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6 WTF Military Plans Too Dumb For Movies
Sometimes a plan comes together perfectly. Not these times.
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- By Zachary Frey
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34 Europe's Greatest Warship Was Defeated By A Stiff Breeze
The bigger they are, the quicker they'll sink.
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- By Cedric Voets
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The Weird, Weird Tale Of Mike The Headless Chicken
For all we know, Mike was blessed by some very sick god and could have lived for hundreds of years.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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The Con Man So Good, He Had Mind Control Powers (Basically)
Sometimes if you yell
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- By Alex Hanton
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4 Beautifully Dumb Schemes From America's Weirdest Spy Agency
As World War II loomed, President Franklin Roosevelt decided to found the wackiest spy agency in American history.
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- By Alex Hanton
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The Bacon Craze Was Created By Corporate Conspiracy
Healthy diets aren't profitable, so now we have bacon lattes.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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When First Invented, Everyone Hated Shopping Carts
You'd think Americans would love anything that let them be lazier.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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How A Dead Hobo Helped The Allies Win WWII
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Dead Guy.
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- By Cedric Voets
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Medieval Coats Of Arms Were Way Sillier Than You'd Think
You wouldn’t hang this art on your fridge, let alone your castle walls.
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- By Cedric Voets
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5 Weirdo Crimes You Never See In The Movies
Sometimes, criminal masterminds decide to forgo the drug game for the world of illicit hot dog carts.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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For Centuries, We Had Different Calendars (Because People Disliked The Pope)
It might seem impossible for a calendar to be a political hot-button issue.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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5 Of Your Favorite Trends Began As Queer Ones
Time to recognize where our trends come from and the trailblazers who were actually responsible for them.
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- By Ryan Herrera
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7 Bonkers Backstories To Landmark Supreme Court Cases
Sometimes a case ruling doesn't give you all the crazy details ...
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- By Zachary Frey
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Meet 'Wound Man,' The IKEA Instruction Manual Of Medieval Surgery
This cartoon put the 'practice' in 'surgical malpractice.'
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- By Cedric Voets
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A Short Strange History Of The Real Skulls Used In 'Hamlet'
The most important takeaway here is that Jude Law has a skull guy.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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