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We Don't Think These Words Mean What You Think They Mean
Apparently assassins and hashish go hand-in-hand.
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- By Jamie Wyman
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238 6 Disasters With Details So Awful, History Left Them Out
Some clouds, it's been said, have a silver lining. But clouds can get even worse. Those are the clouds we're talking about in this article.
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- By Adam Wears
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6 Civil Rights Movement Myths You Learned In History Class
If you want to see just how messy real history can be -- and how important it is that we recognize its messiness -- look no further than the civil rights movement.
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- By Adam Koski, Bevan Morgan
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Great Artists Who Passionately Hated Their Most Famous Work
Here are a few works of art we nearly lost to the blood-rage that lives within all creative types.
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- By Janel Comeau, Rachel Loomis
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5 Bizarre Ways Everyone Gets World War II Wrong
If you're like us and got most of your World War II knowledge from fighting Hitler in a robot suit, so most of this should come as news.
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- By Jacopo della Quercia , Adam Koski
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7 Modern Social Issues That Are Older Than You Think
Long before everyone hashed out Caitlyn Jenner's pronoun switch in their heads, grammar nerds were already on the case.
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- By Carolyn Burke
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5 Things You Think Are Crusty Old History (That Aren't)
Sometimes things you assume were relegated to museums back when your grandparents were still riding tricycles to school stuck around much longer than you realize.
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- By Jacopo della Quercia , E.M. Caris
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5 Irreplaceable Cultural Treasures (Destroyed By Stupidity)
The Universe has a habit of allowing irreplaceable examples of human creativity to be destroyed by Mr. Bean levels of bumbling stupidity.
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- By J. Olasz
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5 Totally Harmless Phrases (Are Secretly Offensive Jokes)
The 'other side of the tracks' wasn't always a metaphorical term for the neighborhood with the best rib joints.
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- By Jacopo della Quercia , Mike Bedard, Jamie Wyman
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Unreal Heroes Who Died Protecting Precious Knowledge
Dian Fossey's idea of environmental conservation involved pistol-whipping poachers.
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- By Mordecai Jones
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Seemingly Innocuous Things (That Are Racist)
How come Mario, Bugs Bunny, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Mickey Mouse all wear white gloves? You might not want to know.
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- By Nate Yungman
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6 Horrifying Secrets About Feel Good Historical Moments
Disneyland opened during the Cold War and provided America with some much needed ... disappointment, torture, and stress?
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- By Adam Wears
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6 Horrifying Examples Of Wartime BS-Bullying Propaganda
Throughout history, governments have tricked, tormented, and otherwise trolled their own populations during various conflicts.
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- By Marina Reimann
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The 6 Biggest Lies Used To Start Horrifying Wars
Sometimes wars are started by nothing much at all. Just a little lie, and then terribleness ensues.
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- By Dustin Milton West
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6 Creepy Warnings From History (Are Totally Coming True)
Hindsight is always 20/20, but sometimes the foresight is pretty much 20/20 too.
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- By Jason Iannone
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