Cracked Archive - Science
The Nutty Case of the Haunted Scrotum
One of modern science’s most famous nutsacks is an incredible example of pareidolia, or seeing a face where there is no face at all — in this case, the MRI of a 45-year-old man’s ballbag
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4 Freshwater Snails and Four Other Surprisingly Murderous Animals
Oh no, not the meerkat!
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- By Ryan Menezes
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5 Laws Covering Things That Are Currently Impossible
The moon will forever be a nuke-free zone
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- By Eli Yudin
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How Traffic Is Rotting Your Brain
That’s not road rage, it’s air pollution destroying your cognitive functioning
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- By Lauren Vinopal
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Gym Rats Are Also Incredible Barflies
A new study has found that those who hit the gym love to hit the bottle with the same kind of intensity
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- By Lauren Vinopal
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4 Things Science Has Predicted That We Still Haven’t Discovered
Those scientists in ‘The Last of Us’ cold open were lying... right?
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- By Eli Yudin
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Your Face Is Faker Than a Deepfake
New research indicates that we’re much more apt to perceive deepfakes as real than actual living, breathing human beings
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- By Lauren Vinopal
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Your Jokes Give Away Your Relationship Issues
You’re not laughing, you’re actually crying for help
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- By Lauren Vinopal
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‘Gramsplaining’: Old Ladies Overestimate Their Intelligence As Much As Young Men
A new study says that the only bigger know-it-all than a tech bro is your grandma
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- By Lauren Vinopal
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The Science of Being Completely Full of Sh*t
The world is full of liars, but can some of them not help it?
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- By Mike Rampton
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4 Dumb Thought Experiments That Need to Be Eradicated From the Hivemind
They really make you think about how much you’d rather be talking to something else!
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- By Eli Yudin
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All the Ways Scientists Have Theorized That Jack Could Fit on That Damn Door
Even James Cameron has gotten in on the action, because of course he has
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- By Amanda Mannen
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5 Seemingly Toxic Things That Are Technically Edible
Turns out your toddler going Joey Chestnut mode on a pile of dirt might be... healthy?
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- By Eli Yudin
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How Your Pet Controls Your Mind
They don’t actually like you, they just know exactly how to make you think that they do
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- By Amanda Mannen
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5 Ridiculous Superstitions That Science Says Are True
I owe a couple fortune tellers a serious apology
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- By Eli Yudin
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