Science & History
Vikings Were Fined For Not Brewing Beer
Without beer, you can't enter Val-ale-la.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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Cracked's Eatin' Weird - 5 Oddball Ways Food Influenced History
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- By Ivan Farkas
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The Viking Age Ended Because A Dude Got Stabbed In The Junk
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- By Ryan Menezes
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The Time Thor Thors Gave Thor's Hammer To The U.N.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
5 Badass (And Bonkers) Moments In Philosophy History
The history of philosophy is not only full of complex and obscure ideas, but it's also full of badass (and bonkers) stories of radical intellectual bravery …
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- By Talbert Gregson
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Cracked's Eatin' Weird - 4 Wrong Things We Believe About Food
Today we answer your burning food-based questions (beyond just "Is this mayo still good?")
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- By Ivan Farkas
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The Lie Detector's Inventor Married The First Person He Questioned
The device measuring her heartrate actually detected ... love.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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14 Historic LGBTQ+ Icons We Didn't Know (And Now We Won't Forget)
How many of these figures do you know?
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- By Shea
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Ancient People Loved Pee (VIDEO)
As if you DON'T brush your teeth with piss.
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- By Jordan Breeding
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15 Inventions That Somehow Aren't As Old As The Queen
People were still figuring out the ballpoint pen when this lady was born.
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- By Eli Yudin
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5 People Who Succeeded At The One Thing They Couldn't Physically Do
You can play the violin with your feet, and paint with your mouth.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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CAT Scans Only Exist Because Of The Beatles
The Beatles were cool cats.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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Bees Are Fish, Affirms California Court
The legal system is broken (to favor bees).
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- By Ryan Menezes
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12 Surprising Research Findings We Just Learned
Sound smarter by citing these scientific studies.
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- By Shea
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Word of the Day: 'Blockula,' Or The Devil's Secret Island In Sweden
Sweden's island of the devil actually sounds pretty awesome.
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- By Alex Hanton
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