Science & History
Thanks To Movies You're Imagining Asteroid Fields 100% Wrong
To quote C-3PO, 'The odds of navigating an asteroid field are 3,720 to 1.'
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- By Cracked Writers
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5 Street Drugs Your Doctor Might Prescribe You Someday
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- By Chris Bucholz
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Uranus Was Discovered By A Guy Looking For Moon Aliens
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- By Cracked Writers
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27 Modern World Firsts
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
6 Terrible Stereotypes (That Came From Positive Things)
The world is not fair.
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- By Kathy Benjamin
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Henry VIII Wore What Was Basically A Loki Helmet
At one point, Henry really lived up to the supervillain stereotype.
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- By Cracked Writers
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Skipping Breakfast Doesn't Make You Fat (Probably)
Breakfast is edible magic...except, not really.
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- By Cracked Writers
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5 Horrible Dictators Who Had Totally WTF Hobbies
We'd love to say that being in a position of power brings out the best in people...
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- By Kelly Stone
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Why The Length Of Your Fingers Dictate Who You Are
You probably don't give much thought to how important your fingers are.
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- By Jay Thomas, Kathy Benjamin, Paul K Pickett
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Behold, The Craziest Chemical Reaction You've Ever Seen
You should NOT try this experiment outside of a laboratory setting, as basically every single facet of this is hilariously toxic to humans.
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- By Cracked Writers
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4 Scary Moments In History That Were Worse Than You Realized
Like a Kinder Surprise, if the chocolate was horror and the surprise was even more horror.
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- By Carolyn Burke
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In The 1950s, America Wanted To Nuke The Moon
Throughout the course of history, the U.S. has at least attempted to put a military base or nuclear weapons in just about any location you can dream up. The moon was no exception.
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- By Cracked Writers
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18 Trends You Secretly Wish Would Make A Comeback
It’s time to come clean about that unpopular fad you wish would come back.
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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Bad News, Everybody: Hydrogen Peroxide Is Useless
After centuries of blindly trusting the stuff, scientists have found that hydrogen peroxide may actually slow the healing process. Thanks, brown bottle of lies!
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- By Cracked Writers
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4 Dark Easter Eggs In Famous Cities (Hiding In Plain Sight)
Look hard enough, and you'll see that cities and towns are still pockmarked with creepy remnants of wars gone by.
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- By Carolyn Burke
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