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5 Modern Leaders Way Crazier Than You Thought Possible
We fully expect that our elected officials are doing shit behind the scenes that is either corrupt, depraved, or both. But often times, it's much worse than you think.
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6 Insane Real Police Responses to Clearly Fake Crimes
You literally cannot believe your eyes anymore. And someone needs to tell the authorities that.
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- By Eric Yosomono, Aaron Short, Ed Stevens, Aaron Granger
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5 Viral Stories That Had Insane Twists After We All Moved On
There are plenty of viral sensations that took a screeching turn onto the Ohshitville Expressway shortly after we all shared them on Facebook and then promptly forgot about them.
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- By Chris Rio, Tyler Johnson
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5 Huge Brands That Pissed Off Whole Countries With Marketing
Always make sure to check if the mere existence of your product insults your entire consumer base so viciously that they show up at your factory with pitchforks.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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5 Amazing Pieces of Good News Nobody Is Reporting
You can sit around and worry about debt ceilings and terror attacks, but take a moment to appreciate that you happen to be alive during the golden age of humanity.
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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.
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- By Hillery Alley
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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.
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- By Hillery Alley
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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.'
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- By Ryan Menezes
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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?
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- By Sam Jackson
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6 Spectacularly Failed Attempts to Be Politically Correct
Here are a few public entities still working out the kinks on that whole decency thing.
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- By Rachel P., A.C. Grimes
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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.
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- By J.F. Sargent
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5 Scary Myths You Probably Believe About the Economy
Spoiler alert: nobody can actually predict the economy.
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- By Marcus O'Reilly
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6 Products in Your Bathroom You Won't Believe Don't Work
You're going to feel a bit icky after this article.
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- By Elisabeth Fu
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5 Clearly Fake News Stories The Media Told You Were True
Apparently, The media doesn't always have time for such time-consuming practices as 'fact checking' and 'thinking about this for a moment to work out if it sounds idiotic.'
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- By Danny Gallagher, Kier Harris
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We Want to Pay You to Write for Us
Let's get right to it: We will pay you to write things for us even if you have never written anything for anybody before.
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