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The 5 Most Creative Acts of Insanity by Modern Dictators
It turns out even presidents are just as insane as the Kim Jongs and the Gadhafis out there ... and some are even worse.
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- By Javier Yepes
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886 6 Carefully Planned 'Utopias' That Went Spectacularly Insane
You can plan for anything except crazy people.
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- By Jacopo della Quercia
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5 Dumb Myths About Prehistoric Times That Everyone Believes
Don't let your preconceived notions about cavemen make you seem like a caveman.
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- By Steve Kolenberg
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7 Modern Conveniences That Are Way Older Than You Think
Ancient people had a lot of modern luxuries. No Internet, though, so we still win.
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- By C. Coville, Ivan Farkas, Bryan Douey
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5 Iconic Scenes from History Everyone Pictures Incorrectly
Everything your history books taught you is a lie, and that's what keeps us in business!
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- By Robin O'Lachlan
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The 5 Most Incredible Scenes Ever Preserved by Fossils
Every once in a while Mother Nature decides to cut your friendly neighborhood dinosaur hunter some slack by capturing a perfect snapshot of something awesome.
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- By Teddem Yee
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5 Stupid Juries That Prove the Justice System Is Broken
It's no surprise that this system goes wrong from time to time. It's just surprising how wrong it goes.
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- By Jeff Bennion, Eric Yosomono, Gregory Myers
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5 Gigantic Wars You Won't Believe Almost Happened
It's impossible to know exactly what the results would have been, but it's mind-boggling to think how close we were to these.
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- By Jacopo della Quercia , Edward Chusid
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The 5 Most Badass Ways People Escaped from Slavery
In real life, not only did slaves frequently escape, but they often did it without help from free whites, and without murdering several hundred people.
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- By Alex Hanton
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5 Ridiculous Lies You Believe About Ancient Civilizations
Much of what we know about ancient Greece and Rome tends to come from films and TV. And, well, much of what we know is plain wrong.
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- By J. Wisniewski
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7 Filthy Jokes You Didn't Notice in Shakespeare
What most non-English majors don't realize is that under Shakespeare's flowery language and incomprehensible old-timey wordplay is a whole lot of sly references to boners, anal sex, masturbation, and much worse.
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- By Grace McCarthy
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5 Surprising Upsides of Horrible Natural Disasters
Just occasionally, natural disasters can have surprising upsides. Here are a few cases where the universe's fury has actually worked out pretty well for some of the people involved.
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- By Alex Hanton, Micah Duke
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The 5 Most Outrageous Bluffs In the History of War
Every good military strategist knows that a well-constructed bluff can overcome almost any odds.
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- By Alex Hanton
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5 Priests Who Turned Badass When Things Got Critical
The downside of being a man of God in a military setting is that there really is a cap on how much ass-kicking you can do. (Sometimes.)
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- By Evan V. Symon
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5 Ridiculous Modern Fashions With Badass Historical Origins
It seems like fashion trends these days are nothing but pointless peacocking, but you might be surprised to find out that many of them arose from a very genuine need.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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