Does anyone else here like cracked.com?

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Cracked.com is recognized for its unique blend of humor and credible scientific research, distinguishing it from other humor websites. The site effectively cites various scientific studies, making complex topics more accessible and entertaining. Notable articles such as "6 Reasons Space Travel Will Always Suck" and "5 Creepy Ways Video Games Are Trying to Get You Addicted" exemplify its approach. Despite its humorous tone, Cracked.com maintains a commitment to avoiding pseudoscience, which enhances its credibility among readers.

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I've actually found it to be a lot better than most other humor websites, since it actually is pretty good about citing much of the scientific research that gets published by various newspapers - but putting a humorous spin to it. That, and for a humor website, it certainly cites a huge amount of scientific research (oftentimes research I wish more people would get to know - but wouldn't know since science news is so boring to them). It seems to be pretty good about avoiding the pseudoscience (which is something I wouldn't expect from a humor website). I especially liked their "6 Reasons Space Travel Will Always Suck" article. But nonetheless, I often feel ashamed of admitting my fondness for the site, since a lot of other people might be skeptical of the research it cites simply given the humorous bent that the site gives to such research.
 
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I particularly liked the article about http://www.cracked.com/article_18461_5-creepy-ways-video-games-are-trying-to-get-you-addicted.html" .
 
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Best website ever. Closely followed by fmylife, nothing better than laughing at other peoples misfortunes.
 

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