Mike Cooney
11 Images of Nature You Won't Believe Aren't Photoshopped
One thing we've discovered over and over again is that nature is always weirder than what we give it credit for.
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- By Mike Cooney, Alex Brettingen
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5 Recklessly Stupid Attempts at Human Flight (That Worked)
It turns out that early aviation was more a matter of slapping as many of whatever they had lying around the workshop together and getting a running start off the nearest cliff. The truly crazy part? Sometimes it actually worked.
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- By Patrick Riordan, Mike Cooney
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6 Unlikely Friendships in Movies (That Make No Damn Sense)
Often the weirdest partnerships are the ones the movies don't seem to think are wacky at all. These are the cohorts and conspirators that, in real life, would have no reason to trust each other with a lunch order, let alone their lives.
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- By Mike Cooney, Dustin Koski
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6 Acts of Real-Life Heroism Made Possible by Video Games
Video games might actually be good for something after all. But remember, games are neither good nor evil -- it's all in what you do with them.
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- By Mike Cooney, Eddie Rodriguez, Steve Hanley
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6 'Based on a True Story' Movies with Unpleasant Epilogues
When Hollywood has exhausted its creativity producing prequels and sequels, it often turns to unbelievable real life events for inspiration. And while not all of these are completely embellished, unfortunately, these amazing stories often have terrible aftermaths that even Hollywood wouldn't dare to film.
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- By Mike Cooney
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The 6 Most Mind-Blowing Things Ever Discovered in Space
Hollywood's most creative minds can't get past populating the place with planets that look a whole lot like Earth, populated by rapey aliens and Muppets. But real space is far, far stranger.
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- By Jacopo della Quercia , Mike Cooney
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6 Things They Say Hurt Careers (That Statistics Say Help)
It turns out that many of the ways we intuitively believe we're improving our success in the workforce are totally wrong. If you want to get ahead, you'd be better advised to just let yourself go.
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- By Mike Cooney
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9 Houses You Won't Believe People Actually Live In
Part of the appeal of being a homeowner is the ability to customize your house the way you like it. For some, that means adding a deck, repainting or expanding the bathroom. For others, it means entering the realm of madness and becoming its eternal ruler. We know all of these houses make you want to scream, 'Fake!' but we promise: They're all asto
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- By Eric Yosomono, Mike Cooney
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The 6 Greatest Athletic Feats Ever (Aren't What You Think)
Here are six events everyone knows as the greatest in the history of sport, and the true stories that actually beat their pants off.
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- By Mike Cooney
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