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4 Strange Origins of Common Hand Gestures
Jeff McLaughlin 8/25/23 Jeff McLaughlin 8/25/23

4 Strange Origins of Common Hand Gestures

Symbolism is hilarious.

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Frank Abagnale Wasn’t Honest About Lying
Justice Jeff McLaughlin 3/16/23 Justice Jeff McLaughlin 3/16/23

Frank Abagnale Wasn’t Honest About Lying

We really wanted this guy to be our hero.

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5 Important Questions About The World It's Taken Way Too Long To Answer
Weird Stories Jeff McLaughlin 8/4/20 Weird Stories Jeff McLaughlin 8/4/20

5 Important Questions About The World It's Taken Way Too Long To Answer

Didn’t science give us the answer to these a long time ago?

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History Had Some Pretty Weird Ideas For Self-Care
History, Medical Jeff McLaughlin 7/13/20 History, Medical Jeff McLaughlin 7/13/20

History Had Some Pretty Weird Ideas For Self-Care

At some point, you’re trying things just because.

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5 Crazy Ways Society Has Changed Criminal Behavior
Crime, Weird Stories Jeff McLaughlin 5/11/20 Crime, Weird Stories Jeff McLaughlin 5/11/20

5 Crazy Ways Society Has Changed Criminal Behavior

You have no idea how much an owl goes for these days.

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5 Old Controversies That Are Laughably Ridiculous
History, Weird Stories Jeff McLaughlin 1/21/19 History, Weird Stories Jeff McLaughlin 1/21/19

5 Old Controversies That Are Laughably Ridiculous

Sure, times were different in the past. But logic should have come into play at some point during history’s weird panics.

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5 Undercover Journalists Who Risked It All For The Scoop
Badasses, News Jeff McLaughlin 10/22/18 Badasses, News Jeff McLaughlin 10/22/18

5 Undercover Journalists Who Risked It All For The Scoop

Some folks go to great lengths to uncover amazing stories.

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Weird Ways Crime Is About To Get Creepier
Crime, Weird Stories, Technology Jeff McLaughlin 10/10/18 Crime, Weird Stories, Technology Jeff McLaughlin 10/10/18

Weird Ways Crime Is About To Get Creepier

Crime is a fairly consistent aspect of society — until it goes absolutely bonkers.

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5 Weird Times Human Bodies Betrayed Their Masters
Science, Weird Stories Jeff McLaughlin 10/3/18 Science, Weird Stories Jeff McLaughlin 10/3/18

5 Weird Times Human Bodies Betrayed Their Masters

The human body is but a tool, forced to do our bidding. Except when it doesn’t.

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Soooo ... History Was Way Weirder Than We Thought
History, Weird Stories Jeff McLaughlin 9/21/18 History, Weird Stories Jeff McLaughlin 9/21/18

Soooo ... History Was Way Weirder Than We Thought

Can’t afford a train ticket? No worries; the United States Postal Service will deliver your kid for fifty cents.

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Surprising, Unintended Ways People Are Using Common Technology
Technology, Weird Stories Jeff McLaughlin 9/10/18 Technology, Weird Stories Jeff McLaughlin 9/10/18

Surprising, Unintended Ways People Are Using Common Technology

Using technology for its intended purpose is lame. We’d much rather control laser guided missiles with an Xbox controller.

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Weird, Unexpected Origins Of 5 Common Things
Weird Stories, Origin Stories, History Jeff McLaughlin 8/27/18 Weird Stories, Origin Stories, History Jeff McLaughlin 8/27/18

Weird, Unexpected Origins Of 5 Common Things

You think you at least have a rough idea of where common stuff comes from … but then when you look at the history books, things get weird.

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5 Tourist Stories That Will Make You Want To Just Stay Home
Dumb Ideas, Weird Stories Jeff McLaughlin 8/16/18 Dumb Ideas, Weird Stories Jeff McLaughlin 8/16/18

5 Tourist Stories That Will Make You Want To Just Stay Home

Let’s just go ahead and use this as a basic rogue-type lesson on how to NOT act when practicing the ancient art of tourism.

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5 Stupidly Brilliant Sentences Handed Out To Criminals
Crime, Criminals, Justice, Punishment Jeff McLaughlin 8/7/18 Crime, Criminals, Justice, Punishment Jeff McLaughlin 8/7/18

5 Stupidly Brilliant Sentences Handed Out To Criminals

Some of these sentences that judges handed to criminals are so unusual, they’re not actually even legal.

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5 Bizarre Things People Have Been Hired To Do
Weird Stories Jeff McLaughlin 7/20/18 Weird Stories Jeff McLaughlin 7/20/18

5 Bizarre Things People Have Been Hired To Do

Hey, when you gotta pay the rent, no job is too weird. Well … most of the time.

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5 Legendary Examples Of People Sticking It To The Man
Sticking It To The Man, Revenge Jeff McLaughlin 7/16/18 Sticking It To The Man, Revenge Jeff McLaughlin 7/16/18

5 Legendary Examples Of People Sticking It To The Man

Hey, we get it. Sometimes you just get fed up with playing nice and have a “screw this” moment. Never give these people a reason to reach that point.

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5 Board Games With Dark Pasts
Games, History, Origin Stories Jeff McLaughlin 7/3/18 Games, History, Origin Stories Jeff McLaughlin 7/3/18

5 Board Games With Dark Pasts

Some of our most innocent games come with fairly dark backstories. Like the time Scrabble had to remove 200 offensive words from their official dictionary.

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5 Of The World’s Weirdest Prisons
Buildings, Prison Jeff McLaughlin 6/27/18 Buildings, Prison Jeff McLaughlin 6/27/18

5 Of The World’s Weirdest Prisons

From five-star prison cells to an entire prison city, The Modern Rogue takes a look at some of the strangest prisons on the planet.

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7 Workplaces That Give Unreal Job Perks
Corporations, Extreme Jobs Jeff McLaughlin 6/25/18 Corporations, Extreme Jobs Jeff McLaughlin 6/25/18

7 Workplaces That Give Unreal Job Perks

Vacations and 401K? Pfft. How about $11,000 in bacon-wrapped cash? Or a job that allows you to do literally nothing?

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The Unexpected Origins Of 5 Common Practices
History, Origin Stories Jeff McLaughlin 6/4/18 History, Origin Stories Jeff McLaughlin 6/4/18

The Unexpected Origins Of 5 Common Practices

Most of the time, it’s pretty obvious why we started a lot of our routines and traditions. And then there are these things.

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