Science & History
The Moors Murders: The Swinging Sixties' Most Horrifying Event
After Ian Brady and Myra Hindley were sentenced to life in prison, the story only got weirder.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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Cracked Goes Galaxy Brain: 5 Madcap Ideas About The Universe And Reality
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- By Ivan Farkas
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We Were So Sure Martians Existed, We Excluded Them From A Contest
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- By Ryan Menezes
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From Totem Poles to Wine Empire: The Complete History of 7-Eleven
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- By Amanda Mannen
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
Cracked Goes Galaxy Brain: 4 Lucky Cosmic Breaks (That Allow Us To Exist)
There's lucky, there's REALLY lucky, and then there's life-on-Earth lucky.
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- By Ivan Farkas
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An MIT Scientist Sent Aliens Images Of Our Junk
We eagerly await their reply.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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15 Weirdest Facts About Nikola Tesla
These days, the name “Tesla” is synonymous with “crashing into things and catching on fire,” which is basically how the man himself operated.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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6 True Stories About Vlad The Impaler (History's Creepiest D-Bag)
Vlad the Impaler went a little overboard on the whole being a really creepy dude schtick he really loved to lean into.
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- By Mac Faber
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Cracked Goes Galaxy Brain: 6 Reasons Aliens Likely Exist (But It Might Not Matter)
Do aliens exist? Probably! Are they cool? Probably not.
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- By Ivan Farkas
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Doctors Tortured Each Other In Some Strange Ways To Test Anesthesia
C'mon, doc. There was no need to squeeze him THERE.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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In The 1970s, A Bestseller Claimed The Planets Would Align And Destroy Everything
We aren't sure how exactly planetary alignment would cause earthquakes, which is fair, since it doesn't.
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- By Mark Hill
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21 Facts About America The Weird
For amber waves of cray-cray.
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- By Cracked Writers, Ryan Menezes
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In The '60s, The Truly Devoted Believed Aliens Would Save Us From Nukes
Like any good cave-dwelling hermit, George Van Tassel had a lot to say about space aliens.
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- By Mark Hill
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A Civil War Cannonball Killed A Guy (In 2008)
Afterward, the whole neighborhood fled.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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