Science & History
5 Weird Psychological Dangers of Giving People Gifts
The whole gift-exchange scenario is a lose-lose situation. Science has spent a surprising amount of time studying it an everything you thought you knew is wrong.
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- By Daniel Nest, Alan Boyle
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5 Basic Things You Won't Believe Science Can't Explain
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- By Himanshu Sharma
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6 Insanely Colored Versions of Normally Boring Animals
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- By Nick J.
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6 Substances That Wipe Their Ass With the Laws of Physics
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- By Aatif Zubair
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
5 Ways We're Designing Robots to Be Total Assholes
We have hit that theoretical point in time when our machines become bigger dicks than we are.
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- By Josh Hrala
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5 Wrongly Convicted People the Legal System Kept on Screwing
It's actually physically impossible for people in authority positions to admit they're wrong, which is why we get situations like these.
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- By Robin Warder
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5 Laws That Made Sense on Paper (And Disasters in Reality)
Government is somebody coming up with a plan that sounds great on paper, only to be hilariously thwarted by human nature within minutes of it passing.
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- By Doron S.
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45 IRL Killer Things People Actually Said
Ever been in a situation where you were left speechless, only to think of something awesome to say way after the point? These guys didn't have that problem.
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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5 Lost Documents That Shatter Your Image of Famous People
Secrets don't stay buried forever, and occasionally lost documents will turn up that change everything.
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- By Evan V. Symon , Matthew Kohlmorgen
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6 Priceless Ancient Artifacts (Destroyed by Idiots)
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- By Kevin Smith, Joey Clift, Ed Stevens
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The 5 Most Badass Medics in the History of War
This is what happens when G.I. Joe and Dr. House mash it up.
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- By Jorden Weir
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7 Real (And Totally Insane) Medical Practices From History
How did no one stop to think 'Hey, this is kind of strange.'
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- By Steve Shapiro
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5 Reasons the English Language Makes No Freaking Sense
As much as we might judge people for their bad spelling, the truth is that English spelling doesn't make any goddamn sense.
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- By Kate Peregrina
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The 5 Most Epic Acts of Trolling in the History of Science
It turns out some scientists not only have a sense of humor, but can be sassy little shits if you give them half a chance ... even if it means damaging their own careers or entire scientific fields in the process.
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- By Amanda Mannen, Steve Shapiro
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19 Home Remedies (That Actually Work)
It turns out that some very common household products can be used for extraordinary medicinal uses.
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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