Cracked Archive - History
The Stockholm Syndrome Kidnapper Turned Himself In Years Later, And No One Cared
‘Eh, everyone relevant is dead now, so who cares’
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- By Ryan Menezes
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0 3 Idiotic Military Blunders That Lost Battles Before They Started
These battles would send Sun Tzu running for a tall glass of baijiu.
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- By Eli Yudin
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6 Ridiculous Lies You Believe About the Founding of America
It turns out our teachers, Hollywood and whoever we got our Thanksgiving mythology from (Big Turkey?) all made America's origin story far more boring than it actually was for some very disturbing reasons.
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- By Jack O'Brien, Elford Alley
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The Guy Who Impersonated A Russian Tsar So Well They Made Him King for Real
Back in the 18th century, plenty of grifters attempted to pass themselves off as royalty, but no one did it quite like Scepan Mali, aka ‘Stephen the Small,’ who somehow convinced the citizens of Montenegro to hand over their country to him
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- By Alex Hanton
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The Intertwined History Of Jews, Christmas, And Chinese Food
Diving into the Jewish tradition of Kung Pao on Christmas.
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- By Eli Yudin
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5 Other Holiday Foods That Should Be Added To Thanksgiving Dinner
So I'm allowed to eat like a filthy pig, but only one specific kind of bird?
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- By Eli Yudin
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Marie Antoinette More Or Less Kidnapped Her Adopted Son
Look at me, I am the mother now.
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- By Eli Yudin
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Daylight Savings Time Has Nothing To Do With Farmers
Stop randomly bringing up the Farmer's Almanac!
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- By Eli Yudin
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Here Lies Joseph, Persecuted For Wearing A Beard
History has vindicated his love of hairy chins.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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An Abridged Look At The Epic Apocalypse Of Ragnarok
You've got a giant serpent, a wolf eating the sun, what else do you want?
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- By Eli Yudin
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5 Old-Timey Disasters America Could Easily Have Avoided
Stuff used to catch fire way too often.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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Cracked Classic: The 5 Most Badass Presidents of All-Time
As we all prepare to head out to the polls today with our guns, gripes, and garish dress, we thought this Cracked Classic was in order.
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- By Daniel O'Brien
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The Lobster's Journey From Servant Food To Culinary Royalty
Someday, I'll hit it big, and then it's no more gross lobster dinners for me!
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- By Eli Yudin
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The Socialist and Thieving History of Monopoly
It was entirely designed to teach you how bad capitalism is -- until it became a victim of capitalism itself.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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The 15 Most Metal Medieval Weapons, Ranked
Archers, don't get your dumb little hats in a bunch.
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- By Eli Yudin
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