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12 Surprising Superlatives (Through History)
What's the most expensive document? The smallest language?
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- By Shea
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5 Morons Who Made Disasters Worse
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- By Ryan Menezes
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15 Things You Can Do With An Eyeball
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- By Dana Larsen
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That Time Scientists Thought Vulcan Was A Real Planet
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- By Stephen Buckley
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
15 Hardly Believable Facts About The Universe
Hope you like massive, unfathomable numbers.
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- By Jay Wells L'Ecuyer
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The Strange, Dark Tale Of The Oxford English Dictionary's Creation
By day, the formerly respected surgeon would comb through sentences and curate quotations for the OED. By night, he would “Home Alone” his room with booby-traps.
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- By Zanandi Botes
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22 Incredible Things That Happened A Century Ago In 1922
It brings us no joy to report: history repeats itself.
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- By Zanandi Botes
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12 Curious Trivia Tidbits For Curious Folks
The type of facts to make you say "Hm!"
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- By Eli Yudin
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The Homer Simpson Gene Shuts Down Part Of The Brain
Which suits Homer fine, he's happier that way.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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The Wildest Holiday In History: Gwyl Mabsant
The Welsh festival of Gwyl Mabsant was a weeklong party complete with gambling and lots of booze.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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Bread Stamps Helped Prevent Fraud in Ancient Rome
A simple technology of the time, Roman bakers used special stamps to mark their loaves.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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How 200,000 Beavers Took Over Part Of Argentina
In 1946, beavers were brought in to help the Argentinian fur trade. Instead, Argentina ended up with more beavers than they ever expected.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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The 'Limping Lady' Was World War II Most Underrated Hero
Virginia Hall was one of the most successful spies in WWII, but she remains largely unknown today. And that is just how she would like it to be.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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Popes On Dope: Pontiffs Rate 6 Popular Drugs
The Pope smokes dope, but does he take shrooms?
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- By Dana Larsen
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4 Surprising Awful Sides Of Life As A Medieval King
Being a medieval king straight up sucked.
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- By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
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