Science & History

7 Times History Went Straight Slapstick

History is sometimes written by the winners and other times written by coked-out sitcom writers desperate to finish a scene.

Authors

By Xavier Jackson, Alexander Pan, Jordan Breeding, Mike Turner

Published

April 16, 2017

America's Tomatoes Taste Like Garbage (Because Of Racism)

Odds are that you haven't had any true tomato goodness unless you grew some yourself. Why? The answer is about 20 percent science and 80 percent racism.

Authors

By Carlos Yu

Published

April 12, 2017

4 Nightmare Apocalypses Humanity Forgot Were Possible

This article will validate all of your seemingly irrational fears about Mother Nature's wrath.

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By Luke John Smith

Published

April 07, 2017

6 Ways Life Gets Complicated When Disease Overruns Your Town

Back in 2002, SARS appeared in China and the world went nuts. We talked to Tyler, a kid living literally down the street from where the disease first popped up.

Authors

By Anonymous, Ryan Menezes

Published

April 06, 2017

The Monopoly Guy Never Had A Monocle: 4 Lies We All Believe

Our collective memory of pop culture is all a sham.

Authors

By Stephan Roget

Published

April 04, 2017

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7 WTF Acts Of Madness Committed By History's Worst Dictators

They say that absolute power corrupts absolutely, but they rarely mention that it also gives you some really freaking bizarre hobbies.

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By Kelly Stone

Published

April 03, 2017

5 Coincidences That Made The Modern World

The world as you know it only exists because of a series of staggering, unintuitive, or downright stupid coincidences.

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By Kian Lastman

Published

April 03, 2017

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You’ll Never Look At Your Body The Same Way Again

Never tell us 'It's what's on the inside that counts' again.

Authors

By Cracked Plasticians

Published

April 03, 2017

8 Unbelievably WTF Photos Of Famous Places In The Past‬

A lot of famous landmarks have a certain period in their past where they looked more like a cannibal nightclub than something you'd put on a postcard.

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By Justin Crockett

Published

April 02, 2017

Uhh, Modern Medicine ... You OK?

These medical practices seem right in line with what you'd see stumbling through the wrong door at the Umbrella Corporation.

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By E. Reid Ross

Published

April 01, 2017

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21 Myths Everyone Believes About The Human Body

It turns out repeating false scientific facts over and over again does not qualify you as a scientist.

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By Chris Pauls

Published

April 01, 2017