Science & History
5 Bizarre Ways People Got F'ed Up Throughout History
Laughing gas wasn't used for anything surgical for about 70 years after its synthesis.
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- By Isaac Cabe
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5 Man-Made Substances That Are Way Too Much Like Witchcraft
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- By Michael Dawson
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Unexplained Things That Only Happen In A Few Places On Earth
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- By Patrick Coyne
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We Don't Think These Words Mean What You Think They Mean
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- By Jamie Wyman
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
16 Things 'True Story' Movies Got Wrong
Hollywood didn't give Patton his profanity-laced due.
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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6 Disasters With Details So Awful, History Left Them Out
Some clouds, it's been said, have a silver lining. But clouds can get even worse. Those are the clouds we're talking about in this article.
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- By Adam Wears
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20 Mind Blowing Stories Behind The Most Famous Photos Ever
That swimming baby made famous by Nirvana? Not actually swimming.
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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20 Insane Historical Photos
Apparently our grandparents' generation laughed at the concept of 'we're really, really, really too high up to be doing this.'
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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6 Civil Rights Movement Myths You Learned In History Class
If you want to see just how messy real history can be -- and how important it is that we recognize its messiness -- look no further than the civil rights movement.
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- By Adam Koski, Bevan Morgan
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Great Artists Who Passionately Hated Their Most Famous Work
Here are a few works of art we nearly lost to the blood-rage that lives within all creative types.
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- By Janel Comeau, Rachel Loomis
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Crazy Secret Places Hidden In The Middle Of Famous Locations
One Times Square rakes in $23 million a year, despite having zero tenants.
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- By Xavier Jackson
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5 'Innocent' Things We Do (Are Environmentally Catastrophic)
The world needs gum recycling, like, 10 years ago.
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- By Nathan Shulkin
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Shockingly Effective Sales Tricks You've Probably Fallen For
Martin Luther King, Jr. was a better speechwriter than you realize.
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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5 Bizarre Ways Everyone Gets World War II Wrong
If you're like us and got most of your World War II knowledge from fighting Hitler in a robot suit, so most of this should come as news.
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- By Jacopo della Quercia , Adam Koski
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