Cracked Archive - Science
The 6 Cruelest Science Experiments Ever (Were Done on Kids)
Sometimes science has to be ruthless. If curing cancer means dropping a dozen frightened children into the jungle for some reason, then by God that's what you do.
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- By R. Jason Benson
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1988 5 Things You Didn't Know Could Make You Smarter
Apparently there are lots of little, arbitrary things that can boost your brain power in ways you'd never expect.
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- By Micah Niedner, XJ Selman
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The 5 Weirdest Sixth Senses Humans Have (Without Knowing It)
Every attempt to prove that humans have some kind of telepathic sixth sense shows it to be complete bullshit. But we still shouldn't sell ourselves short -- we have all sorts of extra senses that we either never use or don't notice when we do.
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- By XJ Selman
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5 Mind-Blowing Ways That Science Has Done the Impossible
Somewhere out there, scientists are still reaching for stuff that's so far above and beyond that it sounds like black magic.
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- By Chris Rio
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The 5 Coolest Pets Humanity Has Bred into Existence: Classic
Gene meddling isn't immune to awesomeness. Sometimes, just sometimes, what comes out from the test tube is a lot less Cthulhu and more like your new, kickass pet.
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- By E. Reid Ross, Meg Anastasia
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The 6 Most Terrifying Pets Humanity Has Bred Into Existence
Apparently, there are absolutely no qualifications needed to start screwin' with the very foundation of an entire species, and the chief motivator for many selective breeders is 'I thought it would be funny.'
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- By E. Reid Ross
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7 Studies That Only Proved That Scientists Are Perverts
Every scientist strives to be objective and logical, ignoring personal biases in the interest of discovery and the pursuit of knowledge. But, you know, sex is really neat.
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- By Lachlan M.
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10 Real Sea Creatures Lifted Directly from Your Nightmares
By now, you should know that our mission statement is 'Nature is terrifying and you should only leave the house if it's an emergency.'
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- By Chris Rio
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9 Normal Things That Look Trippy Under a Microscope
The world is full of magic, it's just that a lot of it isn't visible without special tools. Fortunately, microscopes exist.
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- By Dustin Koski, Evan V. Symon , Kier Harris
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5 Scientific Reasons You're Better Off Being Unattractive
t's easy to spend the rest of your life thinking that your bad luck with the ladies is just evolution trying to filter your weird face and frail physique out of the gene pool. But that's not entirely true.
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- By XJ Selman
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11 Everyday Things That Are Terrifying Under a Microscope
As human beings, we go about our day-to-day lives, completely oblivious to the microscopic world around us. And that ignorance is great, because most of that microscopic world is scary as hell.
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- By Kier Harris
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6 Terrifying Bats You Won't Believe Aren't Photoshopped
The only reason you're not more afraid of bats than you are now is because you've never seen one up close. Allow us to change that.
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- By E. Reid Ross
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5 Ways to Trick Your Body Into Being More Awesome
The human body is a miracle. But that doesn't mean we shouldn't always be finding ways to game the system to gain a little bit more of an advantage.
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- By Sam Irwin
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The 6 Most Popular Crime Fighting Tactics (That Don't Work)
t's hard to talk people out of laws that sound like they're tough on crime, because damn it, those criminals have to pay, and the people arguing on the other side are probably just a bunch of bleeding hearts anyway. Who cares what the statistics say.
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- By Robert Evans
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8 Ridiculous Animal Myths You Probably Believe
When it comes to myths about our neighbors in the animal kingdom, people tend to buy into even the most far-fetched ideas with nary a second thought.
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- By Jonathan Wojcik, J.C Breen, Nathan R. Carlsen, Kristina Dillon
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