Cracked Archive - Science
Don’t Worry: The Other Person Hates Themselves During Awkward Small Talk, Too
Is there really that much to say about the weather anyway?
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1 5 Slapstick Ways Scientists Figured Out How the Natural World Works
Sometimes, you just like dressing frogs in little costumes
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- By Ryan Menezes
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Sorry Hallmark Movies, Big City Folk Are Living Better Lives
In fact, according to a new study, small-town life is much more like a Lifetime network melodrama
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- By Lauren Vinopal
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If You Sneeze on Mount Everest, Your Germs Last for Centuries
There is seemingly no amount of cold and elevation that can stop your snot
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- By Lauren Vinopal
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You Really Do Get Warm and Fuzzy, and Other Scientifically Accurate Cliches
Owls might not be nocturnal, but those cold feet of yours might actually end up saving your life
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- By Amanda Mannen
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4 Disgusting Byproducts of Human Consumption That Would Kill Captain Planet
It turns out we did not, in fact, take pollution down to zero
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- By Eli Yudin
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4 People Seemingly Exempt From Known Medical Science
This is what we in the medical profession refer to as a ‘mindfreak’
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- By Eli Yudin
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Don’t Trust People Who Can’t Dance
Prayers up for the dude who refuses to stop doing the worm
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- By Lauren Vinopal
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Our Lack of Imagination Is Making Us Eat Like Bears
Dieting might be as easy as pretending that we stuffed our faces a lot more than we really did
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- By Lauren Vinopal
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4 Optical Illusions People Think Are Proof of Paranormal Activity
Sometimes a hill — even when a car can seem to roll *up* it — is still just a hill
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- By Amanda Mannen
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Why We Think British People Are Smarter Than the Rest of Us Wankers
It’s actually not the accent at all — it’s what they’re saying with that gorgeous accent that makes us believe they’re the most intelligent creatures of all
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- By Lauren Vinopal
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An Incredibly Exact Calculation of Precisely How Many People Throw Up on St. Patrick’s Day
The amount of math involve might make you sick to your stomach, too
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- By Mike Rampton
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4 Modern Medical Treatments That Sound Like Fetishes
Are vibrating pills really just for constipation?
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- By Amanda Mannen
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Your Heartbeat Is Making You Late
Your internal clock is very much messing up your perception of the actual clock
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- By Lauren Vinopal
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Why All Personality Types Are Bad, According to Science
Survival of the fittest = fitting in with the crowd
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- By Lauren Vinopal
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