It’s good to be the king! If there are people who have been able to live completely free of any consequence, it’s the kings, queens, emperors, and other royals of old. After all, it was their God-given right to do whatever they pleased with anything and everything that fell under their jurisdiction. It’s no wonder, …
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Not to be dramatic, but death is always lurking behind the corner. Wherever you are, you’re always at a risk of ending up dead. And if you happen to kick a bucket, it’s often because of something you never would’ve expected. Your everyday life can be far deadlier than you’d ever imagine. Here are just …
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Think the world is a weird place today? Oh please. Had you been around a few million years earlier, the whole planet basically looked like a fever dream. We’ve written quite a bit about the terrifying creatures of the prehistoric world. But we’ve realized that we’ve almost completely ignored the strange and wonderful animals of …
Have you ever been “up north” in your state, or wherever the population is least? Towns with less than 100 or less than 500, are different. Here are all the strangest things about teeny tiny towns. Open for Business Businesses in very rural areas are open on the owner’s schedule. For a lot of places. …
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Being stuck somewhere you don’t want to be is a terrible feeling. Whether it’s at a boring party or in a tiny cave, getting trapped brings on a unique kind of despair you can’t really find anywhere else. But occasionally, people get stuck in the weirdest places. Sure, it’s not fun for them at the …
There are many animals that scare us — and for a good reason. Then there are those that look cute or are really tiny but can still murder you. And finally, there are animals that will send you running and screaming. But if you got over that initial instinct to run for the hills, you’d …
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If you’re like the average person, you probably don’t spend much time thinking about how it’s really your skin that’s holding a lot of essential elements of your body together. In fact, it’s easy to forget how strange the concept of skin is entirely until you start to think about it. Your skin covers almost …
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We all enjoy the comfort and convenience of modern technology, from AC and refrigerators to high-tech gadgets. Life really must’ve sucked for people of the times past who didn’t have access to them. Except that they might have. Many of the technologies and inventions that we think of as modern are actually much older than …
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They say it’s not stupid if it works. But what if it’s stupid and doesn’t really serve any kind of a purpose? If it makes you a millionaire, we suppose that’s still pretty good. Sometimes people come up with the most ridiculous and pointless inventions, but still manage to make an absolute ***load of money …
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Every state in America will claim to be the country’s best place to live. They can make good points, but sometimes their claims are wildly inaccurate. Luckily, we have metrics to evaluate each state. And one such list — updated for 2022 — has just come out. The CNBC America’s Top States for Business list …
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