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The 6 Ballsiest Con Men of All Time
We're not sure where you run when you rob a whole nation.
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- By Dave Snyder, John Martin
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5 Social Networking Promotions That Backfired Spectacularly
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- By Chris Rio, Russ Pontius
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6 Classic Album Covers That Were Originally Horrifying
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- By Jacob Trowbridge
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
5 Tests Everyone Trusts (That Are Shockingly Inaccurate)
Some of these tests are about as trustworthy as an Econoline with tinted windows.
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- By Sara Ohlms, Ivan Farkas
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5 Video Game Versions of Movies That Add Insane Plot Twists
Sometimes video game developers leave their draft of the script in the wash, and can only loosely guess at the ending based on the shapes of the inkblots.€™
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- By Michael Kane, Lucas Landini
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5 Bizarre Things Your Body Does (Explained by Science)
As a result of the tireless work by scientists, we now know the answers to some age-old mysteries.
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- By Josh Hrala, Ivan Farkas
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11 Old War Photos You Won't Believe Aren't Fake (Part 2)
War is a wacky, bizarre kind of hell.
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- By Eric Yosomono
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4 Things You Can Only Learn by Surviving an Earthquake
In January 2010, John and his younger brother were two of thousands of foreigners in Haiti when a 7.0-magnitude earthquake had just struck the country, the strongest in over 200 years.
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- By Carmen Burana, John N.
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6 Legendary Lost Treasures That Are Still Up for Grabs
These awesome finds are still unclaimed after centuries ... or at least they were, before we posted this article.
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- By Alex Sinclair Lack
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6 Creepy Brainwashing Techniques You Can Use Today
The human brain is an odd, glitchy machine that is influenced in all sorts of weird ways you never thought of.
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- By Paul K Pickett, Lesia Pickett
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The 5 Craziest Ways Famous Actors Got Into Character (Pt. 2)
Here are a few actors who went all out for the part when, in all honesty, they probably could have showed up in their pajamas to read straight from the teleprompter and achieved the same results.
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- By P. Chung
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5 Insane Pop Culture Questions Answered by Super Fans
These super-nerds are out there right now, crunching the numbers on things that actually matter.
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- By Josh Hrala
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The 50 Most Awesome Things Ever Done by Americans
We've been collecting the stories of real Americans who did really awesome things -- at peace, at war, and while being Teddy Roosevelt.
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- By Cracked Writers
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