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American Drug Distributor Mixes Up Antidepressants And Generic Viagra

Luckily, the pharmaceutical company has not received any reports of adverse effects resulting from the mishap.

By Natasha Ishak • Dec 10, 2020

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American Drug Distributor Mixes Up Antidepressants And Generic Viagra

Luckily, the pharmaceutical company has not received any reports of adverse effects resulting from the mishap.

By Natasha Ishak • December 10, 2020

Inside The Ruins Of 9 Abandoned Asylums Where The ‘Treatments’ Were Torture

From New Jersey to Australia, take a look at the most disturbing abandoned asylums — and learn about the horrors committed there.

By Natasha Ishak • Nov 30, 2020

Inside The Ruins Of 9 Abandoned Asylums Where The ‘Treatments’ Were Torture

From New Jersey to Australia, take a look at the most disturbing abandoned asylums — and learn about the horrors committed there.

By Natasha Ishak • November 30, 2020

Cancer Researchers Accidentally Find Secret Organ Hidden Inside The Human Head

This could be the first time in 300 years that a new human organ has been discovered.

By Natasha Ishak • Oct 21, 2020

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Cancer Researchers Accidentally Find Secret Organ Hidden Inside The Human Head

This could be the first time in 300 years that a new human organ has been discovered.

By Natasha Ishak • October 21, 2020

Stressed Elephants Will Be Medicated With Marijuana At Warsaw Zoo

The novel treatment program has yet to begin, but early trials on one of the elephants suggests that they like it.

By Natasha Ishak • Aug 27, 2020

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Stressed Elephants Will Be Medicated With Marijuana At Warsaw Zoo

The novel treatment program has yet to begin, but early trials on one of the elephants suggests that they like it.

By Natasha Ishak • August 27, 2020

People Keep Getting Mysterious Seeds In The Mail From China — And Nobody Knows Why

The U.S. Department of Agriculture currently believes this bizarre phenomenon is part of a "brushing scam," while officials continue to investigate.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jul 29, 2020

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People Keep Getting Mysterious Seeds In The Mail From China — And Nobody Knows Why

The U.S. Department of Agriculture currently believes this bizarre phenomenon is part of a "brushing scam," while officials continue to investigate.

By Marco Margaritoff • July 29, 2020

Meet J. Marion Sims, The ‘Father Of Modern Gynecology’ Who Experimented On Slaves

In the 1840s, Dr. James Marion Sims perfected his surgical skills by operating on enslaved black women without anesthesia.

By Genevieve Carlton • Jun 6, 2020

Meet J. Marion Sims, The ‘Father Of Modern Gynecology’ Who Experimented On Slaves

In the 1840s, Dr. James Marion Sims perfected his surgical skills by operating on enslaved black women without anesthesia.

By Genevieve Carlton • June 6, 2020

Colorado Man Arrested For Operating Drug Lab Where He Made ‘Healthy’ Açaí Berry Meth

"No amount of meth is safe, whether it has a berry in it or not."

By Natasha Ishak • Jun 2, 2020

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Colorado Man Arrested For Operating Drug Lab Where He Made ‘Healthy’ Açaí Berry Meth

"No amount of meth is safe, whether it has a berry in it or not."

By Natasha Ishak • June 2, 2020

Inside The ‘Better Babies’ Contests That Judged American Infants Like Livestock

"Better Babies" contests scored children on a 1,000-point scale that was generated based on the racist principles of eugenics.

By Genevieve Carlton • May 22, 2020

Inside The ‘Better Babies’ Contests That Judged American Infants Like Livestock

"Better Babies" contests scored children on a 1,000-point scale that was generated based on the racist principles of eugenics.

By Genevieve Carlton • May 22, 2020

How America Responded To The San Francisco Plague Of 1900 With Corruption And Racism

When the bubonic plague killed a resident of San Francisco's Chinatown in 1900, the city and state tried to hide it — and then ostracized Asian immigrants.

By Natasha Ishak • May 14, 2020

How America Responded To The San Francisco Plague Of 1900 With Corruption And Racism

When the bubonic plague killed a resident of San Francisco's Chinatown in 1900, the city and state tried to hide it — and then ostracized Asian immigrants.

By Natasha Ishak • May 14, 2020

Why Do We Yawn And What Do They Mean? The Mysterious Science Behind This Universal Behavior

Though scientists have long sought to figure out what yawns are and why they're contagious, the answers remain fuzzy as leading theories have been debunked.

By Natasha Ishak • May 11, 2020

Why Do We Yawn And What Do They Mean? The Mysterious Science Behind This Universal Behavior

Though scientists have long sought to figure out what yawns are and why they're contagious, the answers remain fuzzy as leading theories have been debunked.

By Natasha Ishak • May 11, 2020