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One of the things about priceless masterpieces is that they tend to be really expensive. So when they're accidentally broken a pit tends to form in the stomach. Watch and learn about five expensive items that suffered a terrible fate.

You know how when someone has a seizure you're supposed to put something in their mouth to keep them from swallowing their tongue? Don't do that.

Microsoft has teamed up with researchers in the Netherlands to generate a new 3D-printed Rembrandt painting. Plus, an important update to the AP style guide.

The Army went and designed a lefty-friendly grenade, plus Josh and Chuck mull over the history and use of the exclamation point.

The day after Daylight Saving Time begins is an important day for napping, especially since it's National Napping Day. It's also Middle Name Pride Day and - perhaps most important of all - Chuck Norris' Birthday.

Have you ever heard the saying that every person in the world is like a unique snowflake? Well, it's true - about the snowflakes, I mean. Also, don't use that phrase, it's annoying. Just watch.

The history of psychology is rife with frightening tales of unethical experiments. The 1919 case of Little Albert is particularly disturbing. Josh fills you in on the dark origins of one of the major breakthroughs in behavioral psychology.

Josh and Chuck discuss a study that examines how one's personal income might be linked with how much they drink, and a guy who successfully mailed himself from London to Australia in a box and lived to tell the tale.

Did you see Donnie Darko? What was up with that "cellar door" thing?

This week Josh and Chuck take you to Ohio to visit the site of the largest roadside Jesus in Ohio and discuss why student loans are kind of a racket.

Josh and Chuck talk about the avian flu outbreak and the egg rationing it's causing, plus Josh talks about more macramé.

Josh and Chuck run down a list of the greatest beards of all time, and dissect a recent infographic that reveals the likelihood of personal injury in your own house while under the influence.

If you've ever seen someone pour beer into a glass held at a 45-degree angle, they're not nuts, they're pouring perfectly. Find out why by watching this video, chump.

You probably know that Planet Earth is made up of 71% water - but did you know that only 2.5% is fresh water? And of that, less than 1% is accessible for human use? Watch the video to find out some easy ways you can make a real difference.

Josh has curated an astonishing image gallery of terrifying vintage dolls. Plus, Josh and Chuck discuss a great blog covering classic horror fiction.

Josh and Chuck discuss the remarkable decline of smoking in the United States, plus the amazing true story of a small town that exacted vigilante justice on a local bully.

Josh and Chuck run down a list of the greatest beards of all time, and dissect a recent infographic that reveals the likelihood of personal injury in your own house while under the influence.

An unusually well-preserved corpse might hold the key to curing tuberculosis. Plus, Josh and Chuck talk about a pair of sites documenting changes in two American cities: Forgotten Detroit and the Atlanta Time Machine.

Josh and Chuck inquire into how Mr. Ed talked. Plus, the story of a man who is gradually body modding himself into a human parrot.

Josh and Chuck bring you two heartwarming stories: a first-generation Mexican-American student was accepted into all 8 Ivy League universities (and then some), plus the story of Baby Eli, born without a nose but doing great.

A designer plans a fashion collection using human skin grown from another designer's DNA. Plus, a child's coffin from 150 years ago is unearthed in San Francisco, and reburied.

Did you see Donnie Darko? What was up with that "cellar door" thing?

Josh and Chuck delve into the highly controversial topic of double or single spacing, plus discuss a brilliant take on 80s movies that finds that the antagonists were often actually right.

Someone erected a McDonald's sign in a remote area of the Australian outback. Plus, the amazing true story of Violet Jessop, for whom the Titanic was only one of three shipwrecks she survived.

A 400-year old dress was found on a sunken ship and it's in remarkably good condition. In Delaware, the demolition of the former home of a notorious pedophile is blocked by the historic preservation commission.