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5 Groundbreaking Firsts That Your History Books Lied About
It turns out that a whole lot of famous firsts are credited to the wrong people, due to politics, bad luck, or outright lies.
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23 Terrifying Runways That Will Stoke Your Fear of Flying
Flying can be a white-knuckle affair for even the heartiest of travelers. But it turns out what you should really fear are airports; almost 60 percent of all aircraft incidents happen there during taxiing, take-off, approach or landing.
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6 Unintentionally Hilarious Glitches Hidden in Video Games
A good glitch can transfer you from boring, gritty realism into a magical world full of the most physics-defying, madness inducing randomness this side of a mushroom trip at the bottom of a ball-pit.
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7 Of The Creepiest Cold War Fallout Shelters
As a reminder of just how frightening the Cold War was, check out these old family-style bunkers from the pages of <i>Popular Science</i>.
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Top Ten Most-Destructive Computer Viruses
Created by amateur hackers, underground crime syndicates and government agencies, these powerful viruses have done serious damage to computer networks worldwide.
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15 Things You Didn't Know About "Bloodsport"
The real Frank Dux reveals details of the classic fight movie 25 years after Jean-Claude Van Damme took on the role.
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10 Fun Microsoft Facts You Might Not Know
With such a vast presence, much has already been written about Microsoft: Its history, its products, even its former CEO Bill Gates. For those itching to know even more, we've dug up 10 snippets of info that you might not have heard before.
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6 Inventors Who Changed the World And Got Screwed in Return
Some inventors get so little credit that we completely forgot about them, and since we really don't like angering the ghosts of people who could probably invent a way to punch us from beyond the grave, here they are.
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Last Month's Dumbest Ads In The World
These are not necessarily terrible ads, just...dumb. A continuing series...
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The 6 Most Absurd Product Placements in Video Game History
Apparently some companies want an entire game devoted to peddling their brand. The results are ... very unfortunate.
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20 Worst Advertising Placement Fails
When it comes to advertising, companies have to double and triple check everything they’re going to publish. However, that is where their limits of control end, and once the ad is released into the wide world, strangest things can happen. For example, who could have thought that sliding Starbucks van door would turn their brand name into a word “Sucks” right next to the logo!
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6 Hilarious Cases of Online Voting Contests Gone Awry
Every now and then, some company decides to put a major marketing campaign in the hands of online voters, because they apparently do not understand that the Internet is populated by people who use the Internet.
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5 Things It Turns Out You Were Right to Hate About School
For many of you, school was 12 or more years of teachers and administrators deciding what was best for you, dictating exactly how you spent every minute of every day -- the result being that you absolutely hated each and every one of those minutes. But as you reached adulthood, you probably came to the realization that it was all for the best. You were just a stupid kid, after all, and your elders did things a certain way for a reason.
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Top 10 Movie Scenes That Took Forever To Film
It's often said that practice makes perfect. And, regarding movies, that statement is never more true then when multiple takes are needed to complete one single
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7 Things You Didn't Know About Twitter
Twitter, which now has more than 200 million users, turns 7 years old on Thursday. To celebrate, we thought we'd share seven facts about the micro-blogging site that most people don't know.
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6 Jobs You Can Do Anywhere
There are some remote jobs that can be accomplished anywhere with Internet access (hello Hawaii!).
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The 6 Most Baffling Science Experiments Ever Funded
Scientists are only human, and some humans are just plain crazy. Which is why, on occasion, those serious old men in their fine white coats up and throw sense straight out the window.
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50 Quotes From The Indiana Jones Movies, In Order Of Awesomeness
"Fortune and glory, kid. Fortune and glory."
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20 Haunting Ghost Towns of the World
20 abandoned ghost towns including Bodie, Calico, USA, Plymouth, Monserrat, Grytviken, Chaitén, Sewell, Oradour-sur-Glane, Kayaköy, Agdam, Butugichag and more.
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From Spitting to Shitting: China's Ten Worst Subway Manners
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