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20 Latin Words for Not-So-Lovely Things

Cloaca just ... sounds better.

20 Latin Words for Not-So-Lovely Things

How Are Porta Potties Cleaned?

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How Are Porta Potties Cleaned?

If You’re Eating Icicles, You’re Eating Bird Poop

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If You’re Eating Icicles, You’re Eating Bird Poop

Baby Boom: Remembering the Baby Alive Toy Fad of the 1980s

Baby Alive became a number-one toy seller by going number two.

Baby Boom: Remembering the Baby Alive Toy Fad of the 1980s

Blubber Boom: Reliving the Disastrous Tale of Oregon's Exploding Whale—50 Years Later

Oregon came up with a combustible solution for their dead whale problem.

What Happens When You Let a Glass of Soda Sit Out for 3 Months? This Timelapse Shows You (and It's Not Pretty)

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Why Do Prunes Make You Poop?

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Rare 16th-Century Textiles and Manuscripts Pulled Out of Giant Rat Nests in English Manor House

A gold-embossed religious text from the 15th century.

15 Fascinating Facts About Fatbergs

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Take a Virtual Ride on Hundeprutterutchebane, Denmark’s Infamous ‘Dog Fart’ Rollercoaster

Denmark’s Infamous "Dog Fart" Rollercoaster.

Here's What a Man Found After Opening a 25-Year-Old Can of Spider-Man Pasta

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May Cause Anal Leakage: The Olestra Fat-Free Snack Controversy of the 1990s

Consumers could go through bags of Frito-Lay's fat-free chips. Then the bag would go right through them.

These Scented Prank Candles Turn From Sweet Fruits to Sour Farts

The blissful peace of someone who has not yet sniffed a Prank Candles product.

South Carolina Coroner Swears Local Dairy Queen Burgers Are Not Made of Human Flesh

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‘Water’ in Kansas City Woman’s Ear Turned Out to Be a Venomous Brown Recluse Spider

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