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Victorian Houses Were 'Home Alone'-Style Death Traps
If you lived here you'd be dead already.
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- By Cedric Voets
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9 6 Life Hacks Of The Past (That Now Sound Deranged)
Old life hacks worked, even if they weren't always what you'd call 'a good idea.'
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- By Ryan Menezes
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The Bizarre, Occasionally Criminal History of Christmas Caroling
It was more like trick-or-treating for Jesus.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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In Edo Japan, Firefighters Wore The Bossest Of Jackets
Even a burning building can be a fashion catwalk.
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- By Cedric Voets
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How History Reacts To Kyle Rittenhouse Incidents
We've been here before ...
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- By Mark Hill
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Bible's 'Plague of Frogs' May Have Been Just One Giant Frog
It's not like it'd be the weirdest thing in there.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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Samurai Played Arrow Target Shooting Game (With Dogs)
Samurai thought pratice would be so much better if they could shoot at moving targets. And that's how we got inuoumono.
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- By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
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You've Been Lied To: Sugar Plums And Plum Pudding Contain No Plums
Plums have weaseled their way into a completely undeserved festive reputation, and it’s time to call those suckers out.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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When Victorians Frowned On 'Merry Christmas': The Original 'War On Christmas'
It was decided that wishing others a 'Happy Christmas' was more Christ-like or at least less thirst-like.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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You Have An Ugly, Noisy Radiator Because Of Pandemic
It dates back to a time when people were reeeeally close to figuring out what causes disease.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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55 Facts That Show The Past Was Absolutely Gross
Aren't you happy to live in the modern, hygienic world that exists today? It's infinitely better than the alternative you'd have to deal with if you lived centuries ago.
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- By Cracked Writers, Ryan Menezes
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Why Does Your Aunt Own Dumb Healing Crystals? (The Answer: Uh, Libido-Enhancing Cubicles)
Every stupid new age trend has to start somewhere -- in this case, in a closet full of sexy energies.
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- By Mark Hill
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Medieval Divorce Duels Were A Wild (But Fair) Brawl
Till death by blunt trauma do them part.
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- By Cedric Voets
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Danishes: The Bastard Mistake Pastry No Country Wants to Claim
France shuffled away to buy a pack of cigarettes, and that’s when labor disputes got involved.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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Victorian Christmas Cards Were Pure Merry Madness
Sending someone a Christmas card didn’t say 'Hope you get a lot of gifts and ham,' it said 'Look at this hilarious dead frog.'
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- By Amanda Mannen
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