Science & History
15 Embarrassingly Kooky Details From The World Of Organized Crime
With enough money, you can play Fantasy Football for realsies.
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- By Jay Wells L'Ecuyer
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12 Surprising Superlatives (Through History)
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- By Shea
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5 Morons Who Made Disasters Worse
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- By Ryan Menezes
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
15 Things You Can Do With An Eyeball
Taking a look at odd eyeball activities.
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- By Dana Larsen
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That Time Scientists Thought Vulcan Was A Real Planet
In the 19th century, we gained and lost a planet that we never even had to begin with.
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- By Stephen Buckley
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15 Hardly Believable Facts About The Universe
Hope you like massive, unfathomable numbers.
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- By Jay Wells L'Ecuyer
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The Strange, Dark Tale Of The Oxford English Dictionary's Creation
By day, the formerly respected surgeon would comb through sentences and curate quotations for the OED. By night, he would “Home Alone” his room with booby-traps.
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- By Zanandi Botes
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22 Incredible Things That Happened A Century Ago In 1922
It brings us no joy to report: history repeats itself.
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- By Zanandi Botes
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12 Curious Trivia Tidbits For Curious Folks
The type of facts to make you say "Hm!"
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- By Eli Yudin
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The Homer Simpson Gene Shuts Down Part Of The Brain
Which suits Homer fine, he's happier that way.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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The Wildest Holiday In History: Gwyl Mabsant
The Welsh festival of Gwyl Mabsant was a weeklong party complete with gambling and lots of booze.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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Bread Stamps Helped Prevent Fraud in Ancient Rome
A simple technology of the time, Roman bakers used special stamps to mark their loaves.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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How 200,000 Beavers Took Over Part Of Argentina
In 1946, beavers were brought in to help the Argentinian fur trade. Instead, Argentina ended up with more beavers than they ever expected.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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The 'Limping Lady' Was World War II Most Underrated Hero
Virginia Hall was one of the most successful spies in WWII, but she remains largely unknown today. And that is just how she would like it to be.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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