Science & History
5 Famous Historical Figures You Didn't Know Were Perverts
We get so tied up in slut-shaming contemporary celebrities that it's easy to forget how some of history's greatest minds spent most their energy having the nastiest sex they could get their hands on.
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- By Luke John Smith
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6 Nightmarish Things People Did for Fun Before Electricity
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- By Dimitra Nikolaou
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17 Historical (Bizarre) Moments Left Out Of Textbooks
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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The 5 Craziest Ways People Defeated Terrifying Regimes
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- By Pat Carnell
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
5 Reasons Life With Epilepsy is Weirder Than You Think
Eleanor Levinson has been living with epilepsy for ten years, so we figured we'd ask her what it's really like.
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- By Kier Harris, Rachel King
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26 True Stories That Prove Humanity Is Not All Bad
There's a lot of crazy shit going on in the world, and a lot of folks are quick to say that humanity is in a bad way right now. But is that really accurate?
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- By AM Smiley
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19 All-Time Instances Of Rotten Behavior
Look, we aren't saying that going around being an asshole until you're famous for it is a great way to live your life -- but it could make for a pretty badass story.
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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23 Amazing People Who Were Screwed Out of History Books
They say history is written by the winners, but frankly we're pretty sure history is written by dickheads.
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- By AM Smiley
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5 Studies That Prove Racism Is Still Way Worse Than We Think
Prejudice persists within ourselves, we're just less aware of it.
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- By CRACKED Staff
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5 Bizarre Criminal Undergrounds That Are Bafflingly Huge
Sometimes, strange crime waves -- more apt for a Batman comic -- do happen in real life.
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- By E. Reid Ross, Robert Ngungi
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21 Failures That Should Have Been (Really) Obvious
When you have a brilliant idea, it's easy to get so caught up in its awesomeness that you fail to see the glitches.
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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6 Horrifying Implications of the Most Popular RPG Universes
In the course of building fictional worlds full of magic and wonder, game makers have thrown in a bunch of incredibly disturbing elements they're hoping you don't notice.
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- By Jordan Elliot
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5 Seemingly Impossible Things Your Body Does Every Day
Turns out our stupid meatshells are actually working overtime to juggle ridiculously complicated tasks behind the scenes.
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- By Howard L., Ivan Farkas
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6 Awesomely Insane Guns People Actually Used (Pt. 2)
The 'who cares if it works, it'll be cool as hell!' approach to gunsmithing has given us some amazing results.
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- By Adam Wears, George Kemper, Ivan Farkas
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21 Tricks Stores Use to Control Your Brain
Stores know you better than yourself, and have no problem taking advantage of that.
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- By AM Smiley
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