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25 Most Dangerous and Infamous Toys of All Time (Open list) (0 submissions)
According to the latest figures from the US, one child is treated in their emergency rooms every three minutes from a toy-related injury. The category of injuries from poorly designed toys is truly horrifying, causing things like chemical poisoning, broken bones, choking, asphyxiation, burns, cuts, bruises, severe eye and head injuries. Despite in recent times […] More
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25 Scariest Typhoons to Ever Make Landfall
The recorded history of typhoons dates back for centuries. While we don’t know a lot about the first typhoons, we know plenty now. We can now track where these typhoons go, and we can gain insights on how fast they travel. We know the wind speeds they produce and how much damage they can cause. […] More
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25 Unpleasant Facts About History’s Best People
From antiquity to today, people have a hidden desire for fame, power, and glory. We find this reflected in our admiration towards people who stand out and excel in a certain field of activity. This attention and admiration are not wrong if the individual has stood for a noble cause. Unfortunately, this is not always […] More
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25 Odd and Bizarre Historical Events That Sound Fake
History serves us in various ways. For instance, history offers a foundational part of the collective memory. Its narratives provide a historical dimension of meaning into who we are and what we do. Studying history is also a method to understand the present … at least, that’s what the wisest among us propose. Rather than […] More
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25 Historic Moments from the 2010s That Will Go Down In History Books
Ideas in the political and cultural realm these days have a much shorter life span than they did before the Internet. They simply don’t have the time to develop before everyone grows tired of them and ready to move on. This makes it really hard to develop decade-defining styles, fashion, and ideologies in comparison to […] More
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20 Bizarre Dinosaurs That Would’ve Made Great Pets
Realistically speaking, dinosaurs wouldn’t make good pets. They were wild animals with highly attuned “flight or fight” responses to stimuli, which would have made them not only difficult to deal with but also very dangerous. Small ones would be nervous, nippy animals, prone to running around and clawing the furniture. The larger forms could leap […] More
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25 Super Smart Scientists You’ve Never Heard Of But Should Appreciate
Science helps us make sense of everyday phenomena around us. It allows us to understand what is happening, why it is happening, and how it will affect us. It helps us engineer solutions to problems. Finally, it can also remind us of forces at work on Earth and in the universe way bigger than ourselves. […] More
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25 Odd And Bizarre Facts About Dinosaurs You Probably Didn’t Know
Most people are aware that 66 million years ago, the world experienced a mass extinction. This occurred at the end of the Cretaceous Period. People commonly consider this to be the extinction of the dinosaurs. So, what really happened to dinosaurs? Where did they go? There is some lively discussion surrounding this question, but the […] More
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25 Most Brutal Shark Attack Survival Stories
Lurking through the deep blue seas are 440 different species of sharks. The group of elasmobranch fish (which also includes rays and skates) is classified into eight different orders. Each type of shark has a distinctive trait and personality. (Let’s just say some sharks are nicer than others.) Scientific researchers believe the great white is […] More
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25 Simple Changes You can Make to Combat Climate Change
Scientists believe the earth began over 4.5 billion years ago. The third planet from the sun is currently the only astronomical object known to harbor intelligent life. For much of our planet’s history, its existence has continued unhindered by human activity. Only toward the middle of the 20th century did the earth started to feel […] More
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25 Seriously Awesome Places to Spend a Relaxing Vacation
Former President William Howard Taft determined that American workers needed more time off. In 1910, he suggested that every American worker should receive around two to three months of vacation time a year. As of 2017, the average amount of paid time off for an employee is only 15 days. That is why it’s absolutely […] More
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25 Most Embarrassing Fashion Trends for Men of All Time
Clothing has always been an essential part of human life. Researchers discovered data that led them to believe homo sapiens were the first humans to wear clothing around 100,000 years ago. They mainly created clothes out of plants and animal skin in order to keep warm while migrating into colder climates. Fast forward a few […] More
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