Science & History
The German Knight Who Coined the Phrase ‘Kiss My Ass’ Was the Iron Man of His Time
Equipped a bionic hand that was a 16th-century technological marvel, Götz von Berlichingen is said to have delivered the invitation to rim him to a general who invited him to surrender, and in Germany, his name alone is now interpreted as the same
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- By Mike Rampton
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5 Cursed Lands That We Humans Rendered Uninhabitable
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- By Ryan Menezes
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12 Gender-Bending Historic Feats Pull Off By People In Drag
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- By Andres Diplotti, Andrea Meno
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Five Times Being Dead Didn’t Prevent Someone from Being Executed
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- By Mike Rampton
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
12 Historical And Cultural Artifacts That Got Stolen In Little-Known Heists
In 1966, the World Cup trophy was stolen by London gangsters and found by a dog.
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- By JhallComics, Andrea Meno
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11 Jacked-Up Historical Grounds for Execution
North Korea executed people for watching the wrong TV shows.
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- By Andres Diplotti, Andrea Meno
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Your Brain Will Thank You Later for Peaking in High School
Those who aced senior year also seem to ace their actual senior years better, too
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- By Lauren Vinopal
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Four Times Breakfast Cereal Invaded the World of Physics
Snap, Crackle and Pop is science now, yo
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- By Mike Rampton
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We Like People Who Have Similar Interests to Us Because We’re Dummies
Whoever said opposites attract knew nothing about human nature
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- By Lauren Vinopal
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The Ridiculous Foibles of Five Modern-Day Monarchies
A ridiculous hobby is not a ridiculous hobby when you’re the king or queen — it’s a royal decree
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- By Amanda Mannen
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5 Genetic Mutations That Will Make You Hotter
Some bum DNA can actually make you smokin’ hot, it turns out
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- By Eli Yudin
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Oh Goodie! A Longer Life Might Mean a More Painful Death
Your last words might be wise, but they’re also gonna be agonizing
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- By Lauren Vinopal
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4 Child Kings Who Brought the Brutality and Incompetence of a Ruler Four Times Their Age
What if those mean teenagers from outside a 7-Eleven had absolute power?
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- By Eli Yudin
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5 Gross Foods We Had to Survive on Before We Figured Out What Tasted Good
It took us a remarkably long time to give up on the idea of a delicious lung
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- By Eli Yudin
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TikTok Has Discovered When the Alleged Storyville Slayer Called in to Howard Stern
Did he turn to the infamous shock jock to admit to his crimes? Or was it all just a big hoax?
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- By Ian Garner
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