Science & History
How A Dead Hobo Helped The Allies Win WWII
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Dead Guy.
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- By Cedric Voets
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Medieval Coats Of Arms Were Way Sillier Than You'd Think
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- By Cedric Voets
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5 Weirdo Crimes You Never See In The Movies
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- By Ryan Menezes
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16 Badass Quotes To Get You Out Of Bed In The Morning
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- By Cracked Writers, Ryan Menezes
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
For Centuries, We Had Different Calendars (Because People Disliked The Pope)
It might seem impossible for a calendar to be a political hot-button issue.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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5 Of Your Favorite Trends Began As Queer Ones
Time to recognize where our trends come from and the trailblazers who were actually responsible for them.
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- By Ryan Herrera
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20 'Harmless' Looking Animals (That Are Actually Monsters)
Sometimes nature really is amazing, and horrifying. Amazingly horrifying.
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- By Cracked Writers, JhallComics
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13 Fast Food Facts (Fresh Out Of The Fryer)
A bag o' delicious and addictive facts
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- By Shea
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7 Bonkers Backstories To Landmark Supreme Court Cases
Sometimes a case ruling doesn't give you all the crazy details ...
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- By Zachary Frey
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15 Internet Firsts: The Primordial Soup From Which The Modern Web Slithered
That's what we love about memes: we keep gettin' older, they stay the same resolution.
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- By Jesse
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12 Unexpected Ways The World Was Different Before The Light Bulb
Was the light bulb an entirely bright idea?
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- By Shea
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5 IRL Systems With Death-Star-Ridiculous Weaknesses
Like the Death Star, our world is made up of massive, complicated systems that have some ridiculous weaknesses
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- By Ryan Menezes
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Meet 'Wound Man,' The IKEA Instruction Manual Of Medieval Surgery
This cartoon put the 'practice' in 'surgical malpractice.'
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- By Cedric Voets
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Scientists Have Dispelled The Myth Of The 'Poop Knife'
It’s a crappy experiment but someone had to do it.
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- By Cedric Voets
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A Short Strange History Of The Real Skulls Used In 'Hamlet'
The most important takeaway here is that Jude Law has a skull guy.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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