If you think lifting a dresser upstairs is hard work, here's a riddle for you: how do you go about stealing a 1-ton chunk of solid rock without breaking your spine? Wait, that's not hard enough. What if the rock sits on the side of a highway, and is a popular roadside attraction named Wizard Rock?
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Dogs are easy to love, but also pretty remarkably easy to be terrified of. Where some see Lassie, others see Cujo. Where some see a dog that learns to play basketball, others see a beast on a warpath. Those folks may find comfort in knowing which dog breed, statistically speaking, is most dangerous.
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It's like something out of a middling SNL sketch from 2017: armed guards guarding bumper avocado crops, protecting their harvest with deadly force when necessary. It's a strange, semi-dystopian truth: avocado farmers in Mexico have taken to guarding their fields with full-on military grade weaponry.
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The reason Fear Factor was canceled was because of an episode titled, "Hee Haw! Hee Haw!", which is pretty cringey in its own right.
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Michael Jordan transcended his basketball stardom to become an international legend. This is the untold truth of Michael Jordan.
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California's new Wildlife Traffic Safety Act will establish three yet-undetermined pilot regions where drivers can "salvage" meat from any animal accidentally killed by a vehicle. This "roadkill bill" will allow thousands of pounds of deer, elk, pronghorn antelope and wild pig meat to be put to use.
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Corn maze is a funny phrase, because it's a maze made out of maize. But if your sense of direction is less than that of carrier pigeon, the experience might end up being less than amazing. Here are a few kernels of wisdom to help find your way out of a corn maze.
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Which cat breeds are most dangerous to own Obviously, deadly exotic pets like lions and tigers take first prize for the most dangerous cat breeds. According to Big Cat Rescue, a four-year study found that captive tigers are 500 times deadlier than dogs.
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What may have once been a college fantasy has turned into an adult nightmare for a man diagnosed with a condition that causes him to produce a beer-like substance in his gut after consuming carbohydrates, making him drunk. The condition is now known as "auto-brewery syndrome."
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Doomsday preppers love all things gear, because until a real emergency hits, it's one of the few ways they can maintain active interest.
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On The X-Files, FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) investigated strange stuff that the rest of the FBI wouldn't touch, the show's titular X-Files. On top of the weirdness on-screen, there were bizarre things that happened on the set of The X-Files.
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There's nothing more relaxing than awakening to the melodic trill of birdsong at daybreak... unless that bird is a male white bellbird. Not only are male white bellbirds the loudest birds in the world, but they're also Emmy award-winners, playing the role of "supersonic claxon" in "Alien Spaceship."
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John Mellencamp, or John Cougar Mellencamp, or John Cougar, depending on how old you are, has lived an epic life. This is the untold truth of John Mellencamp.
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Longtime fans of the WWE will no doubt be familiar with these six words: "Please don't try this at home."
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Bruce Springsteen is as American as steel mills.
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In 2010, UPS ditched its iconic slogan, "What can brown do for you?" in favor of the more efficiency-oriented "We (heart) logistics."
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Buffalo Soldiers were some of the bravest and most decorated soldiers in the United States military, and yet their accomplishments aren't very well-known.
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Call them insane or call them artists, but here are some of the most dangerous social media photos ever taken.
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The title of "Most Haunted Town in America" goes to Alton, Illinois. Also affectionately known as "one of the places you drive through to get from Missouri to Chicago," Alton has a storied history of reported paranormal experiences, along with the distinction of being the birthplace of Miles Davis.
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Chocolate, cookies and cream, or just plain vanilla. These are America's favorite ice cream flavors, according to the International Dairy Foods Association. But there's a new top flavor vying for contention, by way of Ecuador: guinea pig ice cream.
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There was plenty of evidence that women could be astronauts long before NASA ever took them seriously. Here's the untold truth of women in space.
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Schlitzie the Pinhead was one of the most famous circus sideshow acts ever. Schlitzie's unusual "pinhead" appearance brought swarms of audiences to the circus sideshows he called home. But Schlitzie's life was incredibly hard behind the scenes. Here's the untold truth of "Schlitzie the Pinhead."
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Generally, fish sell for pennies on the dollar, as evidenced by the accepted method of transport -- plastic bag. Maybe it's because most humans think they don't feel pain, but our poor piscine friends don't often get the royal treatment. But some are incredibly expensive.
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Eddie Money was a blue collar rocker, saxophonist, and champion of the everyman who managed to rack up 11 Top 40 hits. Here's the untold truth of Eddie Money.
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If there's such a thing as being too prepared, doomsday preppers are the poster children. But you're crazy until you're right, so we'll reserve our judgement for judgement day. If you're in the market for a doomsday bunker in order to survive the next apocalypse, here's what it'll cost you.
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Science Alert has reported the discovery of a 2,000 year old burial site with dozens of mummies near Saqqara in Egypt, long known as a "city of the dead." But these mummies are different from what we usually expect to find at a burial site, and are shedding new light on ancient Egyptian customs.
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We don't do sideshows anymore, because we have the internet now. One of the saddest cases of a circus sideshow act was that of the Hilton sisters — conjoined twins who were beautiful, talented, exploited, and eventually forgotten. This is the untold truth of the conjoined Hilton sisters.
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