Science & History
Turning LEDs Blue Was So Hard, The Guys Who Did It Won A Nobel Prize
And yet blue raspberry Jolly Ranchers won nothing.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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13 Eyebrow-Arching Numbers About Higher Education
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- By Shea
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From Miners to Hipsters: A Complete History of Jeans
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- By Amanda Mannen
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15 Facts About Scam Pioneer And Scheme Namesake Charles Ponzi
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- By Eli Yudin
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
15 Disgusting Realities of Medieval Food
Despite what your local theme restaurant and jousting arena might lead you to believe, it wasn’t all turkey legs and pints of ale in medieval times.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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5 Pieces Of Bonkers History Hiding In Classic Artwork
Sometimes classic art is telling more of a story than we initially see.
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- By Ivan Farkas
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Italy Convicted Scientists Of Manslaughter, For Failing To Predict An Earthquake
It's like Don't Look Up, but more stupid.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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32 Sharp Shark Facts That Made Us Think Twice About Going to the Beach
Now the Jaws theme is in your head too.
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- By Brian C. Miller, Cracked Writers
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A Timeline Of The Energy Drink: From Thai Laborers To Pro Gamers
How the world embraced a whole new way to get wired.
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- By Eli Yudin
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The U.S. President That Died With A Butt Full of Beef And Bourbon
And no, it didn't get there the usual way.
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- By Eli Yudin
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The Bonkers Life of Griffith J. Griffith, California's Wildest Tycoon
It involved a mining empire, ostriches, attempted murder, and a handful of legal precedents.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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From Poop Plugs to Pills: The History of Birth Control
Considering how long people have been shoving stuff into or over their junk in an effort to prevent pregnancy, birth control is still pretty dumb, but it could be a lot worse.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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An Old Anti-Coffee Experiment Saw Everyone But The Coffee Drinker Die
If your subjects outlive you, your experiment failed.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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15 Cultural Phenomena That Were Just Marketing Ploys
Even some of the most basic facts of life and institutions we hold most sacred can be traced back to some guy who wanted to sell us something.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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A Terrible Dad Taught His Son Only Klingon
He should be sentenced to a hundred years of be'joy'.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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