Cracked Archive - Science

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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You’re Not Forgettable, Everyone Is Just Going Face Blind
Prosopagnosia, aka face blindness, is way more common than we ever knew
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- By Lauren Vinopal
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5 Reasons Aliens Might Invade Earth
We are here to visit your Costcos and enjoy their bountiful bulk discounts
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- By Eli Yudin
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5 Perfectly Clear Examples of Interspecies Communication
As long as we live, we will be trying to talk to dolphins
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- By Eli Yudin
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The Biggest Anti-Maskers Are Attractive People
They’re not gonna let a pandemic get in the way of you being able to see their beautiful faces
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- By Lauren Vinopal
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Lying for More Money Makes Cash Less Satisfying
It’s apparently impossible to buy off a guilty conscience
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- By Lauren Vinopal
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5 Things People Put Way Too Much Thought Into
Me and my team of researchers are proud to report that water is wet
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- By Eli Yudin
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Terror of the Short King: The Napoleon Complex As Defined by Science
They might be small in stature, but those little bodies are overflowing with psychopathy, narcissism and Machiavellianism
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- By Lauren Vinopal
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Your ‘Healthy’ Fish Is Forever — As In It’s Full of ‘Forever’ Chemicals
‘I absolutely love the Scotchgard flavoring on this salmon’
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- By Lauren Vinopal
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4 Benign But Officially Recognized Mental Illnesses
Diet Coke lovers, we may have a diagnosis for you
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- By Eli Yudin
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It Takes Really Big Balls to Drink Soda
Coca-Cola and Pepsi just doesn’t increase your waistline, they seem to enlarge what you have going on below the waistline, too
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- By Lauren Vinopal
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