Cracked Archive - Science
15 Science “Facts” That Aren’t Facts At All
Most of us don’t actually know that much about science, which is kind of a good thing. If we did, we’d all be scientists, and that would be chaos.
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26 Your Doctor Doesn’t Even Follow Medication Instructions
A new study shows that your physician is actually worse than you are at reading all of the fine print on pill bottles
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- By Lauren Vinopal
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15 Terrible Medical Studies And Experiments (That Ended Up Being Influential)
Unethical experiments, shocking obedience, and groundbreaking discoveries: Explore the dark side of science.
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- By Andrea Meno, Andres Diplotti
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5 Other Global Catastrophes to Worry About If We Fix Climate Change
Even if we grow the icecaps back, we basically just sit around and wait to get murked by a meteorite
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- By Eli Yudin
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15 Questions Science Somehow Can't Answer
We’re talking some basic-ass things.
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- By JhallComics, Amanda Mannen
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Here’s How You Learn to Be Fearless, You Coward
A new study indicates that even the most terrified among us aren’t doomed to a lifetime of despair after all
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- By Lauren Vinopal
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4 of the Wildest Contingency Plans the Government Has Cooked Up
We simply block out the sun, and the globe CAN’T be warmed
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- By Eli Yudin
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5 Real-Life Horrors About Your Favorite Cartoon Characters
Mickey Mouse’s ears are almost certainly overflowing with mites and bloody from his own self-mutilation
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- By Ryan Menezes
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5 Absolute Units of Normally Tiny Animals
I don’t think those fish-food flakes are going to cut it
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- By Eli Yudin
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Potatoes Are Secretly Very, Very Poisonous
It’s safe right now, but the poison is just itching to reveal itself
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- By Ryan Menezes
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15 "Bad" Habits Science Says Are Good For You
What if we told you you should give in to some of those urges?
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- By Amanda Mannen, Andres Diplotti
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5 Ways the U.S. Government Is Obsessed With Poop
Get your mind out of the gutter, government!
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- By Eli Yudin
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Actually, Gravity Is Giving You Diarrhea
It seems to put you way too down in the dumps
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- By Lauren Vinopal
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No F—ing Way: No Matter Where You Travel in the World, Swear Words Sound the Same
Turns out you don’t need a translator for ‘dumbass tourist’
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- By Lauren Vinopal
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15 Times Math Helped In Very Non-Mathy Situations
Data is changing the face of sports (and other stuff).
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- By Andrea Meno, Andres Diplotti
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