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31 Facts That Are Hard to Believe

Just because it’s hard to believe something, doesn’t mean it’s not true.

By Cameron Fetter

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20 One Hit Wonders Who Were Lost To Time

Plenty of artists have been hit with the "one hit wonder" curse, even if that one song defined a generation.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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20 Things Accepted As Facts Forever That Were Wrong All Along

Plenty of generally accepted bits of common knowledge are actually completely incorrect.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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Longevity Secrets and Life Lessons From People Over 100 Years Old

Everyone wants the secret to long life, so why not ask the people who've actually had one?

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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20 Common Things from 10 Years Ago That Have Silently Gone Extinct

Blink and you'll miss it, but 10 years ago means 2015. Not 2005 or 1995 like we all want to believe.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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10 ‘Based On A True Story’ Movies That Get the Facts Wrong

Just because a movie is based on a true story does not mean you should take what happens in it as gospel.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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11 Celebrities and Famous People Who Served in the Military

Just because you know a celebrity for their music or time on TV, doesn't mean that's all they've accomplished.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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25 Fascinating Photos of the Past to Make the Present More Palatable

It's true that life is hard right now, but life in the past wasn't any better.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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The 20 Biggest Myths That People Won’t Stop Believing

To be believed, facts need to be more than just true. They need to be popular.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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20 Historical Facts That Were Surgically Removed From the Textbooks

History isn't all treaties and tactics.

By Carly Tennes

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20 Depictions of What Life Looked Like in Ancient Rome

Rome was one of the first places to practice a form of democracy, channel water through aqueducts, and publish newspapers.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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All 22 Road Cars to Hold the Title of 'Fastest Car in the World'

What is the fastest in the world? The answer is more complicated than you might think.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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15 Foreign Customs That Would Kill the Average American

Us Americans seem to forget that we're not the center of the world.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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20 Depictions of What Life Looked Like in Ancient Egypt

The "Ancient Egyptians" were one of, if not the most advanced people of their time.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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Australia Is Wider Than the Moon and 20 More Counterintuitive Facts

Did you know the land down under was that big?

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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11 Unsolved Mysteries from the Roaring '20s

Back in the 1920s, investigators didn't have luxuries like DNA evidence, or surveillance cameras at their disposal.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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McDonald’s Is the World’s Largest Toy Distributor And 20 More Counterintuitive Facts

The human brain is great at reasoning out the world around it. But not everything makes intuitive sense.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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21 Pics of What Life in Greenland Looks Like Before We Invade

With the threat of stretch malls and Bass Pro Shops imminent, here is what life in Greenland looks like right now.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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20 People Who Predicted the Future and Were Completely Wrong

Nobody has a crystal ball.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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21 Ex-Cons Share Something the Rest of Us Don't Know About Prison

Thanks to movies and shows, many of us have an idea of "the inside" that's either dramatized, or wholly incorrect.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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10 Things We Bet You Didn’t Know About the 1970s

More than just disco ...

By Carly Tennes

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20 Treasures From History that Remain Elusive and Yet to Be Found

People are pretty good at finding lost treasure, but these cool artifacts are still at large.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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The 10 Most Dangerous Mormon Missions Ever Attempted

The Mormon Church of Latter Day Saints has the habit of sending missionaries all around the world, often to countries that don't want them there.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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10 Iconic Movie Stunts That Only Had One Take to Get It Right

Not every movie is loaded up with a limitless budget and time for endless takes.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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30 Fascinating History Facts They Removed From The Books

A good historical fact is one that sounds too good or strange to be true.

By Nathan Johnson

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Facts - Galleries

31 Facts That Are Hard to Believe

20 One Hit Wonders Who Were Lost To Time

20 Things Accepted As Facts Forever That Were Wrong All Along

Longevity Secrets and Life Lessons From People Over 100 Years Old

20 Common Things from 10 Years Ago That Have Silently Gone Extinct

10 ‘Based On A True Story’ Movies That Get the Facts Wrong

11 Celebrities and Famous People Who Served in the Military

25 Fascinating Photos of the Past to Make the Present More Palatable

The 20 Biggest Myths That People Won’t Stop Believing

20 Historical Facts That Were Surgically Removed From the Textbooks

20 Depictions of What Life Looked Like in Ancient Rome

All 22 Road Cars to Hold the Title of 'Fastest Car in the World'

15 Foreign Customs That Would Kill the Average American

20 Depictions of What Life Looked Like in Ancient Egypt

Australia Is Wider Than the Moon and 20 More Counterintuitive Facts

11 Unsolved Mysteries from the Roaring '20s

McDonald’s Is the World’s Largest Toy Distributor And 20 More Counterintuitive Facts

21 Pics of What Life in Greenland Looks Like Before We Invade

20 People Who Predicted the Future and Were Completely Wrong

21 Ex-Cons Share Something the Rest of Us Don't Know About Prison

10 Things We Bet You Didn’t Know About the 1970s

20 Treasures From History that Remain Elusive and Yet to Be Found

The 10 Most Dangerous Mormon Missions Ever Attempted

10 Iconic Movie Stunts That Only Had One Take to Get It Right

30 Fascinating History Facts They Removed From The Books

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