Science & History
Magicians Who Used Their Powers to Fight Wars
Here’s the news that the CIA declassified after several decades
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- By Ryan Menezes
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5 Ridiculous Superstitions That Science Says Are True
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- By Eli Yudin
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This Is How Much Marriage Physically Hurts
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- By Lauren Vinopal
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Murder and Exile: What Actually Is a Scapegoat?
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- By Amanda Mannen
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
5 Wonder Materials That Ended Up Being Ridiculously Hazardous
Red Bull might not be healthy, but at least it’s not radioactive
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- By Eli Yudin
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You’re Not Stupid, Your Last Name Just Starts With An ‘S’
The ‘I’s don’t necessarily have it, but new research has found that teachers are very much biased toward kids whose surnames reside much earlier in the alphabet
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- By Lauren Vinopal
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The Healthy Way to Sit Around Like a Lazy Piece of Trash All Day
Sure, you’re gonna have to do a little walking. But the rest of the time, you won’t have to move an inch
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- By Lauren Vinopal
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5 Petty Things That Science Has Actually Made It a Point to Study
The good news is, we now know whether tapping a can of beer will reduce the amount of froth it produces
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- By Ryan Menezes
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5 of the World’s Most Legitimately Dangerous Artifacts
Nobody wants to get killed by a notebook
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- By Eli Yudin
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Being a Curmudgeon Makes You a Lot More Productive
The new life hack is never, ever smiling
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- By Lauren Vinopal
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How the World Came to Believe That the Three Stooges Were on Hitler’s Death List
Their 1940 short, ‘You Natzy Spy!,’ was the first American comedy to satirize the führer — or any world leader for that matter. But it did satirize him so ruthlessly that he wanted them dead?
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- By Brian VanHooker
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The Chummy Science of Choosing the Right Friends
You’re gonna have to smell them and watch YouTube videos with them. But not smell them while watching YouTube videos — that would be gross
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- By Amanda Mannen
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5 ‘All-Natural’ Products That Are Complete and Utter Garbage
If you hear the word ‘purge’ or ‘toxin,’ it’s time to bail
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- By Eli Yudin
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15 Gross and Weird Things We Did Before Modern Technology
The past is another country. A really gross one, where they use pee for everything
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- By Andres Diplotti, Andrea Meno
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On Its 20th Anniversary, We Forced Two Kangaroo Experts to Watch ‘Kangaroo Jack’
In a shocking twist, the movie knows practically nothing about actual kangaroos
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- By Brian VanHooker
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