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13 Splendidly Fascinating Now-You-Know Facts About The British Royal Family
Her Majesty was so not amused, she hid in a bush to show it.
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- By Andrea Meno
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13 Now-You-Know Facts About Planes, Trains, and...Ships
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- By Shea
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5 Dubious Sounding Tricks People Are Claiming As Keys To Longer Life
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- By Justin Crockett
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How A Crazy Celebrity Murder Trial Changed America's Jury System
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- By Amanda Mannen
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
12 Extremely Weird Yet Effective Solutions To Problems
Why go with the obvious solution when you can go with a strange, complicated one instead?
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- By Shea
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When Typos Were Believed To Be The Work Of Satan
Satan, the original prankster.
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- By Zanandi Botes
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5 Bits Of Historical Armor That Look Like Weirdo Cosplay
To get an idea of just how weird war could get, check out these real pieces of armor seemingly straight out of a Game of Thrones fanfic written while high.
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- By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
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Thousands of WWII POWs Escaped Thanks to ... Monopoly?
Everyone's favorite fistfight-starting board game saved actual human lives.
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- By Eirik Gumeny
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The Gay Electro-Ronin: Meet Hiraga Gennai, the "Da Vinci of Japan"
This is the story of a man who was like a cross between Leonardo Da Vinci, Oscar Wilde, and Don Draper.
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- By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
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Time To Talk About The Poop On The Moon
Live long and prosper, moon poop.
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- By Zanandi Botes
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13 Fascinating Now-You-Know Facts About Cicadas
Cicadas? Oh, you mean NINJA MARACAS?
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- By Andrea Meno
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14 Of The Most Badass Nuns In History
Get thee to a nunnery!
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- By Cracked Writers, Jesse
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15 Modern Conveniences That Were Met With A Bizarre Amount Of Resistance
The world just wasn't ready for... cheeseburgers?
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- By Jesse
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The Final Frontier: 13 Now-You-Know Facts About Space And Space Travel
Just a reminder this planet is barely a speck in the galaxy.
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- By Shea
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The Boldest Slavery Escape Story (History Class Skipped Over)
One of the boldest escapes in the dark days of slavery was that of Ellen and William Craft, who escaped in plain sight.
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- By Laura Caseley
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