Cracked Archive - Science
5 Weird Directions Human Evolution Could Have Taken
As humans, we pretty much rode on dumb luck to the top of the world.
- By Dawn Morrow, J.F. Sargent
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- November 08, 2012
5 Insane Farm Secrets Behind the Food on Your Grocery List
Nobody wants to know where their food comes from. Still, it's worth paying attention to, because some of what's going on behind the scenes is downright weird.
- By E. Reid Ross
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- November 07, 2012
5 Hidden Practical Benefits Behind Common Religious Rituals
Some of these traditions came from a time when they afforded real practical benefits, and not just because people decided to do whatever a book told them to do.
- By Eric Yosomono, Patrick McCarty
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- November 04, 2012
10 Old-Timey Medical Treatments Inspired by Your Nightmares
In the course of 10 pictures, we're going to make you feel way better about the fact that you weren't born 100 years earlier.
- By Tracy V.
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- October 27, 2012
5 Bizarre Ways Brain Scans Can Predict the Future
Now serious men in lab coats can slap a machine on your head and predict stuff like what products you'll buy, which tests you'll fail in class and even how likely you are to be a raging drunk. It's the future!
- By Agneeth Mazumdar, XJ Selman
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- October 25, 2012
6 Movies That Accidentally Recreate Real Mental Illnesses
Your life can become just like your favorite films as early as tomorrow. All it takes is a debilitating mental illness/
- By Alex Race
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- October 21, 2012
5 Ways Your Taste in Music is Scientifically Programmed
No matter how science tries to take the magic out of life, there are certain things that you just can't qualify with data: young love, the joy of holding a puppy, the beauty of a classic song ... . Ah, not so fast on that last one.
- By Kristi Harrison, Chris Radomile
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- October 20, 2012
5 Insignificant Things That Determine if Someone Likes You
The good news is that there are some unexpected shortcuts that can make a person popular. The bad news is that they're just as stupid and arbitrary as the ones you already knew.
- By XJ Selman
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- October 17, 2012
The 4 Craziest Scientific Theories Posed by U.S. Politicians
American politics is a nightmare version of 'American Idol': It's full of desperately unqualified people who won popularity contests, and they can ruin your life, even if you don't watch them.
- By Luke McKinney
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- October 16, 2012
5 Eerily Sophisticated Ways Animals Communicate
We know animals communicate, sure. But it's not like animals lie, or gossip, or argue. Right?
- By Monte Richard
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- October 16, 2012
5 Crazy Ways the Colors Red and Blue Control Your Life
Your brain and body react to two colors -- red and blue -- in distinct and downright weird ways that science doesn't completely understand.
- By Monte Richard
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- October 15, 2012
6 Terrifying Experiments Parents Did on Their Own Kids
While most of our scientific forefathers stuck to experimenting on random poor people like any respectable person would, others took it a step further and said, 'Well, this baby in my house is already crying a lot anyway.'
- By C. Coville
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- October 07, 2012
The 5 Most Terrifying Diseases That Doctors Can't Explain
When we visit the hospital, we know that someone is going to be able to tell us what's wrong with us and how to fix it. But then, there are some particularly unusual diseases out there that have medical professionals throwing up their arms and claiming witchcraft
- By Elorm Kojo Ntumy, Welldone Quibranza
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- October 04, 2012
5 Reasons Humanity Desperately Wants Monsters to Be Real
You believe in monsters, whether you know it or not. They are an important part of who we are -- so let's understand this obsession.
- By David Wong
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- October 03, 2012
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