Science & History

40 Pervasive Myths We’re About to Bust Like the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man
No myth is safe
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- By Cracked Writers, Jay Wells L'Ecuyer
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5 Hacking Methods That Don’t Involve a Keyboard
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- By Eli Yudin
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20 Facts That Will Turn Your Brain Inside Out
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- By Amanda Mannen
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5 Weird Courtship Rituals Worse Than Tinder
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- By Eli Yudin
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
The History of the Red String Evidence Board
It’s a real thing? Kind of???
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- By Amanda Mannen
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40 Facts and Figures to Blow Your Mind Like a Dozen Mentos in a Bottle of Coke
How much? How big? How probable?
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- By Jay Wells L'Ecuyer, Cracked Writers
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The 5-Foot Short King Who Was the Deadliest Sniper in History
It’s not the size of the dog, but the accuracy of the bullet he’s firing
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- By Eli Yudin
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5 of the Most Important Poops in History
Imagine busting such a gnarly grump, scientists are studying it 1,000 years in the future
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- By Jesse
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Going on ‘The Price Is Right,’ and Other Ways 5 Scammers Got Caught
No detective work required. Just wait for an obvious slip-up
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- By Ryan Menezes
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12 Unusual Units of Measurement You Probably Have No Need For
And you thought the imperial system was weird
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- By Eli Yudin
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20 Documents Declassified by the CIA That People Can Hardly Believe
‘Project Acoustic Kitty’
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- By Amanda Mannen
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14 Big Swings in the History of Ransoms and Kidnappings
Go big or go home
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- By Jesse
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40 Hidden Truths and Closely Guarded Secrets That We Bribed the Earth’s Shamanic Fact Guardian For
We lost a lot of good fact-finders on this mission
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- By Jay Wells L'Ecuyer, Cracked Writers
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Okay, We’ll Bite: What Exactly Is Nacho Cheese?
What makes up this borderline non-Newtonian cheese fluid?
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- By Eli Yudin
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8 Basic Products That Were Once Sold As Revolutionary
Put those matches away. This room has light bulbs!
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- By Ryan Menezes
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