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Flamingos’ knees are hiding under their feathers
Everything you thought you knew about these aggressive pink lawn ornaments is an anatomical lie. What humans assume is a flamingo's backward-bending knee is…
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Tokyo's Shinjuku Station handles 3.6 million passengers a day
If you suffer from agoraphobia, Tokyo's transit system is basically your final boss. Shinjuku Station processes an utterly terrifying 3.6 million passengers…
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A single switch prevented a nuclear disaster in 1961
Oops, we almost evaporated the eastern seaboard, our bad. In 1961, a B-52 bomber broke apart in mid-air over Goldsboro, North Carolina, dropping two massive…
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Jefferson and Adams died on the same day
Talk about taking an absolute petty rivalry to the literal grave. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were the two driving forces behind American independence,…
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R2-D2's voice is part machine, part baby
It is incredibly poetic that the galaxy's most beloved and sophisticated astromech droid is essentially half machine, half screaming infant. Sound editor Ben…
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The surprising way orgasms can clear a stuffy nose
Throw out the nasal spray, because evolution gave you a much more entertaining remedy for a stuffy nose. Sexual climax triggers a massive spike in sympathetic…
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Mount Thor has Earth’s greatest vertical drop
Located in the freezing desolation of Baffin Island, this granite peak isn't just steep; it literally overhangs. With a terrifying sheer drop of 4,101 feet at…
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This crowded island built its cemetery elsewhere
If you value personal space, avoid this tiny Colombian island. With around 1,200 people crammed onto merely two acres of concrete, it is the most densely…
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Moose can dive for water lilies
Imagine kayaking on a serene lake and seeing a thousand-pound forest giant emerge from the depths like a hairy submarine. Moose are shockingly excellent…
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Why hedge funds charge “two and twenty”
Wall Street has a magical grift called the 'Two and Twenty' fee structure. Hedge funds charge investors a 2% flat fee on total assets just for managing the…
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Mozart wrote a song called Leck mich im Arsch
We treat classical composers like sophisticated demigods, but they were essentially creating 18th-century shitposts. In 1782, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed…
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The D&D campaign still running since 1982
Talk about a scheduling miracle. While most Dungeons & Dragons groups fall apart after three sessions because someone has 'a thing' on Tuesday, Robert…
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Why Americans save their $2 bills
There is a mass delusion in the US that the $2 bill is a rare, magical collector's item. In reality, the Federal Reserve has over a billion of them in…
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This Vietnamese cave has its own weather
Why hike outside when you can go underground to experience a completely different atmosphere? This cavern in Vietnam is so incomprehensibly massive—featuring…
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You've probably been saying Voldemort wrong
After eight massively successful films, theme parks, and billions of dollars in global merchandise, the creator casually mentioned we've all been saying the…
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Why crocodiles can’t stick out their tongues
For all their terrifying, prehistoric menace, crocs suffer from a severe lack of tongue mobility. A crocodile's tongue is held in place by a membrane that…
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Ethiopia’s landscape looks like another planet
If you want to vacation on another planet without leaving Earth, try this geothermal nightmare in Ethiopia. Sitting over 400 feet below sea level, it is one…
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Hamburg beats Venice in bridges
Venice might have the romantic gondoliers, but this dreary German port city completely destroys it in infrastructure. Hamburg boasts around 2,500 bridges…
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The tree that bleeds on a Yemeni island
Sitting alone in the Arabian Sea, this Yemeni island looks like an alien world generated by a sci-fi author on heavy hallucinogens. Its most famous resident…
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Why Columbus was sent home in chains
When you are so exceptionally brutal that 15th-century Spain thinks you've gone too far, you belong in jail. While serving as governor of Hispaniola, Columbus…
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Rasputin's severed member sits in a Russian jar
If you thought the mad monk's life was wild, wait until you hear about his post-mortem anatomy. A wildly oversized, preserved appendage sitting in a jar at a…
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Queen Victoria reportedly handed out cocaine gum
The era of extreme moral prudishness was heavily fueled by unregulated narcotics. Queen Victoria loved Mariani wine, a beverage heavily spiked with cocaine.…
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Lower body temperatures are linked to longer human lifespans
If you are always the one shivering in the office, you might outlive all your coworkers. Research indicates that animals and humans with naturally lower core…
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A coin toss can change a major life decision
When data fails, leave it to gravity. Freakonomics author Steven Levitt conducted a massive study where people facing major life decisions—like quitting a job…
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