Science & History

6 Adorable Cat Behaviors With Shockingly Evil Explanations
There seem to be two kinds of people in the world: those who don't understand cats, and those who think cats are dicks. Guess which camp science is in?
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- By Matthew Hayden
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6 Ways Your Body Loves to Screw You (Explained by Science)
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- By Jay Thomas
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5 Battlefield Screw Ups That Were Hilarious (Until People Died)
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- By Tom Gibbens
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6 Ways You Can (Accidentally) Attract the Ladies: Update
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- By Kathy Benjamin
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
6 Inventors Who Got Jack Shit for Changing the Modern World
Turns out there have been plenty of people throughout history that made amazing contributions to modern culture and got precisely jack in return.
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- By Bronzulton Q
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6 People Who Got Away With Living an (Implausible) Lie
There's no lie too big or too dumb for human beings not to believe it.
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- By Tom Gibbens
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The 7 Most Badass Last Stands in the History of Battle
Leonidas has nothing on these guys. At least he had some backup.
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- By Ben Thompson
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6 Historic Villains You Didn't Know Had Incredible Careers
Some men are remembered for their greatness, some men are remembered for their evil, and some men are just remembered for that one fantastic failure that taints their entire existence.
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- By Kathy Benjamin
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6 Ancient Sports Too Awesome For the Modern World
It's amazing how crazy people get about sports these days, especially considering how much sports suck compared to what they used to be.
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- By Jacopo della Quercia
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Nuke the Moon: 5 Certifiably Insane Cold War Projects
In the Cold War days, the world was essentially divided into two factions: Rambo and the dirty commies. But the Cold War wasn't really about physical combat, it was more like telling stories around a campfire: Whoever has the scariest idea, wins. It didn't matter if it was real or not, the goal was to convince the other side you were crazy.
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- By Bronzulton Q
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5 Forms of Black Magic That Science Is Making Possible
Next stop: Dragons? PLEASE?!
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- By Christopher Wang
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6 Things Your Body Does Every Day That Science Can't Explain
There are everyday phenomenons you'd think must have been explained ages ago, but in reality asking these simple questions of a scientist will net you at best a shrug, and at worst some bullshit he just made up off the top of his head.
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- By Nathan Birch
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5 Myths That People Don't Know Are Admitted Hoaxes
It's no surprise that the world gets taken in by hoaxers and con men. They're really good at what they do and most of us are bored enough to believe anything as long as it takes our mind off the cubicle for a while.
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- By C. Coville
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8 Ingenious Ways Animals Outsmart Predators
Animals have to be smart for a reason. Some of their prey have come up with tricks to avoid capture that would put a even supervillian to shame.
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- By Ian Cheesman
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6 Horrifying Ways to Improve Your Sex Life
How far will men go to enhance their package? To awful, horrifying lengths.
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- By Susan H.
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