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3 People Who Cheated Death Using Cartoon Physics
You know how sometimes in cartoons you'll see characters survive almost certain death through some truly improbable means? Like when Wile E. Coyote drops an anvil that somehow manages to reverse course and smash him instead of the Road Runner. Happens in real life too, all the time.
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- By Kier Harris
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4 Fictional Works People Insist Are Real
People love stories. Movies and books let us escape our own horrible lives for a few hours. Some people love stories a little too much, however, and eventually begin to forget (or deny) that they are fictional.
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Why ALF Is the Most Tragic Fictional Character Ever
This luck-deprived alien's life was wrought with tragedy since the beginning of the show's run (and even before that).
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- By Cisco Covino
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3 Ways Green Day Just Had the Least Punk Rock Meltdown Ever
To the untrained eye, this might look the greatest act of punk rock rebellion. But the truth is, it's the exact opposite.
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5 Creepy Ways People Can Make Money on Your Death
Death is a sacred thing ... but nothing is more sacred than money.
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- By XJ Selman
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4 Crucial Rules of End Zone Celebration Etiquette
Throughout the season fans are treated to some laughably bad touch down celebrations. We've put together a short guide that will hopefully help players avoid these mistakes in the future.
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- By Fitzgerald Smith
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Why Obama Is the Least Efficient Antichrist Ever
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- By Soren Bowie
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4 Buildings That Defy the Laws of Gravity
Just looking at the following freaks of modern architecture makes us want to dial up a team of first responders to be at the ready for the disaster that appears to be moments away from happening.
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- By Evan V. Symon , Kier Harris
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3 Museum-Worthy Finds That People Ate Instead
If it's been around since before expiration dates were ever invented, it must still be good.
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- By Cassandra Sue
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A Word About the Parasite Controlling Your Brain
Apparently, spider-like creatures can crawl into your mouth at night, eat your tongue and subtly influence your brain against your will.
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- By Jason Pargin
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4 Questions for the (Now Bankrupt) Tupac Hologram Company
Hey, remember when a hologram of Tupac performed at Coachella this year and it was all anyone could talk about for months afterward? Well, now that company is bankrupt.
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- By Adam Tod Brown
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5 Surprisingly Positive Side Effects of Horrible Diseases
Every day, millions of people around the world are infected with terrible diseases that permanently change their lives, occasionally bringing them to a sudden end. But sometimes those diseases carry amazing benefits, like when John Travolta got that cancer that gave him superpowers ...
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- By Rebecca Martinson
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Why Peyton Manning Is the Steve Jobs of the NFL
While the differences between the two men are glaring (namely that God himself could not fit Peyton's Easter Island-esque head through one of Jobs' signature black turtlenecks), their career paths have taken some surprisingly similar turns.
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- By Logan Trent
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Al-Qaida's No. 2: The Easiest Kill in Terrorism
Forget Deadliest Catch and Ice Road Truckers -- whichever cable channel wants to reign supreme by creating the ultimate show about dangerous professions should toss a camera crew in some Afghani caves.
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- By Luis Prada
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5 Horrific Injuries People Didn't Realize They Had
People get hurt all the time without noticing it. Occasionally, people get totally destroyed and don't notice it, either.
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- By Luis Prada
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