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In real life, most prison escapes aren't the result of mind-blowingly complex schemes, but a combination of dumb luck, indifferent guards, and unintentional hilarity.
- By Rich Solomon
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- January 21, 2013
Ridiculous Myths About the Middle Ages Everyone Believes
- By Steve Kolenberg
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- January 13, 2013
For every terrible tragedy history has handed us, there is an infinitely long list of disasters that we narrowly missed.
- By Jacopo della Quercia
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- January 07, 2013
The first real president of the United States was a Highlander. He thwarted death, fell into the presidency, and succeeded only by the most fortuitous of flukes.
- By W. Stinnett
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- January 05, 2013
When you start sifting through rare photos of secret projects and behind-the-scenes shenanigans that didn't make into the history books, you get lots of pictures that just look downright fake.
- By Eric Yosomono
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- January 03, 2013
Don't get us wrong -- we're sure it was a nightmare for everyone involved. But it does make for hilarious stories down the line.
- By Kyle Stevens
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- December 29, 2012
There's a special kind of badass out there: The kind that overcomes horrific violence with nothing but willpower, skill, bravery, and (to be totally fair) a somewhat stupid disregard for personal safety.
- By J.F. Sargent, Dustin Koski
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- December 23, 2012
Here are a few instances of people stepping onstage in the military theater and splitting their pants in front of everyone.
- By Richy Craven, Xavier Jackson, Dustin Koski
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- December 21, 2012
Here are some of the worst reasons that priceless artifacts have ever been destroyed.
- By C. Coville
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- December 18, 2012
You say the five craziest stories we've ever heard -- stories about shadow governments, sci-fi ice fortresses and nuclear obliteration -- are all from the Cold War? OK, we're listening ... for now.
- By Curren Mcdowell
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- December 10, 2012
Imagine having your name turned into a common word that will still be in use hundreds of years after your death. Cool, huh? Yeah, no -- not really.
- By Eric Yosomono, Josh Hrala
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- December 06, 2012
From what we can tell, 20th century admen were either hopelessly naive or diabolically perverted. Either way, we can laugh at the fruits of their labor.
- By Kristi Harrison
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- November 21, 2012
- By Kristi Harrison
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- November 14, 2012
It turns out that, indeed, the English language is seriously fucked up.
- By Chris Bucholz
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- November 13, 2012
Look, I'm not talking about regularly having sex outside. I'm talking about the weird stuff. The REALLY weird stuff.
- By Daniel O'Brien
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- November 02, 2012
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