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Prince Could Ball! 7 Unexpected Pre-Fame Lives (RIP Prince)

Sometimes, the pre-fame jobs of celebrities are so insane they deserve to be recorded in a golden history book and preserved for all time.

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By Aaron Short

Published

September 11, 2015

5 Video Games That Took 'Realism' Way Too Far

Sometimes games are at their most ridiculous when they're trying too hard to keep it real.

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By Ed Stevens

Published

September 10, 2015

6 School Field Trips That Quickly Went Horribly Wrong

All these kids learned was that the universe is pointless horror, and knowledge itself is a sham drummed up by the greeting card companies.

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By Mark Hill

Published

September 09, 2015

6 Famous People With Shocking Criminal Backgrounds

It turns out some of our most beloved actors, singers, and reality TV stars actually started out as hardened criminals.

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By Aaron Short

Published

September 09, 2015

5 Insane (Yet Satisfying) Ways Jilted Lovers Got Revenge

Sometimes taking sweet revenge is a work of true art.

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By Diyar Akar

Published

September 09, 2015

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5 Jobs You Think Are For Losers (That Pay Six Figures)

Why bother with all that education crap when you can skip school altogether and do some crap work for great pay?

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By Vicki Veritas, David D

Published

September 08, 2015

6 Surprising Stories Behind Iconic Cartoon Voices

Sometimes the stories behind how those voices got there are as good as the cartoons themselves.

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By Mark Hill

Published

September 08, 2015

6 Myths About Crime You Believe Thanks To Hollywood

There are still some aspects of crime that are romanticized, so we're going to go ahead and clear up those misconceptions.

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By Chris Radomile

Published

September 08, 2015

The 13 Most Insane Things Happening Right Now (9/8)

The news media's primary motivation these days is clearly to drum up sales of emergency apocalypse supplies.

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By Ted E., T. S. Obiech

Published

September 08, 2015

5 Shocking Backstories Of Your Favorite Foods

As all of you know, history is an unrelenting parade of horror and depravity. Why should the history of food be any different?

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By Blair Dodge, Matthew Moffitt

Published

September 07, 2015

8 Once Cutting-Edge Websites That Are Now Super Depressing

Like an awful stain on the already disgusting tapestry of porn we call home, here are some of the more inexplicable 1990s artifacts that are somehow still around.

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By Amanda Mannen

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September 06, 2015