Cracked Archive - Science

5 Horrifying Things Real Dead Bodies Do (Too Weird For TV)

Corpse juice, y'all.

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By Anonymous, J.F. Sargent
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April 25, 2015

5 Sayings Smart People Love To Debunk (Science Proved True)

Psychologists have recently specified a new official personality category called

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By Federico Cruz
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April 24, 2015

5 Tiny Things Secretly Determining Who You Have Sex With

The road to a successful relationship is so filled with surprising potholes and dangerous crevasses that it's kind of amazing the human race hasn't given up and gone extinct millennia ago.

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By Dennis Hong
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April 15, 2015

6 Bizarre Medical Conditions That Shouldn't Be Possible

In the name of preparedness (and giving hypochondriacs something new to obsess over), we want to let you know of a few things.

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By Himanshu Sharma, Janel Comeau
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April 14, 2015

5 Things I Learned Cutting My Boobs Off to Avoid Cancer

Some people know cancer is coming, thanks to a certain gene mutation they can get tested for. Rather than take this sitting down, Eden Dranger opted to have her boobs removed before they could make her sick.

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By Eden Dranger
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April 12, 2015

5 of the Coolest Scientific Findings (Are Shockingly Recent)

Behold: a tiny taster of humanity's most recent mind-expanding observations.

By Luke McKinney
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April 11, 2015

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26 Things You Do Every Day That Are Bad For Your Health

We're all going to die. But some people are racing to the finish line and don't even know it.

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By AM Smiley
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March 28, 2015

4 Reasons The Mars One Fiasco Was Actually Good For Humanity

The public unraveling of Mars One is actually great news for anyone who is serious about the future of humanity.

By Kristi Harrison
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March 27, 2015

5 Things You Should Know When Visiting a Psychic

When the idea of visiting the Cassadaga Spiritualist Camp to chat with a few of the more prominent dead people in my life came up during a recent trip to Florida, I was all for it.

By Adam Tod Brown
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March 26, 2015

5 Insane Things Science Just Found Out About the Human Body

Next time someone sarcastically asks you if you turned your brain off, you'll have an actual answer.

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By Natso Baatarkhuu, E.M. Caris
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March 25, 2015

6 Things People With Autism Would Like You To Know

We sat down with several high-functioning autistic people and asked them what our readers should know about their condition. Here's what they said ...

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By Robert Evans, Nina, Chris , Carson
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March 22, 2015

5 Bits of 'Common Knowledge' Science Has Disproved

It turns out that many of the simple pearls of wisdom we take for granted as universal truths just don't stand up to the cold, hard scrutiny of scientists.

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By Cracked Writers, Federico Cruz
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March 15, 2015

8 Obvious Signs Statistics Are Lying To You

Behold, eight math-free ways to work out which numbers to ignore.

By Luke McKinney
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March 14, 2015

5 Weirdly Satisfying Scientific Explanations for Superpowers

Superheroes are totally real, you guys! Or, at least, some scientists have come up with some pretty neat explanations for how their powers would work.