Science & History
An Injured Teen Sneaked Back Into WW1 By Cross-Dressing As A Nurse At A Dance
It's unclear why attending this dance helped his plan.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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Mall Santas - How St. Nick Went From Shunned To Shopping Fixture
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- By Zanandi Botes
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How Honduras And El Salvador (Sort Of) Went To War Over A Soccer Match
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
Winston Churchill Had A Doctor's Note To Avoid American Prohibition Laws
Winston Churchill usually had a drink in his hand, and thanks to a doctor's note, he even got past Prohibition laws.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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The Woman Who Took On All Of New York City (By Smoking)
In 1908, New York had a short-lived ordinance. One woman was arrested for violating it.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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Sonic The Hedgehog Has A Gene Named After Him, And That's Weirdly Appropriate
There's also a gene called tiggywinkle hedgehog.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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15 Absolutely Bonkers Theories About The Universe
The Big Bang Theory is the undisputed champion of the American sitcom. But as a creation story, it's got a few rivals.
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- By Jay Wells L'Ecuyer, Carlie Procell
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Birds Make Their Own Milk, And It's Gross
They don't squirt it out of nipples, since that's a mammal thing.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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13 Unexpected Origins of Christmas Traditions
We can thank Hallmark for wrapping paper, and Charles Dickens for a snow-filled Christmas.
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- By Shea
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We're Using Soap Bubbles To Pollinate Pear Trees
Because bees have been slacking off lately.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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How Stalin Weaponized Old-School Photoshop To Eliminate Rivals
Thousands of doctored photos show Soviet officials that Joseph Stalin made "disappear."
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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Australian Birds Keep Committing Arson
They will firebomb us all into human nuggets.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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Victorian Doctors (Wrongly) Thought Beards Could Prevent Diseases
For a brief period in the 1850s, some people believed that beards could act as masks to keep germs out.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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Infinite Infinities and Lucky Sevens: 13 Mathemagical Number Facts
You can always count on numbers.
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- By Dana Larsen
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