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5 Terrifying Realities Of My Job As A Cell Tower Climber
If a cell tower ever stops functioning, some poor bastard has to scale the thing and fix it. If that sounds simple, well, here are some things you should know.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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6 Ways Being A Child Star Is Way Darker Than You'd Think
Children and entertainment mix about as well as alcohol and prescription meds -- which, incidentally, often end up being their primary diet.
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- By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
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Why I Kept My Rape By A Priest A Secret (And Can't Anymore)
Our source was molested back in the '80s, and he never reported it to anyone outside of the Church. For 30 years, he's kept quiet. And then he spoke to us.
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- By Robert Evans
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4 Unexpected Things You Learn When Moderating A Fetish Chat
We talked to a BDSM chat room moderator, and here's what he told us about the grenade he's falling on for mankind.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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When CGI Won't Cut It: 6 Realities Of Being A Movie Monster
Doug Jones is one of the most famous actors you don't know.
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- By Mark Hill, Calix Reneau
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6 Reasons America Is Starting To Pay For Cuddle Parties
Over the last few years, snuggling services have sprung up across the nation. We sat down with two professional cuddlers to learn a little bit more about their new industry.
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- By Anonymous
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America's Almost Out: Bizarre Secrets Of The Blood Industry
Turns out there's a lot of drama and hard decisions, both when it comes to collecting blood and when transfusing it into another body.
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- By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
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I Put A Trans Character In A Game And Gamers Went Insane
It's easy to guess what happens whenever a trans character shows up in a game. Which is why we wanted to take a behind-the-scenes look at the controversy.
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- By Mark Hill
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I Was On MTV's The Real World: It Was Not Like You Think
We talked to one cast member to find out what really happens when people stop being polite, and start being completely aware that they're on television.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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I Was A Cop In A Country With No Guns: 6 Startling Truths
WARNING: TONS OF BRITISH SLANG AHEAD.
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- By Charley Clark
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Wikipedia Is Shockingly Biased: 5 Lessons From An Admin
Learn just how messed up your favorite source to plagiarize actually is.
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- By Mark Hill
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I Had Testicular Cancer: 4 Awkward Realities
I choose to view the sack as more half-full than half-empty.
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- By Ryan Menezes, Jason Garramone
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Why Modern America Scares Me: By An Internment Camp Survivor
Kiyo Sato was an 18-year-old Japanese-American living in Sacramento when WWII broke out and the government decided she and her family couldn't be trusted.
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- By Robert Evans
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5 Things You Learn Finding Jobs For The 'Unemployable'
Here's one answer on how to get the disabled into the workplace: slavery!
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- By Kevin Ducharme, Ryan Menezes
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Raped On The Battlefield: What Male Veteran Survivors Know
Rape is an awkward enough topic as it is, let alone when it happens to men we picture as muscular heroes willing to take a bullet for us.
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- By Robert Evans
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- 350