed
We all know that the media is awash in lies and half-truths. It's a continuous struggle between truth-seekers and B.S. artists, and the problem is that the second group has some pretty dedicated people on its side.
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- By Tara Marie
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- 615