Cracked Archive - Science
The 5 Biggest Backfires in the History of Disaster Relief
The nice thing about natural disasters is that you always know who to blame them on: your god, your god's greatest mortal enemy or a kraken. Unfortunately, we don't have the same luxury when it comes to catastrophes brought on by man -- especially when all of man's bright ideas for fixing them just keep making them worse.
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- By CRACKED Staff, J. Olasz
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434 The 6 Weirdest Dangers of Space Travel
When mankind finally makes the big leap from Earth to space, it's probably not going to be the time-warping black holes or mouth-raping aliens that do him in. In fact, tomorrow's astronauts will be on the lookout for dangers that are laughably mundane.
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- By Ethan Lou
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7 Horrible Ways The Universe Can Destroy Us Without Warning
he universe is patient. It can wait. But rest assured: Some day, when you least expect it, it will reap a terrible vengeance upon you.
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- By Pauli Poisuo
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6 Ways Nature Cleans Up Our Messes Better Than We Do
Every once in a while, Mother Nature surprises us with her resiliency, Wolverine-like healing abilities and willingness to step in and clean up our filthy messes when we prove ourselves incompetent.
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- By Pauli Poisuo
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8 Terrifying Skeletons of Adorable Animals
As with everything, it's really the cute creatures that are harboring true horror just beneath their skin.
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- By Adam Wears, Mike Lamb
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7 Basic Things You Won't Believe You're All Doing Wrong
Stop what you're doing because, whatever it is, you're probably screwing it up.
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- By C. Coville, Crystal Beran
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The 6 Most Bizarre Medical Hoaxes People Actually Believed
Repeat after us: Medicine. Is. Not. Magic.
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- By Alexia Franklin
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6 Socially Conscious Actions That Only Look Like They Help
A lot of the half-assed stuff we do not only doesn't help but actually ends up making things worse for everyone.
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- By C. Coville
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6 Fitness Tips Everyone's Heard (That Don't Work at All)
According to countless self-proclaimed fitness experts, apparently there is only one way to avoid obesity and early death: their way.
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- By Christina H
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Killer Whale: Biggest Badass in the Animal Kingdom [CHART]
Land sharks are funny. Until you realize that killer whales can do that.
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- By John Larwood
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10 Animals You Won't Believe Are Closely Related
Here are a few critters that took a much weirder evolutionary path than you might at first expect.
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- By CRACKED Staff, Juniper Russo
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The 8 Most Terrifying Diets in the Animal Kingdom
Animals eat insects, and their own poop, and their own children. So what in the hell could qualify as a weird diet in the animal kingdom? Trust us, it gets weirder.
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- By Jonathan Wojcik
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6 Real World Jedi Mind Tricks Salesmen Are Using On You
We've all been there: You go in for a new cell phone battery, then one of the salesmen walks up, and next thing you know you're walking out of there with every iWhatever they had in stock. Once the new gadget smell and irresponsibility high wear off, you're left wondering: How the hell did they do that?
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- By Kathy Benjamin
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6 Diet Fads For People Who Will Try Anything Except Exercise
In a landscape littered with unscientific and downright stupid weight loss products, it takes something extra stupid to get our attention. Fortunately, weight loss is a big business, and some of the products on the market today seem purely intended to find out how far they can go before we call bullshit.
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- By Pauli Poisuo
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7 Useful Genetic Experiments That Are Creepy As Hell
There's something weird about dicking around with the building blocks of life. To help set your mind at ease, here are some of the most baffling and bizarre experiments going on right now.
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- By Fletcher Wortmann
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