Science & History
5 Real Historic Purges That Prove Life Used To Be Horrifying
Every once in a while, huge crowds of ordinary people came together in epic demonstrations of collective mayhem, and suffered no consequences whatsoever for it.
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- By Joe Hayes
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7 Species That Will Rule The Earth When We're All Dead
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- By Cedric Voets
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6 Badass Unsung Heroes From History's Darkest Hours
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- By Adam Wears, Marina Reimann
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6 Science Breakthroughs Of 2016 That Might Save Humanity
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- By Ivan Farkas, Norbert Gehardt, Luke Miller
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
6 Medical Conditions That’ll Give You Endless Nightmares
Spoiler Alert: Our bodies are alarmingly disgusting and frightening.
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- By Adam Wears, Marina Reimann
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21 Holiday Traditions With Shockingly Bizarre Origins
Holiday traditions don't actually originate from elves and Krampus.
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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6 Horrifying Bugs That Forgot To Follow The Rules Of Nature
Bugs are made of equal parts nightmares and hell-dimension rage.
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- By Cracked Writers
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How Our Ancestors Used Clever Workarounds To Look At Porn
Here's a not often told story of bravery and perseverance.
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- By 3C Robles-Jackson
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8 Creepy Aspects Of Nazi Culture (You've Never Heard Of)
The sheer awfulness of Nazism tainted everything they did. Even the fun things.
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- By Adam Wears, Marina Reimann
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5 BS Science Myths Your Entire View Of The World Rests On
While we'd hope you leave school know a few undeniable truths, it turns out you're leaving with fewer than you think.
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- By Saikat Bhowmik
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5 Trends From History With Messed Up Explanations
Those people in your history books were busy doing things for you to read about in history books. They weren't subject to dumb fads. Theirs were ridiculous.
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- By Cracked Writers
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6 Everyday Objects You Had No Clue People Once Used As Money
If you would have told our ancestors that one day we'd be using plastic cards and paper bills to acquire our daily needs, they probably would have said, 'Why? Is violence obsolete in the future? Also, what is plastic?'
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- By Adam Wears, Marina Reimann
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7 Things You Have In Your Home With Insane Secret Histories
Did you know your favorite party snack was invented by a racist utopian cult?
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- By Carolyn Burke
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7 Of Your Dumb Fears (Science Says Are Justified)
Don't let anyone tell you your fear is irrational. It's worse -- it's evolutionary.
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- By E. Reid Ross
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7 Famous Companies Who F**ked The World And Got Away With It
While the sales pitch of every successful company is to offer consumers some way to make our lives better, a whole bunch of them have secretly been doing the exact opposite.
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- By Nimby Smith
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