Science & History
15 Cultural Phenomena That Were Just Marketing Ploys
Even some of the most basic facts of life and institutions we hold most sacred can be traced back to some guy who wanted to sell us something.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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A Terrible Dad Taught His Son Only Klingon
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- By Ryan Menezes
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The Mongols' Secret Weapon: Alcoholic Horse Milk
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- By Eli Yudin
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12 Historic Meals (So We Can Taste The Past)
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- By Shea
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
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
If our future will be a repeat of our history, what can we expect?
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- By Shea
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15 Events in the Shady History of Coca-Cola
The history of Coca-Cola is even more fraught than you’d expect for a product based on cocaine.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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25 Gigantic Facts About Space That Make Us Feel Crazy Small
The final frontier.
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- By Brian C. Miller, Cracked Writers
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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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