Science & History

5 Secret Rules Everyone Has to Follow on Airplanes
They don’t tell you about the seat rule, and when a passenger found out, he sued
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- By Ryan Menezes
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The Very Boring Original Purpose of the Oval Office
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- By Eli Yudin
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21 People Who Took History Into Their Own Hands
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- By Amanda Mannen
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14 Ancient Relics That No One Can Agree Are Authentic
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- By Jesse
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
5 Ways Past Presidents Were Big Weirdos
They probably didn’t trumpet these quirks on the campaign trail
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- By Eli Yudin
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5 Leaders Who Lied by Technically Telling the Truth
It’s possible to keep every word of your promise without quite staying true to its spirit
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- By Ryan Menezes
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39 Random Stats and Figures That’ll Reverse the Polarity of Every Atom in Your Brain
In a list of stats, each stat is a stat! Cool, right?
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- By Cracked Writers, Jay Wells L'Ecuyer
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5 Paradoxes About How Voting Works
It all seems reasonable, but then you learn about Alabama
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- By Ryan Menezes
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36 Historical Bits of Trivia That Refuse to Be Forgotten
Never leave a fact behind!
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- By Jay Wells L'Ecuyer, Cracked Writers
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The Paris Orphanage That Gave Away Babies in a Raffle
You’ve won negative money for a long time!
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- By Eli Yudin
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5 Foods That Mutated Within Your Lifetime
We finally figure out what happened to jalapeños
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- By Ryan Menezes
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42 Neon Bits of ‘80s Trivia That Are All Vying for A Spot in the Brat Pack
We want our MTV, but not as much as we want these facts!
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- By Cracked Writers, Jay Wells L'Ecuyer
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40 Random Bits of Trivia About Artists and the Artsy Art That They Articulate
My face when someone tries to touch up my priceless work of art
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- By Jesse, Cracked Writers
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5 of History’s Most Delicious Natural Disasters
Streets flowing with chocolate and beer sound great until they don’t
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- By Amanda Mannen
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36 Real-World Secrets Uncovered During Our Working Interview for the CIA
If anyone asks, you didn’t get these from us
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- By Cracked Writers, Jay Wells L'Ecuyer
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