Cracked Archive - Weird World
5 Myths About Curing Common Injuries (You Probably Believe)
From time to time we like to go look up the actual medical advice from experts to find all of the ways conventional wisdom gets these things disastrously wrong.
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- By Daniel Nest
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The 6 Most Baffling Marketing Disasters by Famous Companies
The line between roaring success and humiliating disaster is so, so thin in the world of advertising.
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- By Evan V. Symon , Marco Caruso
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19 Images That Defy Explanation, Explained
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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5 People Who Took Revenge to a Whole New Level
They'll tell you that there just ain't no wrath like cold-blooded wrath, 'cause cold-blooded wrath don't stop ... until those who have wronged you are dead, dead, dead.
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- By Jacopo della Quercia , Evan V. Symon
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Cracked Round-Up: Funspiracies Edition!
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- By CRACKED Staff
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6 'Harmless' Fads That Caused Widespread Destruction
It turns out some fads have poisoned thousands, started wars, and enslaved entire nations, all for the sake of some dumbass thing people wanted to ride, wear, or eat.
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- By Jack Hall, J. Wisniewski, Paige Turner
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5 Easy Fixes to Complex Problems You Won't Believe Worked
We're wondering just how many of the successful solutions here were first offered out of pure sarcasm.
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- By Erik Germ
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5 Well-Known Tips for Healthy Eating (That Don't Work)
Considering that eating is the basic building block of survival, you'd think we'd pretty much have it down by now, yet it's hard to find a subject more prone to bullshit.
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- By Ryan J. Leeds, Chan Teik Onn
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6 Terrifying Things Nobody Tells You About Newborns
Prepare to be terrified, because you have no idea what you're about to face. And we're not even talking about that first diaper change.
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- By Tracy V., Rebecca Schaefer
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6 Hilariously Awful Examples of Product Placements in Comics
Over the years big publishers have been more than happy to peddle out their most famous icons in ridiculous stories centered around virtually any product imaginable.
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- By Steve Stanton
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Cracked Round-Up: Drinking Game Edition
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- By CRACKED Staff
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The 12 Most Terrifying Things Ever Invented for Babies
Inventors make terrible, terrible parents.
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- By Mitchell Bryant
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5 'Secure' Places That Are Shockingly Easy to Break Into
Fortunately for the burgeoning criminal, it turns out that some of the biggest and most daring crimes require surprisingly little effort.
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- By Kathy Benjamin
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5 'Rare' Things That Are Way More Common Than You Think
Because so many of us live in cities, we think of the Earth as a crowded place. So what's left to discover? A lot actually.
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- By David Decher
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The 5 Most Ridiculous Lies Ever Told to Impress a Woman
Human courtship is a complicated procedure that often involves some strategic lying. However, not all men manage to keep their tall tales in check.
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- By Chris Fox
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- 706