Cracked Archive
5 Iconic Pop Culture Moments Improvised at the Last Second
It turns out that some movies and shows that became enduring classics were dangerously close to being terrible, and we probably wouldn't be talking about them today if a few folks hadn't switched gears on the fly.
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- By Evan V. Symon
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7 Ridiculously Outdated Assumptions Every Movie Makes
No teenager still owns a stack of skin magazines, unless that teenager insists on living an ironic 1985-lifestyle.
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- By C. Coville
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6 Popular Children's Books That Teach Kids Horrible Lessons
The cutesy, cartoony little picture books you find in the beanbag section of the library aren't actively teaching kids to idolize crack dealers or mock the disabled, right? Actually, some of the biggest names in the industry are practically seeding our children's brains with impending personality disorders.
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- By Jeff Beauvoir
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- 1555
6 Prank Gadgets That Only a Sociopath Would Actually Use
Fortunately for the people who go their entire lives without ever discovering the difference between a 'practical joke' and 'randomly harming other people just because,' an entire industry has emerged to help them.
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- By Michael Corvinus
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- 1200
7 Outrageous Hoaxes That Actually Worked
Since society has had several thousand years of practice at recognizing con artists, you'd think we'd get pretty good at spotting them. But you'd be wrong. For a scam to succeed, it doesn't take any kind of special genius. Or even average genius.
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- By Dwayne Hoover, Dustin Koski
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- 778