Science & History
5 Modern Controversies That Have Been Around Forever
If you owned a time machine and took a tour of the past, you'd see the same shit coming up over and over again.
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- By Kasper Kauhanen
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6 Bizarre Armies You Won't Believe Won Real Victories
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- By Dimitra Nikolaou
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24 People Who Were Terrifyingly Hard To Kill
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- By AM Smiley
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18 Fads That Wound Up Being Deadly
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
5 Creepy Real Places That Science Can't Explain
While we're not saying these are proof that wizards exist and are screwing with us 24/7, they still fascinate us.
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- By Paul Blank
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5 Insane Things Hiding Just Outside Of Human Perception
The human body is so amazing that it's easy to lose track of the fact that we're still missing 99.99 percent of what's going on in the universe.
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- By Tim Parent, Matt Farmer
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16 'Failures' That Deserve Real Respect
One of our favorite pastimes here at Cracked is to pull the wool off of people's eyes when it comes to popular films, TV shows, and video games. Sometimes, though, we like to give back.
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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The 6 Most Embarrassing Historical Artifacts Ever Discovered
WARNING: This articles contains centuries-old mummy wiener and sex toys.
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- By Marina Reimann
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6 Hilarious Ways Science Is Tackling Serious Issues
Scientists look for ways to liven up their daily grind just as much as the rest of us.
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- By Mark Hill
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20 Uneducated Dropouts Who Changed Human History
Anyone who tells you only those with a formal education will find success should be kicked right in pants.
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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21 Pop Culture Icons That Were Hated At First
A lot of us crazy kids like to look at what we consider pop culture staples through rose-tinted glasses.
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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6 Dark Secrets Harbored By Your Favorite Foods
We all like to think we can add a few years to our lives by carefully choosing what we buy at the grocery store, but sometimes you'd be better off closing your eyes and throwing the first thing you find into your cart.
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- By Jim Avery
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6 Reasons We're Closer To Discovering Aliens Than You Think
After telling us for decades that the prospect of finding life in other planet was a crapshoot, science is finally coming to our side.
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- By Ivan Farkas
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5 Ridiculous Cold War Myths You Probably Believe
The Cold War was a 40-year pissing contest in which the entire world's population kept a constant eye on the news, with a never-ending fear that one side or the other would whap their big, red Armageddon button first.
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- By Nathan Williams
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6 Weird Ways Your Job Might Be Killing You
No matter what job you have, there seems to be something out to get you.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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