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The 5 Craziest War Stories (All Happened on the Same Ship)
When we say that this ship's service played out in exactly the way it would if it had been a hastily-scripted Adam Sandler comedy, we're not exaggerating.
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- By Xavier Jackson
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The 6 Sleaziest Ways Animals Are Mimicking Human Sexuality
Have you ever asked, 'Are there disturbing ways in which animal sex lives resemble ours?' The answer is yes, unfortunately. Also, you're a pervert.
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- By Eddie Rodriguez
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Cracked Round-Up: Sleep Deprivation Study Edition
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- By CRACKED Staff
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The 6 Most Hilariously Inept Spies of All Time
Spies' covers get blown all the time. But some just wake up in the morning, stick their foot in a bucket and pratfall their way through espionage until they accidentally trip and somersault into prison.
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- By Evan V. Symon
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6 Abandoned Places That Will Make Awesome Supervillain Lairs
It's no secret: We love abandoned places. But while some are terrifying, and some are simply sad, others are just begging to have a laser mounted on top of them.
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- By Pauli Poisuo
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7 Horrifying Historical Origins of Famous Corporate Logos
Nobody holds the copyright on ancient myths. So why make up a new name for your company when you can just call it Trojan? A word of advice, though. Before you go sticking a mythological figure on your logo, take a few minutes to look up its story. Otherwise you get some downright hilarious unintentional results.
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- By J.F. Sargent
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6 Terrifying User Agreements You've Probably Accepted
We're not saying that these companies intend to screw you over. All we're saying is that their legal teams have gone to great lengths to reserve the right to ... and to make sure you can't do a damned thing about it.
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- By Erik Germ
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The 5 Weirdest Reasons We Have Sex (According to Science)
We're not saying these theories behind our sexual behaviors are the gospel truth or that there aren't other, conflicting theories out there. But if they are, sex is even weirder than we thought.
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- By Kristi Harrison
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6 Surprisingly Advanced Ways Animals Use Medicine
We humans think we're so smart. Sure, animals are good for a laugh or two, but if one of them gets sick, who's going to take care of it? Either it's some sympathetic human or nobody. It's not like animals have doctors and medicine. Right?
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- By Dagmar Baer
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6 Pop Culture Mysteries That Were Solved by Fans
We bring you the answers to questions that remarkably few people were asking.
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- By Jacopo della Quercia
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6 Real Planets That Put Science Fiction to Shame
As space exploration advances and we start to learn what's really on the surface of those distant worlds, it becomes increasingly clear that our imagination has no chance of competing with the jaw-dropping, pants-peeing craziness outer space is capable of cooking up.
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- By Nick Dobkin
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Cracked Round-Up: Cost of Science Edition
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- By CRACKED Staff
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7 Theories on Time That Would Make Doc Brown's Head Explode
There are a few things in this world that we can always rely on as constants: The sun will always rise and time will inevitably march forward. Except that the sun doesn't rise and time ... well, time is tricky, too.
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- By Maxwell Yezpitelok, M. Asher Cantrell
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6 Insane (But Convincing) Theories on Children's Pop Culture
It turns out that many well-adjusted, serious academics really are spending their free time running around and ruining the stuff we loved as kids with their brains. Unfortunatelier, when you actually hear their arguments, you almost want to agree with them.
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- By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
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5 Real Places Plucked Straight Out of Fairy Tales
Ever play Mario and want to hop in the toilet? Well, the following are just as cool outright fantasy locations that are just plane tickets away (and cleaner).
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- By Jacopo della Quercia
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