Cracked Archive

5 Birds With Abilities That Put Superheroes to Shame

When you look at the vast array of avian abilities in nature, it's easy to spot some serious superhero talent.

Authors: By Monte Richard
Published: October 22, 2011
Comments: 621

Cracked Round-Up: Honey, We Shrunk the Interns! Edition.

Authors: By CRACKED Staff
Published: October 22, 2011
Comments: 7

6 Absurd Pirate Myths Everyone Believes (Thanks to Movies)

Authors: By Eric Yosomono, Drew Miller
Published: October 21, 2011
Comments: 868

5 Real Princesses Too Badass for Disney Movies

History is full of royal women who kicked all kinds of ass. None of them fit for a Disney movie.

Authors: By Jacopo della Quercia
Published: October 20, 2011
Comments: 635

The 8 Most Wildly Irresponsible Vintage Toys

Molten glass, molten metal, hazardous chemicals -- all were included in toys back then ... on purpose.

Authors: By Tracy V.
Published: October 19, 2011
Comments: 1363

5 Rulers Whose Idiot Siblings Nearly Screwed the World

No comedy would be complete without the Wacky Screwup Brother, the Zach Galifianakis in The Hangover-type who is there to throw a wrench in everything with some sort of stupid scheme (also see: Gob Bluth from Arrested Development). It's not so funny in real life.

Authors: By Evan V. Symon
Published: October 19, 2011
Comments: 670

The 6 Most Mind-Blowing Things Ever Discovered in Space

Hollywood's most creative minds can't get past populating the place with planets that look a whole lot like Earth, populated by rapey aliens and Muppets. But real space is far, far stranger.

Authors: By Jacopo della Quercia , Mike Cooney
Published: October 18, 2011
Comments: 1665

6 Classic Kids Shows Secretly Set in Nightmarish Universes

Being a cartoon isn't an easy gig.

Authors: By Preston Xander
Published: October 17, 2011
Comments: 1299

6 Inspiring Tales of Friendship in the Middle of Brutal Wars

You should probably bookmark this article for the next time you're in a bad mood.

Authors: By John Champion
Published: October 17, 2011
Comments: 834

5 Unintentionally Hilarious Soviet Versions of Good Ideas

Naturally, the results were often ridiculous (but kind of awesome).

Authors: By Xavier Jackson
Published: October 16, 2011
Comments: 1235

5 Sexual Innovations From People in Your History Text Books

It turns out that the great men and women lauded by society for mainstream discoveries, and the underground smut peddlers who advanced the art of masturbation, are often the same people.

Authors: By Kevin Forde, Lillian Marx
Published: October 16, 2011
Comments: 427