8 Crunchy Facts About Potato Chips with a Twist of Salt

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I try not to keep too much junk food in the house, but every now and then—usually on a lazy weekend—I’ll grab a bag of potato chips “for the kids.” Of course, we both end up elbow-deep in the bag, watching a movie or just hanging out. Still, the question...

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Arrr You Serious? 8 Pirate Facts

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The so-called “Golden Age of Piracy” didn’t actually last that long—just shy of a century, from 1648 to around 1723. It all kicked off when European powers, fresh from the Treaty of Westphalia, decided to outsource their sea battles to privateers. These weren’t your typical scallywags; they were government-approved pirates...

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Priceless or Just Pricey? A Stroll Through the World’s Most Expensive Things

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Some people collect memories. Others spend on masterpieces. While buying a rare car might feel like a once-in-a-lifetime splurge, it’s nothing compared to what some folks have shelled out for the world’s priciest possessions. From celestial space stations to three-minute songs, here’s a curious roundup of the most outrageously expensive...

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Time Travel: 11 Curious Facts That Bend the Rules of Reality

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Ever wished you could hit rewind on life? Maybe say the right thing this time… or finally buy that Bitcoin when it was dirt cheap. We’ve all had moments we’d love to revisit, whether to make peace with the past or carve out a brighter now. But time travel isn’t...

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Towels, Time Travel, and Other Surprisingly Useful Facts You Might Want to Dry Off With

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The sun’s out, your flip-flops are in full-time rotation, and whether you’re headed to a beach, pool, or some salty stretch of coastline—one thing’s for sure: you better bring a towel. Not just because you’ll need it after a dip, but because, as Douglas Adams famously reminded us, it’s quite...

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5 Curious Things You Didn’t Know About Camping

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The smell of pine. The rustle of leaves underfoot. The flicker of a campfire under the stars. As summer peeks around the corner, so begins the migration of nature lovers everywhere—headed toward the woods, the mountains, the desert, or the coast, wherever the trail calls. Whether you’re pitching a tent...

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Papal Power and Peculiarities: A Wild Ride Through Vatican History

Swiss guards during Pope Francis weekly general audience Wednesday in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican on March 02, 2016
Swiss guards during Pope Francis weekly general audience Wednesday in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican on March 02, 2016
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For centuries, the pope has reigned supreme as the spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church—no ordinary man, but an absolute monarch. When Pope Benedict XVI shocked the world by stepping down in 2013, he didn’t submit a resignation letter or host a farewell press conference. He simply declared it...

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5 Unusual Easter Traditions from Around the World

Easter in the village of Verges, Dance of Death, (Dança de la Mort), Girona province, Catalonia, Spain
Easter in the village of Verges, Dance of Death, (Dança de la Mort), Girona province, Catalonia, Spain
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Every spring, churches bloom with lilies, families gather for brunch, and somewhere out there, someone’s desperately peeling dye-stained eggshells from a not-quite-hard-boiled mess. Easter is here again—a time for reflection, renewal, and, in many corners of the world, downright curious traditions. Sure, for many Christians, Easter is a solemn celebration of...

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10 Crazy Astrology Facts: From Hitler’s Horoscope to Tree Marriages

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In moments of uncertainty—heartbreaks, health scares, career limbo—we often look for something, anything, that might offer a sliver of guidance. A little cosmic reassurance. Enter horoscopes. With one hand clutching a coffee and the other nervously scrolling through our daily forecast, we ask the stars for answers we already suspect,...

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