Science & History
The Cuban Spy Who Helped Thwart The U.S. Slave Trade
When Sanchez wasn’t successfully figuring out four out of every five illegal trading ships on route, he was writing anonymous op-eds threatening to destroy the slave trade and the officials involved.
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- By Zanandi Botes
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13 Embarrassing Military Blunders From History
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- By Cracked Writers, JhallComics
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The Cannibalism Incident On The Road To The American Revolution
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- By Charles Smith
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What's The Deal: The Founding of the NFL
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- By Eli Yudin
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
17 Things We Were Taught As Kids That Are Nonsense
"Hocus Pocus" remains the most historically accurate depiction of witches in cinema.
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- By JhallComics
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Humankind's Most Valuable Vault Is Filled With Seeds, Not Cash
Svalbard is a Norwegian archipelago with quite the surprise twist.
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- By Oona O'Brien
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Five Facts About Punch Dickins, The Ace Pilot Who Cheated Death Nonstop
Meet Punch Dickins, who explored the Canadian bush in his Fokker biplane. What?
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- By Alex Hanton
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6 Earth History Facts That Sound Like Sci-Fi
In case you haven't noticed, our planet is intensely weird.
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- By Chris Corlew
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13 Left-Field (Yet 100% True) Facts About The Aztecs
In the Aztecs’ language, “gold“ meant “poop of the gods.“
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- By Andrea Meno
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New York Blew Up 1,000 Acres To Chase Away Birds (And Failed)
Operation Crow Extermination did not go as planned.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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14 Fast Facts About Child Development (To Explain Why We're The Way We Are)
More reasons to blame your parents
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- By Shea
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The Ocean Remains The Most Psychedelic Place On Earth
No actual hallucinogens necessary …
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- By Oona O'Brien
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History's Shortest War Lasted Only 38 Minutes
This conflict began as most bad events from the era did: imperialism.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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The Guy Who Hosted Woodstock Was As Far From A Hippie As You Can Get
Max Yasgur was a 49-year-old dairy farmer. He was a Republican who supported the Vietnam War.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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Marijuana Is 67,200 Times Stronger Than It Used To Be (According To The Media)
We analyzed 80 years of potency reports from scientists, law enforcement, politicians and the media. The numbers are in.
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- By Dana Larsen
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