Science & History
5 Totally Harmless Phrases (Are Secretly Offensive Jokes)
The 'other side of the tracks' wasn't always a metaphorical term for the neighborhood with the best rib joints.
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- By Jacopo della Quercia , Mike Bedard, Jamie Wyman
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19 Insanely Advanced Ancient Things You Couldn't Build Today
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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Did You Donate Your Body To Science? Maybe Don't Read This.
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- By Martin Olsen
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Unreal Heroes Who Died Protecting Precious Knowledge
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- By Mordecai Jones
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
25 Pet Behaviors That Mean The Opposite Of What You Think
Because you know they can read our minds.
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- By AM Smiley
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5 Dumb Truths Behind Amazing Scientific Mysteries
Rare new mushroom, male sex toy. Same difference.
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- By Jim Avery
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16 Historical Events Only Made Possible By Drugs And Alcohol
Carl Sagan might as well have been in the Cheech and Chong movies.
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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11 Problems Solved By Blowing Things Up
It turns out Roland Emmerich's method of making movies interesting has some practical use in the real world.
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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5 Scientific Facts That Shatter Your Image Of First Contact
Our first contact with aliens is going to be stranger than we were lead to believe.
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- By Gregory Maus
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Seemingly Innocuous Things (That Are Racist)
How come Mario, Bugs Bunny, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Mickey Mouse all wear white gloves? You might not want to know.
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- By Nate Yungman
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24 Insane Ways Game Of Thrones Is 'Based On A True Story'
It turns out George R.R. Martin maybe knew a thing or two about history, and you can actually learn something between all the death and incestuous sex.
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- By AM Smiley
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7 Ways Police Can Brainwash You Into A False Confession
Police interrogation is expressly designed to elicit a confession from a suspect -- facts, evidence, and innocence be damned.
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- By Mark Oliver
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19 Awesome Explanations Of How Everyday Machines Work
Photocopying your butt involves a lot of static electricity.
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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25 Events You Learned In History Class (Didn't Happen)
Turns out Pre-Renaissance audiences were pretty big bowling fans. No kidding.
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- By AM Smiley
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6 Horrifying Secrets About Feel Good Historical Moments
Disneyland opened during the Cold War and provided America with some much needed ... disappointment, torture, and stress?
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- By Adam Wears
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