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The Tale Of The Bloody Benders: America's Original Serial Killing Family
The family that slays together, stays together.
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- By Willie Muse
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15 That Time The Emperor Of Russia Went Around Shaving Off Everybody's Beards
Be grateful now that you can enjoy a beard without the president shaving it off of you at a party.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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Oops, Hamilton Did Own Slaves
He was Venmo-ing his in-laws for people the same way you would for cocktails at brunch.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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One Medieval Royal Assassin Had The World's Crappiest Job
A royal ass-assination.
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- By Cedric Voets
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Thomas Edison Invented Christmas Lights as a Publicity Stunt
... which is to say he took someone else’s design and made it a little better.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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In the '40s, The American Medical Association Blocked U.S. Universal Healthcare?
Thanks, jerks.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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4 Famous Smart People With Little-Known Problems
Stupid, uh, finds a way ...
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- By Mark Hill
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5 People Who Cut Themselves Off From The Modern World
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- By Ryan Menezes
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5 Times Historical Figures Teamed Up (School Never Taught)
Bill Murray plus Hunter S. Thompson plus shotguns equals this article.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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For A Hot Second, Belgium Relied On Cats To Deliver The Mail
The postman only purs twice.
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- By Cedric Voets
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5 Urban Legends From History That Were Wacky As Heck
You won't believe what happened next! No seriously, you won't believe it.
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- By Cedric Voets
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Let's Read 'The Young Comrade,' The Crazy '20s Magazine For Baby Communists
Complete with cute pictures of socialist heartthrobs; tweens of the world, unite!
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- By Cedric Voets
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Weird Old Presidential Gifts: Gigantic Blocks Of Cheese
It happened twice, which is still two more times than would be considered normal.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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Yahoo! Tried To Screw Their 'Yodel' Guy
More like yodel-ay-hee-sued.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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The Actual Worst Year Ever
2020 was a dumpster fire, but 536 was a burning landfill.
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- By Michelle Ranken
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