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6 Status Symbols From The Past (That Now Seem Totally Ridiculous)
How were pineapples once worth more than gold?
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- By Ryan Menezes
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38 Butts And Poop Were An Obsession For Renaissance Geniuses
'We are saved by farts, but the fart that saves is never alone.'
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- By Cedric Voets
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5 True Crimes That Had Completely Bananas Plot Twists
Sometimes crime is more 'straight-to-DVD movie' than science.
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- By Alex Hanton
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5 Amazing Firsts In Women's History (That Were Total Accidents)
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- By Nathan Williams
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4 Dumbass Moments In Military History (Caused By Racism)
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- By Adam Wears
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The Violent, Deranged Origin Story Of The Tour de France
This isn't an article about cycling, it's an article about insanity.
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- By Alex Hanton
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The Search For Yamashita's Gold A.K.A. The Craziest Treasure Hunt In History
It all started in 1946 when Japanese general Tomoyuki Yamashita was hanged for war crimes ...
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- By Alex Hanton
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Lord Byron Had A Special Cup (Made From A Monk's Skull)
Lord of Boning *and* Bones.
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- By Cedric Voets
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The Exciting Adventures Of Alexander The Great's Corpse
Just because he's dead doesn't mean he can't get into trouble.
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- By Cedric Voets
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4 Famous Killers Everyone Gets Wrong
Sometimes, we got things all mixed up when it comes to history's famous murderers ...
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- By Adam Wears
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5 Forgotten Times Presidents Narrowly Escaped Death
Any of these deaths would have changed history.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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The Amazing Around-The-World Race (That Drove Contestants Mad)
If you decide to sail around the world by yourself, uh, don't.
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- By Alex Hanton
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5 Bizarre Dumb Things Countries Made Citizens Do During Wars
Armies do brilliant stuff in war. We're not going to talk about that today.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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5 Hollywood-Worthy Twists That Saved People's Lives
If you're going to cheat death, you might as well give him the finger as well.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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