Science & History
5 Iconic Building That Were Barely Saved from Destruction
There is this very elite class of buildings so iconic that they transcend the country that built them. So it's kind of weird how often we almost let the things get destroyed.
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- By Evan V. Symon
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The 5 Most Terrifying Ways Your Brain Can Turn on You
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- By Ben Smith
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The 5 Most Insane Modern Medical Procedures That Work
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- By John Dubensky
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8 Mind-Blowing Realities of Our Future Full of Old People
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- By Kristi Harrison
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
The 6 Most Insanely Huge Musical Instruments
Humanity became great for two reasons: our ability to create beauty through art, and our urge to build increasingly huge, terrifying gadgets. It only makes sense that these two impulses would converge in amazing, if largely useless, ways.
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- By Isaac Cabe, Jeff Sloan
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The 16 Most Hilariously Ineffective Propaganda Posters
War is hell, and tragedy, and terrible, terrible posters.
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- By Jacopo della Quercia
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8 Species That Are Threatening to Swarm the Globe
It's paradoxical that there are some species out there that we just can't exterminate, and not for want of trying. These creatures breed out of control and march steadily forth, taking human territory miles at a time.
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- By E. Reid Ross, Meg Anastasia
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5 Insanely Frivolous Uses of DNA Technology
Sure, science fiction is full of horrifying genetic experiments gone wrong, but in the real world, things are much worse.
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- By Erik Germ, Tracy V.
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The 6 Craziest Disguises Ever Used in the History of War
It turns out that, unlike the Greeks, more modern armies have downright insane methods of concealment.
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- By Chris J.
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5 Insane Explanations for Stuff Your Body Does Every Day
It's weird: Much of what is going on inside our own bodies is still a complete mystery to us. And the theories as to why we do some of these things are downright bizarre.
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- By Pauli Poisuo
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The 5 Most Half-Assed Attempts to Take Over a Country
For every inspiring revolution by the oppressed, there are several low-rent slapdick operations where the insurgents trip getting off the boat.
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- By Evan V. Symon , Chris J.
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6 Utterly Insane Innovations History Was SURE Were Coming
Here are the most baffling vehicular predictions 'Popular Science'seemed really keen on at the time
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- By Adam Wears, Brandon B.
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6 Famous Symbols That Don't Mean What You Think
The entire point of using a symbol is that it conveys meaning and saves space. But sometimes the meaning of a symbol will get lost to history, and we'll just keep right on using it anyway.
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- By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
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5 Ways Evolution Has Screwed Us Over
Evolution is a fickle mistress. We have opposable thumbs, but also get headaches if we eat ice cream too fast. But some of the everyday annoyances that drive us crazy are exactly what made modern humanity possible.
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- By Chris Radomile, Lillian Marx, Howard L.
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6 Historical Events Happening More Recently Than You Think
Apparently, things that we thought only existed in the black and white world were still around until just a few years ago.
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- By Jacopo della Quercia , Eric Yosomono, Xavier Jackson
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