Science & History

12 Guilty-As-Hell People Who Pretty Much Got Away With It
Justice wasn't blind in the following cases, but it was most definitely dead.
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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5 Weapons Of Carnage And Destruction (That Looked Silly AF)
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- By Cedric Voets
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15 Historical Overreactions (To Everyday Things)
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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7 Horrifying Pest Infestations You Had No Clue Were Possible
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- By Amanda Mannen
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
12 Supposed Facts Of Life That Are Actually Propaganda
We like to think we'd never be influenced by propaganda -- but, of course, we're wrong.
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- By AM Smiley
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4 Random Things That Predict Huge Health Problems Later
We can't thwart the common cold, but we can still figure out some pretty crazy health issues with little to go on.
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- By Ivan Farkas, E. Fitzgerald
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4 Vital Pieces Of Pop Culture We Lost Forever
There are countless important cultural milestones that have been lost to the annals of history for very stupid reasons.
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- By Henrik Magnusson
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5 Famous Historical Bad Guys (And Their Side Of The Story)
The following origin stories may not be as well-documented as Krypton exploding, but they all actually happened in reality.
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- By Martin Kivell, Stephan Roget
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Do You Want To Set Your Hand On Fire? 6 Fun Science Tricks
Science is the exacting method by which man has wrested control of the elements from the cruel clutches of the universe. Now it's time to abuse our power for stupidly fun purposes.
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- By Ivan Farkas
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4 Big Events With Weird Dark Sides (That Nobody Talks About)
Pop culture history can be a little light on the 'history' part -- and if you revisit the 'official' versions of a few of these cultural milestones, you might find a few very big parts of the story missing.
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- By Blair Dodge, Nathan Kamal
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Thou Shalt Maybe Kill: 5 Bible Facts Everyone Gets Wrong
Despite its massive influence, there are still a few very basic points we get wrong about the Bible.
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- By Alex Buchanan, Guy Bigel
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5 Stories That Prove Everyone Gets WW2 Wrong
We like to think we know everything there is to about World War II but, well, get ready ready for a history lesson, folks.
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- By Zachary Frey
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5 Ordinary Things Made Historic Via Publicity Stunts
Many of the things we consider iconic elements of our culture began as cheap grabs for attention.
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- By Orrin R. K.
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Dirty Little Secrets Hiding In Famous Companies' Past
Murder, drugs, and thievery -- just a little of what's hiding in the history of famous household brands.
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- By AM Smiley
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5 Times Comics Were Eerily Right About The Future
It's a little unnerving when the wacky plots of the comic book world make their way into ours.
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- By Eamon Lahiri
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