Science & History
The Barbaric 19th Century Surgery with a 300 Percent Mortality Rate
Pioneering surgeon Robert Liston swung a bone-saw with such ferocity that he was allegedly able to kill three men on or around the operating table (such as it was back then) in one fell swoop
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- By Mike Rampton
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4 Scientific Theories That Later Had to Be Walked Back
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- By Eli Yudin
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Real Conspiracies Behind Four Historic Events
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- By Amanda Mannen
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5 Historical Goths That Would Fit Right in at Hot Topic
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- By Eli Yudin
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
Not Watering Your Plants? You Might Be Hearing Them Scream in Agony
FEED ME, SEYMOUR
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- By Lauren Vinopal
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5 Ways We’re Attempting to Communicate With the Future
You know that old sound you’ve been looking for? Well, listen to THIS!
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- By Eli Yudin
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The Father of Astronomy Was Killed by Piss
In 1601, 54-year-old Tycho Brahe attended a banquet in Prague, and despite really needing to use the bathroom, decided to hold it instead. A few days later, he was dead
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- By Mike Rampton
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The Four Worst Jobs You Could Have in the Royal Court
The ‘Groom of the Stool’ might have been work fit for a king, but it mostly included studying his regal bowel movements
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- By Amanda Mannen
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5 Delightfully Cavalier Ways Illegal Drugs Were Dispensed As Medicine
Mmmm, opium tampons
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- By Ryan Menezes
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You Need to Be Close Enough to Smell People to Be Less Socially Anxious
Friendship apparently stinks — in a good way
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- By Lauren Vinopal
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12 Dramatic Stories We Have Thanks to DNA
DNA revealed that human dongs lost their spines 700,000 years ago.
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- By JhallComics, Andrea Meno
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5 Unquestioned Traditions We Only Have Because of Marketing Campaigns
Cinco de Mayo is a conspiracy to sell more Corona
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- By Ryan Menezes
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13 Historical Pranks That Put Modern Corporate Goofs to Shame
The Pokémon Mew was just an elaborate prank.
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- By Andrea Meno, Andres Diplotti
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12 Scenes of Horror and Brutality That Were Turned into Basic-Ass Tourist Attractions
They sacrificed kids at Machu Picchu.
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- By Andrea Meno, Andres Diplotti
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5 Obvious Treasures Our Ancestors Considered Worthless
‘What is this platinum stuff? Let’s just throw it away’
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- By Ryan Menezes
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