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Spanish Inquisition The creepy/cool robes that heretics were forced to wear during the Spanish Inquisition Mark Frauenfelder

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futility closet The story of Indian mathematical genius Srinivasa Ramanujan Futility Closet

health Siberian heat wave unleashes deadly 'zombie anthrax' outbreak Xeni Jardin

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love Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron’s Mad Max stunt doubles got married Caroline Siede

movies Mad Max: Fury Road Rob Beschizza

Tom The Dancing Bug Six great kid-lit books and comics that helped inspire Alien Invasion In My Backyard Ruben Bolling

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fantasy How Harry Potter shaped a generation Caroline Siede

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