Science & History
21 Little-Known Backstories To Famous Photos
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but it still seems somewhat lazy that writers haven't bothered telling us the amazing stories behind some of the most famous photographs of all time. We remedy that situation ...
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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5 Insane Sci-Fi Weapons That Now Exist in Reality
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- By Monte Richard
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5 Miracles Deleted From the Bible For Being Too Awesome
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- By Brian Thompson
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5 Popular Self-Help Tips That Actually Hurt Your Career
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- By XJ Selman
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
5 Insane Theories About Why We Haven't Discovered Alien Life
We can say with a candor close to absolute certainty that nobody on Earth will ever see warp drive starships or quad-breasted space women from the Crab Nebula, because for a number of reasons, the chances of us ever meeting any aliens are slim to none. Why? Well ...
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- By Fernando Ramirez
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29 Coincidences That Shred Reality
The real world is full of the kind of coincidences you'd dismiss as bad writing if you saw them in a movie.
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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5 Groundbreaking Firsts That Your History Books Lied About
It turns out that a whole lot of famous firsts are credited to the wrong people, due to politics, bad luck, or outright lies.
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- By Chris Radomile, Eddie Rodriguez, Evan V. Symon , Kier Harris
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5 Scientific Ways to Trick Yourself into Being a Good Person
We don't want to always be negative here. Are there ways you can trick yourself for the better? Sure.
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- By XJ Selman
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5 Hilarious Reasons Publishers Rejected Classic Best-Sellers
It turns out that some of the most-read books in the world were in fact rejected for some really preposterous reasons over the years.
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- By Aren Wilborn
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The 7 Most Bizarre Objects to Ever Fall from the Sky
You've probably heard the urban legend about the time it rained frogs somewhere, or seen news stories about a meteorite that crashed through a roof and landed feet away from somebody's recliner. But in the annals of baffling objects that have come raining down from the heavens, you find much weirder examples.
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- By Kelly Stone
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6 Famous Things From History That Didn't Actually Exist
We've really botched some history in the name of so-so television.
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- By Matt Martin, Paige Turner
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5 Bizarre Factors That Secretly Influence Your Opinions
In many ways, our opinions define us. And yet, every single day, scores of weird and seemingly insignificant things are twisting our preferences.
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- By Monte Richard, XJ Selman
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5 Ways You Can Improve the World With Almost No Effort
Good news: For absolutely no effort or cost whatsoever, you can make profound differences in the world.
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- By Marshall Lemon
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5 Real Medical Treatments That Seem More Like Sick Pranks
Sometimes the craziest ideas have science on their side, so don't be so quick to call your doctor a quack if he or she recommends these.
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- By Eddie Rodriguez, Aatif Zubair
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6 Underrated Predators With Mind-Blowing Abilities
Obviously, you don't stand a chance in the wild -- not when animals like these are out there murdering each other with what might as well be magic powers.
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- By Monte Richard, Rich Solomon, Austin Black
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