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5 Horror Scenes Deleted From History For Being Too Creepy

By Jacopo della Quercia
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Modern-Day America Summed Up In One Photo (From 1957)

By Alyssa Feller
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The Only Woman To Ever Rule China Was As Badass As You Think

By Teresa Lee

5 Great Women Ignored By History For Absurdly Sexist Reasons

By Tiago Svn, Justin Crockett, CJ Rigdon, Luke Miller
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The Most Horrifying Way A Nation Tried To Stop Drinking

By Carlos Yu
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5 Real Historic Purges That Prove Life Used To Be Horrifying

By Joe Hayes
490,643 views |

Barbie Was Originally A Sex Doll

By Alan Johnson

Why The Persians Should Be The Good Guys In '300'

By Alex Schmidt

6 Badass Unsung Heroes From History's Darkest Hours

By Adam Wears, Marina Reimann
556,390 views |

21 Holiday Traditions With Shockingly Bizarre Origins

By Cracked Plasticians
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