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The dark origins of our favorite Disney stories

We grew up singing their songs, we cosplayed their outfits, and we took pictures with them in “Happiest Place on Earth.” But, what if there is more than just a…

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September 26, 2018
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The first documented vampire stalked his widow and was impervious to crosses

Vampires are usually associated with dark, foreboding castles in Transylvania; however, stories of the strigoi exist in other cultures as well. In fact, one of the most chilling tales comes…

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December 15, 2020
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The true history of absinthe, and the reason it was banned for 100 years

Absinthe has a bad reputation, even compared with other alcoholic beverages. But from its early use as a medical elixir to the wave of absinthe bans that occurred during the…

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December 18, 2020
  • Congratulations #MeToo… You’ve made women employees radioactive

    CEO’s open letter about the consequences of the #MeToo movement was too hot for LinkedIn. We bring it back from the dead. This open letter about the consequences of the #MeToo movement was posted to LinkedIn by Jan Turn on June 11, 2018 (archive: https://archive.fo/y3dQi) and quickly went viral. An outrage campaign – helped in no small part by journalists – got it deleted. And so we add it to our collection of deleted articles. As a corporate CEO I now have a fiducial duty to avoid hiring women I was having lunch the other day with my group of fellow CEOs…some current and some former. I asked the question:…

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    How to successfully disappear and start a new life Vital do's and don't for when it comes time to flee the sometimes unpleasant scene that is real life.

    December 14, 2010

    8 insane Tumblr moments that went down in history Tumblr was a hotbed of weirdos and insanity. Let's look at the stuff that made even its own userbase go WTF.

    December 3, 2020

    How one man blew a 500k settlement on booze and prostitutes The story of how I got hit by a Dodge minivan and pissed away 500k on booze, whores, and designer furniture in an epic adventure.

    April 17, 2012
  • The origins of common (and not-so-common) superstitions Make sure all containers in the room you are reading this are tightly sealed, or you'll be cursed with nightmares for the next three years.

    Black cats. Walking under ladders. Opening umbrellas indoors. Broken mirrors. Throughout history and across the world, superstitions have crept their way into the human consciousness. Here are some you probably haven’t heard of. But first…make sure all containers in the room you are reading this are tightly sealed, or you will be cursed with nightmares for the next three years. No? Okay…but you’ve been warned… Evil spirits lurk in brussels sprouts Have you ever noticed someone cut a cross-shape in a stalk of Brussels sprouts before cooking them? Your mom might tell you it helps the sprouts cook better. But she’s wrong.  Your dear mother is probably unsuspectingly practicing a…

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    The 10 best ways technology can give you an orgasm In the 21st century, you don’t need to be in the same room as somebody to have sex. Hell, you don’t even need to be in the same state.

    August 3, 2015

    I’m a Lyft driver and asked riders to tell me their deepest confessions You'd be surprised what people told me over the course of my 60 day experiment.

    January 11, 2016

    The 100 most cited papers of all time show how science really gets done Far from being a list of the most brilliant research, the list reveals a more conflicted structure than many scientists would like to admit.

    November 4, 2014
  • Graham ‘offensive comedians should be imprisoned’ Linehan is a hypocrite of the highest order Graham Linehan wants comedians imprisoned for making nazi caricatures. His old show reveals he did the exact same thing—and more.

    Graham Linehan is a hypocrite of the highest order. The British comedy writer best known for his work on The IT Crowd, is standing against freedom of speech, attacking Scottish comedian Count Dankula for his “grossly offensive” joke. Earlier this week, 30-year-old Markus Meechan, also known as Count Dankula, was given a guilty verdict of “being grossly offensive” after he posted a video in which he joked about training his girlfriend’s pet dog to make the Nazi salute in a video titled “M8 Yur Dug’s a Nazi.” Meechan received support from The Office star Ricky Gervais and Jewish comedian David Baddiel, who defended his right to free speech. “If you…

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    15 terrible students who became wildly successful The report card doesn't matter much in the real world.

    May 1, 2020

    Inside the spectacularly bizarre fan subculture of ‘shipping’ A look into the world of people who pair fictional character into romantic relationships online.

    August 24, 2016

    The American obsession with Cherokee heritage Miley Cyrus, Johnny Cash, Cher, and Elizabeth Warren have all claimed the same thing — and it's a lie.

    November 27, 2014
  • Swedish woman faces two years behind bars for Facebook meme "What are your views on our multicultural society?" interrogators demanded.

    A Swedish woman upset by ISIS news posted the “How to make a muslim” meme to a Facebook group in spring of 2017, and now she’s facing up to two years imprisonment. The person who reported her to the authorities – he or she is identified only as “Johan Erikson” – complained that the 32-year-old woman’s meme was an “expression of hate and/or mockery of a demographic,” and included information about the woman’s age, place of residence, as well as her mother’s identity. The police began a preliminary investigation and summoned her for interrogation at the Ernst Fontells Plats police station in Gothenburg in late January this year, where they…

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    From rites of passage to hipsters: The evolution of tattoos Whether it's a classic “MOM” on your arm or distinctions of class and social hierarchy, tattoos have always been around—and probably always will be.

    September 14, 2018

    15 terrible students who became wildly successful The report card doesn't matter much in the real world.

    May 1, 2020

    Hollywood blockbusters with glaring historical inaccuracies Hollywood has a knack for embellishing the truth, especially when the movie comes with the label "based on a true story."

    August 11, 2018
  • Reddit crowdfunds AM/WF porno to trigger 4chan — and it’s working And now they're raising an army of male asian porn talent to change the face of porn forever. UPDATE: STPeach horrified; DMCAs

    UPDATE: Interesting new twist to this story, which appears to have backfired on the subreddit. Updates posted in bold text down below. Revenge porn just took on a new meaning. Subreddit /r/aznidentity has successfully crowdfunded and produced a custom Asian Male-White Female (AM/WF) porn shoot to strike back at 4chan bullies, and the amusing venture turned out so well they plan to make AM/WF porn production a regular part of the zealous pro-asian male activism everyone knows them for. They have also commissioned the partnered porn professional – AsianSchlong.com’s Jeremy Long – to raise from their ranks an army of future asian male porn talent – currently 5 in number.…

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    The finest film foxes of the fifties Let's brush up on babe history.

    February 11, 2009

    10 absurd inventions that prove you should never drink while inventing These are all real inventions and the illustrations are taken directly from their official patents.

    July 16, 2007

    Man brings ancient Greek music to life and the result is amazingly avant garde Discoveries and breakthroughs de-mystify the actual sound of ancient Greek music.

    August 20, 2018
  • NY court to determine if Maddox is legally a ‘cuck’ Interesting twist in internet comedian's $20 million lawsuit.

    Older readers may remember The Best Page in the Universe and its caustic childrens’ art critiquing writer, Maddox (George Ouzounian). The comedian has in years since hemorrhaged humor almost as fast as relevance, and he is now suing approximately half the internet for making fun of him online. The latest motion in the widely ridiculed $20 million case reveals that Maddox’ status as an actual “cuckold” has become a point of contention. Maddox argued that calling him cuck is libel, and defendant Asterios Kokkinos strikes back by claiming he can prove that his girlfriend cheated on him with Dick Masterson, another defendant. To fans of The Dick Show and Mr.…

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    7 scandals PornHub doesn’t want you to know about PornHub believes itself above all laws—including those against child pornography. No wonder 946k people have signed to shut it down.

    May 25, 2020

    Survival chemistry: How to mix your own grooming supplies in the post-apocalypse Whip up some lifesaving grooming supplies that'll keep you looking and smelling as good as the store-bought stuff you left behind in the old world.

    May 18, 2020

    15 unintentionally offensive domain names (gone very sexual) All time classics in naming fails that have gone decidedly sexual.

    May 13, 2004
  • New law forces Brits to submit phone number, address, and DoB to view porn British porn aficionados are in for a hard time.

    It’s been announced that viewers in Britain will soon have to register their personal details to make accounts on numerous XXX rated websites. Never a dull day in the Orwellian nightmare that is the British Isles. Come April, Pornhub, RedTube, YouPorn and Brazzers will require viewers to create a username and password to access the websites. MindGeek, a Luxembourg-based privately held company which owns the aforementioned websites, have decided to erect an AgeID system as part of the U.K. Parliament’s Digital Economy Act of 2017. Chicken chokers, monkey spankers, and dolphin floggers alike will be required to hand over their names, phone numbers, addresses, dates and place of birth before…

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    11 short story collections that need to be in every bookshelf Ah, short stories — the lazy man’s novel. But so much harder to pull off.

    October 20, 2014

    Bob Marley’s weird legacy Followers of his religion are "physical immortalists" and their bible is a rambling psychedelic dog's breakfast titled the "Royal Parchment Scroll of Black Supremacy."

    January 15, 2013

    The devices that push battery life to the absolute limit The world is powered by aging battery technology. These are the devices that still manage to impress.

    December 26, 2014
  • After exposing Trump-Russia on Twitter, Kremlin made my life a living hell Gangstalked by Putin.

    For those of you just tuning in, my name is Eric Garland. I’ve been an intelligence analyst for corporations and governments for 20 years. My life changed on December 11, 2016, after I delivered an impromptu “thread” on Twitter explaining the history of Russian Active Measures and how they helped bring Trump to power. That thread, I am now told, was the first time the narrative about Trump-Russia cut through to the general public. Millions read my tweets about how, no, this wasn’t about Hillary not campaigning in Wisconsin. There was way more to it – and it was ugly. Also, I’m told, it gave people hope that we could…

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    Meet the “Virtuous Pedophile” network protected by Twitter The "Minor-Attracted Persons" movement is led by a Canadian doctor who demands a "P" in "LGBT," and Twitter is accommodating them.

    August 21, 2019

    10 worst superhero movies in history These make Batman v. Superman look like The Godfather.

    November 14, 2016

    Survival chemistry: How to mix your own grooming supplies in the post-apocalypse Whip up some lifesaving grooming supplies that'll keep you looking and smelling as good as the store-bought stuff you left behind in the old world.

    May 18, 2020
  • Antifa activist DEMOLISHES My Little Pony nazis in emotional video Stunning.

    The internet is in love after transgender Antifa personality Christine Chandler decided she’s had enough of nazis in her My Little Pony and uploaded a savage take-down featuring gratuitous Christmas tree dismemberment. “You freakin’ nazis,” begins the viral video. “I’m going to kick you all out of Equestria!” Watch this video on YouTube Christine then picks up the seasonal decoration and grunts as she meticulously strips it of its little plastic limbs over several beautiful minutes. Having destroyed the tree, the activist once again proclaims her just cause. “My brothers and sisters of Antifa, we will show you freakin’ nazis: get the hell out of Equestria now!” We also learn…

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    YouTube’s 15 most insane science projects The age of the lone inventor tinkering away in his own backyard is far from over—but this stuff is barely legal.

    May 30, 2020

    15 scientific ways reading makes you a better person Reading a good book is not only fun… it’s nothing short of life-changing. Let me explain.

    January 20, 2014

    The rise and fall of the Vanderbilts—America’s wealthiest family The Vanderbilts were arguably the most prominent family of the Gilded Age, but time has slowly eroded their fortune and legacy.

    January 24, 2017
  • Silicon Valley douches are drinking untreated pond water for “health benefits” And paying a fortune for it.

    People in clown world epicenter, San Francisco, are spending up to $60 dollars to drink the untreated water. Sold by a company called Live Water, bottles of the filth are flying off the shelves, according to the New York Times. Others, it is reported, are gathering and storing untreated spring water—known to harbor potentially lethal bacteria that survivalists, travel guides, and soldiers will warn you from drinking. Food safety experts warn that consuming so-called “raw” water can cause deadly infections including cholera, hepatitis A, and E. coli, among other water-borne diseases. Startups dedicated to selling untreated water are also on the rise. One company, called Zero Mass Water, is selling…

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    How I survived a year of SHTF in 90s Bosnia No electricity, no food, no running water, no law. In a now legendary forum thread, a user named Selco tells preppers about his experiences and what he and his family did to stay alive.

    November 6, 2014

    46 things I learned from being gulaged Varlam Shalamov spent much of the period from 1937 to 1951 gulaged in the arctic cold of Kolyma. These are the 46 things he learned from the experience.

    January 15, 2020

    How people used to download games from the radio Downloadable games are the format of the future, but they’re not a modern invention. Eager computer users were downloading wirelessly over 30 years ago.

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