Science & History

12 Historic Tidbits About The Afterlife & Death
Here's what we know about the Great Unknown.
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- By Shea
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In the 1500s, 'The Minions' Were Murderous Swordsmen With Great Hats
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- By Alex Hanton
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Star Wars and Satan: 15 Unsettling Facts About Jeffrey Dahmer
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- By Amanda Mannen
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15 Food Mascots And The Felonies I Think They'd Commit
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- By Eli Yudin
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
The Scopes Monkey Trial: An Actual Circus, Real Monkeys
The trial of John T. Scopes was a carefully calculated move by the ACLU that, nevertheless, didn’t go the way anyone wanted it to.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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Hands Across America Was A Failure
Maybe 'everyone hold hands' isn't the best way to fix hunger.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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The Bizarre Origins of 15 Famous Logos
It’s important for a business to have a good logo, lest people start making up entire conspiracy theories to explain why your graphic design sucks so hard.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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The Dark Truth Behind Baby-Stealing Changelings From Legends
Ever wonder if your baby has been secretly replaced by goblins? Because you wouldn't be alone.
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- By William Kuechenberg
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Gridlock and Grisly Death: The Complete History of Disneyland
Disneyland has been a magnet for chaos since day one, and while there probably aren’t any actual skeletons hanging around the Pirates of the Caribbean ride (anymore), that place is definitely haunted.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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Scotch Tape Was Named To Make Fun Of The Scottish
Cello tape and masking tape are natural enemies.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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13 Hot Mating Tips From The Animal Kingdom
You and me, baby, ain't nothing but mammals.
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- By Shea
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25 Facts About Aliens And Outer Space
We've been looking at the stars, and someone's been looking back at us.
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- By Cracked Writers, Ryan Menezes
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15 Key Moments in the Actual Story of Roswell
A hasty press release regarding what the government has insisted ever since was the remains of a weather balloon kicked off a UFO craze that the residents of New Mexico have learned to embrace.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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The Richard Speck Murders: The Most Horrifying Mass Killing You’ve Never Heard Of
The murder of eight student nurses by Richard Speck on July 14, 1966 is uniquely chilling because it seems to have been a completely random atrocity.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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