Cracked Archive

7 Basic Things You Won't Believe You're All Doing Wrong

Stop what you're doing because, whatever it is, you're probably screwing it up.

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By C. Coville, Crystal Beran

Published

April 04, 2011

7 Reasons Vladimir Putin Is the World's Craziest Badass

Vladimir Putin is what happens when James Bond gets one of his villains pregnant and the child grows up to kick both their asses.

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By Luke McKinney

Published

April 03, 2011

6 Musicians Who Accidentally Crapped Out Masterpieces

The music industry spends millions trying to chart trends, isolate demographics and generally predict the necessary ingredients for a No. 1 single. But every now and then a song comes along that makes it all the way to the top end of the charts by sheer fluke.

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By Johnny Lepper

Published

April 03, 2011

The 6 Most Bizarre Medical Hoaxes People Actually Believed

Repeat after us: Medicine. Is. Not. Magic.

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By Alexia Franklin

Published

April 02, 2011

Cheats for Surviving the Mall: 6 Enemies to Avoid [CHART]

A modern guide for surviving the mall.

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By Stephen Cook

Published

April 02, 2011

CRACKED ROUND-UP: Toxin Cleansing Edition

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By CRACKED Staff

Published

April 02, 2011

The 7 Most Needlessly Terrifying Pieces of Heavy Machinery

If you never dreamed of driving a huge tank fitted with a giant chainsaw while growing up, then congratulations on having been a well-adjusted kid. As for the rest of us? Well, people like us grew up and built these machines for real.

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By Brian Thompson

Published

April 01, 2011

6 Comics That Covered Serious Issues And Failed Hilariously

Just like sitcoms had "very special" episodes that tried to build awareness of serious real-world issues (like the one where Punky Brewster decides to get breast implants -- no, seriously), comics have occasionally wandered into 'after school' territory. And who better to handle serious and complex political issues than comic book superheroes?

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By Juan Arteaga

Published

March 31, 2011

5 Golf Courses That Can Kill You

The only thing more boring than a game of golf is a steaming pot of brown whole grain rice, and even that is a close call. Over the past few years, we've learned there are two ways to make golf interesting: One involves lightsaber golf clubs and the other involves injecting some homicidal golf courses into the game. Since lightsaber technology is,

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By Evan V. Symon

Published

March 31, 2011

Gangstas vs. Rednecks: Weirdly Similar Subcultures [CHART]

Not as different as they think.

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By Bacter

Published

March 31, 2011

6 Socially Conscious Actions That Only Look Like They Help

A lot of the half-assed stuff we do not only doesn't help but actually ends up making things worse for everyone.

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By C. Coville

Published

March 30, 2011