Ethan Tyrrell
South Africa Created a Nightmare Mascot to Fight a Water Shortage
With catastrophe looming, the Department of Water and Sanitation released a mascot to combat the crisis. His name was Splash.
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The Charleston Tea Parties: The Dumber Cousins To Boston's Tea Party
Charleston, South Carolina, was home to two “Tea Parties,” and the first one occurred before Boston’s assault on tea.
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Alexander The Great's Hardcore Drinking Contest (That Killed Everyone)
Alexander wanted to be known for feats so wild that they could only be found in myths. His drinking contests were no different.
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The Long Lost Olympic Sport: Art
Yes, for four decades of Olympic competition, medals were awarded for artistic achievements.
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4 Gaming Contests That Imploded In The Dumbest Ways
To gain publicity and sell out shelves, game publishers tried to push real-world contests. A lot of them sucked.
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Meet The Lamest Cryptid: Ohio's Loveland Frog
If local lore is lacking and someone catches a shadow at the wrong time, the results could be the “discovery” of the lamest mythical creature possible.
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4 Eyebrow-Arching U.S. History Stories Left Out Of Textbooks
Happy Fourth of July weekend, fellow Yankees! It's time to scare our dogs with colorful explosions and scare our readers with colorful stories.
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7 Little Known Inventors Who Changed The World
For every Thomas Edison or Alexander Graham Bell, there are 25 inventors whom no one has heard of.
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5 Strange Science Takeaways From The Middle Ages' Deadly Dance Hysteria
In the Middle Ages, there was a literal dancing fever so strong that it killed people ...
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5 Amazing Video Games That Companies Snatched Away
When a highly anticipated title gets canceled, it hurts. These games in particular caused gamers to collectively weep for what could have been.
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10 Ways Gladiator Life Was Different From The Movies
Sharpen those swords, make peace with Jupiter and get ready for the roar of a bloodthirsty crowd because we are going back in time to ancient Rome.
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5 Spooky (Insider) Facts About The Glore Psychiatric Museum
The Glore Psychiatric Museum is a morbid trip through the brutal treatment of mental illness across history
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5 Embarrassingly Disastrous Video Game Consoles
For every success in the games industry, there is at least one failure.
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The Great Emu War: Australia's Most Embarrassing Defeat
The time Australia faced a new, unforeseen enemy ... the dreaded emu.
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5 Reasons Twitch's Fan Controlled Football League Is A Wonderful Oddity
Instead of controlling a video game, Twitch is coaching football.
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6 Details About America's First, Only, And Greatest Emperor
Many have never even heard about the reign of the United States' first and only monarch ...
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