Cracked Archive - Science
6 Wild Stories Of People's Minds Messing With Their Bodies
For evidence that the universe is a simulation, look no further than the placebo effect and related mind-over-matter phenomena.
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- By Ivan Farkas
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6 Space Wine In Now A Thing (And Stupidly Expensive)
It’s definitely not affordable if you’re thinking of buying a bottle.
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- By Oona O'Brien
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5 Animals Whose Bathroom Habits Are A Sci-Fi Movie
We're just going to come out and say it: these creatures have super-weird butts.
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- By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
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5 Silly Small Things That Wrecked People's Bodies
Even the most seemingly insignificant decision (or indecision) can have life-altering consequences.
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- By Ivan Farkas
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Why is Summertime Sadness a Thing?
Not just a Lana Del Rey song.
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- By Oona O'Brien
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4 Respected Groups That Seem Sure That Aliens Are Coming
Aliens are coming because it's just kinda that type of decade. There's been nine other Apocalypses, why not get this one over with too?
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- By Tara Marie
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5 Dubious Sounding Tricks People Are Claiming As Keys To Longer Life
We don't want to shuffle toward the embrace of death. There's simply too much to do.
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- By Justin Crockett
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Time To Talk About The Poop On The Moon
Live long and prosper, moon poop.
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- By Zanandi Botes
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5 Scientific Misconceptions People Believe For Extremely Dumb Reasons
Well everybody, it turns out we've been maligning neanderthals unfairly for years.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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6 Everyday Foods That Only Became Popular Relatively Recently
Have you ever completely changed your opinion on a food? Sometimes, it happens on a massive, society-wide level, for unexpected reasons.
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- By Chris Corlew
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Reminder: Your Brain Is Lying; All Skittles Taste The Same
What is the secret of Skittles Lime?
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- By Cedric Voets
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5 Horrors Of Evolution School Never Mentioned
The ancient world was a strange and terrifying place, emphasis on the strange.
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- By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
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5 Octopus Facts That Prove They're Floating Piles of Superpowers
When God created the octopus, he checked literally all of the boxes.
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- By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
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6 Innocent Animals Who Are Secretly Nightmare Machines
What we're saying is that even the most normal zoo is secretly the bowels of the underworld.
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- By Alex Hanton
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5 Everyday Science Facts (Nearly Everybody Gets Wrong)
We all love science, sure, but it sure is stupid hard at times.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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