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Ridiculous History: The Curse of the Colonel

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Colonel Sanders has been the bane of one baseball team for more than 30 years, and it has nothing to do with chicken. Learn more at HowStuffWorks Now.

Ridiculous History: When Scientists Hid Under Beds to Do Research

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Experimental protocol has changed since the 1930s when two researchers hid under the beds of college students to eavesdrop on their conversations.

Ridiculous History: Meet Simeon Ellerton, Noted Pedestrian & Rock Hound

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Simeon Ellerton walked all over the U.K. in the 18th century. On the way home he'd bring the materials to build himself a house.

How Operation Plowshare Worked

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How to go from a Bible verse to carving canals with nukes in just a few easy steps - almost. Learn how operation plowshare worked at HowStuffWorks.

12 Unbelievably Daring Real-Life Spies

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We've read about them in books and see them in movies all the time but is the the world of espionage and secret agents really as flashy and exciting as Ian Fleming would have us believe? Well, perhaps not in all respects, but many real-life spies have been tasked with missions that are just as [...] The post 12 Unbelievably Daring Real-Life Spies appeared first on Goliath.

Racial History: Oregon Was Whites-only Until 1926

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Oregon's constitution specifically forbade blacks from living in the state until 1926. HowStuffWorks Now talks about how that happened.

Ridiculous History: The 1919 Boston Molasses Flood Killed and Injured Dozens

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A 1919 explosion flooded the streets of Boston with molasses. The consequences were lethal. Learn more in this HowStuffWorks article.

10 Strangest Mass Hysterias

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Mass hysteria epidemics are not as rare as you might think. Learn some super strange mass hysteria at HowStuffWorks.

10 Times Humanity Found the Answer (and Then Forgot)

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Could humanity be even farther ahead if we hadn't forgotten what we'd learned centuries ago? Learn about 10 times we forgot answers at HowStuffWorks.

Ridiculous History: The Time We Erased One of the World's Biggest Waterfalls

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GuairĂ¡ Falls between Paraguay and Brazil was one of the world's most awe-inspiring, but was erased by Itaipu Dam. Read this HowStuffWorks Now article.

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