• Hugo Chavez salutes
    By Kate Hakala

    The Messed Up Truth About Hugo Chavez

    There are few modern political figures quite as polarizing as Hugo Chávez. Venezuela hasn't been doing so well lately. Here's the truth about Hugo Chavez.

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  • Ferengi
    By Anthony Sfarra

    Messed Up Things About The Ferengi In Star Trek

    Starfleet boldly goes where no one has gone before, but the Ferengi boldly sell what no one has sold before. The money-grubbing, somewhat-laughable Star Trek villains have been around for a while, but if you stop and think about it, the Ferengi are pretty messed up.

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  • test anxiety
    By Nicholas Conley

    The Messed Up Truth Behind IQ Tests

    IQ tests have been around, in one form or another, for over a century. Sadly, the many occasions in which IQ tests have been used as a justification for racism, eugenics, xenophobia, and executions is ... deeply troubling, to say the least. This is the messed up truth behind IQ tests.

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  • Tiananmen Square tanks
    By Nicholas Conley

    The Messed Up Truth About The Tiananmen Square Massacre

    The Tiananmen Square massacre was a horrific event wherein the government slaughtered thousands of protesting individuals in cold blood. In mainland China, information regarding this mass murder has been suppressed for decades. This is the messed up truth about the Tiananmen Square massacre.

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  • musket balls
    By Tom Meisfjord

    The Messed Up Truth Of The Bullet Catch Magic Trick

    Magicians are, by their very nature, big fat liars. That's their whole job -- to confuse the senses and mystify their audience. Their tricks (no, Michael, illusions!) are a series of artistically constructed con jobs designed to make you, the viewer, go "wha?"

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  • The Brothers Grimm
    By Benito Cereno

    The Most Messed Up Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales

    Some people think that the fairy tales collected by the Brothers Grimm are as dark as a Friday the 13th movie. Well, most of them aren’t … but some of them definitely are. Here are the most messed up Brothers Grimm fairy tales.

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  • jim jones
    By DB Kelly

    The Messed Up Truth Of Jim Jones

    A mass suicide left 918 people dead. Loved ones were left to wonder why they'd followed the man at the head of it all. This is the messed up truth of Jim Jones.

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  • Winston Churchill
    By Pauli Poisuo

    The Messed Up Truth About Winston Churchill

    Winston Churchill is known for WWII, his finest hour. But Churchill also had more than his share of less-than-fine hours. His life was stuffed to the brim with actions, views, and personal habits that were, to put it mildly, problematic. This is the messed up truth about Winston Churchill.

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  • but with bombs!
    By Tom Meisfjord

    The Messed Up Truth About WWII's Bat Bombs

    Once or twice in a generation, a hero comes along. And not one of them holds a candle to the legacy of Lytle S. Adams, the World War II-era dentist who tried to avenge the attack on Pearl Harbor by giving hand grenades to bats.

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  • Hetty Green
    By Brit McGinnis

    The Messed Up Truth Of Hetty Green, America's Greatest Miser

    There's a reason that Hetty Green is called the “Witch of Wall Street.” A real-life Scrooge, Green got ridiculously rich and infuriated people with her stingy ways. From her ruthless business skills to her crazy personal life, here’s why she’s known as America’s greatest miser.

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  • Pope John XII
    By A. C. Grimes

    The Messed Up Truth Of Pope John XII

    In 2018, the AV Club published the scrumptious headline, "The young Pope John XII died as he lived: Fornicating." It simultaneously raises eyebrows and stokes lowbrow thoughts, thoughts that might normally make a pious man feel guilty as sin. Luckily, it's hard to sin as much as Pope John XII.

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  • St. Columba
    By DB Kelly

    The Messed Up And Tragic Truth About These Christian Saints

    It's easy to forget that many saints were flesh and blood people. And sometimes, they faced real dangers when it came to their faith. And sometimes, they were the dangers. From horrific martyrdoms to bizarre lifestyle choices, here's the messed up and tragic truth about these Christian saints.

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  • 19th century woman
    By Becki Robins

    The Messed Up Truth Of The Women's Suffrage Movement

    By the 19th century women were sick of being second-class citizens who were expected to do whatever their husbands told them. But change was going to require some loud, attention-getting stuff, and some people might even have to die. Here's the messed up truth about the women's suffrage movement.

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  • Margaret Thatcher
    By Morris M.

    The Messed Up Truth About Margaret Thatcher

    Margaret Thatcher was the Iron Lady who ran Britain from 1979 to 1990, a period in which she defined a generation. On the world stage, she was renowned, but examine her closer and you'll see her career was a litany of disastrous choices. This is the messed up truth about Margaret Thatcher.

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