Science & History
6 Insect Predators That Go Out of Their Way to Be Evil
You might think of insects as gross or scary, but you probably don't think of them as evil. But, upon closer inspection, we actually think they are.
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- By Jonathan Wojcik
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6 Terrifying New Creatures Science Just Discovered
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- By CRACKED Staff, Elsa Moriarty
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7 Deadly Things You Won't Believe Most People Survive
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- By Jacopo della Quercia
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5 Ridiculous Cold War Myths You Learned in History Class
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- By Jacopo della Quercia
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
6 Insane Attempts to Communicate With the Future
Time travel is probably not going to happen. But that's doesn't mean we can't at least communicate with the distant future. With nothing more than a message to send and a ludicrous amount of funding, there are all sorts of projects to preserve messages for your great-great-(great-great-great...) grandchildren.
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- By R. Jason Benson
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The 5 Saddest Attempts to Take Over a Country
When we hear about a rebellion in Egypt or Libya or elsewhere, we instinctively want to root for the scrappy kids trying to fight back against The Man. Of course, a lot of coup attempts aren't all that inspirational. Some, in fact, border on slapstick comedy.
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- By Evan V. Symon
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The 5 Most Insane Rescue Missions That Actually Worked
We know how it is in movies but sometimes in real life, every once in a while, the good guys pull off a rescue that would seem grossly implausible by Hollywood standards.
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- By Eric Yosomono
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The 5 Most Unintentionally Creepy Gifts Given to Presidents
What do you get the man who has everything? The answer to that question is usually something lame like a 'poem' or a 'song' or 'a heartfelt macaroni portrait.' But sometimes it's something awesome like 'furniture made from super-predators' or 'all the cheese.'
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- By Julien Blower
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5 Ridiculous Archaeological Frauds (That Fooled the World)
As enchanted as we are with the search for Holy Grail-esque treasures, every so often a discovery comes along that excites us so much that we forget to ask whether it might be bullshit.
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- By Josie Moore
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The 6 Worst Attempts at Damage Control in Political Scandals
Embattled politicians will either fess up and resign, or deny and fight charges levelled against them. Some politicians, however, choose a different course.
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- By Steve Keller
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7 Species That Got Screwed Over by Mother Nature
Evolution is the art of producing the deadliest, meanest, most efficient beasts possible. But it's not a perfect process: There's just a slew of animals rolling fatly around the reject pile, just waiting to be killed and eaten (and if you don't hurry, some of them will even do it themselves).
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- By Al and Bruce Paton
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The 5 Most Embarrassing Architectural Failures Ever
Even architects, foremen and chief engineers come in to work hungover once in a while, and that's when we get failures like these.
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- By Xavier Jackson
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The 5 Craziest War Stories (All Happened on the Same Ship)
When we say that this ship's service played out in exactly the way it would if it had been a hastily-scripted Adam Sandler comedy, we're not exaggerating.
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- By Xavier Jackson
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7 Horrifying Historical Origins of Famous Corporate Logos
Nobody holds the copyright on ancient myths. So why make up a new name for your company when you can just call it Trojan? A word of advice, though. Before you go sticking a mythological figure on your logo, take a few minutes to look up its story. Otherwise you get some downright hilarious unintentional results.
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- By J.F. Sargent
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6 Surprisingly Advanced Ways Animals Use Medicine
We humans think we're so smart. Sure, animals are good for a laugh or two, but if one of them gets sick, who's going to take care of it? Either it's some sympathetic human or nobody. It's not like animals have doctors and medicine. Right?
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- By Dagmar Baer
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