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The Life Of A Night Watchman Is Way Creepier Than You Think

What's it like to do cop stuff without the benefit of a gun, arrest powers, or backup? Spoiler: It's horrifying.

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By R. Jason Benson

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October 19, 2016

The Nasty Realities Of The Political Attack Ad Industry

We sat down with Rick Wilson, a Republican strategist who has helped to craft hundreds of attack ads.

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By Robert Evans

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October 18, 2016

What Running An Escape Room Taught Me About People

Escape rooms are all the rage these days. It's like living out a Saw movie, only you don't have to mutilate yourself (probably).

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By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz

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October 17, 2016

The Complicated Realities Of Living With A Quicksand Fetish

In 1932, Hollywood introduced the movie-going public to the concept of drowning movie extras in quicksand, and to everybody's surprise, we started masturbating. Here's a closer look at this phenomenon.

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By Robert Evans

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October 15, 2016

4 Things Emergency Room Nurses See That Would Gag A Maggot

Being an ER worker is like running the special effects department for a horror flick.

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By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz

Published

October 11, 2016

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5 Bizarre Things You See Working At A Vegas Wedding Chapel

We talked to a woman who used to work at one of those quickie wedding chapels open all hours of the night and we weren't disappointed.

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By Evan V. Symon

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October 10, 2016

5 Apocalyptic Realities In A Country That's Out Of Food

'I have a mango tree ... This tree is currently saving my life, but might also get me killed soon.'

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By Robert Evans

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October 09, 2016

The Thankless Life Of MoCap Actors (Who Aren't Andy Serkis)

Shockingly, there are people who perform motion capture roles besides Andy Serkis.

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By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz

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October 05, 2016

5 Dark Sides Of America You Only See As A Small Town Doctor

We talked to Sean Conroy, a physician assistant working in 'middle-of-nowhere Kansas,' about the reality of rural medicine.

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By Amanda Mannen

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October 04, 2016

3 Insane Realities Of Life On A Modern Indian Reservation

Native American reservations are essentially little third-world islands scattered all across the U.S. and Canada.

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By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz

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October 03, 2016

I Never Went Through Puberty: Life As A Perpetual Adolescent

Imagine a guy who society considers 'uncool' in every way. There's a significant chance he's suffering from a medical condition, and a treatable one at that.

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By Amanda Mannen

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October 02, 2016