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8 Insane Things I Did After Being Kidnapped By Terrorists
What should've been an awesome trip to climb mountains turned south in a hurry thanks to some heavily-armed terrorists.
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- By Robert Evans, Singer Smith
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5 Insane Realities Of A Deadly Heat Wave
We spoke with Taha Anis in Karachi, Pakistan, where over 1,000 people died there this past June during a heat wave that saw temperatures topping 113 degrees Fahrenheit.
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- By Taha Anis, Jim Kovpak
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- 412
I Am A Clown: 5 Truths You'll Wish I Didn't Tell You
We're starting to come to the conclusion that there is a seedy underbelly to every single job and industry in the world.
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- By Anonymous, Ryan Menezes
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5 Brutal Realities Of High School Football (From A Coach)
We spoke to William Lane, a former player and volunteer coach in Central Texas. He told us some things about the crazy zeitgeist surrounding high school football.
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- By Evan V. Symon
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5 Horrifying Things Only Lifeguards Know About Public Pools
Maybe we need to show the lifeguards a little more respect.
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- By Mark Hill, Anonymous
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Third-World America: 5 Insane Realities Of Appalachia
How accurate is that impression, though? We spoke with a few Eastern Kentucky residents about what life is really like in the poorest part of Appalachia.
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- By Anonymous, Amanda Mannen, M. Asher Cantrell, Evan V. Symon
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I Was A Reality TV Judge: 5 Secrets I Shouldn't Tell You
It turns out the reality behind ... reality television is much more dramatic.
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- By Jason Iannone, Maxwell Goldcrest
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Super White & Kinda Racist: 5 Realities Of Australia
What do you really know about the Australian outback? We spoke to someone who works there and this is what we learned.
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- By S Peter Davis, R. Jason Benson, Elsa Moriarty
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Wikipedia Hates Women: 4 Dark Sides of The Site We All Use
Basically, it seems like Wikipedia has some weird problems with regard to gender -- so what's up?
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- By J.F. Sargent, Abigail Brady
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6 Ugly Facts Of Life In Communist Cuba
We spoke to those who lived under Fidel Castro's rule. Here's what we learned.
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- By R. Jason Benson, Vivian Moreau, Jose Manuel , Jose Suarez
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5 Dumb Things I Saw (And Did) While In Charge Of US Nukes
It's not super easy to get former nuclear missileers to talk. But our source had just been kicked out of the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command for reasons we'll explain momentarily.
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- By Robert Evans, Anonymous
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- 544
6 Insane Realities Of Life In A Modern Dictatorship
Belarus is frequently called 'Europe's last dictatorship.' We sat down with a man from there, and this is what we learned
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- By Robert Evans, Anonymous
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- 698
5 Creepy Things You Learn Cleaning Up The Scene Of A Murder
We talked to some biohazard cleaning technicians -- folks who handle messes too dangerous or terrifying for mortal maids. Here's what they told us ...
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- By Carolyn Burke, Dale Cillian , Jayce LeBlanc
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- 522
Awake During Brain Surgery: 5 Bizarre Things You Experience
We spoke to Christie, Emily and Kevin about the strange things you experience when medical professionals cut your skull open and start playing around inside.
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- By Emily Leighty, Anonymous, Amanda Mannen
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- 197
5 Things You Learn As A Massage Parlor Prostitute
As paid sex goes, a trip to the massage parlor sounds classier than hiring a hooker.
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- By Anonymous, Ryan Menezes
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- 644