Science & History
I Learned My Hometown, In New Jersey, Welcomed The KKK
The KKK bought a college in New Jersey, and everyone pretends this never happened.
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- By Becca Barglowski
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Inside The Bizarre Theory That Socrates Didn't Exist
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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
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- By Laura Caseley
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Our Odd Obsession With Animals Running For Public Office
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- By Oona O'Brien
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
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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5 Unbelievable Real-Life Crimes Straight Out Of Movies and TV
Truth isn't stranger than fiction -- sometimes they're exactly the same thing.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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Alexander The Great's Hardcore Drinking Contest (That Killed Everyone)
Alexander wanted to be known for feats so wild that they could only be found in myths. His drinking contests were no different.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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For 50 Years A Silent Leather-Clad Hobo Walked The Same Mysterious Route
Watching a man clad entirely in stitched-together leather emerge from the forest sounds like it might be pretty terrifying.
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- By Laura Caseley
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