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    10 Wacky Tax Laws That Are Stranger Than Fiction

    The world’s a weirder place than we give it credit for. I think it’s something special when we see the weird updates or laws as it were, seemingly sneak through the cracked open doors of legislation. For instance, throwing a tax in on an ice cream cone. Why? I guess money speaks so often in these scenarios, but also come on, man. 1. Alabama’s Playing Card Tax In Alabama, even a friendly game of poker once came with an unexpected cost: a 10-cent tax on every deck of playing cards purchased. Yes, if you wanted to play cards, the state…

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    15 Disorienting Photos Of Everyday Objects That Seem To Have Faces

    Pareiolida is a tricky psychological phenomenon wherein people can perceive significant patters or images in entirely random or unclear stimuli.…

    Pareiolida is a tricky psychological phenomenon wherein people can perceive significant patters or images in entirely random or unclear stimuli. It’s trippy to experience, to say the least. A collection…

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    15 Outdated Parenting Tactics That Couldn’t Hang Today

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    Parenting has undergone remarkable changes, and a lot of healthy growth to how it’s presented in this day and age. Looking back in the day, things were handled far different,…

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    15 Things About Budget Travel That Were True 10 Years Ago but No Longer Apply

    1. Budget travel isn't what it was 10 years ago. These 15 changes reveal why familiar money-saving tricks don't always work anymore.

    1. Budget travel isn’t what it was 10 years ago. These 15 changes reveal why familiar money-saving tricks don’t always work anymore.

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    16 Dance Styles That Once Ruled the Dance Floor

    Popular dance styles once packed ballrooms, clubs, discos, and parties. These 16 crazes defined generations before the next big move took over.

    Popular dance styles once packed ballrooms, clubs, discos, and parties. These 16 crazes defined generations before the next big move took over.

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    16 Old Kitchen Gadgets That Were Common Before Digital Appliances

    Take a look back at 16 old kitchen gadgets common before digital appliances, featuring hand-crank egg beaters and meat grinders.

    Take a look back at 16 old kitchen gadgets common before digital appliances, featuring hand-crank egg beaters and meat grinders.

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    15 Geographic Facts About Planet Earth

    Geographic facts reveal surprising truths about where places actually sit, how large they are, and why flat maps can be misleading.

    Geographic facts reveal surprising truths about where places actually sit, how large they are, and why flat maps can be misleading.

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    20 Car Safety Features That Exist Because Something Went Terribly Wrong

    Car safety features often came from hard lessons in real crashes. These 20 innovations show how injuries and failures reshaped the modern car.

    Car safety features often came from hard lessons in real crashes. These 20 innovations show how injuries and failures reshaped the modern car.

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    15 Surprising Ways Wild Animals Are Adapting to City Life

    Wild animals use buildings, roads, noise, and human food in surprising ways as researchers study how urban life reshapes them.

    Wild animals use buildings, roads, noise, and human food in surprising ways as researchers study how urban life reshapes them.

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    18 Photos That Show an Ordinary Day in 1961

    Take a peek into the past with 18 vintage photos showing an ordinary day in 1961, featuring candid family moments and retro home decor.

    Take a peek into the past with 18 vintage photos showing an ordinary day in 1961, featuring candid family moments and retro home decor.

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    15 Extreme Animals That Survive Where Life Should Struggle

    Extreme animals survive crushing pressure, thin air, freezing cold, intense heat, and low oxygen through remarkable biological adaptations.

    Extreme animals survive crushing pressure, thin air, freezing cold, intense heat, and low oxygen through remarkable biological adaptations.

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