Science & History
A Terrible Dad Taught His Son Only Klingon
He should be sentenced to a hundred years of be'joy'.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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The Mongols' Secret Weapon: Alcoholic Horse Milk
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- By Eli Yudin
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12 Historic Meals (So We Can Taste The Past)
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- By Shea
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How Star Trek's Jeri Ryan's Divorce Got Obama Elected
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- By Ryan Menezes
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
12 Ways Life Was Different Before Roe v. Wade
If our future will be a repeat of our history, what can we expect?
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- By Shea
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15 Events in the Shady History of Coca-Cola
The history of Coca-Cola is even more fraught than you’d expect for a product based on cocaine.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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25 Gigantic Facts About Space That Make Us Feel Crazy Small
The final frontier.
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- By Brian C. Miller, Cracked Writers
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The Hero Scientist Who Passed Off A Star Trek Episode As A Scientific Paper
As so exposed the scientific journal as a fraud.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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15 Notorious Cults That Amazingly Still Exist
Sometimes, neither death nor HBO can keep a cult down.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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15 Funniest Ways Serial Killers Were Caught
If you get away with it long enough to earn the title, you’re probably smart enough to evade capture indefinitely.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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The Epic Death Of The Mad King Of Lake Michigan
Over the years, a surprising number of Americans have tried to set themselves up as kings and queens. James Strang, the Mad King of Lake Michigan, was more successful than most.
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- By Alex Hanton
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15 Bonkers Details of Hitler’s Wedding
On April 29, 1945, Eva Braun got what every little girl wants: to marry Hitler. Wait, no.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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14 Answers To Questions (That We Never Thought To Ask)
Why are there no green mammals?
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- By Shea
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15 Literary Frauds Who Almost Got Away With It
As if those poor nerds don’t have enough to deal with.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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15 Advertisements That Were (Rightfully) Banned
Sometimes, though, advertising crosses a line into “not fit for human consumption” territory.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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