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The Great Fire of London wasn’t just a disaster—it was full of odd decisions and strange moments. Here are the quirkiest facts from 1666.
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Mark Twain Reminds Us That Seeing Isn’t Always Believing
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Margaret Abbott and the Accidental Olympic Gold
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The Dunning-Kruger Effect: Why People Who Know the Least Yell the Loudest
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The Hollywood Origin Story and the Ironic Plot Twist That Derailed a Christian Utopia
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Jackie Mitchell: The Amazing Teen Girl Who Struck Out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig
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Clarence Blethen and the Weirdest Injury in Baseball History
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That Embarrassing Time Poland Invaded the Czech Republic
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The Greatest Viral Videos of All Time
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Broken Arrows: At Least 32 Times Someone Said Whoops With a Nuke
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The Rise and Fall of the Laugh Track: Television’s Most Annoying Invention
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Did Ancient People See Blue? The Mystery of the Missing Color
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The Great Australia Hoax Conspiracy: Is It Really a Country? Is It Just a Corporation? Is There Really a Land Down Under?
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Hector the Convector: The World’s Most Punctual Thunderstorm
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