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Danishes: The Bastard Mistake Pastry No Country Wants to Claim
France shuffled away to buy a pack of cigarettes, and that’s when labor disputes got involved.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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13 Victorian Christmas Cards Were Pure Merry Madness
Sending someone a Christmas card didn’t say 'Hope you get a lot of gifts and ham,' it said 'Look at this hilarious dead frog.'
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- By Amanda Mannen
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5 Ridiculous Side Stories Starring Famous Historical Figures
If we had our way, the following stories would be page one of each of these guy's biographies.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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The Bizarre 18th-Century Secret High-Society Cult About ... Pugs?
So pug it be.
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- By Cedric Voets
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Back In The Day, Pinball Was The Most Dangerous Game In America
At one point in American history, nothing was as rebellious as, uh, pinball?
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- By Alex Hanton
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Wanted To Be Irish Royalty? All You Needed Was Nipples
Heavy lies the boobs that wears the crown.
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- By Cedric Voets
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The Historical Figure Who Invented A Country (And Got Away With It)
Sometimes if you tell hundreds of people you're the king of a far-off land, they'll just believe you.
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- By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
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Alice Roosevelt Was Possibly Cooler Than Her Dad
It may very well have been Alice's lifelong fight for her dad's attention that led her to become a complete badass.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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Why Christmas Llamas Are a Thing: Death and Puns
What on Earth do llamas have to do with Christmas?
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- By Amanda Mannen
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4 Famous Historical Figures (Who Were Doin' It Nonstop)
Someday we must all learn about the prodigious love life of H.G. Wells.
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- By Mark Hill
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Prussia's King Tried To Breed An Army Of Gigantic Super-Soldiers
The upside was that the pay (like the height) was well above-average. The downside was that you didn't have much of a choice.
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- By Cedric Voets
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The Forty Elephants: The Victorian-Era Bling Ring
What good is a bustle if you can't use it to hide ill-gotten gains?
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- By Amanda Mannen
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The Time Killer Whales Teamed Up With Whale Killers
Things aren't always so black and white.
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- By Cedric Voets
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'Brazilian Waxing' Became Popular Because Pubic Hair is Legally Too Sexy
It’s like if cleavage was outlawed, so everyone started getting horny about turtlenecks.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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The Brutal Battle of Chuck E. Cheese v. ShowBiz Pizza
It's the 'Game of Thrones' of third-rate pizza.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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