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5 Medical Urban Legends (That Actually Came True)
No matter how crazy soap opera medical dramas might be, none of them compare to the real world plotlines these folks experienced.
- By Hillery Alley
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- November 08, 2013
5 Things to Really Be Scared of On Halloween This Year
Here are some less traditional outlets to fulfill your yearly quota of scares.
- By Adam Tod Brown
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- October 31, 2013
The 6 Most Horrifying Ways Routine Surgeries Have Gone Wrong
Surgery, no matter how minor, is a scary thing. And these stories will only add to that fear.
- By Hillery Alley
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- October 27, 2013
6 Crazy Attempts to Hire a Killer That Failed Miserably
Murder for hire never looks as cool as it does in the movies. And in fact it's more 'National Lampoon's' than 'The Professional.'
- By Ryan Menezes
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- October 20, 2013
The 5 Ballsiest Lies the Mainstream Media Passed Off as Fact
Even jaded, cynical bastards like us should expect more from reputable news organizations. Right?
- By Sam Jackson
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- October 18, 2013
6 Spectacularly Failed Attempts to Be Politically Correct
Here are a few public entities still working out the kinks on that whole decency thing.
- By Rachel P., A.C. Grimes
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- October 17, 2013
5 Popular Beliefs That Are Holding Humanity Back
In order to keep humanity from imploding, we have to give up believing these things.
- By David Wong
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- October 08, 2013
26 Viral News Stories That Would Break the Internet
What if a story was so shocking that the Internet literally packed it up and called it a day?
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- October 04, 2013
5 Bizarre Ways the Human Brain Is Dooming the Economy
When we try to wrap our hunter-gatherer brains around concepts like student loan interest rates and year-end bonuses, it starts misfiring in all sorts of ridiculous ways.
- By J.F. Sargent
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- September 26, 2013
5 Reasons Legalized Marijuana Might Be Bad for Pot Smokers
If you're a smoker, it's the dream you've always dreamed of, but is it really going to be the stoner utopia some people are expecting?
- By Adam Tod Brown
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- September 11, 2013
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