Science & History
The Nutty Case of the Haunted Scrotum
One of modern science’s most famous nutsacks is an incredible example of pareidolia, or seeing a face where there is no face at all — in this case, the MRI of a 45-year-old man’s ballbag
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- By Mike Rampton
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5 Disgusting Relics the Catholic Church Could Probably Chill Out With
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- By Eli Yudin
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Freshwater Snails and Four Other Surprisingly Murderous Animals
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- By Ryan Menezes
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
5 Laws Covering Things That Are Currently Impossible
The moon will forever be a nuke-free zone
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- By Eli Yudin
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The Search for Dr. Condom, Birth-Control Pioneer
The word ‘condom’ doesn’t really linguistically mean anything or make any sense. One theory is that Charles II had a physician, Dr. Condom, who prescribed him cloth models when he couldn’t stop having illegitimate children. But that story is probably fake. Dr. Condom, where are you?
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- By Mike Rampton
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How Traffic Is Rotting Your Brain
That’s not road rage, it’s air pollution destroying your cognitive functioning
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- By Lauren Vinopal
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The Long, Bloody Reach of ‘Catcher in the Rye’
For a book with very little violence, it sure has been caught up in a lot of murder and mayhem
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- By Amanda Mannen
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15 Examples Of Ancient Advertising: From Fish Sauce Labels to Gladiators Shilling Olive Oil
The first marketing pun comes from Ancient Rome.
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- By Andres Diplotti, Andrea Meno
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Gym Rats Are Also Incredible Barflies
A new study has found that those who hit the gym love to hit the bottle with the same kind of intensity
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- By Lauren Vinopal
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4 Things Science Has Predicted That We Still Haven’t Discovered
Those scientists in ‘The Last of Us’ cold open were lying... right?
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- By Eli Yudin
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The Exclusive World of 19th-Century Upper-Class ‘Fat Men’s Clubs’
In a pre-Peloton world, the mark of true power and prosperity was a very hefty waist size
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- By Amanda Mannen
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3 Small, Random Decisions That Shaped America in Insane Ways
Lincoln did some good things, but he’s also the reason we can’t ride elephants
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- By Eli Yudin
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Your Face Is Faker Than a Deepfake
New research indicates that we’re much more apt to perceive deepfakes as real than actual living, breathing human beings
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- By Lauren Vinopal
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Your Jokes Give Away Your Relationship Issues
You’re not laughing, you’re actually crying for help
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- By Lauren Vinopal
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