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5 Iconic Photos That Were Secretly Faked
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- By Ryan Menezes
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8 15 of the Weirdest, Pettiest Causes of Wars and Diplomatic Disputes
From pastry shop owners to pigs, camels to flags, and dogs to lighthouses, these absurd disputes have sparked some of the strangest wars in history.
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- By Andrea Meno, Andres Diplotti
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15 Truly Bizarre Old-Timey Fitness Fads And Contraptions
Step back in time and get healthy the 19th century way!
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- By Andrea Meno, JhallComics
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15 Times Imprisonment Gave Birth to Awesome Ideas
It’s all the more impressive when people manage major accomplishments on the inside.
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- By JhallComics, Amanda Mannen
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The Badass Backstories of 5 Incredibly Mundane Things
Supergluing body parts together is closer to one of its original uses than you’d expect
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- By Eli Yudin
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5 Soap Opera-Worthy Moments in Supreme Court History
These people lead some very strange and dangerous lives
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- By Ryan Menezes
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5 Frauds and Liars Everyone Should Have Seen Coming
Maybe it’s time for all of us to be a little more skeptical
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- By Ryan Menezes
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5 Goofy Space Mishaps
In space, no one can hear you laugh
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- By Ryan Menezes
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15 Everyday Products That Started Out Way More Hardcore
It can make you long for the days of the industrial wild west, when everything was made of sharp, rusty metal and you could buy Schedule II controlled substances at the local soda shop.
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- By Amanda Mannen, JhallComics
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5 Tragic Origins Behind Some Basic Rules And Regulations
Every sign has a story. So does every rule
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- By Ryan Menezes
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15 Times Animals In War Turned The Battlefield Upside Down
From mutts to medals, pigeons to heroes, and emus to kangaroos; explore stories of animals in war.
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- By Andrea Meno, JhallComics
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Examining the Accuracy of 5 Historical Figures in Monty Python
These figures are no more. They have ceased to be
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- By Ryan Menezes
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5 Things That Only Exist Because of A Dumb Bet
As far as ways to make 40 shillings, ‘changing physics forever’ isn’t the easiest
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- By Eli Yudin
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5 Phrases No One Would Use If They Knew Where They Came From
Someone, buy Elon Musk a dictionary
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- By Ryan Menezes
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All the Penises in Modern Art Are Too Huge, Says Science
A new study says artists have really been going whole hog the last 50 years
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- By Lauren Vinopal
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