Cracked Archive - Science

Being a Slacker at Work Pays Off
It makes it impossible for management to exploit you for free labor like they do so-called model employees
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- By Lauren Vinopal
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Men Are Weaker at Lifting... Babies
Can you bench a seven-pound infant, bro?
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- By Lauren Vinopal
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‘Touch Grass’ Is Actually a Great Piece of Advice
A hit of nature is obviously better than another swig of Mountain Dew and round of ‘Call of Duty,’ but it also has some seriously great health benefits, too
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- By Lauren Vinopal
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Sour Grapes: Science Confirms That Any Amount of Booze Isn’t Good for You
Go home heart-healthy glass of wine, you’re drunk
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- By Lauren Vinopal
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12 Breakthrough Scientific Discoveries That Went Disastrously Wrong
Heroin was invented as a cough medicine.
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- By JhallComics, Andrea Meno
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4 Scientific Theories That Later Had to Be Walked Back
Look, science is not a science
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- By Eli Yudin
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Not Watering Your Plants? You Might Be Hearing Them Scream in Agony
FEED ME, SEYMOUR
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- By Lauren Vinopal
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5 Ways We’re Attempting to Communicate With the Future
You know that old sound you’ve been looking for? Well, listen to THIS!
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- By Eli Yudin
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You Need to Be Close Enough to Smell People to Be Less Socially Anxious
Friendship apparently stinks — in a good way
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- By Lauren Vinopal
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12 Dramatic Stories We Have Thanks to DNA
DNA revealed that human dongs lost their spines 700,000 years ago.
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- By JhallComics, Andrea Meno
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12 Archeological And Paleontological Discoveries That Would Have Made Indiana Jones Run In Breathless Terror
In ancient Rome, the poor were thrown into pits of corpses, garbage, and excrement.
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- By Andrea Meno, JhallComics
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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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- By Lauren Vinopal
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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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