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15 Impressively Evil Things McDonald's Has Done
McDonald’s wields its destructive power as gleefully as children in an unsanitary PlayPlace ball pit.
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2 Jesus Was The OG Wizard
'Jesus was killed by death-eaters,' probably.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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Aleister Crowley, The Sex Wizard Who Mussolini Kicked Out Of Italy
Nobody's ever gotten more use out of their "magick" wand.
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- By Eli Yudin
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Honoring Giles, The Badass Wrongly Executed For Being A Wizard
Also, the wizards who steal men's organs.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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15 Bizarro Secrets of Famous Landmarks
One wrong turn can land you in a magical world of celebrity secrets or a haunted cave, so watch your step.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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The Real Jack and Rose: 15 Bonkers Facts About the Titanic
Thanks to the Terminator guy, we know all about the most dramatic parts of the sinking of the Titanic, but at three and a quarter hours, there was simply no room to cram in some of the most bizarre elements of that doomed journey.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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15 Enormous Historical Scandals (That Went Ignored For Years)
A surprising number of people tried to warn us about the events that ravaged our bank accounts or at least our opinions of famous people.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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15 Evil Things Goodwill Has Done (That Aren't Widely Known)
They could have a little more, uh, good will toward the people it employs and serves.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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15 Famous Criminals' Surprising Prison Pastimes
The most extreme criminals can find the most extreme ways to occupy their time served.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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15 Now-You-Know Details About Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Assassination
They came at the king and tragically, they did not miss.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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15 Reasons Steve Jobs is No Hero
Sorry, Elizabeth Holmes.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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15 Reasons Walmart Is Trash
Behind the cold, dead eyes of that yellow smiley face lurks a well of depravity.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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15 Authors With Dark Histories We Wish We Didn't Know
The trouble with having a superior imagination is that you can imagine some deviant stuff.
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15 Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales (That Are Messed Up )
Some of these stories are better fit for the Coen brothers.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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15 Historical April Fools' Pranks That Were Slam Dunks
Between all the fake pregnancy and celebrity death announcements, there are occasionally some truly impressive hijinks.
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