Science & History
How Star Trek's Jeri Ryan's Divorce Got Obama Elected
The butterfly effect in action right here.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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12 Ways Life Was Different Before Roe v. Wade
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- By Shea
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15 Events in the Shady History of Coca-Cola
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- By Amanda Mannen
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25 Gigantic Facts About Space That Make Us Feel Crazy Small
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- By Brian C. Miller, Cracked Writers
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
The Hero Scientist Who Passed Off A Star Trek Episode As A Scientific Paper
As so exposed the scientific journal as a fraud.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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15 Notorious Cults That Amazingly Still Exist
Sometimes, neither death nor HBO can keep a cult down.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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15 Funniest Ways Serial Killers Were Caught
If you get away with it long enough to earn the title, you’re probably smart enough to evade capture indefinitely.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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The Epic Death Of The Mad King Of Lake Michigan
Over the years, a surprising number of Americans have tried to set themselves up as kings and queens. James Strang, the Mad King of Lake Michigan, was more successful than most.
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- By Alex Hanton
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15 Bonkers Details of Hitler’s Wedding
On April 29, 1945, Eva Braun got what every little girl wants: to marry Hitler. Wait, no.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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14 Answers To Questions (That We Never Thought To Ask)
Why are there no green mammals?
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- By Shea
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15 Literary Frauds Who Almost Got Away With It
As if those poor nerds don’t have enough to deal with.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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15 Advertisements That Were (Rightfully) Banned
Sometimes, though, advertising crosses a line into “not fit for human consumption” territory.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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15 Scariest Serial Killers You’ve Never Heard Of
It’s the ones you’ve never heard of that you have to watch out for -- some of whom are, in fact, out right now.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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We Got Chemotherapy Thanks To Chemical Weapons
The government kept this secret for years.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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15 Most Impressive Things Accomplished Under the Influence
For most of us, even getting out of bed in the morning is an act that requires the sort of intense focus not possible when you’re blitzed out of your mind, but that’s not how genius works.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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