Science & History

5 Unspeakably Bad Historical Practices That Never Went Away
We pretty much just slap new coats of paint on old atrocities and carry on like nothing's changed.
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- By J.C Breen
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8 Things You Didn't Realize Will Be Ruined By Climate Change
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- By Cedric Voets
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7 Scenes From Nature Too Ridiculous To Be Real (But Are)
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- By Ivan Farkas
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The 5 Ballsiest Ways Anyone Has Ever Switched Sides Mid-War
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- By Zachary Frey
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
5 Horror Scenes Deleted From History For Being Too Creepy
If it's true that those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it, then for the love of God, please pay very close attention.
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- By Jacopo della Quercia
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6 Ways Society Is Designed To Screw Teenagers Every Day
It's always been rough being a teenager, and there's at least some evidence it's now rougher than ever.
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- By Carolyn Burke
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5 Painfully Accurate Human Behaviors In The Primate World
Soon, monkeys will have unsatisfying jobs in IT and erectile dysfunction.
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- By Nathan Williams
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Modern-Day America Summed Up In One Photo (From 1957)
This will change how you think of America forever. Or, you know, at least for a little while.
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- By Alyssa Feller
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22 Weird Medical Facts That’ll Bring Conversations To A Halt
If your nosey aunt starts asking why you didn't go to med school, show her this.
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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20 Ways Your Perception Gets Screwed Up By Your Brain
Don't trust anybody. Especially yourself.
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- By AM Smiley
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5 Great Women Ignored By History For Absurdly Sexist Reasons
Most history books have been written by men, and wouldn't you know it? Those darn, sneaky ladies are nowhere to be found.
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- By Tiago Svn, Justin Crockett, CJ Rigdon, Luke Miller
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5 Real Historic Purges That Prove Life Used To Be Horrifying
Every once in a while, huge crowds of ordinary people came together in epic demonstrations of collective mayhem, and suffered no consequences whatsoever for it.
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- By Joe Hayes
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7 Species That Will Rule The Earth When We're All Dead
Plenty of species are just waiting for us to extinct ourselves as hard as humanly possible -- and some of them might be getting a bit impatient.
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- By Cedric Voets
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6 Badass Unsung Heroes From History's Darkest Hours
Even humanity's biggest disasters have life-affirming moments hidden within, courtesy of regular people stepping up to help others.
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- By Adam Wears, Marina Reimann
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6 Science Breakthroughs Of 2016 That Might Save Humanity
Even in a year as garbage as 2016, science just keeps right on trudging through the sludge of human misery to bring us incredible advances.
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- By Ivan Farkas, Norbert Gehardt, Luke Miller
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