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8 Creepy Video Game Urban Legends (That Happen to Be True)
The urban legends of every era always seem to reflect whatever teenagers are doing at the time. That's why it only makes sense that today's are centered around video games. Except ... these are absolutely true.
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- By Maxwell Yezpitelok, M. Asher Cantrell
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957 CRACKED ROUND-UP: Tips for Summer Edition
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- By CRACKED Staff
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Linkstorm 04.29.11: Road Signs For Your Life
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- By Fitzgerald Smith
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The 6 Most Terrifying Historical Car Races
Here are the races throughout history that catered purely to those who were just plain sick of living.
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- By Tony Pilgram
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5 Bizarre Accidents That Helped Invent Modern Medicine
It turns out that some of the greatest discoveries in modern medicine didn't come about as a consequence of hundreds of dedicated doctors slaving away for hours in a lab. They occurred because people are often stupid, lazy, incompetent, unlucky or accident-prone.
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- By Tom Lagana
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The 6 Creepiest Things Hiding in Your DNA
We're all just one impulsive Google images search away from facing the unblinking darkness that lurks within the heart of man. But that black pit of twisted evil and decay shouldn't surprise anybody; it's rooted in our genetic makeup. Literally.
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- By C. Coville
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Linkstorm 4.27.11: Funny Ads About Serious Issues
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- By Fitzgerald Smith
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5 Trends You Think Are Ruining Movies (Are Older Than Film)
A lot of people say they miss the good old days, when the entertainment industry was a bullshit-free zone, and we're here to tell you that that time never existed. Everything we think of as a bad modern trend in Hollywood can be traced back pretty much to the beginning of recorded history.
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- By Diana McCallum
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19 Warning Signs for Common Awkward Moments
If you see these signs, and know what they're talking about, it's already too late.
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- By Ashley Neal, Charley Daniels
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The 14 Most Unintentionally Terrifying Statues in the World
A person can paint something with no guarantee it'll be around in a few years. But when a sculptor creates a horrifying monument to his own insanity, that shit gets erected in city park or town square somewhere.
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- By Pauli Poisuo
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Linkstorm 4.25.11: If American Shows Were Remade Overseas
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- By Fitzgerald Smith
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6 Deleted Scenes That Prove the Book Isn't Always Better
Fanboys love nothing more than to bitch and moan when some nitpicky detail of a novel they love doesn't make it into the final cut of the movie. But the thing is, sometimes those changes happen for the right reasons.
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- By John Donegal
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6 Wacky Misunderstandings at the Scene of Grisly Crimes
Law enforcement has to be a grueling, stressful and hugely underappreciated job. But you have to admit, those guys wind up with the best stories to tell at parties.
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- By Jason Edward Harrington
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The 7 Most Impressive Examples of Animal Architecture
Animals have been cranking out architectural marvels since humanity was still trying to figure out how pooping works.
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- By Ethan Lou
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The 5 Biggest Backfires in the History of Disaster Relief
The nice thing about natural disasters is that you always know who to blame them on: your god, your god's greatest mortal enemy or a kraken. Unfortunately, we don't have the same luxury when it comes to catastrophes brought on by man -- especially when all of man's bright ideas for fixing them just keep making them worse.
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- By CRACKED Staff, J. Olasz
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