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The First Photo Was Faked 150 Years Before Photoshop Existed

6 years ago

The First Photo Was Faked 150 Years Before Photoshop Existed

Meg Neal

Study: The More Money You Make, The More Sleep You Get

6 years ago

Study: The More Money You Make, The More Sleep You Get

Matt Novak

Only Six Of Today’s Baseball Stadiums Were Built Before 1989

6 years ago

Only Six Of Today’s Baseball Stadiums Were Built Before 1989

Alissa Walker

UberFacts Isn’t Steaming Hot Garbage Anymore

6 years ago

UberFacts Isn’t Steaming Hot Garbage Anymore

Matt Novak

New Stamp Features Fake Maya Angelou Quote

6 years ago

New Stamp Features Fake Maya Angelou Quote

Matt Novak

There’s A 400 Million Dollar Collectible Sneaker Economy On eBay

6 years ago

There’s A 400 Million Dollar Collectible Sneaker Economy On eBay

Maddie Stone

The Horrific April Fools Pranks Of The 19th Century

6 years ago

The Horrific April Fools Pranks Of The 19th Century

Matt Novak

The Pentagon Can’t Account For $US45 Billion It Spent In Afghanistan

6 years ago

The Pentagon Can’t Account For $US45 Billion It Spent In Afghanistan

Matt Novak

US Department Of Defense Security Clearances Are Down 15% Since The Snowden Leaks

6 years ago

US Department Of Defense Security Clearances Are Down 15% Since The Snowden Leaks

Matt Novak

50 Years Ago, NASA Astronauts Smuggled A Sandwich Into Space

6 years ago

50 Years Ago, NASA Astronauts Smuggled A Sandwich Into Space

Sarah Zhang

Only About 2000 Babies Have Been Born Using Cryogenic Egg-Freezing

6 years ago

Only About 2000 Babies Have Been Born Using Cryogenic Egg-Freezing

Alissa Walker

8 Walt Disney Quotes That Are Actually Fake

6 years ago

8 Walt Disney Quotes That Are Actually Fake

Matt Novak

9 More Viral Photos That Are Totally Fake

6 years ago

9 More Viral Photos That Are Totally Fake

Matt Novak

To Join The US Military Police, You Must Get Pepper Sprayed In The Face

6 years ago

To Join The US Military Police, You Must Get Pepper Sprayed In The Face

Adam Clark Estes

54,000kg Of Cosmic Dust Floats Down From Space Every Day

6 years ago

54,000kg Of Cosmic Dust Floats Down From Space Every Day

Darren Orf

Apple Stores Are So Popular They Lift Shopping Centre Sales By 10%

6 years ago

Apple Stores Are So Popular They Lift Shopping Centre Sales By 10%

Kate Knibbs

‘American Dream’ Was Coined In 1931

6 years ago

‘American Dream’ Was Coined In 1931

Matt Novak

The Gorilla Who Punched That Photographer Wasn’t Drunk

6 years ago

The Gorilla Who Punched That Photographer Wasn’t Drunk

Matt Novak

7 More Viral Photos That Are Totally Fake

6 years ago

7 More Viral Photos That Are Totally Fake

Matt Novak

What One Southern California Beach Looked Like This Morning

6 years ago

What One Southern California Beach Looked Like This Morning

Matt Novak

These Australian Penguins In Jumpers Are Fake

6 years ago

These Australian Penguins In Jumpers Are Fake

Matt Novak

Chocolate Was Once Considered A Powerful Cure-All Drug

6 years ago

Chocolate Was Once Considered A Powerful Cure-All Drug

Sean Buckley

The 9 Worst Fake News Sites

6 years ago

The 9 Worst Fake News Sites

Matt Novak

Polar Bears Can Communicate Via Footprints

6 years ago

Polar Bears Can Communicate Via Footprints

Adam Clark Estes

An 86-Year-Old Woman Has Been Living On Cruise Ships For A Decade

6 years ago

An 86-Year-Old Woman Has Been Living On Cruise Ships For A Decade

Adam Clark Estes

Behind The Scenes Of ‘Behind The Scenes At National Geographic’

6 years ago

Behind The Scenes Of ‘Behind The Scenes At National Geographic’

Matt Novak

Science & Health

6 years ago

A Cargo Of Birds Weighs Nothing When They Take Flight, And Then Double

Sarah Zhang

12 More Viral Photos That Are Actually Fake

6 years ago

12 More Viral Photos That Are Actually Fake

Matt Novak

New Horizons Is Carrying The Ashes Of Pluto’s Discoverer To Pluto

6 years ago

New Horizons Is Carrying The Ashes Of Pluto’s Discoverer To Pluto

Sarah Zhang

There’s Poop On The Moon

6 years ago

There’s Poop On The Moon

Adam Clark Estes

The ‘Next Charlie Hebdo Cover’ Going Viral Is Fake

6 years ago

The ‘Next Charlie Hebdo Cover’ Going Viral Is Fake

Matt Novak

The Most Requested Photo In The US National Archives Is Of Nixon And Elvis

6 years ago

The Most Requested Photo In The US National Archives Is Of Nixon And Elvis

Matt Novak

No, That Broken Pencil Illustration Isn’t By Banksy

6 years ago

No, That Broken Pencil Illustration Isn’t By Banksy

Matt Novak

NYC Taxi Medallion Prices Have Fallen Almost 25% Since Last Year

6 years ago

NYC Taxi Medallion Prices Have Fallen Almost 25% Since Last Year

Matt Novak

That North Korean News Twitter Account Is Fake

6 years ago

That North Korean News Twitter Account Is Fake

Matt Novak

86 Viral Images From 2014 That Were Totally Fake

6 years ago

86 Viral Images From 2014 That Were Totally Fake

Matt Novak

A North Carolina Town Drops A Possum At Midnight On New Year’s Eve

6 years ago

A North Carolina Town Drops A Possum At Midnight On New Year’s Eve

Kate Knibbs

Bluetooth Is Named After A Medieval King Who May Have Had A Blue Tooth

6 years ago

Bluetooth Is Named After A Medieval King Who May Have Had A Blue Tooth

Adam Clark Estes

The U.S. Tries To Pay Cuba About $4,000 A Year To Lease Guantanamo Bay

6 years ago

The U.S. Tries To Pay Cuba About $4,000 A Year To Lease Guantanamo Bay

Matt Novak

Psych Warfare In Vietnam: Card Decks With 52 Aces Of Spades

6 years ago

Psych Warfare In Vietnam: Card Decks With 52 Aces Of Spades

Matt Novak

Philadelphia Literally Burns Old Money For Electricity

6 years ago

Philadelphia Literally Burns Old Money For Electricity

Matt Novak

That Amazing Photo Of Economy Class Flying In The 1960s Is Fake

6 years ago

That Amazing Photo Of Economy Class Flying In The 1960s Is Fake

Matt Novak

Hungry Female Praying Mantis Will Fake Fertility To Eat Males

6 years ago

Hungry Female Praying Mantis Will Fake Fertility To Eat Males

Matt Novak

The Puritans Banned Christmas

6 years ago

The Puritans Banned Christmas

Matt Novak

Frequently Wrong @HistoryInPics Company Gets $2 Million From Investors

6 years ago

Frequently Wrong @HistoryInPics Company Gets $2 Million From Investors

Matt Novak

Study: Dr Oz Is Full Of Crap

6 years ago

Study: Dr Oz Is Full Of Crap

Matt Novak

Pope Francis Didn’t Say That All Dogs Go To Heaven

6 years ago

Pope Francis Didn’t Say That All Dogs Go To Heaven

Matt Novak

No, That High School Kid Didn’t Make $72 Million Trading Stocks

6 years ago

No, That High School Kid Didn’t Make $72 Million Trading Stocks

Matt Novak

The Dutch Rode Horses On Their Highways During The 1970s Oil Crisis

6 years ago

The Dutch Rode Horses On Their Highways During The 1970s Oil Crisis

Matt Novak

Loggers Didn’t Cut Down World’s Oldest Tree — But The Real Story Is Better

6 years ago

Loggers Didn’t Cut Down World’s Oldest Tree — But The Real Story Is Better

Sarah Zhang

There Are More City Dwellers Living In Poverty Today Than In 1970

6 years ago

There Are More City Dwellers Living In Poverty Today Than In 1970

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

7 More Viral Images That Are Totally Fake

6 years ago

7 More Viral Images That Are Totally Fake

Matt Novak

Drones Fly Too Close To Aeroplanes 25 Times A Month

6 years ago

Drones Fly Too Close To Aeroplanes 25 Times A Month

Kate Knibbs

Highway Sound Barriers Were First Proposed To Keep Movie Studios Quiet

6 years ago

Highway Sound Barriers Were First Proposed To Keep Movie Studios Quiet

Alissa Walker

The World Trade Center Train Station May Cost More Than The Skyscraper

6 years ago

The World Trade Center Train Station May Cost More Than The Skyscraper

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Ayn Rand Personally Profited From FDR’s New Deal

6 years ago

Ayn Rand Personally Profited From FDR’s New Deal

Matt Novak

Over Half Of Death Sentences In The US Come From 2 Per Cent Of Counties

6 years ago

Over Half Of Death Sentences In The US Come From 2 Per Cent Of Counties

Matt Novak

No, Facebook Isn’t Reporting People Who Pose With Guns To US Authorties

6 years ago

No, Facebook Isn’t Reporting People Who Pose With Guns To US Authorties

Matt Novak

The Bugs On A Single NYC Median Can Eat 6kg Of Food Per Year

6 years ago

The Bugs On A Single NYC Median Can Eat 6kg Of Food Per Year

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

The US Navy Once Tried Using Nuclear-Powered Wetsuits To Keep Divers Warm

6 years ago

The US Navy Once Tried Using Nuclear-Powered Wetsuits To Keep Divers Warm

Sarah Zhang

UberFacts Is Still Full Of Lies

6 years ago

UberFacts Is Still Full Of Lies

Matt Novak

The Coldest Ground-Level Temp Ever Recorded On Earth Was -89.2C

6 years ago

The Coldest Ground-Level Temp Ever Recorded On Earth Was -89.2C

Matt Novak

1 Out Of Every 9 Bridges In The US Is Structurally Deficient

6 years ago

1 Out Of Every 9 Bridges In The US Is Structurally Deficient

Darren Orf

Mr Potato Head Was Originally BYOP (Bring Your Own Potato)

6 years ago

Mr Potato Head Was Originally BYOP (Bring Your Own Potato)

Matt Novak

Did Ben Franklin Want The Turkey To Be The National Symbol Of The US?

6 years ago

Did Ben Franklin Want The Turkey To Be The National Symbol Of The US?

Matt Novak

The World’s Oldest Basketball Court Has Iron Poles In The Middle Of It

6 years ago

The World’s Oldest Basketball Court Has Iron Poles In The Middle Of It

Adam Clark Estes

90% Of American Households Have 3 Or More Devices Online

6 years ago

90% Of American Households Have 3 Or More Devices Online

Matt Novak

A Single 10-Second Kiss Can Transfer 80 Million Bacteria

6 years ago

A Single 10-Second Kiss Can Transfer 80 Million Bacteria

Alissa Walker

1% Of Recording Artists Earn 77% Of Recorded Music Revenue

6 years ago

1% Of Recording Artists Earn 77% Of Recorded Music Revenue

Matt Novak

James Earl Jones Was Originally Paid $7000 For Voicing Darth Vader

6 years ago

James Earl Jones Was Originally Paid $7000 For Voicing Darth Vader

Matt Novak

The Oxford Dictionaries 2014 Word Of The Year Is ‘Vape’

6 years ago

The Oxford Dictionaries 2014 Word Of The Year Is ‘Vape’

Matt Novak

James Bond And Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Were Created By The Same Person

6 years ago

James Bond And Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Were Created By The Same Person

Kate Knibbs

Oscar The Grouch Used To Be Orange (But Was Supposed To Be Magenta)

6 years ago

Oscar The Grouch Used To Be Orange (But Was Supposed To Be Magenta)

Adam Clark Estes

One In Four Self-Made American Billionaires Dropped Out Of University

6 years ago

One In Four Self-Made American Billionaires Dropped Out Of University

Matt Novak

The Original eBay.com Hosted A Page About Ebola

6 years ago

The Original eBay.com Hosted A Page About Ebola

Adam Clark Estes

The World’s Most Precise Clock Can Keep Time For 5 Billion Years

6 years ago

The World’s Most Precise Clock Can Keep Time For 5 Billion Years

Sarah Zhang

Louisiana Loses A Football Field Of Land Every Hour To The Ocean

6 years ago

Louisiana Loses A Football Field Of Land Every Hour To The Ocean

Matt Novak

Fireball Whisky Contains An Antifreeze Ingredient

6 years ago

Fireball Whisky Contains An Antifreeze Ingredient

Adam Clark Estes

US National Anthem Has A Question Mark After ‘Home Of The Brave’

6 years ago

US National Anthem Has A Question Mark After ‘Home Of The Brave’

Matt Novak

The Best Time To Buy US Airline Tickets Is On Sunday 57 Days In Advance

6 years ago

The Best Time To Buy US Airline Tickets Is On Sunday 57 Days In Advance

Alissa Walker

69% Of Americans Have Never Heard Of Buzzfeed

6 years ago

69% Of Americans Have Never Heard Of Buzzfeed

Matt Novak

We Could Have Had AC 50 Years Earlier, But The Ice Lobby Killed It

6 years ago

We Could Have Had AC 50 Years Earlier, But The Ice Lobby Killed It

Alissa Walker

1 In 3 Americans Are On File In The FBI’s Criminal Database

6 years ago

1 In 3 Americans Are On File In The FBI’s Criminal Database

Matt Novak

The Man Who Invented The Pringles Can Was Buried Inside A Pringles Can

6 years ago

The Man Who Invented The Pringles Can Was Buried Inside A Pringles Can

Ashley Feinberg

6 Fake Ebola Cures Being Peddled Online

6 years ago

6 Fake Ebola Cures Being Peddled Online

Matt Novak

Chicago Was Raised Over 1.2m In The 19th Century To Build Its Sewer

6 years ago

Chicago Was Raised Over 1.2m In The 19th Century To Build Its Sewer

Sarah Zhang

The Owners Of Ebola.com Want $US150,000 For The Domain

6 years ago

The Owners Of Ebola.com Want $US150,000 For The Domain

Matt Novak

8 More Viral Images That Are Totally Fake

6 years ago

8 More Viral Images That Are Totally Fake

Matt Novak

Science & Health

6 years ago

The Arctic Is Losing 300 Per Cent More Ice Than The Antarctic Is Gaining

Andrew Tarantola

An Arizona Highway Has Used The Metric System Since The 1980s

6 years ago

An Arizona Highway Has Used The Metric System Since The 1980s

Sarah Zhang

Some Museums Have Flesh-Eating Beetles That Clean Off Skeletons

6 years ago

Some Museums Have Flesh-Eating Beetles That Clean Off Skeletons

Alissa Walker

US President Was Afraid Of The First White House Light Switches In 1891

6 years ago

US President Was Afraid Of The First White House Light Switches In 1891

Matt Novak

Winnie The Pooh Was Based On A Real Bear That Participated In WWI

6 years ago

Winnie The Pooh Was Based On A Real Bear That Participated In WWI

Adam Clark Estes

KLM’s Sherlock Dog Is An Adorable Lie

6 years ago

KLM’s Sherlock Dog Is An Adorable Lie

Matt Novak

The US Once Considered Using 23 Nuclear Bombs To Blast Out A Highway

6 years ago

The US Once Considered Using 23 Nuclear Bombs To Blast Out A Highway

Sarah Zhang

Nutella Consumes 25% Of The World’s Hazelnut Crop

6 years ago

Nutella Consumes 25% Of The World’s Hazelnut Crop

Adam Clark Estes

Vintage Ad Promising A Free U2 Tape With Every Walkman Is Fake

6 years ago

Vintage Ad Promising A Free U2 Tape With Every Walkman Is Fake

Matt Novak

Lobsters Were Once Only Fed To Poor People And Prisoners

6 years ago

Lobsters Were Once Only Fed To Poor People And Prisoners

Andrew Tarantola

The Moon Smells Like Spent Gunpowder

6 years ago

The Moon Smells Like Spent Gunpowder

Jordan Kushins

Less Than 2 Per Cent Of The Hiroshima Bomb’s Uranium Actually Detonated

6 years ago

Less Than 2 Per Cent Of The Hiroshima Bomb’s Uranium Actually Detonated

Robert Sorokanich