Science & History
5 Hilarious 2017 Twitter Moments You Might've Missed
Twitter is a yawning gyre of GIFs, random maniacs screaming into the endless void in search of a meager morsel of meaning, and dog photos.
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- By Adam Wears
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18 Historical Practical Jokes That Are Still Funny Today
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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5 Serious Historical Events That Became Goofy Farces
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- By Alex Hanton
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Dumb Conspiracy Theories With Awful Real-World Consequences
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
5 Beloved Holiday Traditions (That Started Out Crazy Dark)
You might occasionally wonder how all these holiday traditions got started. We'd advise you not to dig too deeply, because you might not like what you find ...
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- By Chris Radomile
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5 Terrifying Diseases From History (People Just Made Up)
There were never any Satanic daycare centers, no teenager on the planet has ever played the so-called knockout game, and no one actually likes pumpkin spice.
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- By Mark Hill
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6 WTF Facts You Never Knew About Famed Speeches From History
If politics has taught us anything in the past grueling year, it's that it involves a lot more posturing than actual policy.
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- By Isaac Cabe
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6 True Abraham Lincoln Stories Too Crazy For History Class
America went and did it: We put a troll in charge of the country. And surprise! Things are not working out well. But to be fair, this isn't the first time.
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- By Stephan Roget
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18 Insane Statistics That'll Change Your View Of History
It’s safe to assume you’re picturing everything wrong.
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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Historical Marvels You Didn't Know Existed
Time travel is likely confined to questionably structured sci-fi movies for the foreseeable future.
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- By James Freeth
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22 People Who Admitted They Were Terrible, And Changed
Believe it or not, there are people in this world who realize they’re wrong, admit it, and stop being terrible.
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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6 Ordinary Things (That Reveal Your Deepest Darkest Secrets)
Science says that a bunch of seemingly innocuous things we do on a regular basis secretly mark us as grade-A jerks.
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- By E. Reid Ross
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5 WTF Ways People Are Cashing In On Famous Murderers
Crime does not pay. Crime history, however, can make you filthy stinking rich.
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- By Cedric Voets
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5 Reasons Why The Marvel Universe Makes Absolutely No Sense
As Marvel developed its increasingly convoluted cinematic universe they proved even they weren't exempt from the occasional misstep.
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- By Stone Erickson
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Fates Worse Than Death For Famous People's Bodies
There’s resting in peace, and then there’s this.
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- By AM Smiley, Carolyn Burke
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