Cracked Archive

6 Bizarre Side Effects of Foods You Eat Every Day

Mmm... Tastes like auditory hallucinations.

Authors: By Simon Bower
Published: October 13, 2011
Comments: 1089

6 Things They Say Hurt Careers (That Statistics Say Help)

It turns out that many of the ways we intuitively believe we're improving our success in the workforce are totally wrong. If you want to get ahead, you'd be better advised to just let yourself go.

Authors: By Mike Cooney
Published: October 12, 2011
Comments: 1055

The 5 Most Badass Teams of Famous People To Ever Join Forces

The results of these team-ups were usually insane, if not world-changing.

Authors: By Juan Arteaga, Jacopo della Quercia
Published: October 11, 2011
Comments: 579

6 Reasons We're In Another 'Book-Burning' Period in History

What's contained in this article is going to make 80 percent of you want to punch me in the face.

Authors: By S Peter Davis
Published: October 11, 2011
Comments: 1655

7 Animals That Are One Flaw Away From Taking Over the World

The fascinating thing about evolution is how it finds infinite ways for creatures to be badass. But equally amazing is how creatures find a way to survive and thrive even with laughable and obvious design defects.

Authors: By Monte Richard, Kimmy Dee
Published: October 10, 2011
Comments: 799

6 B.S. Myths You Probably Believe About America's 'Enemies'

Spend five minutes listening to politicians and pundits talk about countries like Iran and North Korea, and you walk away thinking the world is a scary place. But politicians have agendas, and pundits want viewers. They aren't always the most reliable sources, but they're usually the loudest.

Authors: By Mark Hill
Published: October 10, 2011
Comments: 3014

5 Sci-Fi Medical Procedures We'll Have in Our Lifetime

Let's take a moment to marvel at the fact that we're not too far away from having fiction turn into reality.

Authors: By Pauli Poisuo
Published: October 09, 2011
Comments: 717

5 Classic Movies That Were Made Possible By Insane Schemes

For the aspiring filmmakers who don't happen to have wealthy friends or connections at a studio, securing funding is by far the biggest obstacle between them and the fulfillment of their vision. Sometimes that means getting creative. Horribly, horribly creative.

Authors: By Jim Ciscell
Published: October 08, 2011
Comments: 506

Cracked Round-Up: Central America Edition

Authors: By CRACKED Staff
Published: October 08, 2011
Comments: 9

4 Reasons Zooey Deschanel Can Stop Pretending She's a Dork

If you're anything like me, you track rising movie starlets through a patented system of chicken bone voodoo and Precog upkeep. It's a good system but sometimes people fall through the cracks. Like when the lil' water baldies began rolling out the name 'Zooey' over and over again, I had to consult other sources to get a reading of what was up.

Authors: By Kristi Harrison
Published: October 07, 2011
Comments: 2009

The 5 Most Epic Battles of Will That Would Not End

Let's take a moment to salute the athletes, politicians and warriors who kept up a fight long after a reasonable person would have said, 'Fine, you win.'

Authors: By CRACKED Staff, Paul K Pickett
Published: October 07, 2011
Comments: 419

6 Baffling Early Prototypes of Your Favorite Video Games

Imagine an alternate reality where Mario is packing heat, Link looks like Wolverine and Halo games are all about strategy instead of shooting aliens in the face.