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The Bacon Craze Was Created By Corporate Conspiracy
Healthy diets aren't profitable, so now we have bacon lattes.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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14 When First Invented, Everyone Hated Shopping Carts
You'd think Americans would love anything that let them be lazier.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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How A Dead Hobo Helped The Allies Win WWII
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Dead Guy.
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- By Cedric Voets
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Medieval Coats Of Arms Were Way Sillier Than You'd Think
You wouldn’t hang this art on your fridge, let alone your castle walls.
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- By Cedric Voets
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5 Weirdo Crimes You Never See In The Movies
Sometimes, criminal masterminds decide to forgo the drug game for the world of illicit hot dog carts.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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For Centuries, We Had Different Calendars (Because People Disliked The Pope)
It might seem impossible for a calendar to be a political hot-button issue.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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5 Of Your Favorite Trends Began As Queer Ones
Time to recognize where our trends come from and the trailblazers who were actually responsible for them.
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- By Ryan Herrera
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7 Bonkers Backstories To Landmark Supreme Court Cases
Sometimes a case ruling doesn't give you all the crazy details ...
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- By Zachary Frey
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Meet 'Wound Man,' The IKEA Instruction Manual Of Medieval Surgery
This cartoon put the 'practice' in 'surgical malpractice.'
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- By Cedric Voets
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A Short Strange History Of The Real Skulls Used In 'Hamlet'
The most important takeaway here is that Jude Law has a skull guy.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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An Ancient Pope Put His Predecessor's Dead Body on Trial (Literally)
It's not unprecedented to put a dead person on trial, but it's pretty rare that the dead person actually appears in court.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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55 Ridiculous Stories That Somehow Happened During War
Sometimes, it seems like war is all one big joke.
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- By Cracked Writers, Ryan Menezes
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Urban Legend Of 'Poisoned Halloween Candy' Actually Happened (With Christmas Candy)
Back then, food and drug regulation consisted of little more than, 'But did you die?'
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- By Amanda Mannen
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Japan's Love Of Bizarre Beef Bowl Bullying
Beef bowl with cheese, hold the dignity
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- By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
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5 Spells That Prove Old-Timey Magic Was Bananas Stupid
Real magical spells from history were truly recipes for disaster.
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- By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
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