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Cracked Archive - Science & History

The Most Important Things That Were Just Pulled Out of the Sea
The Most Important Things That Were Just Pulled Out of the Sea

Including the world’s first computer, which dates back to the first century B.C.E.

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Unlikely Events That Descended into Fyre Festival Levels of Chaos
Unlikely Events That Descended into Fyre Festival Levels of Chaos

Billy McFarland and Ja Rule have nothing on these guys

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The Fast-Food Burger That Was Twice As Deadly As Panera’s Lemonade
The Fast-Food Burger That Was Twice As Deadly As Panera’s Lemonade

Even its name recognized its monstrous qualities

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5 Massive Troves of Gold Stuck Maddeningly Out-of-Reach
5 Massive Troves of Gold Stuck Maddeningly Out-of-Reach

Want a quadrillion tons of gold? We know just the place

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A Brief History of Eurovision’s Political Messiness
A Brief History of Eurovision’s Political Messiness

Whoever said music brings us together clearly didn’t understand just how much Armenia and Azerbaijan hate each other

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5 Phrases From the ‘British Monarch Causes of Death’ Wikipedia Page That Merit Closer Inspection
5 Phrases From the ‘British Monarch Causes of Death’ Wikipedia Page That Merit Closer Inspection

‘A surfeit of lampreys’

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5 Words We Only Use Because the Old Ones Were Too Dirty
5 Words We Only Use Because the Old Ones Were Too Dirty

People only started talking about light meat and dark meat because they were too embarrassed to talk about breasts and legs

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4 Divisive Political Quotes That Actually Aimed to Bridge Divisions
4 Divisive Political Quotes That Actually Aimed to Bridge Divisions

Remember ‘deplorables’? That speech actually asked you to empathize with Trump supporters

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Ancient People Lived Longer Than You Think
Ancient People Lived Longer Than You Think

Why most people misinterpret life expectancy

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5 Everyday Foods Americans Never Ate Till Strangely Recently
5 Everyday Foods Americans Never Ate Till Strangely Recently

In the 1940s, Americans didn’t eat pizza. In fact, most didn’t even know the word

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This Is the Biggest Waste of Money in U.S. Military History
This Is the Biggest Waste of Money in U.S. Military History

Look, it’s about the lessons we learned along the way

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Ancient Poisons Not Even Putin Would Dare Use
Ancient Poisons Not Even Putin Would Dare Use

Turns out Earth has been providing natural ends for your enemies for a long time

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Real Estate That Even You Can Probably Afford
Real Estate That Even You Can Probably Afford

Dollar houses exist, but you’ll pay in elbow grease

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History Erased Just How Bad Europeans Smelled
History Erased Just How Bad Europeans Smelled

We should be glad period pieces don't have Smell-O-Vision

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9 Niche Hobbies That Get Insanely Competitive
9 Niche Hobbies That Get Insanely Competitive

Even for the weirdest interests, there’s somebody who is so much better at it than you

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