Science & History
5 Bizarre Factors That Secretly Influence Your Opinions
In many ways, our opinions define us. And yet, every single day, scores of weird and seemingly insignificant things are twisting our preferences.
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- By Monte Richard, XJ Selman
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5 Ways You Can Improve the World With Almost No Effort
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- By Marshall Lemon
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5 Real Medical Treatments That Seem More Like Sick Pranks
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- By Eddie Rodriguez, Aatif Zubair
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6 Underrated Predators With Mind-Blowing Abilities
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- By Monte Richard, Rich Solomon, Austin Black
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
The 6 Greatest Acts of Trolling in the History of Science
Science has seen some epic trolling over the years, so much so that it at times makes 4chan look like a chamber of reasoned discourse.
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- By Steve Shapiro, Andrew Bensley
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The 6 Most Bizarre Things Ever Discovered in Space
Humanity has been looking out into space for thousands of years, and the most important thing we've discovered over that time is that everything is crazy weird out there.
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- By Jacopo della Quercia , Micah Kolding
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6 Awesome Superpowers (That Would Suck in Real Life)
We're about to show you how having your favorite superpower would likely have pretty crappy -- if not completely disastrous -- results. You're welcome!
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- By Nathaniel Cope
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The 5 Most Epic Backfires in the History of Bad Jokes
The problem with sarcasm, is that sometimes you can do it so well (or so poorly) that people don't realize you're joking.
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- By Russell Puntenney
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5 Insane Prison Escapes You Won't Believe Actually Worked
In real life, most prison escapes aren't the result of mind-blowingly complex schemes, but a combination of dumb luck, indifferent guards, and unintentional hilarity.
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- By Rich Solomon
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5 Psychology Studies Every Awkward Teenager Should Read
If we ever got the chance to go back in time to visit our lonely teenage selves we'd tell them to keep their chin up.
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- By Andrew Marinus
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5 Things You Won't Believe Math Can Predict
Can science and mathematics quantify something as mysterious as the beauty of music, or the evil of the human spirit, or the madness of a panicked mob? Yeah, pretty much.
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- By Matt Jones
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The 5 Most Badass Things Ever Done in the Name of Research
For most of us, research is something you 'Google.' For others, it's something that puts hair on your nether region.
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- By J. Wisniewski
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5 Personal Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Someone
They say you should never judge a book by its cover. But when it comes to people, covers are the shit.
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- By XJ Selman
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5 So-Called Signs Of Genius That Any Idiot Can Learn
Unfortunately, we can't turn you into a genius -- but we can do is teach you all the tricks you need to seem like one.
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- By J.F. Sargent
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6 Ridiculous Myths About the Middle Ages Everyone Believes
Ridiculous Myths About the Middle Ages Everyone Believes
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- By Steve Kolenberg
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