Cracked Archive - Science
That Time Seattle Thought Space Rays Were Attacking Their Cars
You can't rule cosmic rays out, especially if you don't know what exactly cosmic rays are.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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0 Great Moments in Science Brought To Us By Pee
Science's obsession with urine never pe(e)tered out.
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- By Nathan Williams
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4 Weirdest Ways That Animals Get It On
These methods are sometimes devious, oftentimes disgusting, and occasionally seem downright impossible.
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- By Ivan Farkas
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Plants Have Their Own 'Internet' (And It's Cooler Than Ours)
This network can be found in 65% of all known land plant species and it rules.
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- By Tara Marie
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5 Weird Secret Projects That Keep The World Running
Did you know the majority of MLB stadiums buy their soil from one location in Pennsylvania?
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- By Ryan Menezes
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Why The Myers-Briggs Personality Test Is Nonsense
As a framework for one's life, it’s rickety and termite-riddled.
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- By Mark Hill
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5 Trippy Optical Illusions (And The Science Behind Them)
Take a look at the scary, counter-intuitive nature of existence and our illusory, tenuous grasp on reality.
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- By Ivan Farkas
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Nursing Homes Are Misdiagnosing Schizophrenia At An Alarming Rate
Residents with dementia are being diagnosed with schizophrenia so that powerful sedatives can be shoved down their throats.
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- By Zanandi Botes
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Thomas Edison Jr. Used His Family Name To Sell 'Miracle' Quack Inventions
Being the son of the 'Wizard' doesn't sound magical at all.
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- By Zanandi Botes
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7 Steps To Getting Your Baby To Fall Asleep, As You, The Parent, Descend Into Madness
What’s that, new parent? You’re excited about sleeping? You silly, naïve fool.
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- By Chris Corlew
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The McRib Was A Military Experiment Gone Horribly Right
That thing is made from stomach lining and pig hearts ... and that's fine, actually.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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The Mystery Of New York's Eternal Flame (Trapped In A Waterfall)
What’s keeping this fall 'lit?'
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- By Oona O'Brien
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If Dentists Were Honest (VIDEO)
If dentists were honest, nobody would ever go to the dentist. And, honestly, we'd probably be fine.
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- By Jordan Breeding
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5 Popular Environmental Beliefs (That Aren't Totally Accurate)
When it comes to becoming better green eco-warriors for Mother Nature, a lot of us have well-intentioned ideas, but a lot of them just flat out don’t work at all.
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- By Michael Dawson
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5 Wondrous Ways People Used Science To Make Art
Here's what you get when you combine scientific knowledge with a propensity for mind-altering substances.
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- By Ivan Farkas
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