Cracked Archive - Weird World
6 Wild Criminal Schemes You Won't Believe Are True
Sometimes, True Crime is stranger than Crime Fiction.
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- By Alex Hanton
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- 54
6 Terrifying Animal Swarms Capable of Causing Total Mayhem
Forget rats or locusts, there are loads of lesser-known plagues ready to horrify you.
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- By E. J. Diaz
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Want The Best Job Of The 21st Century? Learn To Herd Goats
Thanks to climate change getting worse, goat business is on fire.
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- By Cedric Voets
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5 Criminal Masterminds Who Used Their Powers For Good
If you can't do the time, find a legit way to do the crime.
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- By E. Reid Ross, Abraham Mireles, Peter I. Santiago, Marvin Bea, Sarah Philip
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5 Crimes That Got Hilariously Foiled By Instant Karma
Karma, like Justice, is a B-word.
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- By Pauli Poisuo, E. Reid Ross, E.M. Caris
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21 Huge Pop Culture Moments Brought To You By Booze/Drugs
Turns out people are way more loaded than you suspected.
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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- 54
How A Spider Triggered The Best News Story of 2019 So Far
When police pulled up at the house, they expected to find a horror show inside. (Spoiler: they didn't.)
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- By Adam Wears
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5 Totally Baffling Crimes That Only Raised More Questions
These inexplicable crimes exist as raw, bewildering proof of an uncaring and chaotic universe.
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- By Pauli Poisuo, E.M. Caris, Andrea Meno, Johan Kurniawan, Christian Markle
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- 55
18 Garbage Trends From 2018 That Need To Die
While we’re at it, let’s retire the non-word ‘trending.’
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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- 265
Stereotypes That Are Proven Baloney (That People Still Believe)
A lot of stereotypes are surprisingly easy to debunk.
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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- 340
5 World-Renowned Experts Who Were Just Straight-Up Crackpots
Selling snake oil is hard work these days.
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- By Pauli Poisuo, Alex Hanton, Taylor Daine, E. Reid Ross
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- 38
6 Normal People Who Turned Into Superheroes Out Of Nowhere
These are the best superhero origin stories.
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- By Alex Hanton, Peter I. Santiago
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- 38
These 18 Ill-Conceived Toys Are An Embarrassment To Humanity
How is it possible that we’re still cranking out toys that are this unfortunate?
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- By Andres Diplotti
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- 195
6 Ads That Tried To Be Hip and Failed Horribly
Even the hippest brand is run by a bunch of middle-aged marketing executives pretending that they're cool 16-year-olds.
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- By Ed Stevens, E.M. Caris, Eamon Lahiri, Aquiles Cacho, Peter I. Santiago
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5 Commercials That Hate You, The Customer
A commercial's only job is to convince you that your life will be better with its product.
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- By Mike Bedard, Jordan Breeding, Peter I. Santiago
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- 83