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5 Insane Supervillain Schemes by Real Governments
Occasionally the government will put forth a plot so insane that even the most hardened Bond villain would ask them if everything is all right at home
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- By Alex Hanton, Evan V. Symon
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441 5 Two-Man Teams Who Took on Whole Armies (And Won)
As awful as war is, it has a way of bonding people. We'd imagine that goes double for these guys, who found themselves having to pretty much fight battles themselves.
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- By Xavier Jackson, Jorden Weir
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5 B.S. Renaissance Myths You Learned in History Class
Some of what you think you know is wrong, some of it is misconstrued, and most of it just left your head completely the minute 8th grade history ended.
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- By J. Wisniewski
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6 Badass 'Modern' Weapons (Are Way Older Than You Think)
It turns out that a lot of the stuff that defines the modern battlefield has been around in some form for a lot longer than we think, thanks to murderous geniuses who were decades or centuries ahead of their time.
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- By Adam Wears, Xavier Jackson, Steve Shapiro
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5 Ridiculous Alternate Versions of Prehistoric Animals
Sometimes the experts get things wrong, giving us a view of the past that more closely resembles the fever dreams of a Muppet designer than actual animals.
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- By Teddem Yee
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5 Badass People Who Stood Up to Infamous Dictators
These folks stared right into the eyes of heavily armed evil and slowly, purposefully, without ever breaking eye contact, raised both middle fingers.
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- By Pat Carnell, Eric Yosomono
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5 Near Deaths That Would Have Changed the Face of History
How many history-making men have we almost lost to fatal pissing contests? A frightening amount, it turns out.
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- By Jacopo della Quercia , Matthew Moffitt
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5 Ridiculously Badass Protests Against Oppressive Regimes
When these people fought back against their respective regimes, they did it with style.
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- By Pat Carnell, A.C. Grimes
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The 5 Most Blatantly Corrupt Lawyers in History
When lawyers go bad, holy crap do they make the most of it
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- By Rob Nietupski
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5 Insanely Blatant Acts of Plagiarism by Famous People
Ideas are hard, you guys. (At least when you insist on actually coming up with your own.)
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- By A.C. Grimes
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5 Cultures Whose Calendars Would Break Your Concept of Time
Let's sit back and appreciate the fact that we don't have to experience the utter chaos that are these calendars.
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- By Teddem Yee
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5 Attempts at Espionage That Seem Too Dumb to Be Real
All too often, agents are subject to the same human failings as the rest of us, except in their case, the blunders result in international incidents more embarrassing than your high school yearbook.
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- By Alex Hanton, Evan V. Symon
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13 Old-Timey Photos You Won't Believe Aren't Photoshopped 3
Photos of the past, when viewed out of context, are bizarre and/or terrifying. And in many cases, adding the context just makes them worse.
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- By Jacopo della Quercia
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5 Innocent Phrases With Surprisingly Dark Origins
Language often takes some pretty bizarre turns on the way to its modern usage. And sometimes a seemingly innocent phrase is the result of one supremely messed-up past.
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- By Brenna Crotty
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5 Presidents Who Were Total Badasses in Their Youth
As it turns out, many presidents spent their younger years going on Hollywood-worthy adventures through history, doling out Old West-style justice and opening casino bars in the South Pacific.
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- By Gavin Jamieson
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