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5 Medical Procedures From 30 Years Ago (That Now Seem Barbaric)
Even in the Seventies and Eighties, medicine was nothing like today.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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You've Been Lied To: Sugar Plums And Plum Pudding Contain No Plums
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- By Amanda Mannen
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15 Scientific Explanations For Dumb Everyday Problems
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- By Cracked Writers, Ryan Menezes
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15 Really Inaccurate Predictions About The Future
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- By Cracked Writers, Ryan Menezes
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
When Victorians Frowned On 'Merry Christmas': The Original 'War On Christmas'
It was decided that wishing others a 'Happy Christmas' was more Christ-like or at least less thirst-like.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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You Have An Ugly, Noisy Radiator Because Of Pandemic
It dates back to a time when people were reeeeally close to figuring out what causes disease.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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55 Facts That Show The Past Was Absolutely Gross
Aren't you happy to live in the modern, hygienic world that exists today? It's infinitely better than the alternative you'd have to deal with if you lived centuries ago.
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- By Cracked Writers, Ryan Menezes
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Why Does Your Aunt Own Dumb Healing Crystals? (The Answer: Uh, Libido-Enhancing Cubicles)
Every stupid new age trend has to start somewhere -- in this case, in a closet full of sexy energies.
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- By Mark Hill
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Medieval Divorce Duels Were A Wild (But Fair) Brawl
Till death by blunt trauma do them part.
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- By Cedric Voets
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13 Ways Stores Manipulate Us Into Buying More
Know the tricks retailers are using.
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- By Shea
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Danishes: The Bastard Mistake Pastry No Country Wants to Claim
France shuffled away to buy a pack of cigarettes, and that’s when labor disputes got involved.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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Victorian Christmas Cards Were Pure Merry Madness
Sending someone a Christmas card didn’t say 'Hope you get a lot of gifts and ham,' it said 'Look at this hilarious dead frog.'
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- By Amanda Mannen
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5 Ridiculous Side Stories Starring Famous Historical Figures
If we had our way, the following stories would be page one of each of these guy's biographies.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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The Bizarre 18th-Century Secret High-Society Cult About ... Pugs?
So pug it be.
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- By Cedric Voets
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Back In The Day, Pinball Was The Most Dangerous Game In America
At one point in American history, nothing was as rebellious as, uh, pinball?
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- By Alex Hanton
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