How Long Can You Live Without Food?
Some people don't eat in protest, and others just don't have food to eat. But just how long can a body endure without food?
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Past Predictions About The Future That Were Way, Way Off
Since before the days of Nostradamus, people tried to predict the ways of our successors. Sometimes, we were startlingly accurate. Other times? Not so much.
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The Untold Truth Of It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia features some of the bleakest, strangest comedy on TV. How did a show this weird and wild come to be?
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The Tragic Final Days Of Doc Holliday
John Henry "Doc" Holliday. Even people who don't like westerns seem to like Tombstone, and even people who don't like Val Kilmer (which is hard to believe) seem to like the former Batman's portrayal of Doc Holliday. Here's how he spent his final, tragic days.
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The Most Embarrassing Blunders In Presidential History
Presidents and vice presidents have been involved in hilarious blunders throughout American history.
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Insane MTV Shows You Forgot About
Old-school MTV wasn't just about the music videos. Our MTV just had way fewer pregnant teens and sexy werewolves.
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The Untold Truth Of Captain Jack Sparrow
The history of one of cinema's bravest/campiest pirates is stranger than you might think. There are a lot of odd twists and turns in this swashbuckler's saga.
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Most Hilarious Obituaries Of All Time
For the majority of us, death is a sad event that ushers in months of mourning. Others, however, take a more lighthearted approach to the inevitable.
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The Dumbest Movie Explosions Ever
These dumb movies have explosions that make no sense and were thrown together at the last minute on underfunded sets.
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South Park Myths Everyone Believes
South Park has been lampooning pop-culture for two decades and in that time, numerous misconceptions and myths have arose about the show.
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Scientists Grow 'Yarn' From Human Skin For Stitches
Some things, like kale and proctology, are objectively good for you but still pretty awful. Such is the case with the weird scientific discovery made by researchers at the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research, who discovered the technology to knit things out of human skin.
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The Truth Behind Bruce Lee's Iconic Yellow Jumpsuit
Of the many students who trained under the grandmaster Ip Man, none are as famous as Bruce Lee. And if Bruce Lee is the most iconic martial artist in cinematic history, the outfit that he will always be remembered in is the yellow tracksuit he wore in Game of Death, his final performance.
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The Smallest Hypoallergenic Dog Breed In The World
Dogs are wicked smart, and loyal, which makes most humans love them. Unless, of course, you're allergic. And according to the American Kennel Club (AKC), about 10 percent of you are. So which dog is both small and hypoallergenic?
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The Reason Doomsday Preppers Was Canceled After Season 4
People love them some disaster preparedness, especially when it's served with a side of firearms, paramilitarism and paranoid survivalist dogma. It's no big surprise, then, that National Geographic Channel's Doomsday Preppers garnered some of the network's highest ratings. So why was it canceled?
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Baboon Recreates Iconic Lion King Scene
Today, we can take comfort in the potential for a more magical tomorrow, as a baboon in South Africa has re-enacted the opening of The Lion King with a baby lion.
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How Many Black Belts Does Jean-Claude Van Damme Really Have?
With his splits and spin-kicks, Jean-Claude Van Damme ruled the action movie scene from the late 1980s to mid-1990s. But does he have the black belts to prove it?
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Edward VI: The Truth About The Nine-Year-Old Who Replaced Henry VIII
When Henry VII croaked, England got itself a new king on the quick, Henry's only son, Edward. And at nine years old, he was old enough to read chapter books.
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Here's How Much Charles Dickens Was Worth When He Died
Charles Dickens. The man's very name gave us an adjective for a situation that basically sucks: Dickensian this, Dickensian that. Nobody wants an Airbnb described in the brochures as "Dickensian." Well, almost nobody. We don't judge. But how was Dickens' financial situation? How much was he worth?
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Beer Can Guides Owner To Dog Missing Since 2017
Have you ever heard the saying about things going "from bad to worse?" This is not one of those stories. It involves beer, lost dogs, and eventually, a happy ending.
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Archaeologists Discover World's Oldest Wooden Structure
During the construction of a motorway in the Czech Republic, archaeologists were thrilled to discover a wooden water well now believed to have been constructed around 5255 BC. What the archaeologists were doing at the construction site is unclear...
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Why Is Housing So Expensive?
For many people, it takes most of a paycheck just to make rent. Why is housing so darned expensive?
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Takeout Noodles Lead To Invention Of Synthetic Tissue
We can now add a new entry to our unofficial Noodle Hall of Fame: Noodles have inspired a brand new, super-tough, flexible synthetic tissue that is able to heal from damage and even "defend itself." Now that's impressive.
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The Real Reason Henry VIII Created The Church Of England
In 1534, King Henry VIII did what every Catholic school kid has imagined doing while being ostracized by a nun for chewing gum during mass: he started his own church where nobody was allowed to tell him what to do. Here's why he created the Church of England.
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The Messed Up Truth Of The Texas Revolution
Some dark and disturbing stuff happened during the Texas Revolution, events that are less "remember the Alamo!" and more "what the heck, Texas?"
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'World's Worst Cat' Has Found A Home
A cat deemed "the world's worst" has found a home, proving that anything is possible.
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The Truth About Lizzie Borden's House
Lizzie Borden. Not Elizabeth. Her story is one of the better mostly-unsolved murders in American history. Here's the truth about the house where the Borden murders took place.
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'Mathematicians, Geeks' Celebrate A Rare Palindrome Day
This particular year features one particular date that gives "mathematicians and geeks" chills. We're talking, of course, about 02/02/2020, a date that gave us events such as the Super Bowl and the Groundhog Day. Its eight digits double as a palindrome -- an extremely rare occurrence.
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