Science & History
If Recycling Was Honest (VIDEO)
Roger Horton returns for the first time since 2017 to explain why recycling plastic is pointless and, even worse, is basically just one big scam.
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- By Jordan Breeding
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Lava Lockup -- The Man Who Rode Out A Volcanic Eruption In His Cell
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- By Mac Faber
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How A Former Slave Became Our First Drag Queen
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- By Adam Bumas
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4 Stories From The Weird History Of Christianity In Japan
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- By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
How A Flea Market Find Uncovered A Lost, Unknown Photographic Genius
If not for a $400 flea market box, we'd never have known one of the greatest street photographers.
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- By Oona O'Brien
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4 Unsolved Mysteries That Took Place At American Landmarks
The Grand Canyon and Niagara Falls are hotbeds of enigma.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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Benjamin Franklin Tried To Simplify The English Alphabet ... And Failed
The samples of writing that use Franklin’s alphabet are nightmarish.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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The High-Sea's Mystery Of A Found Ship ... With No Crew Or Passengers
The MV Joyita started out life in 1931 as a pleasure yacht. It ended its life as ... well, no one knows.
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- By Laura Caseley
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The Scientific Travesty Inspired By Ronald Reagan's Idiotic '50s B-Comedy
Ph.Ds are no less immune to the corrupting influence of movies than anyone else.
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- By Nathan Williams
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How Harry Houdini Trolled 'Psychics' From The Grave
A tiny case of death didn't stop the great escape artist’s war on mediums.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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4 Ridiculous Lies From People With Even More Ridiculous Lives
The following people are known for their wild lies and wilder lives.
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- By Alex Hanton
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14 Counterintuitive Historical Facts That Our Brains Refuse To Absorb
Who knew a GIF went viral in 1940?
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- By Jesse, Cracked Writers
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I Learned My Hometown, In New Jersey, Welcomed The KKK
The KKK bought a college in New Jersey, and everyone pretends this never happened.
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- By Becca Barglowski
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Inside The Bizarre Theory That Socrates Didn't Exist
Some are trying to claim that Socrates was 'A Beautiful Mind'-style figment of imagination.
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- By Oona O'Brien
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A Virginia Mystery Grave Has Led To Two Centuries Of Rumors And Legends
Who is buried in the grave of The Female Stranger?
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- By Laura Caseley
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