Science & History
5 Barbaric Practices That Are More Modern Than You Think
Things we assume were left in the distant past have a way of lingering on, decades or centuries longer than you'd have thought.
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- By Xavier Jackson, Evan V. Symon , Aaron Granger
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5 Ruthless Dictators Hiding in Plain Sight as Normal People
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- By Alex Hanton, Virgil Texas
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24 Scientific Ways to Influence People Without Saying a Word
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- By AM Smiley
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The 5 Perviest Scientific Studies Ever Published
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- By Lachlan M., Simen Dalehavn Faaberg
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
The 5 Creepiest Death Rituals From Around the World (Part 2)
Given humankind's penchant for handling pretty much everything it encounters with complete and utter insanity, it's no surprise that some of our death rituals have gotten a little ... inspired.
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- By Himanshu Sharma
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6 Insane Species Infestations (Caused by Humans)
Mankind is still at least a couple centuries away from figuring out that yanking a species out of its natural habitat and transplanting it somewhere else is a dumb idea.
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- By Jordan Rudow
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5 Famous Modern Events You Won't Believe Happened Before
You can rest assured that many of the 'modern' problems we deal with today were around in Grandpa's time, too.
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- By Adam Wears, John Martin, Ruy Platt
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5 Animals That Have Learned How to Keep Pets
Looking around this giant waterlogged space-boulder we call Earth, we find several clear cases of domestication among animals that shouldn't even grasp the concept.
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- By E. Reid Ross
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5 Ridiculous Lies You Probably Believe About Psychology
After a semester of intro to psychology and a dozen BuzzFeed quizzes, you might think you've got a pretty good understanding of how the human psyche works. But not so fast ...
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- By Carmen Burana, M. Merberg
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29 Historical (View-Shifting) Facts And Images
Admit it: Most of your perception of history comes mostly from Hollywood blockbusters and skewed textbooks.
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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19 Life Hacks You'll Want to Know in a Catastrophe
Your survival is important to us.
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- By AM Smiley
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6 Ways Movies Get Space Wrong (by Astronaut Chris Hadfield)
If you're ever up in space and suddenly go blind, don't panic. Chris Hadfield can totally see now.
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- By Mark Hill
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5 Mysteries About the Human Race That Science Can't Explain
We've nailed a whole lot down, sure, but there are some shockingly simple questions we don't have very solid answers to yet.
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- By Monte Richard, Himanshu Sharma
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The 6 Ballsiest Con Men of All Time
We're not sure where you run when you rob a whole nation.
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- By Dave Snyder, John Martin
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The 6 Greatest Twist Endings in the History of Battle
There's a reason Hollywood makes more movies about war than, say, wine tasting competitions.
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- By Jacopo della Quercia , B.A. van Hecke, John Martin
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