15 Creators Who Were Inspired by Their Own Fears and Nightmares

They scare you with that scares them.

Authors: By Andres Diplotti
Published: October 18, 2021
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13 Cool Conversation-Starting Facts We Never Knew

Poor John.

Authors: By Andrea Meno
Published: October 18, 2021
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The New James Bond Copies 'Metal Gear Solid' (Who Copied James Bond First)

With 'No Time To Die,' it feels like the 007 producers came back to collect whatever creative inspiration they were owed.

Authors: By Tiago Svn
Published: October 18, 2021
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Cracked VS: Folklore Vampires vs. Modern Vampires

When, exactly, did they get so damn SEXY?

Authors: By Eli Yudin
Published: October 18, 2021
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Bones Day or No Bones: This Pug Can Predict What Type Of Day We'll Have

If you need us, we'll be melting back into bed like Noodle the pug.

Authors: By Carly Tennes
Published: October 18, 2021
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10 Ridiculous Facts We Learned This Week (2/24/17)

By:: CRACKED Writing Staff; Andres Diplotti

February 24, 2017

10 Ridiculous Facts We Learned This Week (2/24/17)

We can't promise that any of these fascinating facts will save your life -- or, for that matter, be of any practical use whatsoever. But you will be slightly smarter one minute from now, and that's something, isn't it?

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Apocalypse Now was originally George Lucas' project. When it went to Coppola instead, he modeled Star Wars after the Vietnam War. AND THE EWOKS ARE A

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From 6 Famous Movies You Probably Didn't Notice Are Propaganda

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If you've ever cleaned a house, you've probably used Lysol. ONCE UPON A TIME, IT WAS SOLD AS A VAGINAL CLEANER. From the 1930s to the 1950s, Lysol was

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If there's a single iconic element to Back To The Future, it's the DeLorean. IN THE ORIGINAL SCRIPT, IT WAS A FRIDGE POWERED BY A NUCLEAR BOMB. The -t

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From 7 Loopholes That Are Basically Glitches In Everyday Life

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A student argued that a 200-year-old proposed amendment could still be ratified. His teacher gave his paper a C, dismissing the idea. exSeeope coufe t

From The 5 Most Satisfying 'Told You So' Moments Of All Time

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Androids are a mainstay of the Alien franchise. Without the treacherous Ash as Weyland-Yutani's agent, Alien is just another slasher film. YET THE WRI

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By the time it was stormed during the French Revolution, the Bastille had only seven prisoners. One of them was the Marquis de Sade, inventor of sadis

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As Frankenstein is in the public domain, companies were able to churn out movies to cash in on his popularity. INCLUDING ONE WHERE HE FIGHTS A GODZILL

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The American West had unusually high rainfall in the late 19th century. So, people came to an obvious conclusion. FARMING THE LAND CAUSED RAIN TO FALL

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From 6 Extremely Wrong (But Hilarious) Scientific Beliefs

It's Spring Break! You know what that means: hot coeds getting loose on the beaches of Cancun and becoming imperiled in all classic beach slasher ways: man-eating shark, school of piranhas, James Franco with dreadlocks. There are so many films about vacations gone wrong, it's a chore to wonder if there's even such a thing as a movie vacation gone right. Amity Island and Camp Crystal Lake are out. So what does that leave? The ship from Wall-E? Hawaii with the Brady Bunch? A road trip with famous curmudgeon Chevy Chase? On this month's live podcast Jack O'Brien and the Cracked staff are joined by some special guest comedians to figure out what would be the best vacation to take in a fictional universe. Tickets are $7 and can be purchased here!