Cracked Archive - Science

6 Insane Species Infestations (Caused by Humans)
Mankind is still at least a couple centuries away from figuring out that yanking a species out of its natural habitat and transplanting it somewhere else is a dumb idea.
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- By Jordan Rudow
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5 Animals That Have Learned How to Keep Pets
Looking around this giant waterlogged space-boulder we call Earth, we find several clear cases of domestication among animals that shouldn't even grasp the concept.
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- By E. Reid Ross
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5 Ridiculous Lies You Probably Believe About Psychology
After a semester of intro to psychology and a dozen BuzzFeed quizzes, you might think you've got a pretty good understanding of how the human psyche works. But not so fast ...
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- By Carmen Burana, M. Merberg
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6 Ways Movies Get Space Wrong (by Astronaut Chris Hadfield)
If you're ever up in space and suddenly go blind, don't panic. Chris Hadfield can totally see now.
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- By Mark Hill
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5 Mysteries About the Human Race That Science Can't Explain
We've nailed a whole lot down, sure, but there are some shockingly simple questions we don't have very solid answers to yet.
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- By Monte Richard, Himanshu Sharma
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5 Bizarre Things Your Body Does (Explained by Science)
As a result of the tireless work by scientists, we now know the answers to some age-old mysteries.
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- By Josh Hrala, Ivan Farkas
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6 Creepy Brainwashing Techniques You Can Use Today
The human brain is an odd, glitchy machine that is influenced in all sorts of weird ways you never thought of.
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- By Paul K Pickett, Lesia Pickett
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7 Insane Landforms You Won't Believe Aren't Photoshopped
Sometimes, the giant muscular space wizard that keeps our planet spinning loses its balance, sending mountains and rivers and oceans crashing together in unexpected ways.
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- By George Kemper
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5 Terrible Secrets Big Drug Companies Don't Want You to Know
It turns out drug companies' evil usually involves less illegal genetic experiments and more down-to-earth jerk moves.
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- By Andrew Munro
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6 Dinosaurs We Just Found Out Had X-Men Powers
We're learning that dinosaurs may have been way cooler than we ever thought possible.
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- By Teddem Yee
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5 Tiny Animals That Deserve Their Own Horror Movie
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- By E. Reid Ross
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5 Everyday Objects Scientists MacGyvered Into Huge Advances
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- By Scott Santens
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69 Awesome Brain Hacks That Give You Mind-Blowing Powers
We don't know much about computer hacking here at Cracked, because that stuff involves numbers, but we've come across a whole bunch of different crazy brain and body hacks over the years.
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5 Insane Myths Your Grandma Told You (Science Says Are True)
Some folk cures and bizarre warnings have stuck around for a reason, and it just took science a while to catch up.
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- By Welldone Quibranza, XJ Selman, Michael Hossey
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5 Shockingly Unexpected Cures for Common Health Problems
The cure was inside you all along. Well, you have the ability to put it inside you anyways.
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- By Matt Farmer, Ivan Farkas
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