Cracked Archive - Science
5 Ridiculous Animal Myths That You Probably Believe
Somewhere, right now, an adult is quoting an interesting animal 'fact' that he actually learned from an old cartoon. And this is how animals became one of those subjects particularly vulnerable to laughable misconceptions.
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- By Mohammed Shariff
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1667 5 Logical Fallacies That Make You Wrong More Than You Think
The Internet has introduced a golden age of ill-informed arguments. You can't post a video of an adorable kitten without a raging debate about pet issues spawning in the comment section. These days, everyone is a pundit.
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- By Kathy Benjamin, CRACKED Staff, Karl Smallwood
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6 Scary Tricks That Amazed Us As Kids (Explained By Science)
Demons don't cause Ouija boards to work and demons certainly didn't cause you to wet your pants.
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- By Paul K Pickett, M. Asher Cantrell
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6 Adorable Spider Behaviors You Slowly Realize Are AAAAAHHH!
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- By Dawn Morrow
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5 Birds With Abilities That Put Superheroes to Shame
When you look at the vast array of avian abilities in nature, it's easy to spot some serious superhero talent.
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- By Monte Richard
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The 6 Most Mind-Blowing Things Ever Discovered in Space
Hollywood's most creative minds can't get past populating the place with planets that look a whole lot like Earth, populated by rapey aliens and Muppets. But real space is far, far stranger.
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- By Jacopo della Quercia , Mike Cooney
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8 Terrifying Robots Now Stalking Your Local Hospital
Apparently, what the world really needs is robots specifically designed to understand the human body and interact with it. With knives.
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- By Pauli Poisuo
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6 Bizarre Side Effects of Foods You Eat Every Day
Mmm... Tastes like auditory hallucinations.
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- By Simon Bower
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7 Animals That Are One Flaw Away From Taking Over the World
The fascinating thing about evolution is how it finds infinite ways for creatures to be badass. But equally amazing is how creatures find a way to survive and thrive even with laughable and obvious design defects.
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- By Monte Richard, Kimmy Dee
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8 Things You Won't Believe Plants Do When No One's Looking
It turns out that plants are capable of some pretty sophisticated, even downright nefarious schemes.
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- By Monte Richard
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5 Real Animal Friendships Straight Out of a Disney Movie
Sometimes, vicious carnivores of the world take an appraising look at centuries of biological necessity, then turn their back on it and say, 'Screw that noise, let's be friends.'
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- By Marshall Lemon
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5 Ways Your Bad Habits Might Just Save Your Life
Depending on what's wrong with you, the cure can often be found in the things your health nut friends warned you about.
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- By Sam C.
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The 6 Most Horrifying Lies The Food Industry is Feeding You
If there's one thing in the world the food industry is dead set against, it's allowing you to actually maintain some level of control over what you eat.
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- By Pauli Poisuo
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8 Simple Questions You Won't Believe Science Can't Answer
You think you understand gravity. And then you start looking at what it actually is, and then you're in a world of shit.
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- By Eddie Rodriguez
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5 Things You Do Every Day That Are Actually Addictions
As science gets a better understanding of how addiction works in the brain, suddenly a whole lot of our habits and cultural phenomena make more sense.
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- By Mike Haring
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