Cracked Archive

6 Cheerful Christmas Traditions With Shockingly Dark Origins

The origin of the Rudolph story is as depressingly cynical as its underlying message.

Authors: By Pat Carnell
Published: December 20, 2015

10 Cracked Posts Everyone Went Nuts Over Last Week - 12/20

Authors: By Cracked Writers
Published: December 20, 2015

9 Ads That Should Have Started An Actual War On Christmas

Authors: By Diana McCallum
Published: December 19, 2015

6 People With WTF Secret Lives Absolutely Nobody Saw Coming

Authors: By Zachary Frey
Published: December 17, 2015

5 Awesome Acts Of Revenge That Qualify As Creative Genius

Never mess with a 13-year-old and his beloved dog.

Authors: By Kevin Phelan, Nichole Urban
Published: December 16, 2015

5 Healthcare Rip-Offs The Industry Hopes You'll Never Notice

It turns out a lot of common healthcare practices don't really fit the definition of 'science-based medicine.'

Authors: By E. Reid Ross
Published: December 16, 2015

6 Actors Who Had No Clue What Their Movie Was About

Have you ever shown up at work and had no idea what was going on? These actors made whole movies like that.

Authors: By Marina Reimann
Published: December 15, 2015

The 13 Most Insane Things Happening Right Now (12/15)

Watching the news, it's clear that the real world is a lot like the 'Star Wars' universe, in the sense that there are lots of people getting limbs hacked off by religious extremists.

Authors: By Ted E., T. S. Obiech
Published: December 15, 2015

6 Popular 'Luxury' Products That Are Based On An Absurd Lie

Beats sold four pairs of their Solos headphones every minute of 2013 thanks, in part, to their weight.

Authors: By Patrick Coyne
Published: December 14, 2015

Horrifying Twist Endings (That Happened IRL)

When you discover your dad is Charles Manson do you A) Write him letters in prison? Or B) Pretend you never found out and take that information to the grave?

Authors: By Janel Comeau
Published: December 13, 2015