Science & History
Tell Us Now: 12 Things We Wished We Learned In History Class
Here are 12 important or interesting facts from history that our curriculum didn't cover…
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- By Shea, Cracked Readers
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A Wild West Town Staged Fights And Crimes -- Without Telling Tourists
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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Pornaganda: A Tool Used By Every Army
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- By Ryan Menezes
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Ernest Hemingway's (Less Famous) Brother Created His Own Country
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
The London Beer Flood: The Alcoholic 'Act Of God'
In 1814, a vat of beer burst open in a London brewery, and the results were deadly.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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12 Reasons Your Life On Venus Would Be A Living Hell
Mars is farther, but it's a better option for so many reasons.
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- By Jay Wells L'Ecuyer
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5 Screwed-Up Operations America Pulled Overseas
The US has done some pretty awful stuff.
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- By Michael Dawson
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Highways VS. Amtrak
Absolutely no planes, but trains and automobiles!
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- By Eli Yudin
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That Time Germans Waged War (Against Potato Beetles)
In 1950, the potato beetle population surged in East Germany. The government responded with an insane propaganda campaign.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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5 Animals That Can Do The Impossible
This is some sci-fi stuff right here.
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- By Ivan Farkas
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Rejected Idea: Social Security Dog Tags
Definitely more durable than flimsy newsprint.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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Before The 'Cola Wars,' Coca-Cola Was On The Frontlines Of WWII
Throughout WWII, more than 5 billion bottles of Coke were sent to servicemen.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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The Crazy Coincidence(s) That Made King Tut Famous
King Tut is the most famous Egyptian pharaoh of all time, but it’s through no doing of his own.
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- By Ivan Farkas
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The Very First US Coin Told You To 'Mind Your Business'
It also informed you that time flies.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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