Cracked Archive - Science

5 Mysteries About the Human Race That Science Can't Explain
We've nailed a whole lot down, sure, but there are some shockingly simple questions we don't have very solid answers to yet.
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5 Bizarre Things Your Body Does (Explained by Science)
As a result of the tireless work by scientists, we now know the answers to some age-old mysteries.
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- By Josh Hrala, Ivan Farkas
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6 Creepy Brainwashing Techniques You Can Use Today
The human brain is an odd, glitchy machine that is influenced in all sorts of weird ways you never thought of.
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7 Insane Landforms You Won't Believe Aren't Photoshopped
Sometimes, the giant muscular space wizard that keeps our planet spinning loses its balance, sending mountains and rivers and oceans crashing together in unexpected ways.
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- By George Kemper
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5 Terrible Secrets Big Drug Companies Don't Want You to Know
It turns out drug companies' evil usually involves less illegal genetic experiments and more down-to-earth jerk moves.
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- By Andrew Munro
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6 Dinosaurs We Just Found Out Had X-Men Powers
We're learning that dinosaurs may have been way cooler than we ever thought possible.
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- By Teddem Yee
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5 Tiny Animals That Deserve Their Own Horror Movie
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- By E. Reid Ross
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5 Everyday Objects Scientists MacGyvered Into Huge Advances
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- By Scott Santens
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69 Awesome Brain Hacks That Give You Mind-Blowing Powers
We don't know much about computer hacking here at Cracked, because that stuff involves numbers, but we've come across a whole bunch of different crazy brain and body hacks over the years.
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26 Microscopic Horrors In and Around Your House Right Now
We get scared of things like shark attacks, bear maulings, or having to wipe with single ply toilet paper, but it turns out the real terror is that which can't be seen by the naked eye.
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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5 Insane Myths Your Grandma Told You (Science Says Are True)
Some folk cures and bizarre warnings have stuck around for a reason, and it just took science a while to catch up.
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- By Welldone Quibranza, XJ Selman, Michael Hossey
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5 Shockingly Unexpected Cures for Common Health Problems
The cure was inside you all along. Well, you have the ability to put it inside you anyways.
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- By Matt Farmer, Ivan Farkas
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5 Bizarre Mental Illnesses That Turn Reality Into a TV Show
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- By Teddem Yee
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18 Mutant Superpowers Real Humans Have
It turns out that the X-Men exist ... kind of. But in place of optic blasts and telekinesis, there's bulging eyeballs and strong genitals.
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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5 Animals That Look Like Cartoons (Until They Kill You)
You shouldn't ignore or underestimate Mother Nature, no matter how innocent and unassuming her avatar might be.
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- By E. Reid Ross
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