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8 Superhero Origins the Movies Got Right (and 8 That They Messed Up)
Superheroes gain power from their origins, which explain how they perform their awesome feats, but also why. And most superhero movies are still origin stories. But sometimes Hollywood takes liberties...
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The 9 most baffling passages in the Bible, and what they really mean
The Bible has been called an historical document, a guidebook for moral living, and a work of fiction. No matter how you view it, there is no question that certain parts are confusing. We’ll take a...
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12 Monty Python Side Projects, Ranked from Worst to Best
We’ve just learned that Simon Pegg will star in Absolutely Anything, a brand new film that reunites the surviving Monty Python castmembers. But how will this movie stack up to the canon of Monty...
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7 Foods and Beverages Made Using Ingredients from the Human Body
While eating human flesh may be the ultimate taboo, human microbes, saliva, and even hair have been integral to the making of certain food and beverages. From traditional brews to culinary concept...
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10 Most Essential 1970s Conspiracy Thrillers
Techno-paranoia has become the norm our post-Snowden world, and hit shows like Person of Interest play on our fears of being watched. But the high-tech conspiracy tale has its roots in the 1970s,...
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10 Forgotten Secrets of Great Movie-making From The 80s
Everybody wants to recapture the glory days of 80s movies these days. Everywhere you look, they’re remaking 80s classics or paying homage to the motifs of the Reagan era. But there’s still something...
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The 10 Most Important Theories About Why We Make War
War seems to be part of the human condition. We have records of war going back beyond written records, and there is even evidence that some animals like chimps and ants go to war as well. But why do...
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The 10 Biggest Misconceptions About the First World War
This year marks the centenary of the start of the First World War, a conflict that still rouses considerable debate and controversy. It’s also a war that’s shrouded in many myths and misconceptions —...
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The Ten Most Bizarre Ideas For Using Nuclear Weapons
When you’re a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. And if you have several thousand nuclear warheads just lying around, it seems a shame not to put them to good use. Here are ten of the most...
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10 Worst-Case Scenarios of Computers Controlling Your Emotions
The internet is still reeling from recent revelations that Facebook workers have been conducting weird experiments with the emotions of Facebook users. Now it’s time to see what science fiction has to...
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10 Villains You’ve Never Heard Of (Who Are Smarter Than Lex Luthor)
Everybody obsesses about the Joker and the Green Goblin because they’re ultra-famous — but sometimes the smartest villain is the one who flies beneath the radar. And some of the cleverest villains...
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10 Lessons From The Surprising Success Of Guardians of the Galaxy
Just a few months ago, everybody was writing about how “risky” Guardians of the Galaxy was for Marvel, and what would happen if it tanked. But the crazy space movie with no big-name stars in it had...
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18 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Poop
The simple act of pooping is one of the most universal experiences on the planet. Let’s celebrate our similarities with 18 bits of fascinating, little-known facts about feces! Read more…
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13 More Of The Most Pointless Action Figures Ever Made
Do action figures have existential crises? Do they wonder about the point of their existence? Probably not; they’re inanimate objects. This is for the best, given that many action figures have no...
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The 7 Most Affable Versions Of Satan Ever
Sometimes, the Devil gets a bad rap. Oh, sure, not all of the time — a lot of the time he’s evil incarnate — but sometimes he’s just a nice guy with a job to do, a job that just happens to be damning...
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10 Fad Diets, Debunked
What should you cut out of your diet to be more healthy? Everything. According to the most popular diet books on the market, there’s barely a food on Earth that’s safe to eat. But what is the actual...
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19 Funniest Nude Scenes In Science Fiction And Fantasy [Work-Safe!]
Some heroes bare their souls in the midst of their epic adventures. And some heroes just bare, well, everything. Science fiction and fantasy is full of hilariously weird moments of naked truth — and...
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The 8 Most Intriguing Unsolved Crimes
When a crime is never solved, it can become both maddening and tantalizing. The victims never get justice, their loved ones never get closure, and law enforcement officers can turn into haunted, True...
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Top 10 Harshest Lessons That 2014 Has Taught The Entertainment Industry
This was a tough year for movies and television — we had the weakest box office summer in years, and TV ratings were anemic. Tons of huge, vaunted projects stumbled, and some underdogs thrived. Here...
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The 10 Most Notorious Paranormal Hoaxes in History
Some might argue that everything that passes for “paranormal” is a hoax. (There’s no fun in that, but insist if you must.) But even the biggest unexplained-phenomenon junkies have to admit when a...
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