Science & History
That Time Italy Tried To Ban Pasta
There was a time when some Italians insisted that spaghetti was making people 'brutish, skeptical, slow, and pessimistic.'
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- By Zanandi Botes
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5 Easter Eggs Hiding In The Natural World
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- By Ivan Farkas
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JFK Had A Janitor Run Against Him, To Confuse Voters
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- By Ryan Menezes
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The War That Lasted 335 Years (But Had No Casualties)
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
That Time The Soviets Fired A Cannon In Space
In 1975, a cannon mounted to a Soviet space station was fired. It is the only known weapon fired in space.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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13 Things We Believed As Kids That Are Totally Made Up
Don't believe everything you read online, except for this.
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- By JhallComics
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5 Impossible Questions About The Universe (And Their Answers)
Does "nothing" exist? Can you see an atom?
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- By Ivan Farkas
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12 Surprising Size Comparisons (That Show Us We Have No Idea How Big Anything Is)
Maps can be very deceptive.
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- By Shea
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13 Now-You-Know Facts About The Middle Ages They Didn’t Teach At School
They say society has “advanced” since the Middle Ages, but you can’t fart for a living anymore.
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- By Andrea Meno
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12 Facts To Cause A Quizzical Hmm
12 cool things to make your gray matter go "oh."
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- By Eli Yudin
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6 Real Bible Verses We're Hoping God Gives Us A Pass On (Ft. Michael Swaim) (VIDEO)
Michael Swaim returns to Cracked's YouTube channel to look at some Bible verses that really should have been cut.
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- By Michael Swaim, Winston Rowntree
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13 Now-You-Know Wild Facts
Did you know Buzz Aldrin's mom's maiden name was Moon?
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- By Shea
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British Tanks Can Make Tea Because Of Course They Can
In World War II, British tank crews would get out of their tanks to make tea. This proved to be dangerous.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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13 Animal Facts To Tickle Your Inner Steve Irwin
"Crikey, look at the asexual reproduction of these beauties!" - Steve Irwin, grabbing a handful of scorpions.
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- By JhallComics, Cracked Writers
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