R. Jason Benson
I'm an editor and (sometimes) writer for Cracked.com. You can find me on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/rjasonbenson.writer, if you're into that sort of thing. Hey look, articles:
5 Factors That Secretly Influence How Much You Like a Movie
It turns out there are all sorts of things about watching films and television shows that we never consider -- or even outright hate -- that are actually making the whole thing better.
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5 Old Wives' Tales About Health (Confirmed by Science)
You might be surprised to find out that some of that motherly health advice that sounds suspiciously like superstitious nonsense now wasn't so made up after all.
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The 12 Most Ridiculous Old-Timey Transportation Innovations
Nobody was ever more batshit crazy than old-timey inventors. Ever.
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- By Jesse Clark, R. Jason Benson
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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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The 9 Most Hilariously Irresponsible Old-Timey Weapons
It turns out that fighting real-life crime back in the day was more like a James Bond movie, if Q designed the weapons while drunk.
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The 5 Most Adorable Stories in the History of War
There are two places you'll never expect to find stories of cuteness: the toilet and warfront. But, well, here we are.
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- By Dustin Koski, R. Jason Benson, Adam Koski
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5 Futuristic Technologies Invented in the Wrong Century
Every once in a while the universe gets its wires so crossed that something we tend to think of as the far-fetched brainchild of some science fiction writer actually happened in the real world well before we ever saw it on a movie or TV screen.
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6 Insane Attempts to Communicate With the Future
Time travel is probably not going to happen. But that's doesn't mean we can't at least communicate with the distant future. With nothing more than a message to send and a ludicrous amount of funding, there are all sorts of projects to preserve messages for your great-great-(great-great-great...) grandchildren.
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6 Mind-Blowingly Huge Versions of Things You Loved as a Kid
Believe it or not, there was a time not too long ago when playing video games, watching animated shows and worshiping Batman were things that only children could do. Fortunately (or unfortunately), some folks are making it cool for adults to like this stuff too.
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7 Mind-Blowing Structures Built in Secret
Why would anyone build something impressive and keep it a secret? Plenty of reasons. Just know the next time you look out your window you could be staring straight at a secret.
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