Science & History

The Fast-Food Burger That Was Twice As Deadly As Panera’s Lemonade
Even its name recognized its monstrous qualities
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- By Amanda Mannen
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5 Massive Troves of Gold Stuck Maddeningly Out-of-Reach
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- By Ryan Menezes
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A Brief History of Eurovision’s Political Messiness
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- By Amanda Mannen
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21 Historical Events That Must Have Been Time Travel
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- By Amanda Mannen
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
5 Phrases From the ‘British Monarch Causes of Death’ Wikipedia Page That Merit Closer Inspection
‘A surfeit of lampreys’
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- By Jesse
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5 Words We Only Use Because the Old Ones Were Too Dirty
People only started talking about light meat and dark meat because they were too embarrassed to talk about breasts and legs
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- By Ryan Menezes
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4 Divisive Political Quotes That Actually Aimed to Bridge Divisions
Remember ‘deplorables’? That speech actually asked you to empathize with Trump supporters
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- By Ryan Menezes
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33 Unbelievable Stats That’ll Make You Wish You’d Paid More Attention in Math Class
Hey, math class. Thanks for leaving out all the fun stats!
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- By Jay Wells L'Ecuyer, Cracked Writers
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32 Companies and Corporations Who Blew It, Plain and Simple
In today’s meeting we’ll discuss how it all went so horribly wrong
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- By Cracked Writers, Jay Wells L'Ecuyer
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22 Scientific Phenomena We Somehow Still Can’t Explain
‘Why humans blush’
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- By Amanda Mannen
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Ancient People Lived Longer Than You Think
Why most people misinterpret life expectancy
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- By Eli Yudin
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5 Everyday Foods Americans Never Ate Till Strangely Recently
In the 1940s, Americans didn’t eat pizza. In fact, most didn’t even know the word
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- By Ryan Menezes
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20 Historical Facts More People Should Know
Sharks have existed longer than trees
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- By Amanda Mannen
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This Is the Biggest Waste of Money in U.S. Military History
Look, it’s about the lessons we learned along the way
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- By Eli Yudin
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Ancient Poisons Not Even Putin Would Dare Use
Turns out Earth has been providing natural ends for your enemies for a long time
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- By Eli Yudin
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