Science & History
New Year's Resolutions' Weird History
Featuring sacrifices and peacocks.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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Dramamine Became A Nausea Cure By Accident
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- By Ryan Menezes
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13 Historic Art Pieces That Show Humans Have Always Been Freaky Weirdos
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- By Shea
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The British Soldier Who Pantsed A Lawyer To (Successfully) Win A Case
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- By Ryan Menezes
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
Bounty Jumpers Scammed Both Sides During the Civil War
Men could get a bonus called a bounty for enlisting in the Civil War. Some found a way to profit from this system.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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A 10-Year-Old Helped NASA (Bring Apollo 11 Back From The Moon)
We're kind of surprised that the following story, seemingly handcrafted for a movie, isn't taught to every child on their first day of school.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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One Of History's Most Prolific Monsters Might Be Innocent
Elizabeth Bathory of Transylvania is often considered one of the main inspirations for modern vampires, but there is a good chance was the victim of a deadly lie.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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Please, People, Stop Barking At Your Dogs
A new TikTok trend, a new behavioral anomaly that has experts worried.
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- By Zanandi Botes
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The Christmas Season Is Just Beginning
So says the Pope, and that guy's infallible.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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A Plane Crashed On Rikers, And Prisoners Saved Passengers From The Wreckage
Thanks to their heroics, 80 survived.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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12 Scientific Research Findings We Just Learned
It's been a big week for millipedes.
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- By Shea
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An Injured Teen Sneaked Back Into WW1 By Cross-Dressing As A Nurse At A Dance
It's unclear why attending this dance helped his plan.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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Mall Santas - How St. Nick Went From Shunned To Shopping Fixture
In light of the Santa shortage around the world, let’s look at where the trend of kids sitting on some stranger’s lap and asking him for stuff comes from.
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- By Zanandi Botes
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The First Time Warplanes Exchanged Fire, It Was Two Americans Faking Being Enemies
They were each deliberately aiming just below the other's plane, missing every time.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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How Honduras And El Salvador (Sort Of) Went To War Over A Soccer Match
The Football War was fought for just a few days between Honduras and El Salvador. It started after a tense soccer match.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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