http://www.cracked.com/article_18649_5-ridiculous-ancient-beliefs-that-turned-out-to-be-true.html
Well, it's certainly not hard hitting science.
What's written in the science part of the example is not wrong, it could be written better but this isn't a science blog, it's mainly for entertainment purposes and there's certainly enough real science in it as a base to search for more material on the internet for anyone who's wants to investigate further.
Oh and if you really want to say something about Cracked
http://www.cracked.com/article_18606_8-historic-symbols-that-mean-opposite-what-you-think.html
And scroll down to numbuh five
I saw it.
Between the above article, their article on Google, their nonsense about robots taking over the world and using scientifically illiterate phrases like "things that science can't explain", I really have a hard time taking anything they say with more than a grain of salt.
The irony is, if you read further they point out that the "40 acres and a mule" thing was just a temporary measure (by General Sherman to get rid of these pesky slaves and a surplus of mules). Yet, they don't seem to want to mention that Paine's solutions were only meant to be temporary, either.
So Cracked.com cherry picked?
Quote from: surhotchaperchlorome on September 02, 2010, 09:56:23 PM
So Cracked.com cherry picked?
The guy who made the article cherry picked and then the Cracked guys approved his article, because they knew it will get some views going.