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  1. 17 hours ago

    When African-American former slave Jordan Anderson was asked to come back and work for his old master, he replied with a deadpan letter asking for 52 years of back pay as proof of good faith.

    Jordan Anderson in 1865
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  2. 23 hours ago

    Let's correct the record: lemmings do not deliberately jump off cliffs together.

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  3. May 27

    Perhaps you're more familiar with its cinematic equivalent: the Mexican standoff.

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  4. May 27

    It's a truel! A variety of forms of truels have been studied in game theory.

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  5. May 27

    What's the name for a duel between three opponents? (Answer's in the thread.)

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    May 26
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    Wikipedia in general is a wonder of the internet

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  7. May 27

    This is the Photo of the Year. Learn more: Photo by Rodney Ee/”eastcoastrod”, CC BY 2.0.

    wo bulls scrabble for footing, sending mud flying everywhere, as they race down a rice field. Behind them, a solitary man is holding onto their tails for dear life.
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  8. May 26

    The message was intended to be the word "login," but the ARPANET connection crashed in the middle. Hence, "lo."

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  9. May 26

    In 1969, "lo" was the first successful message sent on ARPANET by UCLA student programmer Charley Kline.

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  10. May 26

    lo

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  11. May 26

    Several animals have received university degrees ... ... from fraudulent diploma mills.

    A diploma awarded to a cat
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  12. May 26

    In Europe, Budweiser is Bud. In the United States, Budweiser is Czechvar. Confused? Wikipedia's got your back:

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  13. May 25

    Ever heard of the "butt fumble"?

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  14. May 25

    A child: "I'm hungry" A father: "Hi, Hungry, I'm Dad."

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  15. May 24

    Can't get that melody out of your head? Earworms are usually 15 to 30 seconds in length and are more common in those with an interest in music.

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  16. May 24

    Snow leopards' tails are thick due to fat storage and are very thickly covered with fur. This allows them to be used like a blanket to protect their faces when asleep.

    A snow leopard
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  17. May 23

    Indian Railways runs the world's fourth-largest railroad network. As of 2016, the system employed 1.3 million people, making it the world's eighth-largest employer, and ran more than 20,000 passenger trains every day.

    A WDP-4B locomotive standing at New Jalpaigudi
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  18. May 23

    Cats may have developed purring as an evolutionary advantage.

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  19. May 23

    The Knights of Malta once tried to colonize the Americas. It didn't go well. Here's why:

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  20. May 22

    Katabatic winds, propelled by the force of gavity, can rush down elevated slopes at *hurricane* speeds. Learn more:

    Katabatic winds in Antarctica
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