Science & History
Ben Franklin Electrocuted Turkeys (And Himself)
The birds, once zapped, would get right back up again.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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The Woman Behind The Home Security System
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- By Oona O'Brien
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How Red Flags Made Up the Food Pyramid
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- By Oona O'Brien
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Macy's Thanksgiving Parade Began As A Christmas Parade (On Thanksgiving)
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- By Ryan Menezes
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
Sybil Ludington: The Less Famous, But More Rad, Paul Revere
In 1777, 16-year-old Sybil Ludington rode 40 miles by horseback to rally American troops.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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13 Now-You-Know Facts About Witches (They Didn’t Teach At School)
People had some really, really weird beliefs about witches.
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- By Andrea Meno
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That Helium's Pretty Precious (But Used To Be Much More Precious)
The Hindenburg used hydrogen NOT because we hadn't yet figured out it's flammable. It was because helium used to be so rare.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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France Tried To Make A Fake Paris For World War I
In a plan so out there that it could've worked, France planned to build a decoy Paris right next to real Paris.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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Cracked VS: The Deep Oceans vs. Space
How many atmospheres is too much? Too little?
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- By JhallComics
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5 Terrifying Animal Superpowers
Spiders fly for hundreds of miles. No one is safe.
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- By Tara Marie
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The Baffling Santa-themed Town (Built In A Desert)
Santa Claus, Arizona tried (and briefly succeeded) to bring the wonders of Christmas to the desert.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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13 Artifacts Humanity Lost In The Dumbest Ways
How do you lose an ENTIRE ROOM?!?!
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- By Reba C
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George Washington Was One Of America's Top Whiskey Producers
After stepping down from the presidency, George Washington found a new calling: opening a whiskey distillery.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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13 Now-You-Know Facts About Ancient Egypt (They Didn’t Teach At School)
We can thank Ancient Egypt for the practice of cat naming, the D20, and so much more.
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- By Andrea Meno
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Winston Churchill Demanded Orange Cats, Into Perpetuity
He said his home must always have an orange cat, and so it always has.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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