Cracked Archive - Science
6 Freaky Things Your Body Does (Explained by Science)
We are one WEIRD species.
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- By Josh Hrala, Ivan Farkas
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828 5 Tiny Wording Tricks That Can Totally Change Someone's Mind
Would you like to buy a vowel? According to science, maybe.
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- By C. Coville, David Rose
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The 6 Most Intriguing Stupid Questions Answered by Science
Does science waste time on frivolous experiments? Yep, but sometimes they pay off.
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- By Elorm Kojo Ntumy, Elsa Moriarty, Josh Hrala
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5 Myths About Illegal Drugs You Probably Believe
As with many things on which opinions vary so widely, much of what you've been told is utter horseshit.
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- By James G.
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6 Horrifying Dark Sides of Creatures You Think Are Adorable
It's always the pretty ones who hurt you the most.
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- By Jonathan Wojcik
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6 Half-Assed Ways Scientists Made Mind Blowing Discoveries
Looking to discover a new animal species? Have you tried eBay?
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- By Kathy Benjamin, Ivan Farkas, Alan Boyle
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5 Common Nightmares We All Have
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- By Anita Serwacki, Chris Pauls
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The 5 Most Impressively Convoluted Traps Set by Animals
Some animals refuse to play by the rules.
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- By Monte Richard, Andrew Heaton
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5 Shockingly Crazy Ideas Behind Huge Scientific Discoveries
Some of the most important innovators in history were just as interested in voodoo as they were in science, and often stumbled across their greatest works by accident.
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- By Salla Maaria
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5 Popular Medications You Won't Believe Mess With Your Brain
If you want to terrify yourself, go into your medicine cabinet and read all of the really weird side effects at the bottom of the label.
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- By J.F. Sargent
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The 6 Most WTF Scientific Theories About Existence
We're not saying that any of these mind-blowing theories about the nature of everything are accurate, we're just saying that they were proposed by people smarter than us.
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- By Chris Fox
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The 6 Most Awesome Special Effects Produced by Nature
Mother Nature loves to demonstrate that, even if you happen to be the most seasoned of outdoors enthusiasts, she still has the ability to full-on blow your mind.
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- By MJ Alba
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5 Things Everyone Hates (Science Says You Secretly Enjoy)
Let's face it: Humans like to whine. But science has discovered that we've been frontin' the whole time.
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- By Karl Smallwood, Dennis Hong
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5 (Thankfully) Extinct Giant Versions of Modern Animals
Animals we see today used to be much larger in olden times. Like, a LOT larger. Also, a lot meaner, hungrier, and ripped-straight-from-our-nightmares-ier.
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- By Fred Zhu
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5 Mind-Blowing Ways Your Senses Lie to You Every Day
We're pretty sure the thing your brain does best is convince you that it works. But it doesn't take much to spot the bizarre little flaws in your gray matter.
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- By Dennis Hong
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