Science & History

5 Famous Photos Captured at Great Risk to the Photographer
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- By Eli Yudin
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Why Plague Doctors Wore Big Bird Masks
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- By Eli Yudin
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
20 of the Most Dangerous Items People Legally Own
‘A jar of mercury’
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- By Amanda Mannen
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Here’s Why You Pace Around While Talking on the Phone
Our brain is still getting used to the telephone
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- By Eli Yudin
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23 Pieces of Slang From Your Youth That Apparently Stayed There
‘What’s crack-a-lackin?’
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- By Carly Tennes
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40 Gruesome, Gnarly or Simply Perplexing Bits of True-Crime Trivia
Something for the sleuths
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- By Cracked Writers, Jay Wells L'Ecuyer
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40 Random Bits of Trivia About the Lottery, Gambling and the People Who Risked Everything
When it comes to the facts, the house always wins
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- By Jay Wells L'Ecuyer, Cracked Writers
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24 Pleasant Websites That’ll Put a Smile on Even the Most Serious Doomscroller’s Face
It’s bird time
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- By Ian Garner
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5 Dogs Humans Have Bred Into Genetic Disasters
What an adorable amalgamation of recessive genes
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- By Eli Yudin
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There Are Massive Clouds of Booze Floating Around in Space
Your college buddies might make better astronauts than you thought
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- By Eli Yudin
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40 Unreal Stats and Figures That’ll Have You Sayin’ ‘Okay, Numbers, We See What You’re Workin’ With!’
DJs won’t be the only people on the ones and twos today
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- By Jay Wells L'Ecuyer, Cracked Writers
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20 Ways the World Would Be Different If Kid Logic Was Real
‘I know you are, but what am I?’
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- By Amanda Mannen
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