Foods You Had No Idea Are Actually American
Many wonderfully foreign dishes we love, and which make us feel oh-so-exotic when we eat them, were actually created in the good ole' US of A.
Read MoreMany wonderfully foreign dishes we love, and which make us feel oh-so-exotic when we eat them, were actually created in the good ole' US of A.
Read MoreMany of our favorite foods have bizarre tales connected to them: stories of murder, global conquest and child slavery that will ruin your appetite.
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Read MoreNot all the "original" American foods were really invented here. (Except Spam. Only in America.) Here are "American" foods that aren't really American.
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Read MoreHistory is full of crazy martial artists who could rip your head off in five seconds flat. But none of these characters are as colorful as the Gracie family.
Read MoreEvery iteration of sci-fi from past to present influences society. And we're not done yet, as a slew of sci-fi imagination is set to become reality very soon.
Read MoreIt's nice to think that those behind the Presidency know what's going on, but it turns out that the whole thing is pretty much being made up as we go along.
Read MoreAmerican history is full of notable, colorful figures. Yet, 200 years of history means some aspects of these individuals' lives and personalities get forgotten.
Read MoreThe FTC ruled that homeopathic medicine must say, on the package, that it's almost certainly bunk. Of course, many will still go on believing in the stuff.
Read MoreJohn Glenn was a war hero, an ambitious politician, and a two-time space travel record-holder. Yet somehow, his life story is even more fascinating than that.
Read MoreThe scientific consensus on dinosaurs has dramatically changed over the years, though many people haven't been paying attention.
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Read MoreIt's pretty shocking when insane criminal defenses actually work. It happens more often than you might think, and here's some of the weirdest.
Read MoreFor every memorable photograph of a new discovery, there are several others that chronicle cases of mistaken identity or outright hoaxes.
Read MoreJobs are hard. But what if we told you they have to be? There are dozens of jobs out there requiring little to no actual skill, and they pay real money.
Read MoreMany jobs that sound nice and comfy are actually more dangerous than eating that puffer fish that once almost killed Homer Simpson.
Read MoreSome people seriously think Earth is flat, creating videos and MS Paint-level graphics showing how sunsets are just a trick of the eye. It's a con-sphere-acy.
Read MoreRegarding that passing comet or meteor shower you heard about on the news, chances are good you've still got misconceptions kicking around from grade school.
Read MoreSome researchers spend a lot of their days poking and prodding at unwitting animals in studies are benign, nightmarishly awful, or just incredibly bizarre.
Read MoreLearning rules is one of the first things we ever do as children. The second thing we do is learn that some of these rules are just plain ridiculous.
Read MoreHistory is full of grudges so powerful, people have erected monuments to spite the perpetrators, or to suppress angry ghosts.
Read MoreWhen prisoners decide to rise up and riot, things always spin violently out of control. Here's some of the worst, most violent prison riots in the world.
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