Science & History
12 Early Uses of Electricity That Proves History Was F#@%ed
When mankind first figured out how this mysterious thing called electricity worked, everyone went a little crazy for a while there.
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- By Salla Maaria
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The 5 Most Ridiculous Outfits Ever Worn Into Battle
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- By George Oduor
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5 Disturbing Ways Insects Can 'Hack' Nature
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- By Monte Richard
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
5 Mind-Blowing Ways Science Has Hacked the Human Body
Science fiction taught us that when science starts modifying the human body, it's going to involve robot parts and genetic modification gone terrifyingly wrong. But the reality is that the body modifications that are right around the corner are way less frightening and quite a bit more useful.
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- By Eddie Rodriguez
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5 Simple Ways to Trick Yourself into Not Feeling Pain
It turns out there unexpected ways to reduce pain, and we're not referring to your grandpa's preferred method.
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- By Elorm Kojo Ntumy
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32 Little Facts About History
We asked our readers to drop some knowledge bombs about history that don't turn up in your text books.
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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5 Famous Historical Events You Won't Believe Happened Twice
If we just hadn't forgotten about all of these lesser-known, yet way crazier versions of huge news stories, maybe we could have avoided some of the tragedy.
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- By Steve Shapiro
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6 Horrifying Animal Kills Science Didn't Think Were Possible
Nature is brutal and uncaring, and should be utterly destroyed.
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- By E. Reid Ross
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24 REAL R-Rated Easter Eggs Hidden in Famous Pop Culture
Sometimes, instead of being rewarded for finding something, we have our mind groped by the cold sweaty palms of a pervert.
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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5 Ridiculous Health Myths You Probably Believe
It's a thankless task, knocking down these myths, but one we believe is for the ultimate good of humanity.
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- By Aces M.
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5 Horrifying Ways the Universe Has Repaid Good Deeds
Sometimes karma just decides to take a holiday and leaves us to sort ourselves out.
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- By Xavier Jackson
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5 Ridiculous Myths Everyone Believes About the Wild West
There were never quick-draw artists who could shoot a six gun out of your hand with another six gun. But the basics were true, right? Well ... not exactly.
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- By J. Wisniewski, Kevin Nakamura
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8 Ordinary Things That Look Insanely Cool Under a Microscope
A really powerful microscope is the sort of thing nobody would buy for entertainment, yet we can't shake the feeling that if we had one, we'd use it all the time.
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- By Dustin Koski, Evan V. Symon , Kier Harris
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