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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Meet the cassowary, considered to be "the world's most dangerous bird." Cassowaries are closely related to the extinct terror bird, which has a fairly self-explanatory name. They are second only to ostriches in terms of weight, but make them look like parakeets in terms of danger.
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Airing under the steady hand of host Alex Trebek since 1984, Jeopardy! is a smart game show for smart people. But every now and then, Jeopardy! lets its hair down — or submits to the chaotic nature of the universe — and the well-oiled game show machine collapses in on itself to hilarious effect.
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Amazon taskmaster Jeff Bezos and the man who puts the "bill" in "billionaire," Bill Gates, both call suburban Seattle home. Worth more than $100 billion apiece, the men live less than a mile from each other in Medina, Washington, but despite their wealth, the suburb where they reside is going broke.
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The best things in life are free, which might explain why so many nightmarish things cost a ton of money. Snakes are so terrifying that one of them got accused of being Satan. It's a hell of reptile, and they can be hella expensive. So which snakes are the most expensive?
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With a drone, you can see the world from a whole new vantage point. But you may wish you hadn't. From natural phenomena seen from a brand new angle to things that are just plain weird, drones have captured footage of some very chilling stuff. Here's some spine-chilling things caught by drones.
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For a decent chunk of the population, the Bible is the go-to, end-all resource for information about, well, everything. But what do we do when we have more complex questions? Questions like, "Are aliens out there somewhere?" and "Are they going to heaven?" What does the Bible say about aliens?
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A lot of dog breeds are contenders for "world's rarest." So really, it's hard to say which one is the rarest, because the answer depends a lot on who you ask. And you're asking us which is the rarest dog breed, so we're going to tell you. This is the rarest dog breed in the world.
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Dreams are mysterious, but we do have somewhat of an idea about why they happen and what they might mean. Scientists have wondered why so many people dream about their teeth falling out, in particular. Here's what it really means when you dream about your teeth falling out.
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