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A Review Of What Is (Maybe) The Worst Book On The U.S. Presidency Ever Written
This book is fascinating, albeit in the same way that a bad acid trip is fascinating.
- By Mark Hill
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- July 17, 2020
6 Nightmare Tourist Traps From History (Even Crazier Than Reality TV)
Before reality TV, people would literally pay to see some mysterious amnesiac stranger who washed ashore.
- By Ryan Menezes
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- July 15, 2020
Wild War Stories That Deserve Their Own Movies
We're surprised no one told us these stories already.
- By Ryan Menezes
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- July 14, 2020
Wait -- Leprechauns Are Actually Italian?
A pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, a pot of mama's bolognese at its origin.
- By Cedric Voets
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- July 12, 2020
Missouri's Bizarre Modern-Day Lovecraftian Beauty Pageant
The eldritch spirit of St. Louis
- By Cedric Voets
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- July 12, 2020
5 Very Unlikely Things We Got Thanks To Religion
What has religion given us, anyway? Quite a lot, actually.
- By Ryan Menezes
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- July 12, 2020
4 Scams That Are Older Than You Think
That scam email you received this morning might've been written a few hours ago, but it's been centuries in the making.
- By Adam Wears
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- July 11, 2020
Saying Aliens Built Ancient Monuments Isn't Only Crazy, It's Racist
Choosing the alien over the other.
- By Cedric Voets
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- July 10, 2020
Ben Franklin’s Solution For Everything Was To Get Naked
It's very believable that he had issues with "frowzy corrupt air."
- By Jesse
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- July 09, 2020
The Most Brutal Curse Tablets Ever Discovered
Mankind has always had a need to scream into the void.
- By Jesse
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- July 08, 2020
5 Shocking Times First Responders Made Everything Worse
If your job is 'rescuing people,' you sorta need to do it right the first time.
- By Ryan Menezes
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- July 06, 2020
5 Annoying 'Modern' Debates That Have Been Around Forever
Your grandparents were arguing about the same things.
- By Nathan Williams
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- July 05, 2020
Finland's Military Finally Got Rid Of Its Swastikas
Turns out those things have a pretty sketchy history.
- By Cedric Voets
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- July 03, 2020
4 Famous Crimes Everybody Gets Wrong
Yeah, you're definitely remembering these incorrectly.
- By Adam Wears
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- July 03, 2020
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