Science & History

6 Animals With Better Memories Than You
Despite our big, juicy frontal lobe, many of us still forget to pick up the kids after practice due to our inferior memory, one area where a whole bunch of animals leave us in the dust.
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- By Aram Khayatpour, Sam Farahmand
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5 Scientific Advances That Should Have Changed Everything
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- By Dustin Koski, Adam Koski
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6 Most Badass Self-Inflicted Medical Experiments
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- By Nate Greenslit
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5 Ridiculous Animal Myths That You Probably Believe
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- By Mohammed Shariff
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
5 Backup Plans That Would Have Changed Modern History
These five plans remained in the back pockets of various world leaders that, had they been used, would have changed the world, and possibly the language this article was written in.
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- By Evan V. Symon
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5 Logical Fallacies That Make You Wrong More Than You Think
The Internet has introduced a golden age of ill-informed arguments. You can't post a video of an adorable kitten without a raging debate about pet issues spawning in the comment section. These days, everyone is a pundit.
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- By Kathy Benjamin, CRACKED Staff, Karl Smallwood
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5 Real Murderers More Terrifying Than Any Horror Movie
There is no goofier Hollywood invention than the Flamboyant Killer. Real killers are, of course, much stranger.
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- By E. Reid Ross
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6 Scary Tricks That Amazed Us As Kids (Explained By Science)
Demons don't cause Ouija boards to work and demons certainly didn't cause you to wet your pants.
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- By Paul K Pickett, M. Asher Cantrell
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5 Birds With Abilities That Put Superheroes to Shame
When you look at the vast array of avian abilities in nature, it's easy to spot some serious superhero talent.
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- By Monte Richard
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6 Absurd Pirate Myths Everyone Believes (Thanks to Movies)
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- By Eric Yosomono, Drew Miller
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5 Real Princesses Too Badass for Disney Movies
History is full of royal women who kicked all kinds of ass. None of them fit for a Disney movie.
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- By Jacopo della Quercia
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5 Rulers Whose Idiot Siblings Nearly Screwed the World
No comedy would be complete without the Wacky Screwup Brother, the Zach Galifianakis in The Hangover-type who is there to throw a wrench in everything with some sort of stupid scheme (also see: Gob Bluth from Arrested Development). It's not so funny in real life.
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- By Evan V. Symon
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The 6 Most Mind-Blowing Things Ever Discovered in Space
Hollywood's most creative minds can't get past populating the place with planets that look a whole lot like Earth, populated by rapey aliens and Muppets. But real space is far, far stranger.
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- By Jacopo della Quercia , Mike Cooney
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6 Inspiring Tales of Friendship in the Middle of Brutal Wars
You should probably bookmark this article for the next time you're in a bad mood.
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- By John Champion
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