Science & History

4 Things About Space Travel You're Picturing Totally Wrong

Sadly, sci-fi hasn't taught us how to actually deal with life in space.

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By Justin Crockett

Published

February 27, 2017

6 Real Inventions That Would Seem Over The Top In A Movie

Has Science ever bothered to address what we, as a species, REALY need: awesome-looking superpowers? Actually, yes.

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By Norbert Gehardt

Published

February 25, 2017

5 People History Credits With 'Firsts' (Who Weren't First)

The first guy to sail to the New World, the first guy to perform successful heart surgery, and the first guy to have a 20-inch wiener all have something in common: They might be lying.

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By Zach Sands, PhD, Ivan Farkas

Published

February 23, 2017

6 Dark Details History Usually Leaves Out (For Good Reason)

The more you learn about the past, the more you prefer the vague, sterile version of it you were taught in school.

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By Stephan Roget

Published

February 21, 2017

5 WTF Mass Panics You Never Learned About In History Class

Turns out, we LOVE witch hunts. We do them all the time, whether we're freaking out about clowns, the poor, or yes, even vampires.

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By Justin Crockett

Published

February 15, 2017

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5 Insane Historical Theories That Make Way Too Much Sense

We're not saying these folks are right -- hell, we're not even saying they're sane. We're just saying what if?

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By Nathan Williams

Published

February 15, 2017

6 Bible Stories Where The Moral Was 'Haha F*ck You, I'm God'

Amidst all the moral lessons and dubious historical accounts, the Bible is chock full of examples of God just messing with people.

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By Israel SH

Published

February 13, 2017

6 Extremely Wrong (But Hilarious) Scientific Beliefs

Here's some stuff about orgasms and poop.

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By Rachel P.

Published

February 08, 2017

5 Iconic Resistance Movements You're Picturing Exactly Wrong

History is riddled with intriguing and dramatic stories of resistance against tyranny and the fight for equality -- and also errors, accounts influenced by the author's bias, and outright lies.

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By Vincent Pall, Steven Assarian, Adam Pilarski

Published

February 06, 2017

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

Published

February 01, 2017

8 Things You Didn't Realize Will Be Ruined By Climate Change

Climate change is slowly compiling a kaleidoscope of unexpected ways to make all of our lives a living hell.

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By Cedric Voets

Published

January 29, 2017