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    25 Weird Engineering Solutions That Actually Make Sense

    These weird engineering solutions look impossible or excessive, but each solves a real problem involving floods, wildlife, traffic, wind, or terrain.

    These weird engineering solutions look impossible or excessive, but each solves a real problem involving floods, wildlife, traffic, wind, or terrain.

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    25 Petty Things People Did Because They Could

    These petty things people did include turn parking spots, office habits, and neighbor feuds into hilariously specific acts of low-stakes payback.

    These petty things people did include turn parking spots, office habits, and neighbor feuds into hilariously specific acts of low-stakes payback.

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    15 Inspired Gadgets From the Early 2000s That Were Ahead of the Curve

    The early 2000s were a strange and exciting time in tech. Some gadgets were clunky, others were flashy, but a…

    The early 2000s were a strange and exciting time in tech. Some gadgets were clunky, others were flashy, but a few were so forward-thinking, they felt like they came from…

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    10 Car Features That Disappeared and No One Misses

    Cars have made heroic gains over the decades. Some car features can make their splash on the scene and then…

    Cars have made heroic gains over the decades. Some car features can make their splash on the scene and then fade away into irrelevancy as quick as they appeared. The…

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    15 Notes Left for Strangers That Left More Questions to Ask

    I mean, look, life can present a series of predictably unpredictable pitches across the plate. For whatever reason, each of…

    I mean, look, life can present a series of predictably unpredictable pitches across the plate. For whatever reason, each of us are up to bat, and it’s really up to…

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    15 Vintage Photos from the 1950s

    Go ahead and take a step back into the wide-reaching kaleidoscope of steady optimism that can blossom when viewing events…

    Go ahead and take a step back into the wide-reaching kaleidoscope of steady optimism that can blossom when viewing events from times long since passed. There are feelings of nostalgia…

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    18 Shadows That Tell A Slightly Different Story

    Shadows are generally just background players in our everyday lives. They’ll quietly follow us around without much of any notice…

    Shadows are generally just background players in our everyday lives. They’ll quietly follow us around without much of any notice paid their way. But they’re always there, lurking in, the…

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    15 Rare Insults That Called out the Fragile Ego

    The fragile, ever illusory ego. What a conundrum. It puts such weight on anything that shines a light on its…

    The fragile, ever illusory ego. What a conundrum. It puts such weight on anything that shines a light on its very complicated nature. It doesn’t seem to enjoy being called…

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    17 Extremely Rare Cars That Almost Never Come Up for Sale

    Classic cars on this list were produced in remarkably small numbers, making surviving examples difficult to find and highly unusual.

    Classic cars on this list were produced in remarkably small numbers, making surviving examples difficult to find and highly unusual.

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    20 Photos That Show What a Snow Day Looked Like Before Everything Went Digital

    Snow day before smartphones meant radio closings, sledding, snow forts, cocoa, shoveling, landline calls, and hours outside with no remote class.

    Snow day before smartphones meant radio closings, sledding, snow forts, wet mittens, cocoa, shoveling, landline calls, and hours outside with no remote class.

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    18 Everyday Habits Other Countries Phased Out Years Ago

    Habits other countries phased out include paper checks, pennies, clock changes, disposable plastics, and routines still familiar elsewhere.

    Habits other countries phased out include paper checks, pennies, clock changes, disposable plastics, and routines still familiar elsewhere.

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    17 Products That Became “Premium” Without Actually Getting Better

    Premium everyday products can cost more because of packaging, and lifestyle positioning. These 17 categories show premium as perception.

    Premium everyday products can cost more because of packaging, branding, formats, and lifestyle positioning. These 17 categories show premium as perception.

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    18 Everyday Things That Used to Require a License

    Things that required a license once included bicycles, radios, jukeboxes, dance halls, pinball machines, dogs, and other ordinary parts of life.

    Things that required a license once included bicycles, radios, televisions, jukeboxes, dance halls, pinball machines, dogs, and other ordinary parts of life.

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    15 Spooky Photos of Vintage Halloween Costumes

    Halloween costumes from the 1890s to the 1980s reveal homemade masks, odd outfits, and party traditions that look very different today.

    Halloween costumes from the 1890s to the 1980s reveal homemade masks, odd outfits, and party traditions that look very different today.

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    14 Things That Were Common in Grandma’s Pantry in the 1960s

    Step back in time with 14 iconic items found in a 1960s grandma's pantry, from Crisco tins and Jell-O boxes to canned Campbell's soup.

    Step back in time with 14 iconic items found in a 1960s grandma’s pantry, from Crisco tins and Jell-O boxes to canned Campbell’s soup.

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    15 License Plates Photos That Are Gems in Their Own Right

    Some souvenirs don’t bother living in scrapbooks. Instead, they just up and bolt right to the bumper. The license plate…

    Some souvenirs don’t bother living in scrapbooks. Instead, they just up and bolt right to the bumper. The license plate boom of the 1970s and 1980s turned metal rectangles into…