Science & History
Five Historical ‘Numbnuts’ We Owe an Apology To
History has proven us to be super judgy — and often completely wrong about such snap judgements
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- By Amanda Mannen
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5 Historical Nepo Babies Who Make The Roys Look Regal
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- By Eli Yudin
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12 Popular Things Invented By The Last Person You'd Expect
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- By Andres Diplotti, Andrea Meno
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
You’re Not Depressed, You’re Just Too Hot or Too Cold
That depression blanket might be onto something
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- By Lauren Vinopal
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13 Everyday Inventions That Are Way Older Than We Thought
Turns out that whoopee cushions are about 2,000 years old.
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- By JhallComics, Andrea Meno
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Ignoring Your Work Emails Makes You a Stronger Leader
Who better to show the way to peak work-life balance than the person in charge?
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- By Lauren Vinopal
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13 Times Human Error Had Gigantic Consequences
NASA lost a $125 million orbiter because they mixed up metric and Imperial measurements.
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- By Andrea Meno, Andres Diplotti
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5 Math Battles That Ended in Death
Never do math. Try something safer, like lion-taming
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- By Ryan Menezes
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5 Badass Nicknames That Were Well-Earned
Become the deadliest sniper and history and everybody will probably stop calling you ‘Short Stuff’
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- By Eli Yudin
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4 Famous Names We Only Know Because They Were Stolen
Budweiser’s origin stinks as bad as its beer
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- By Ryan Menezes
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12 Ridiculous Theories Put Forward By Supposedly Smart People
A Victorian intellectual suggested that fairies evolved from grasses, ants and bees, and had their own distinct colors.
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- By JhallComics, Andrea Meno
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Feathers, Luscious Lips and Cake for Days: All the Ways Dinosaurs Looked Different Than You Think
That T. rex in ‘Jurassic Park’? ALL LIES
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- By Amanda Mannen
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12 Scientific Explanations For Why the Food We Eat Tastes the Way it Does
Spicy food feels hot because of a dumb biological accident.
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- By Andres Diplotti, Andrea Meno
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12 Myths We Believe About Historical Beefs
No, the Beatles didn’t end up hating each others’ guts to the bitter end.
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- By Andrea Meno, Andres Diplotti
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