Science & History
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
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- By Teddem Yee
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5 Terrifying Ways Being in Love Chemically Impairs You
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- By Irene IR
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5 Attempts at Espionage That Seem Too Dumb to Be Real
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- By Alex Hanton, Evan V. Symon
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
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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5 Presidents Who Were Total Badasses in Their Youth
As it turns out, many presidents spent their younger years going on Hollywood-worthy adventures through history, doling out Old West-style justice and opening casino bars in the South Pacific.
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- By Gavin Jamieson
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7 Adorable Animals That Spawn Terrifying Babies
If it wasn't for pictures and videos of cute baby animals, the Internet as we know it would probably cease to exist. But we feel that such widespread dissemination of cuteness may be giving you the wrong idea of what's actually out there.
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- By E. Reid Ross
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26 Predictions About The Future (That Were Really Inaccurate)
Crystal balls? More like Schweddy Balls.
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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5 Real Planets Way Weirder Than Anything in Science Fiction
It turns out that the only 'theme' a real planet can have is unbridled, awestruck terror.
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- By Andrew Heaton
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5 Famous Pieces of Presidential Trivia (That Are Total BS)
We cling to certain well-known tales that help us easily label and categorize our presidents. There's only one problem with these little nuggets of awesome: Not nearly all of them are true.
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- By Alex Hanton
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5 Amazing Magical Powers Created by Simple Science
Science can do things that not only seem like magic, but make magic tricks look like a bunch of ridiculous bullshit.
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- By Steve Shapiro, Daniel Nest, Captain D
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6 Dog Breeds With Secret Superpowers
It turns out humans have bred all sorts of weird superpowers into these animals to help them do our bidding.
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- By E. Reid Ross, Dominik Zezula
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6 Legitimate Organizations That Secretly Act Like the Mafia
In every system at every level of society, you're bound to come across at least one group bent on exploiting you with puppy-punching ruthlessness.
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- By A.C. Grimes
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