Science & History

12 Awful Birds That Don’t Deserve the Power of Flight
The air should be a privilege, not a right
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- By Eli Yudin
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5 Miserable Fates You’d Suffer in War, If the Enemy Didn’t Get You First
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- By Ryan Menezes
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The Snack Food You Can Thank Monks for Inventing
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- By Eli Yudin
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
20 of the Most Destructive Lies of All Time
‘Read my lips: No new taxes’
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- By Amanda Mannen
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12 Facts About Boozing in Space NASA Would Prefer Not to Discuss
Getting blasted while blasting off is a NASA no-no
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- By Eli Yudin
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5 Babyish Activities That Babies Can’t Actually Do
Babies can’t shiver, and they can’t cry tears
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- By Ryan Menezes
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30 Bits of Fake News That Have Probably Permeated Your Brain
Like you tell your mom on Facebook, don’t believe everything you read
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- By Jay Wells L'Ecuyer, Cracked Writers
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The Roman Gladiator Who Specialized in Fighting Animals
Like a reverse Doctor Doolittle
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- By Eli Yudin
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6 Songs That Rocked Hard Before They Got Covered and Became Famous
We didn’t think Mariah Carey sang punk songs, but we were wrong
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- By Ryan Menezes
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19 Real-Life Buried Treasures That Are Still Out There Somewhere
‘The shipwreck of Flor de la Mar’
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- By Amanda Mannen
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Parts of Everyday Life That Are Newer Than You Think
The concept of adolescence wasn’t particularly meaningful in Western society until the end of World War II
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- By Amanda Mannen
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5 Ways to Detect the Invisible Stuff Hiding From Us
Surround yourself with the right sensors, and they might just save us all
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- By Ryan Menezes
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34 Times Math Was Actually Interesting
Our old math teachers will love us for this
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- By Cracked Writers, Jay Wells L'Ecuyer
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The Ancient Creeps Who Told the Future With Animal Guts
‘I’ve got a bad feeling in their guts about this’
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- By Eli Yudin
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