Science & History

6 Sacred Icons of American Culture That Aren't Even American
No matter what metaphor you use to describe the United States' heterogeneous origins, there are nonetheless those facets of American culture that are widely regarded as uniquely (and sacredly) American. Well, guess what? They came from everywhere else.
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- By Steve Shapiro
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The 6 Coolest Survival Traits Designed by Evolution
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- By Andrew Heaton
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5 Ways Your Brain Is Tricking You into Being Miserable
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- By Kathy Benjamin, Dieter Melsens
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The 7 Most Bizarre Natural Phenomena Caught on Camera
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- By Jayden McLeod
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
6 Mind-Blowing Things Recently Discovered From WWII (Update)
Nazis keep popping up where we least expect them -- and we don't mean at Donald Trump rallies.
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- By Chris Sansone
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6 Hilarious Pranks Pulled by Soldiers in the Middle of War
The horrific history of warfare is littered with wacky pranks that are alternately admirable and utterly insane.
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- By Xavier Jackson, Douglas A. McDonnell
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8 Animals That Are Just Lazy Combinations of Other Animals
It turns out nature gets off on haphazardly stapling DNA together and calling it a day.
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- By Andrew Burch, Monte Richard, E. Reid Ross
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6 Animals That Prove Nature Has a Childish Sense of Humor
It's hard to believe these species didn't solely come about to keep middle-schoolers in stitches.
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- By E. Reid Ross
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5 Things You Can Do Right Now to Become Instantly Smarter
e don't guarantee that these will work for you -- all we can say is that smarter people than us have gotten them to work under scientifically controlled conditions.
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- By Paul K Pickett, Erik Carrera, David Rose
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5 Brain Hacks That Give You Mind-Blowing Powers
These hacks come with various degrees of difficulty, but no risk or potential for injury. And actual scientists say that all of them work.
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- By Agneeth Mazumdar, Jamie Flexman
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20 Unfortunate Facts About Food
There are huge, impressive teams of scientists working around the clock to make new and cheaper food scented concoctions that are close enough to pass your taste test. Thankfully, our readers are happy to enlighten you with the horribly disturbing truth about what you're eating.
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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5 Famous Wars That Showed Up in the Last Place You'd Expect
Some should've told these people to get a friggin' map.
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- By Evan V. Symon
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5 Ridiculous Natural Disaster Myths You Probably Believe
Extreme weather has become a sort of boogeyman for humanity. And like any boogeyman, the urban legends and old wives' tales have completely outpaced the original threat.
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- By Jesse Clark
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The 5 Shadiest Crimes Ever Pulled Off by Famous Corporations
Some of our most recognizable corporations are sitting on more machine gunnings and convoluted criminal conspiracies than you can throw at the last 30 minutes of a Die Hard movie.
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- By Evan V. Symon
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18 Things Presidents Are REALLY Spending Our Tax Money On
Three things are certain: death, taxes, and the ridiculous crap taxes buy.
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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