Nothing could be more Christmas-y than a Christmas tree. Except that Christmas trees actually have pagan origins, so there's that. "Wait, you mean Jesus didn't invent the Christmas tree?" 'Fraid not. So where did the idea for Christmas trees come from, and what do they mean?
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The Great Pyramid of Giza is awe inspiring, and for centuries we've been trying to solve its mysteries — with the biggest one being the mystery of how the heck anyone managed to build such a thing. We still aren't sure, but we have theories, and we also know how much it would cost to build it today.
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Nobody associates Satan with good advice or good anything else unless you're somebody like Anton LaVey, who founded the Church of Satan, earning him the moniker "Black Pope." He also penned the Satanic Bible, a verbal melange of philosophy, rationalism, occult ideas, and anti-Christian criticisms.
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Listen, Solo: A Star Wars Story, was awesome. There's plenty to love in this fantastic standalone flick about Han Solo's early days, but it wasn't all Wookiee smiles and rainbows. Here are just a few dumb things everyone ignored in Solo: A Star Wars Story.
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In 1776, American colonists did something revolutionary by kicking England to the curb via the Declaration of Independence. But when Thomas Jefferson declared "that all men are created equal" with "inalienable rights" to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness," he wasn't referring to women.
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Female infanticide is so widespread in China that among some segments of the populace there are 140 men for every 100 women, prompting residents to abduct women from neighboring nations. Despite this unfortunate fact of life, the Middle Kingdom is home to a "kingdom of women."
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It's a common misconception that "impeachment" is the act of removing a president from office. It's not — impeachment is the process that Congress uses to determine whether or not a president should be removed from office. So what actually happens when a president is impeached?
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2007 wasn't exactly the same as today, and a lot of predictions from ten years past ended up being completely incorrect.
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A true doomsday prepper is prepared for every scenario, and loves to stockpile supplies for emergency preparedness. One must-have item for any prepper preparing for the apocalypse is baking soda. But why? This is the reason doomsday preppers stockpile so much baking soda.
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Nature throws a lot of terrifying things at us — earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, actual plagues of locusts, and tsunamis. California (naturally) is likely to be ground zero for a tsunami at some point in the near future. But what would really happen if a tsunami hit California?
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Drunk History makes learning fun! Also, the show relies on a reliable stable of actors and narrators to bring these hammered tales to life. Here are some of the most recognizable faces from Drunk History and why they look so familiar.
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What goes through the mind of someone brandishing a Confederate flag? As with all forms of speech, explicit and implicit, context is crucial to interpreting what the Confederate flag has generally meant to groups who used it throughout U.S. history. Here's the real meaning of the Confederate flag.
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In a time when it seems like money governs everything in the U.S. you might wonder who was the poorest president in the nation's history. As far as finances go, Abraham Lincoln, Woodrow Wilson, and Calvin Coolidge were some of the least wealthy presidents. But who was the poorest U.S. President?
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Through the Vatican's history, there are some stains. Aside from conspiracy theories and abuse scandals, there are lots of things it would rather you not know.
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Let's take a shortcut. How many times have you though then then though ... I should not take this shortcut because maybe it's a lethally stupid idea? Shortcuts are frequently responsible for grave injury, suffering, and death. Here are some people who paid the ultimate price by taking a shortcut.
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Being a woman in Salem, Massachusetts during the infamous witch trials was extra perilous, but the world you lived in was already extra perilous. No, it wasn't fun to be a female citizen of Salem, Massachusetts circa 1692. Here's what life was really like for women during the Salem witch trials.
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Different cultures have different no-no numbers. These no-no numbers get treated like no. 2 due to negative associations in their respective cultures. The worst number in the West among Christians is 666, Lucifer's favorite evil digits. But why? Here's the real reason 666 is the Devil's number.
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When Road Runner encountered Wile E. Coyote, he just dropped an anvil on the guy's head. Problem solved. In real life, though, coyotes aren't really trying to eat us. So what should you do if you're out walking your dog on a peaceful summer evening and you encounter a coyote?
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The first moon landing was arguably one of the most dangerous things anyone ever did. To take that kind of risk it seems like you'd want to be earning some pretty serious danger money. So what did the first man who landed on the moon make? Here's how much Neil Armstrong was paid to land on the Moon.
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When children attend school in America, they learn a few truths: dogs love the taste of homework, pop quizzes are torture, and school buses are yellow. Of course, the fact that something is obviously true doesn't mean you know why it's true. So what's the reason school buses are painted yellow?
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The sugar glider looks like the perfect pet. It's adorable, pocket-sized, and has the eye-to-face ratio of a child star. But as many Pokemon trainers undoubtedly learned, a creature's cuteness is no kind of gauge for how well it'll adapt to life as a pet. Here's why sugar gliders shouldn't be pets.
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Christianity is a pretty big deal. It also happens to be the most widely practiced religion in the world. There are about 2.2 billion Christians in the world, out of a total population of around 7.6 billion. So almost one out of every three people worldwide is a Christian.
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While tattoos are commonplace in this day and age, they have a really strange history, full of violent stories, famous figures, and freaky characters.
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There's nothing like putting a price on something priceless like pet ownership. Humans are the kings of commoditization, however, so we'll slap a price tag on it. It shouldn't be a surprise then, that we price dogs according to their breed, and that one typically fetches more money than any other.
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Chivalry, romance, and those weird pointy hats. What's not to love about life during the Middle Ages? Except, you know, everything. It turns out, Hollywood lied to you big time. And for women, well, even if you did live in a castle and wear gorgeous dresses, life was really not that great.
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From lady Olympics to religious rites, here’s what life was like for women in Ancient Greece.
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Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger has been in one of the most successful bands in rock history since 1962. But the singer has trudged through many turmoils and tragedies, many of which have been of his own making. Without further ado, let's take a look at the troubled history of Mick Jagger.
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