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6 Catastrophes With Horrifying Aftermaths History Left Out
After Lincoln died, he was given a dignified burial. Just kidding, his decomposing carcass was paraded from city to city before finally being put in the ground.
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- By Adam Wears
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338 7 WTF Times People Got Screwed Out Of Million-Dollar Ideas
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- By Justin Crockett
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6 Everyday Places That Hide Dark Historical Secrets
When we forget history, we end up with ice cream shops and schools built on the paved over remains of evil deeds.
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- By Isaac Cabe
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5 Weapons Of Carnage And Destruction (That Looked Silly AF)
Nothing drives human creativity more than a dire need for new ways to kill each other.
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- By Cedric Voets
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4 Vital Pieces Of Pop Culture We Lost Forever
There are countless important cultural milestones that have been lost to the annals of history for very stupid reasons.
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- By Henrik Magnusson
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5 Famous Historical Bad Guys (And Their Side Of The Story)
The following origin stories may not be as well-documented as Krypton exploding, but they all actually happened in reality.
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- By Martin Kivell, Stephan Roget
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4 Big Events With Weird Dark Sides (That Nobody Talks About)
Pop culture history can be a little light on the 'history' part -- and if you revisit the 'official' versions of a few of these cultural milestones, you might find a few very big parts of the story missing.
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- By Blair Dodge, Nathan Kamal
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Thou Shalt Maybe Kill: 5 Bible Facts Everyone Gets Wrong
Despite its massive influence, there are still a few very basic points we get wrong about the Bible.
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- By Alex Buchanan, Guy Bigel
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5 Stories That Prove Everyone Gets WW2 Wrong
We like to think we know everything there is to about World War II but, well, get ready ready for a history lesson, folks.
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- By Zachary Frey
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5 Ordinary Things Made Historic Via Publicity Stunts
Many of the things we consider iconic elements of our culture began as cheap grabs for attention.
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- By Orrin R. K.
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5 Times Comics Were Eerily Right About The Future
It's a little unnerving when the wacky plots of the comic book world make their way into ours.
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- By Eamon Lahiri
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7 Reasons Dying Was Embarrassing As Hell In Olden Times
In the past, the real horror show started after you died.
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- By Adam Wears, Marina Reimann
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5 Famous People Who Blatantly Lied (And Barely Paid For It)
If you're good at lying, the world is an all-you-can-eat buffet respect, fame, and riches.
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- By Xavier Jackson, Nathan Kamal, Rachel P.
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The True Adventures Of Bill Hitler, Hitler's Idiot Nephew
In a quirky twist of fate, the Universe saddled the goose-stepping genocidal maniac with a slimy, opportunistic, clingy black sheep to ruin his Christmases.
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- By Adam Wears, Marina Reimann
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6 Modern Armies Who Seriously Tried To Win Wars Using Magic
Plenty of modern armies have dipped their toes into the decidedly unscientific field of pseudoscience so they could just magic away their enemies.
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- By Adam Wears, Marina Reimann
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