Science & History
18 Historical Facts They Never Taught Us In School
If our AP history teacher told us all this, they'd probably be in jail
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- By Eric B, Cracked Writers
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Before Alarm Clocks, Britain Had Knocker Uppers
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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'The Rachel' Cut On 'Friends' Went From Hair Envy To Hair Nightmare
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- By Oona O'Brien
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A Trip Through The Tomato's Dark Ages (And On To Our Plates)
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
5 Ways Love And Dating In The Past Were Weird, Man
These practices highlight some of the ways that old-timey folks satisfied their libidinous urges.
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- By Ivan Farkas
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What's The Deal: A Brief History Of Coffee
A look into the history of coffee, abridged to a length that you won't need a cup to get through.
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- By Eli Yudin
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13 Of The Most Bizarre Disasters In History
Maybe the greatest disaster... is MAN. Nah, it's meteors.
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- By JhallComics
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A Scientist Promised To Bring His Kids "Next" Time He Won The Nobel Prize ... And Did
Only one person other than Bardeen won twice in the same field, and before him, no one had.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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The Prime Minister's House Is A Memorial To Pollution
When they found it was covered in pollution, they decided they liked it that way.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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Operation Red Dog, Or 'The Time The KKK Tried To Take Over A Caribbean Island'
In 1981, nine men were arrested in New Orleans with enough weapons to conquer a small nation.
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- By Charles Smith
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Disney Would Never Adapt This Deranged Grimms' Fairy Tale (VIDEO)
Mike Trapp doesn't understand why Disney hasn't already adapted this true Grimms' fairy tale about a half-hedgehog, half-man, rooster-riding bagpiper jerk.
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- By Winston Rowntree, Jordan Breeding
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Fire Poles Began As A Gag (But We're Still Using Them)
Fire poles aren't as fun as they seem (which is very).
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- By Tara Marie
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A Bigfoot Researcher And His Dog, Together Forever, For Science
Grover Krantz's bones are in the Smithsonian. His beliefs, not so much.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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The British College Training A Bunch Badass 'Mary Poppins'
They've got skills in their back pocket ...
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- By Oona O'Brien
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12 Real-Life People Who Convince Us Superpowers Are Real
Who says superheroes don't exist?
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- By Shea
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