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The concept of the 'alpha male' wolf is a total scientific myth. How did this completely fake behavioral dynamic gain traction?
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Bringing a literal pig into a courtroom to hold it completely accountable for ruined crops. A phenomenal and completely serious use of public resources.
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British forces dropped the very first allied bombs on the city of Berlin during World War II in 1940, but the initial payload completely failed to hit any…
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Hating humans is a long-standing royal tradition. The Prussian king explicitly wrote into his will that he wanted his final resting place to be next to his…
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If one of America's most famous founding fathers had his way, the national symbol of freedom would literally be the ugliest bird at the petting zoo. In a 1784…
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What absurd historical scandal absolutely ruined the integrity of the 1904 Olympic Marathon in St. Louis?
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