Science & History
7 Bizarre Easter Eggs Hidden in Great Works of Art
We tend to think of classic art as being all dignified and serious, if perhaps a little stuffy. But that's only because we're not looking closely enough.
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- By Jacopo della Quercia
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5 'Modern' Medical Procedures (Are Thousands of Years Old)
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- By Patrick Hopkins
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6 Insane Last Resort Surgeries That Actually Worked
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- By Erik Germ
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The 6 Weirdest Things That Are Ruining Your Memory
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- By S Peter Davis
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
The 6 Most Secretly Racist Classic Children's Books
It's easy for us to hide the bad things from our kids that appear in works today. Things get a little trickier when classics of children's literature suddenly let fly with the sort of out-of-the-blue casual racism usually reserved for old Southern men after a few too many drinks
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- By Juan Arteaga, John Champion
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5 Screw-Ups on the Battlefield That Accidentally Won the War
Sometimes, even in war, a little stupidity can work to your advantage.
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- By Xavier Jackson, Douglas A. McDonnell
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5 Turncoats Who Changed the Tide of History
In the grand scale of things, not much changes when a single dude decides he'd rather be a Communist than an American, or vice versa. The balance of power is still basically the same, right? But every balance has a tipping point, and sometimes all it takes is one turncoat to change the course of history.
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- By Eric Yosomono, Douglas A. McDonnell
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5 Fish Clearly Designed by a Madman
You know what the problem with 'Sharktopus' was? It just wasn't necessary. Nature provides enough science-fiction-level aquatic horrors all on her own. Hell, some of these are less believable.
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- By Monte Richard
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6 People Who Gained Amazing Skills from Brain Injuries
In real life, people don't suffer freaky events like getting struck by lightning or getting part of their brain removed and then suddenly find themselves with new superpowers, like heat vision or flight. However, people do apparently suffer freaky events and then gain the ability to do art.
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- By Eddie Rodriguez
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8 Insane Similarities Between the Internet and Ancient Egypt
Nothing ever changes.
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- By Nick Dreyer
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5 Soldiers Who Kicked Ass In the Face of Death (and Logic)
It's generally accepted that while reckless charges into danger make for great action movie scenes, they aren't good battle strategy. These men disagreed.
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- By Eric Yosomono
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5 Insane Celebrity Product Endorsements by Historic Figures
Selling out is an age-old tradition, and some icons from your history books were doing it long before musicians and athletes perfected the art.
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- By Jacopo della Quercia
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The 5 Most Mind-Blowing Acts of Battlefield Mercy in History
Mercy isn't a part of any army's strategy. And yet, inspiring stories of mercy on the battlefield do turn up all through history. In the most inhumane settings, sometimes a little humanity shines through.
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- By Xavier Jackson, Douglas A. McDonnell
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6 Terrifying Real Speeches That Were Thankfully Never Given
Just because we didn't hear speeches for when the whole country was going to shit doesn't mean they were never written ...
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- By Jacopo della Quercia
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6 Animals With Better Memories Than You
Despite our big, juicy frontal lobe, many of us still forget to pick up the kids after practice due to our inferior memory, one area where a whole bunch of animals leave us in the dust.
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- By Aram Khayatpour, Sam Farahmand
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