Cracked Archive - History
No One Knows Why Romans Had X-Rated Coins
Believe it or not, official Roman currency didn’t bear dicks with wings.
- By Amanda Mannen
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- September 19, 2020
All Hail Josh, America's First (And Only) Emperor
Make America Imperial Again.
- By Cedric Voets
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- September 19, 2020
In 19th-Century England, Men Sold Their Unhappy Spouses In Wife Auctions
At these locations, an unwanted wife could be auctioned off to the highest bidder.
- By Amanda Mannen
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- September 19, 2020
17 Weird, Historic Solutions To Relatable Problems
Sometimes history shouldn't repeat.
- By Shea
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- September 16, 2020
No One Figured Out Who 'Deep Throat' Was ... Except For Romcom Director Nora Ephron
To be fair, the creative mind behind 'Sleepless in Seattle' and 'You’ve Got Mail' is probably not the most trustworthy source of political secrets.
- By Amanda Mannen
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- September 16, 2020
Mummies Got Packed With Mummy Snacks
Looks like mummy’s back on the menu.
- By Cedric Voets
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- September 15, 2020
Behold, A Strong Contender For The Best Headline Ever Written
Sometimes you just gotta go with what you know.
- By Alex Hanton
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- September 15, 2020
5 FBI Screw-Ups (They'd Really Like Everybody To Forget)
Like the wearers of those T-shirts from the boardwalk, the FBI experience spectacular failures.
- By Ryan Menezes
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- September 15, 2020
15 Historic Contraceptives We're Grateful Are In The Past
They never taught me this in sex ed.
- By Shea
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- September 14, 2020
5 Of The Weirdest Ways Toilets Shaped History
Everybody poops, and everybody needs to know these stories.
- By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
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- September 12, 2020
17 Stories Of Women Who Fought Against Nazis
Just a few of the many brave stories.
- By Shea
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- September 11, 2020
Meet The Guys Who Made America's LSD ... In An Ol' Missile Silo
Sometimes you just gotta make an absolutely comical amount of acid in a missile silo, y'know?
- By Alex Hanton
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- September 11, 2020
'Coffee Shop Liberals' Goes Back to the 17th Century
Basically, they were trying to brand coffee drinkers as that era’s soy boys.
- By Amanda Mannen
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- September 10, 2020
The Guy Who Shipwrecked On A Cannibal Island Then Took It Over
Our mission here is to scour history for the single Weirdest Life Anyone Has Ever Lived.
- By Ryan Menezes
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- September 09, 2020
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