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The World’s Most Devastating Pandemics

Devastating Pandemics: The Plague of Athens Starting in 430 B.C. during the Peloponnesian War, the unidentified plague that struck Athens would eventually go on to kill nearly a quarter of the city-state’s population in a very short amount of time before cropping back up again twice in later years and...

By All That's Interesting • Nov 19, 2012

The World’s Most Devastating Pandemics

Devastating Pandemics: The Plague of Athens Starting in 430 B.C. during the Peloponnesian War, the unidentified plague that struck Athens would eventually go on to kill nearly a quarter of the city-state’s population in a very short amount of time before cropping back up again twice in later years and...

By All That's Interesting • November 19, 2012

Seven Of The Dumbest Diet Trends In History

History’s Dumbest Diet Trends Praying The Weight Away Gaining clout in the 1950s, this diet’s initial devotees believed that God meant for people to consume as little calories as possible and that overindulging was more likely due to a spiritual void than a tapeworm. Thus, for the diet’s acolytes, the...

By All That's Interesting • Sep 4, 2012

Seven Of The Dumbest Diet Trends In History

History’s Dumbest Diet Trends Praying The Weight Away Gaining clout in the 1950s, this diet’s initial devotees believed that God meant for people to consume as little calories as possible and that overindulging was more likely due to a spiritual void than a tapeworm. Thus, for the diet’s acolytes, the...

By All That's Interesting • September 4, 2012

6 Rare Mental Disorders You Probably Haven’t Heard Of

From clinical werewolf delusions to the belief that you are literally dead, these rare mental disorders are as uncommon as they are tragic.

By Savannah Cox • Apr 12, 2012

6 Rare Mental Disorders You Probably Haven’t Heard Of

From clinical werewolf delusions to the belief that you are literally dead, these rare mental disorders are as uncommon as they are tragic.

By Savannah Cox • April 12, 2012

Ten Completely Bizarre And Completely Weird Phobias

From a fear of wind to the fear of peanut butter getting stuck on the top of your mouth, these ten weird phobias are strangely real.

By Savannah Cox • Dec 19, 2011

Ten Completely Bizarre And Completely Weird Phobias

From a fear of wind to the fear of peanut butter getting stuck on the top of your mouth, these ten weird phobias are strangely real.

By Savannah Cox • December 19, 2011