Science & History
Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time: 4 Bonkers Ways We Used Radiation
Turns out drinking radium every day is way less awesome than The Hulk would have us assume.
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- By Dan Fritschie
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Ed Gein: The Real Horror Behind the Scariest Movie Slashers
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- By Amanda Mannen
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Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time: 4 Ways We Ruined Plastics
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- By Dan Fritschie
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World War II Had A Real-Life Suicide Squad
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- By Ryan Menezes
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time: 4 Problems With Gas Stoves
Get ready to feel really paranoid about cooking dinner tonight.
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- By Dan Fritschie
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The 15 Weirdest Moments in the History of Barbie
It turns out the history of Barbie is way weirder than her many fashionable pantsuits would let on.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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The History Of Sunglasses: From Snowblindness To Modern Shades
Inuits were wearing shutter shades centuries before Kanye.
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- By Eli Yudin
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Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time: 4 Blunders Of 'The War On Drugs': The War On Drugs
The war on drugs turned 100 recently; here's its terrible history.
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- By Dan Fritschie
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During The Great Depression, Life Expectancy Actually Rose
Life expectancy rises during every recession.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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12 Historic Tidbits About The Afterlife & Death
Here's what we know about the Great Unknown.
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- By Shea
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In the 1500s, 'The Minions' Were Murderous Swordsmen With Great Hats
Get ready for a tale of intrigue, swordplay, and a blademaster with one heck of a name.
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- By Alex Hanton
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Star Wars and Satan: 15 Unsettling Facts About Jeffrey Dahmer
His life is a treasure trove of horrors to be held up to the light before being immediately dropped as we go, “Ew, ew, ew, ew.”
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- By Amanda Mannen
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15 Food Mascots And The Felonies I Think They'd Commit
You'll never believe this, but the Hamburglar is a criminal.
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- By Eli Yudin
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The Scopes Monkey Trial: An Actual Circus, Real Monkeys
The trial of John T. Scopes was a carefully calculated move by the ACLU that, nevertheless, didn’t go the way anyone wanted it to.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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Hands Across America Was A Failure
Maybe 'everyone hold hands' isn't the best way to fix hunger.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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