Cracked Archive - Science & History

The Most Embarrassing Failures of Famous Geniuses
The Most Embarrassing Failures of Famous Geniuses

They can’t all be winners, even from the biggest winners in history

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4 Beauty Standards That Are Statistically Nearly Impossible
4 Beauty Standards That Are Statistically Nearly Impossible

Fake it ‘til you make it

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Five Historical Figures With Silly Phobias
Five Historical Figures With Silly Phobias

You know what they say: Well-adjusted people rarely make history

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The Evolutionary Feature That Helps You Better Grab A Cold One
The Evolutionary Feature That Helps You Better Grab A Cold One

Science has ensured we can toss one back with the boys

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5 Classic Tourist Scams
5 Classic Tourist Scams

These magic beans are worthless

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Five Qualities That Reveal More About You Than You Think
Five Qualities That Reveal More About You Than You Think

The truth always comes out — sometimes in ways we never expected

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5 Miserable Fates You’d Suffer in War, If the Enemy Didn’t Get You First
5 Miserable Fates You’d Suffer in War, If the Enemy Didn’t Get You First

Yeah yeah, getting shot is bad. But let’s talk for a second about rats

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The Snack Food You Can Thank Monks for Inventing
The Snack Food You Can Thank Monks for Inventing

And hey, it’s not bad!

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12 Facts About Boozing in Space NASA Would Prefer Not to Discuss
12 Facts About Boozing in Space NASA Would Prefer Not to Discuss

Getting blasted while blasting off is a NASA no-no

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5 Babyish Activities That Babies Can’t Actually Do
5 Babyish Activities That Babies Can’t Actually Do

Babies can’t shiver, and they can’t cry tears

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The Roman Gladiator Who Specialized in Fighting Animals
The Roman Gladiator Who Specialized in Fighting Animals

Like a reverse Doctor Doolittle

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6 Songs That Rocked Hard Before They Got Covered and Became Famous
6 Songs That Rocked Hard Before They Got Covered and Became Famous

We didn’t think Mariah Carey sang punk songs, but we were wrong

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Parts of Everyday Life That Are Newer Than You Think
Parts of Everyday Life That Are Newer Than You Think

The concept of adolescence wasn’t particularly meaningful in Western society until the end of World War II

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5 Ways to Detect the Invisible Stuff Hiding From Us
5 Ways to Detect the Invisible Stuff Hiding From Us

Surround yourself with the right sensors, and they might just save us all

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The Ancient Creeps Who Told the Future With Animal Guts
The Ancient Creeps Who Told the Future With Animal Guts

‘I’ve got a bad feeling in their guts about this’

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