Science & History
6 Half-Assed Ways Scientists Made Mind Blowing Discoveries
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- By Kathy Benjamin, Ivan Farkas, Alan Boyle
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5 Iconic Scenes from History Everyone Pictures Incorrectly
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- By Robin O'Lachlan
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The 5 Most Incredible Scenes Ever Preserved by Fossils
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- By Teddem Yee
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5 Stupid Juries That Prove the Justice System Is Broken
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- By Jeff Bennion, Eric Yosomono, Gregory Myers
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
5 Gigantic Wars You Won't Believe Almost Happened
It's impossible to know exactly what the results would have been, but it's mind-boggling to think how close we were to these.
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- By Jacopo della Quercia , Edward Chusid
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The 5 Most Badass Ways People Escaped from Slavery
In real life, not only did slaves frequently escape, but they often did it without help from free whites, and without murdering several hundred people.
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- By Alex Hanton
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5 Ridiculous Lies You Believe About Ancient Civilizations
Much of what we know about ancient Greece and Rome tends to come from films and TV. And, well, much of what we know is plain wrong.
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- By J. Wisniewski
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The 5 Most Impressively Convoluted Traps Set by Animals
Some animals refuse to play by the rules.
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- By Monte Richard, Andrew Heaton
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5 Shockingly Crazy Ideas Behind Huge Scientific Discoveries
Some of the most important innovators in history were just as interested in voodoo as they were in science, and often stumbled across their greatest works by accident.
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- By Salla Maaria
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7 Filthy Jokes You Didn't Notice in Shakespeare
What most non-English majors don't realize is that under Shakespeare's flowery language and incomprehensible old-timey wordplay is a whole lot of sly references to boners, anal sex, masturbation, and much worse.
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- By Grace McCarthy
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5 Surprising Upsides of Horrible Natural Disasters
Just occasionally, natural disasters can have surprising upsides. Here are a few cases where the universe's fury has actually worked out pretty well for some of the people involved.
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- By Alex Hanton, Micah Duke
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5 Popular Medications You Won't Believe Mess With Your Brain
If you want to terrify yourself, go into your medicine cabinet and read all of the really weird side effects at the bottom of the label.
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- By J.F. Sargent
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The 5 Most Outrageous Bluffs In the History of War
Every good military strategist knows that a well-constructed bluff can overcome almost any odds.
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- By Alex Hanton
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