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[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 months ago

Clickbait is "you'll never believe why these men from the iron age moved in with their..."

Generally something is left out and intentionally worded to make you curious.

A regular headline is meant to convey a single sentence summary, not necessarily covering the why.