Science & History
5 Wonder Materials That Ended Up Being Ridiculously Hazardous
Red Bull might not be healthy, but at least it’s not radioactive
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- By Eli Yudin
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You’re Not Stupid, Your Last Name Just Starts With An ‘S’
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- By Lauren Vinopal
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The Healthy Way to Sit Around Like a Lazy Piece of Trash All Day
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- By Lauren Vinopal
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5 Petty Things That Science Has Actually Made It a Point to Study
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- By Ryan Menezes
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
5 of the World’s Most Legitimately Dangerous Artifacts
Nobody wants to get killed by a notebook
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- By Eli Yudin
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Being a Curmudgeon Makes You a Lot More Productive
The new life hack is never, ever smiling
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- By Lauren Vinopal
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How the World Came to Believe That the Three Stooges Were on Hitler’s Death List
Their 1940 short, ‘You Natzy Spy!,’ was the first American comedy to satirize the führer — or any world leader for that matter. But it did satirize him so ruthlessly that he wanted them dead?
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- By Brian VanHooker
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The Chummy Science of Choosing the Right Friends
You’re gonna have to smell them and watch YouTube videos with them. But not smell them while watching YouTube videos — that would be gross
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- By Amanda Mannen
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5 ‘All-Natural’ Products That Are Complete and Utter Garbage
If you hear the word ‘purge’ or ‘toxin,’ it’s time to bail
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- By Eli Yudin
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15 Gross and Weird Things We Did Before Modern Technology
The past is another country. A really gross one, where they use pee for everything
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- By Andres Diplotti, Andrea Meno
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On Its 20th Anniversary, We Forced Two Kangaroo Experts to Watch ‘Kangaroo Jack’
In a shocking twist, the movie knows practically nothing about actual kangaroos
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- By Brian VanHooker
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Your Staycation Is Both Boring and Lousy for Your Health
Never venture outside of your own home/city at your own risk
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- By Lauren Vinopal
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There’s No Such Thing as ‘English’ Food
Even the most stereotypically English food — we’re looking at you fish and chips — has foreign origins. The Brits, it turns out, have essentially created an entire cuisine out of colonialism
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- By Amanda Mannen
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5 Bits of Pop Psychology That Make Absolutely No Sense
Try to read this with only 10 percent of your brain
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- By Eli Yudin
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5 Ways Your Routine Surgery Can Go Horrifically Wrong
Maybe you’ll catch fire!
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- By Ryan Menezes
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