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The 15 Weirdest Moments in the History of Barbie
It turns out the history of Barbie is way weirder than her many fashionable pantsuits would let on.
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5 The History Of Sunglasses: From Snowblindness To Modern Shades
Inuits were wearing shutter shades centuries before Kanye.
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- By Eli Yudin
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Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time: 4 Blunders Of 'The War On Drugs': The War On Drugs
The war on drugs turned 100 recently; here's its terrible history.
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- By Dan Fritschie
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In the 1500s, 'The Minions' Were Murderous Swordsmen With Great Hats
Get ready for a tale of intrigue, swordplay, and a blademaster with one heck of a name.
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- By Alex Hanton
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Star Wars and Satan: 15 Unsettling Facts About Jeffrey Dahmer
His life is a treasure trove of horrors to be held up to the light before being immediately dropped as we go, “Ew, ew, ew, ew.”
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- By Amanda Mannen
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15 Food Mascots And The Felonies I Think They'd Commit
You'll never believe this, but the Hamburglar is a criminal.
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- By Eli Yudin
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The Scopes Monkey Trial: An Actual Circus, Real Monkeys
The trial of John T. Scopes was a carefully calculated move by the ACLU that, nevertheless, didn’t go the way anyone wanted it to.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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Hands Across America Was A Failure
Maybe 'everyone hold hands' isn't the best way to fix hunger.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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The Bizarre Origins of 15 Famous Logos
It’s important for a business to have a good logo, lest people start making up entire conspiracy theories to explain why your graphic design sucks so hard.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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The Dark Truth Behind Baby-Stealing Changelings From Legends
Ever wonder if your baby has been secretly replaced by goblins? Because you wouldn't be alone.
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- By William Kuechenberg
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Gridlock and Grisly Death: The Complete History of Disneyland
Disneyland has been a magnet for chaos since day one, and while there probably aren’t any actual skeletons hanging around the Pirates of the Caribbean ride (anymore), that place is definitely haunted.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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15 Key Moments in the Actual Story of Roswell
A hasty press release regarding what the government has insisted ever since was the remains of a weather balloon kicked off a UFO craze that the residents of New Mexico have learned to embrace.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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The Richard Speck Murders: The Most Horrifying Mass Killing You’ve Never Heard Of
The murder of eight student nurses by Richard Speck on July 14, 1966 is uniquely chilling because it seems to have been a completely random atrocity.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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The First Alien Adventure Story Is 2,000 Years Old
The sequel will come out any day now.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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