“A study by Harvard researchers several years ago found that in many product classes, consumers “lack either the ability or motivation to conduct a price comparison.” Their conclusions are still true today. We either can’t – or won’t – scrutinize a product price. Here’s how business try to dupe you, and how you can avoid it.” w/ photos

“According to some knowledgeable people, A History of Violence is the last movie a major studio pressed onto the VHS format. The reason is simple: VHS is a mostly dead format and most people prefer DVDs nowadays. Seeing a demand for them, many major studios have been pushing out as much of their catalog onto DVD, with new movies making it onto the medium every week. But, as of 2012, a full 50 percent of movies put on VHS have not made it onto DVD. Lot of these movies that were unreleased were pretty good, some were classics and others were not really as bad as people claim they were. Here are ten of the better ones.” w/ videos

“Sometimes a picture says a thousand words; sometimes a word says a thousand letters. There are a few instances in the English language where a word is not constructed for the sake of communication so much as to break a world record, for spectacle’s sake. In that way, the English language is much like the Olympics; here are ten words that really go the distance.” w/ videos

“If you’ve been reading Cracked for a while, you probably already know that some scientists had pretty unorthodox methods of experimentation, and that some others were thought of as idiots in their time. But those are all just cases of misunderstood genius — brilliant people doing crazy things in the service of the scientific method. What’s harder to figure out are the famously brilliant scientists who went above and beyond to proudly wave two middle fingers in the face of reason.” w/ photos

“For the sake of the audience, how many mega sharks, dino sharks, or mega dino sharks versus giant octopi can one person take before they demand something new and with a little more substance; essentially, a SyFy Original Movie that dares to break conventional barriers and delve into the weird world of more obscure monsters from myth (they’ve already done it with Manticore)! Don’t change the channel or you’ll miss eight weird creatures that need SyFy movies.” w/ photos

“Oh, don’t you hate that unsettling feeling of having an awkward moment? You feel apologetic and embarrassed at the same time. It’s the worst! We at Dentyne know that awkward moments happen to everyone, so why not share the stories?… Here are the top 11 awkward moments that everybody goes through.” w/ photos

“Hollywood wants you dead. We said it. We don’t know why. We don’t know what they could possibly gain from it, but it’s true all the same. Hollywood has been teaching you lessons about guns for decades and decades. Hollywood wants you to build your entire understanding of guns based on the gun tropes they parade in all of their movies. Hollywood wants these gun rules ingrained so deeply in you that you apply these lessons in real life. Even though doing so will kill you. That’s right. All of the lessons Hollywood has taught you about guns are wrong.” w/ photos + videos

“SORRY, you are a woman. Your chromosomes read like the eyes of a cartoon corpse, and you should ABSOLUTELY take the information below as a WARNING: I AM ON TO YOU. I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE UP TO. And soon, so will the world. The trends are clear. The rise of the New Girl Order must be stopped! The shestapo dismantled! Or in nine days, the Story of a Girl could be that she’s got her stiletto on your man-ish, bulging windpipe. Fellas… this is what we’re up against.” w/ photos

“Buildings that we often encounter on the cliffs are castles, fortresses, lighthouses, monasteries… These buildings were built in inaccessible places for protection from enemies, for a good view of the water surface, beautiful views of the environment or other reasons. Exactly, these beautiful views, natural environment and often amazing architecture of buildings, attract many tourists in these areas.” w/ photos

“When not scratching doors, yowling, making hairballs, or biting, cats can be neat and cute pets. Problem is, they usually don’t want to. However, when they choose to, the resulting stories can be worth all of the scratches, yowls, etc. Well, maybe not ALL of them, but certainly a good percentage… Here are the top 10 amazing cat stories.” w/ photos