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5 Badass Real Fugitives Who Put Action Movies to Shame
Everyone loves a good fugitive story -- it's one of the mainstays of Hollywood action movies. But it turns out real life is so much more badass.
- By Alex Hanton
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- August 17, 2013
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.
- By Javier Yepes
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- August 11, 2013
6 Carefully Planned 'Utopias' That Went Spectacularly Insane
You can plan for anything except crazy people.
- By Jacopo della Quercia
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- August 08, 2013
5 Dumb Myths About Prehistoric Times That Everyone Believes
Don't let your preconceived notions about cavemen make you seem like a caveman.
- By Steve Kolenberg
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- August 05, 2013
24 Shocking Before-After Photos You Won't Believe Are Real
The only list where extreme weight loss and nuclear tragedy come together to entertain you.
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- July 29, 2013
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.
- By C. Coville, Ivan Farkas, Bryan Douey
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- July 28, 2013
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!
- By Robin O'Lachlan
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- July 24, 2013
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.
- By Teddem Yee
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- July 21, 2013
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.
- By Jeff Bennion, Eric Yosomono, Gregory Myers
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- July 18, 2013
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.
- By Jacopo della Quercia , Edward Chusid
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- July 17, 2013
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.
- By Alex Hanton
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- July 12, 2013
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.
- By J. Wisniewski
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- July 07, 2013
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.
- By Grace McCarthy
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- July 04, 2013
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.
- By Alex Hanton, Micah Duke
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- July 04, 2013
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.
- By Alex Hanton
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- July 01, 2013
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