Science & History
How Harry Houdini Trolled 'Psychics' From The Grave
A tiny case of death didn't stop the great escape artist’s war on mediums.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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4 Ridiculous Lies From People With Even More Ridiculous Lives
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- By Alex Hanton
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14 Counterintuitive Historical Facts That Our Brains Refuse To Absorb
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- By Jesse, Cracked Writers
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I Learned My Hometown, In New Jersey, Welcomed The KKK
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- By Becca Barglowski
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
Inside The Bizarre Theory That Socrates Didn't Exist
Some are trying to claim that Socrates was 'A Beautiful Mind'-style figment of imagination.
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- By Oona O'Brien
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A Virginia Mystery Grave Has Led To Two Centuries Of Rumors And Legends
Who is buried in the grave of The Female Stranger?
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- By Laura Caseley
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Our Odd Obsession With Animals Running For Public Office
And they become a running joke …
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- By Oona O'Brien
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4 Reasons Why We Avoid Talking About Death (But Shouldn't)
Even in such a deadly time, we haven't learned how to die.
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- By Steven Assarian
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14 Quick Science Updates We Just Learned
Great news for people who are afraid of aging.
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- By Shea
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5 Harsh Reminders That Living In Space Will Be Absolutely Terrible
Colonization efforts will be a lot different from what popular sci-fi would have us believe.
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- By Ivan Farkas
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Meet Father Yod, The Hippie Judo Killer Who Made Vegetarian Food Cool
Much of our modern obsession with vegetarian cuisine traces back to one restaurant (and its extremely weird owner).
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- By Mark Hill
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What's The Deal: Wildfires In The Western United States
This is fine.
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- By Eli Yudin
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Ancient Greece Had Memes And 'Diogenes Washing Vegetables' Was Its Biggest
Kyrios Mimeme.
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- By Cedric Voets
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How The Great Chicago Fire Gave Birth To The Skyscraper
Without The Great Chicago Fire, Spider-Man wouldn't have anything to swing from and King Kong nothing to climb.
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- By Tara Marie
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The Charleston Tea Parties: The Dumber Cousins To Boston's Tea Party
Charleston, South Carolina, was home to two “Tea Parties,” and the first one occurred before Boston’s assault on tea.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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