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7 Ways Star Trek Changed the World
Views: 73,984 May 17 2013
Why is Star Trek so popular? That's not a rhetorical question, I actually have the answer: accessibility. Despite its reputation as nerd fodder, the original show was actually a tightly paced, archetypal and cool exploration of a possible future of the ...
13 Things Sex Toys Should Not Have Been Confused With
Views: 76,386 May 17 2013
Sex is pretty rad, and we're not the type to point at anything and say that you shouldn't be allowed to put it… you know… inside yourself.But still, sex toys have gotten so diverse that you can't help but wonder what kind of confusion this has created.
15 Criminals Who Got Caught By Bragging About Their Crimes
Views: 65,739 May 17 2013
Look, jail sucks, and not everyone who's locked up deserves to be there. I'm not here to pass judgement on whether or not certain crimes are prison worthy, I'm just here to point out that sometimes people do bad things, and when they do, it's kinda cool ...
7 TV Channels That Forgot What They’re About
Views: 118,416 May 17 2013
A sad fact of Television is that at the end of the day, it’s not about producing stuff of artistic merit, it’s about making stuff that will grab the most viewers. This is why most “niche” television channels slowly but surely drift away from their ...
14 Amazing (And Sometimes Dangerous) Uses For Underwear
Views: 9,699 May 17 2013
Underwear comes in two flavors: “sexy” and “comfortable.” Well, I guess that’s not technically true, because the sexy underwear can come in all kinds of crazy flavors (like rootbeer!), depending on what kind of stuff you find sexy (like rootbeer!).
The 15 Most Fascinating Alternate Endings to Famous Movies
Views: 101,945 May 9 2013
Fair warning: Since this article is about movie endings, there are going to be spoilers for every movie listed. Obviously. A movie’s ending is one of the most important parts of the story, so it’s no wonder that we constantly hear stories about writers ...
The 13 Most Successful Alien Hoaxes of All Time
Views: 21,414 May 8 2013
Alien Hoaxes are like similes: I'm not very good at them. But other people seem to like them, so I do my best. Here are the stories behind 13 of the most interesting Alien Hoaxes.
7 Crazy Facts About HP Lovecraft
Views: 8,245 May 7 2013
If you're a nerd, H.P. Lovecraft invented everything awesome, and today (August 20th) is his birthday. In celebration of this weird, weird dude, we're counting off 7 crazy facts from the life of the scariest writer in the English language.
13 Fantastic On-Stage Rock & Roll Freak Outs
Views: 20,022 May 7 2013
A couple days ago my Tumblr-Sphere exploded with discussion of Billie Joe Armstrong’s “freak out” at the I Heart Music Festival in Las Vegas. Though it first seemed like the coolest thing Green Day had done in years (“yeah! Stick it to the man! I don’t ...
19 Iconic Cultural Firsts From Human History
Views: 1,189 May 6 2013
Right now, you are surrounded by really cool stuff. There's probably a Doctor Who poster next to you, or a T-Shirt displaying some sweet band that you want people to associate with you. But where does this stuff come from? No one knows! Oh, wait, yes we ...
8 Times Figures of Speech Happened Literally
Views: 6,552 Apr 17 2013
There's a reason we use metaphors instead of literal language all the time: Metaphors are more fun. Also, "I hope your performance goes well" has way more syllables than "Break a Leg", and every second we waste talking to people is ...
16 Movie "In Jokes" You Probably Didn't Notice
Views: 49,587 Mar 27 2013
Movie making has got to be an absolute blast. There's no other explanation for how pretty much every movie you've ever seen has some kind of weird joke hidden inside it just as an easter egg for fans, obsessive compulsives or, in some cases, even the ...
8 Offensive School Traditions That Somehow Lasted Until Now
Views: 3,892 Feb 25 2013
The problem with high school is that the kids brains don’t work yet. It’s true, there’s science that says so. Also: how else do you explain the following?
The 11 Craziest WhiteHouse.Gov Petitions to Date
Views: 1,373 Feb 22 2013
When the White House launched its online petition function at https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/ nobody thought that the President would take it seriously. After popular petitions hit the news last year, here are some of the funniest, most insane, and ...
10 Weird Things That Can Mess Up Your Sex Life
Views: 12,059 Feb 15 2013
As you probably know, there are a lot of ways you can screw up your sex life. Some are pretty obvious once they're explained, but others can be pretty crazy. Here are ten of... well, you'll just have to see.
The 7 Best Scenes Tony Scott Ever Directed
Views: 31,292 Aug 24 2012
"Tony Scott's films were generally box office successes, though he was never nominated for an Academy Award and received little critical praise." -- Wikipedia. With the passing of Tony Scott in August 2012, the world lost easily one of the best ...
The 9 Weirdest Ways Kids Are Getting High Lately
Views: 97,486 Aug 15 2012
If there’s one thing we’ve all agreed on, it’s that being sober sucks. As Samuel Beckett once said, “taking coffee without brandy is like taking sex without love.” That’s really only tangentially related to this article, but man, what a great quote, huh? ...

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Views: 361 Sep 18 2012
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