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5 Badass (And Bonkers) Moments In Philosophy History
The history of philosophy is not only full of complex and obscure ideas, but it's also full of badass (and bonkers) stories of radical intellectual bravery …
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- By Talbert Gregson
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4 Ancient People Loved Pee (VIDEO)
As if you DON'T brush your teeth with piss.
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- By Jordan Breeding
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15 Inventions That Somehow Aren't As Old As The Queen
People were still figuring out the ballpoint pen when this lady was born.
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- By Eli Yudin
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Word of the Day: 'Blockula,' Or The Devil's Secret Island In Sweden
Sweden's island of the devil actually sounds pretty awesome.
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- By Alex Hanton
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The Surprisingly Recent History of the Guillotine
The guillotine might seem like a gruesomely theatrical and thoroughly French method of execution, a relic of the barbaric and powdered-wiggy past.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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The Cracked Guide To Satanic Rituals
Don't pretend you aren't curious what all the candles are all about.
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- By Edison McManus
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What the Dickens is Flag Day? A Complete History
What exactly is Flag Day? How do we celebrate it? What are we supposed to do with our hands?
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- By Amanda Mannen
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4 Ways The Satanic Panic Broke America's Brain In The 1980s
The Satanic Panic wasn't just a plot point on Stranger Things.
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- By Edison McManus
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The Weird(ly Short) History of Miranda Rights
You might get the impression from police dramas that cops have been advising detainees of their right to remain silent since the ink on the Constitution dried, but there are probably retirees alive today who complained about memorizing the words.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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Modern American Satanism: The Church of Satan Vs. The Satanic Temple
They've have massively different ideologies, despite both really liking goat heads.
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- By Edison McManus
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15 Things Everyone Gets Wrong About the OJ Simpson Trial
There are a lot of things we thought we knew about the so-called "trial of the century" that aren’t entirely true.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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6 Ways Satan Influenced The Course Of American History
We had 666 ways at first, but the article was way too long.
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- By Edison McManus
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Hitler Had A Special Fart Doctor (Seriously) (VIDEO)
What a little farty boy.
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- By Jordan Breeding
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A Brief, Bizarre History of the Queen's Jubilees
Every time the anniversary of the Queen becoming the Queen hits a big round number, everyone in her realm stops to celebrate the truly undercelebrated woman.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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5 Disasters Deleted From Your History Books
Featuring a clown in a tub and bean gas explosions.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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