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12 Fascinating Tidbits From LGBT+ History
Facts more fun than fighting over whether 'Happiest Season' was any good
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- By Shea
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Samurai Played Arrow Target Shooting Game (With Dogs)
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- By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
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Common Misconceptions About The Human Body
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- By Shea
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5 Medical Procedures From 30 Years Ago (That Now Seem Barbaric)
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- By Ryan Menezes
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
You've Been Lied To: Sugar Plums And Plum Pudding Contain No Plums
Plums have weaseled their way into a completely undeserved festive reputation, and it’s time to call those suckers out.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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15 Scientific Explanations For Dumb Everyday Problems
Science is useful for telling us all about the little things in life that really bug the heck out of us.
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- By Cracked Writers, Ryan Menezes
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15 Really Inaccurate Predictions About The Future
The thing about dealing with predicting the future is that, at some point, the future happens and proves you wrong.
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- By Cracked Writers, Ryan Menezes
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When Victorians Frowned On 'Merry Christmas': The Original 'War On Christmas'
It was decided that wishing others a 'Happy Christmas' was more Christ-like or at least less thirst-like.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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You Have An Ugly, Noisy Radiator Because Of Pandemic
It dates back to a time when people were reeeeally close to figuring out what causes disease.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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55 Facts That Show The Past Was Absolutely Gross
Aren't you happy to live in the modern, hygienic world that exists today? It's infinitely better than the alternative you'd have to deal with if you lived centuries ago.
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- By Cracked Writers, Ryan Menezes
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Why Does Your Aunt Own Dumb Healing Crystals? (The Answer: Uh, Libido-Enhancing Cubicles)
Every stupid new age trend has to start somewhere -- in this case, in a closet full of sexy energies.
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- By Mark Hill
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Medieval Divorce Duels Were A Wild (But Fair) Brawl
Till death by blunt trauma do them part.
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- By Cedric Voets
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13 Ways Stores Manipulate Us Into Buying More
Know the tricks retailers are using.
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- By Shea
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Danishes: The Bastard Mistake Pastry No Country Wants to Claim
France shuffled away to buy a pack of cigarettes, and that’s when labor disputes got involved.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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Victorian Christmas Cards Were Pure Merry Madness
Sending someone a Christmas card didn’t say 'Hope you get a lot of gifts and ham,' it said 'Look at this hilarious dead frog.'
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- By Amanda Mannen
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