Jacopo della Quercia
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6 Organizations You Didn't Know Were Secretly Badass
Grandma down at the Salvation Army? She could straight ruin your day if she wanted to.
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The 5 Most Impractical Aspects of Superhero Costumes
Rocket hand makes each of the costumes that she is hired to wear at conventions. The amount of time she's spent making and wearing super hero costumes has given her unique insight into parts of a costumed crime fighter's life that you might have taken for granted.
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5 True War Stories That Put Every Action Movie to Shame
Here are five groups of soldiers that prove that no matter how implausible the plot, some military unit, somewhere, has topped it.
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7 Lost Bodies of Work (That Would Have Changed Everything)
Here are a few of the most influential works of art, literature and science in histor ...
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6 People You've Never Heard of Who Probably Saved Your Life
Hollywood, and to a certain extent history, likes to glorify those who were great a taking lives. Here are those that saved millions. And one that's friggin' Wolverine.
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The 7 Most Disastrous Typos Of All Time
We've all made typos. Fortunately, most of ours don't wind up changing world history. Not everyone is so lucky.
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6 Mind-Blowing Achievements in Propaganda
When you think 'propaganda' you immediately picture a huge statue of a dictator, or banners stamped with corny slogans. You think of the kind of clumsy brainwashing that only works on uneducated peasants.
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5 Ancient Acts of War That Changed the Face of the Earth
Some of the asskickings unleashed by ancient empires were so mind-boggling, the Earth still hasn't recovered.
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6 Historic Figures Who Shaped The World (By Cheating Death)
The most amazing thing about history is how amazingly close things came to turning out differently. An inch here, a second there... that's the only difference between the world we live in now and an alternate universe where everything sucks quite a bit more than it does here.
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The 17 Most Unintentionally Hilarious Propaganda Posters
Propaganda is invaluable at teaching two timeless lessons: Your government thinks you're stupid, and when faced with unreasonable expectations, some people will lose their shit in hilarious ways.
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7 Kama Sutra Sex Tips That Will Put You In The Hospital
To say that the Kama Sutra outdated is to point out the obvious. However, some folks who are oblivious to dates will find themselves in for a world of hurt.
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7 (Thankfully) Extinct Giant Versions of Modern Animals
In prehistoric times, you would've had to wear a diaper wherever you went on account of these pants-shittingly huge monsters ready to eat you.
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6 Historic Acts of Revenge That Put 'Kill Bill' to Shame
If you think epic vengeance is restricted to cheesy movies then you have a lot of history to learn.
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6 Coincidences You Won't Believe Actually Happened: Update
Look, if you dig deep enough everything is an amazing coincidence. But even cynics like us have to admit these are downright freaky.
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The 5 Most Widely Believed WWII Facts (That Are Bullshit)
Roosevelt DIDN'T kill the dinosaurs? Weird.
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9 Inventions that Prove Leonardo da Vinci Was a Supervillain
We're positive that the Mona Lisa shoots lasers, also.
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Reminder: 7 Real World Heists That Put 'Ocean's 11' to Shame
Danny Ocean might have had some big plans in his movies, but he can't hold a candle to some of history's more daring real-life thieves.
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6 Enlightened Ideas Brought to You by Evil Empires
Hey, thanks, Xerxes? For everything?
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7 Mind-Blowing Easter Eggs Hidden in Famous Works of Art
OK, Dan Brown, you were right. There are hidden messages in old-school art. Dong messages.
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7 Books We Lost to History That Would Have Changed the World
If they had Internet back then, they would've never lost these books.
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