Science & History
5 Badass People Who Stood Up to Infamous Dictators
These folks stared right into the eyes of heavily armed evil and slowly, purposefully, without ever breaking eye contact, raised both middle fingers.
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- By Pat Carnell, Eric Yosomono
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5 Brain Disorders That Started as Evolutionary Advantages
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- By Matthew Moffitt, Himanshu Sharma
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21 Famous People And The Terrible Things We Forget They Did
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
5 Ridiculously Badass Protests Against Oppressive Regimes
When these people fought back against their respective regimes, they did it with style.
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- By Pat Carnell, A.C. Grimes
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5 Mind-Blowing Things Found Hiding in Our Own Solar System
There's actually more to our sun's 'hood than meets the eye, and if you just give it a chance, it may surprise you.
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- By Ivan Farkas
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The 5 Most Blatantly Corrupt Lawyers in History
When lawyers go bad, holy crap do they make the most of it
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- By Rob Nietupski
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The 6 Stealthiest Disguises in the Animal Kingdom
Luckily, there are no terrible spiders that look exactly like computer mice. Or...are there?
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- By Monte Richard, E. Reid Ross, Carly Brooke
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5 Insanely Blatant Acts of Plagiarism by Famous People
Ideas are hard, you guys. (At least when you insist on actually coming up with your own.)
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- By A.C. Grimes
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5 Cultures Whose Calendars Would Break Your Concept of Time
Let's sit back and appreciate the fact that we don't have to experience the utter chaos that are these calendars.
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- By Teddem Yee
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5 Terrifying Ways Being in Love Chemically Impairs You
Love does things to a person. And science has weighed in on the subject to let us know that love triggers all sorts of weird chemical and physical changes inside our brains and bodies.
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- By Irene IR
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5 Attempts at Espionage That Seem Too Dumb to Be Real
All too often, agents are subject to the same human failings as the rest of us, except in their case, the blunders result in international incidents more embarrassing than your high school yearbook.
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- By Alex Hanton, Evan V. Symon
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13 Old-Timey Photos You Won't Believe Aren't Photoshopped 3
Photos of the past, when viewed out of context, are bizarre and/or terrifying. And in many cases, adding the context just makes them worse.
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- By Jacopo della Quercia
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21 Biblical Weather Events IRL
Whether it's God, Mother Nature, or an underground gnome with a weather machine, someone is clearly dicking around with us.
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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5 Innocent Phrases With Surprisingly Dark Origins
Language often takes some pretty bizarre turns on the way to its modern usage. And sometimes a seemingly innocent phrase is the result of one supremely messed-up past.
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- By Brenna Crotty
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