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The 50 Most Awesome Things Ever Done by Americans
We've been collecting the stories of real Americans who did really awesome things -- at peace, at war, and while being Teddy Roosevelt.
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The 6 Stupidest Designs Ever Used on Enormous Projects
We assume that people who build buildings know what they're doing, but that stuff isn't easy, and damn it, mistakes get made.
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- By Tristan Cooper
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7 Awesome Buildings That Look Like They're Designed by Kids
It turns out plenty of professional folks are 12-year-olds magically trapped in grown-up bodies.
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- By Kel Zhang
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7 Insane Landforms You Won't Believe Aren't Photoshopped
Sometimes, the giant muscular space wizard that keeps our planet spinning loses its balance, sending mountains and rivers and oceans crashing together in unexpected ways.
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- By George Kemper
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6 Mysterious Deaths That'll Make You Believe in Conspiracies
Disclaimer for any government officials, mobsters, or assassins in general reading this: We don't really believe that any of the following conspiracy theories about mysterious deaths are true.
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- By Jaspar G.
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5 Shockingly Childish Abuses of Power by Hospital Employees
Hospitals kind of need to keep things professional, since a tiny mistake can mean death and a massive malpractice suit. Of course, not everyone got the memo.
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- By Simon Bower , A.C. Grimes
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5 Bizarre Subcultures Way Crazier Than Anything from Japan
These baffling cliques seem to be based on a peyote vision or some terrible mistranslation in the Bible.
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- By Antonio Arrieta, JM McNab
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5 Hit Movies That Swiped Their Plots
There are a finite number of stories that can possibly be told, and after a century of moviemaking, filmmakers are bound to start repeating themselves completely by accident.
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- By Connor Briggs-Morris
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5 New Methods for Losing Weight You Won't Believe Are Legal
These all sound like bizarre torture methods you'd find in a sci-fi flick.
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- By Doron S.
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5 Terrible Secrets Big Drug Companies Don't Want You to Know
It turns out drug companies' evil usually involves less illegal genetic experiments and more down-to-earth jerk moves.
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- By Andrew Munro
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The 6 Most Ridiculous Lies Ever Published as Nonfiction
The next time you read a biography filled with unusually inspiring, heartbreaking, or just plain awesome stories, keep in mind that there's a solid chance it's all complete and utter B.S.
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- By Vann Vicente
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6 Dinosaurs We Just Found Out Had X-Men Powers
We're learning that dinosaurs may have been way cooler than we ever thought possible.
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- By Teddem Yee
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Want to Write for Cracked? You Can Start Now (and Get Paid)
We will give you money for your good ideas.
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- By J.F. Sargent
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5 Geniuses Whose Careers Peaked at a Shockingly Young Age
Young people can and constantly come up with plenty of awesome ideas, even when they operate in fields that are seemingly impossible to conquer until you've sprouted several gray hairs.
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- By Jacopo della Quercia , Matthew Moffitt
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5 Huge Monster Versions of the World's Most Annoying Things
It's easy to lose perspective and forget that other people have it so, so much worse than us.
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- By Eddie Rodriguez
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