Science & History
12 Facts About the Maya That Aren’t About Doomsday Clocks or Human Sacrifice
Bonus fact: scholars prefer ‘Maya’ to ‘Mayan’
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- By Eli Yudin
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5 Times Astronauts Were Trapped in Space
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- By Amanda Mannen
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Seemingly Unmathematical Problems Solved By Math
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- By Amanda Mannen
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12 Animals That Literally Get Drunk As A Monkey
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- By Eli Yudin
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
15 Things You Motherf*ckers Didn’t Know About the Word ‘Motherf*cker’
Yippee ki-yay, spo-dee-o-dee
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- By Jesse
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4 Foods You Only Like Because of Government Plots
A politician said, ‘We should have a new dish, and we should name it Pad Thai’
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- By Ryan Menezes
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11 Things You Didn’t Realize Were Taboo Elsewhere in the World
When in doubt, just eat bread
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- By Eli Yudin
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28 Times Appearances Were Deceiving
Big things with a little context
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- By Jay Wells L'Ecuyer, Cracked Writers
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5 Catastrophes We Got Because Phones Are Confusing
Read a phone message wrong, and soon, lots of people get stabbed
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- By Ryan Menezes
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35 Prognosticators Who Came Up Short — Or Stunned the World
The bull’s-eyes and missed marks of the prediction game
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- By Jay Wells L'Ecuyer, Cracked Writers
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Here’s What Was in the First Ever Vending Machine
Weirdly, it was Monster Energy, the blue one
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- By Eli Yudin
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14 Curses That Would Be Fun to Watch If You’re Not in the Blast Zone
Beware the Björketorp Runestone
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- By Jesse
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5 Diseases Folks Made Up to Scare You Off New Tech
Railway spine can warp your mind! And sewing machines can warp your soul!
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- By Ryan Menezes
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The Licensed Beggars of Medieval Scotland
Decreed officially ‘down on their luck’ by the King
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- By Eli Yudin
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20 of the Most Hilariously Lopsided Battles in History
‘The Battle of Agincourt’
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- By Amanda Mannen
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