Science & History
5 Shocking Ways You Overestimate Yourself
Hate pictures of yourself? That's your brain telling you lies.
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- By Kathy Benjamin
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6 Insane Stories of a Magician Who Helped Win WWII
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- By Eric Yosomono, Dustin Koski
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5 Unexpected Downsides of High Intelligence
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- By Eddie Rodriguez
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6 Medication Side Effects Straight Out of a Horror Movie
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- By Brian Thompson
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
7 Simple Questions You Won't Believe Science Just Answered
One advantage of living in the information age is learning new things every day. Even more interesting is when we learn stuff that we thought we already knew but apparently didn't, like the fact that the sun is a sphere. Yep, science just found that out in February 2011. Next they're going to tell us that they just figured out whether the chicken o
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- By Kristi Harrison
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5 Bizarre Accidents That Helped Invent Modern Medicine
It turns out that some of the greatest discoveries in modern medicine didn't come about as a consequence of hundreds of dedicated doctors slaving away for hours in a lab. They occurred because people are often stupid, lazy, incompetent, unlucky or accident-prone.
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- By Tom Lagana
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The 6 Creepiest Things Hiding in Your DNA
We're all just one impulsive Google images search away from facing the unblinking darkness that lurks within the heart of man. But that black pit of twisted evil and decay shouldn't surprise anybody; it's rooted in our genetic makeup. Literally.
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- By C. Coville
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The 7 Most Impressive Examples of Animal Architecture
Animals have been cranking out architectural marvels since humanity was still trying to figure out how pooping works.
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- By Ethan Lou
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The 5 Biggest Backfires in the History of Disaster Relief
The nice thing about natural disasters is that you always know who to blame them on: your god, your god's greatest mortal enemy or a kraken. Unfortunately, we don't have the same luxury when it comes to catastrophes brought on by man -- especially when all of man's bright ideas for fixing them just keep making them worse.
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- By CRACKED Staff, J. Olasz
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The 6 Weirdest Dangers of Space Travel
When mankind finally makes the big leap from Earth to space, it's probably not going to be the time-warping black holes or mouth-raping aliens that do him in. In fact, tomorrow's astronauts will be on the lookout for dangers that are laughably mundane.
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- By Ethan Lou
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If Classic Fables Actually Told the Truth [COMIC]
A stupid asshole is a poor choice to mind ones livestock.
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- By Winston Rowntree
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6 Famous Figures You Only Know By Their Insulting Nicknames
If you went to elementary school, odds are at some point you wound up with a nickname you hated. Well, you aren't the only one ...
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- By Peter Hildebrand
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7 Horrible Ways The Universe Can Destroy Us Without Warning
he universe is patient. It can wait. But rest assured: Some day, when you least expect it, it will reap a terrible vengeance upon you.
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- By Pauli Poisuo
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6 Ways Nature Cleans Up Our Messes Better Than We Do
Every once in a while, Mother Nature surprises us with her resiliency, Wolverine-like healing abilities and willingness to step in and clean up our filthy messes when we prove ourselves incompetent.
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- By Pauli Poisuo
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8 Terrifying Skeletons of Adorable Animals
As with everything, it's really the cute creatures that are harboring true horror just beneath their skin.
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- By Adam Wears, Mike Lamb
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