Cracked Archive - History
The Story Of America's First Celebrity: Richard Potter
Richard Potter's tours took him across the length and breadth of the United States, and at the height of his career, he was a national icon, more famous than presidents.
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- By Jess Nevins
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1 Four Loko's Wild Ride Into Illegality
You're telling me 24 ounces of 12 percent alcohol energy drink is... dangerous?
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- By Eli Yudin
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15 Delicious Foods That Used to Be Considered Gross
It wasn’t that long ago that some snacks we can all agree on were considered relationship-ending acts of gastronomic terrorism.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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Minimum Wages: A Lot Newer Than You Think
The history of the minimum wage is bafflingly complicated and disturbingly short.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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The Half-Baked Horror of the Tate-LaBianca Murders
If you're like most normal people, you probably don't know much about the murder of Sharon Tate by the Manson family beyond, well, those words right there.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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What on Earth Was the Great Train Robbery?
Who robs a train past, like, 1873? That’s actually a question we’re still trying to answer.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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Stolen Grillers: Taco Bell's Shifty History
No one thinks Taco Bell is anything but an inferior facsimile of Mexican food, but you probably don’t realize just how true that is.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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8 Historical Items And Styles Much Cooler Than Ours
You may be cool, but you will never be pre-Columbian-Peru cool.
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- By Ivan Farkas
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Popsicles: An Iconic Treat Invented By An 11-Year-Old
Pretty much the absolute best result ever achieved by an 11-year-old's attention span.
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- By Eli Yudin
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Leopold and Loeb: The Not So 'Perfect' Murder
They were two snotty-ass teenagers who definitely weren’t as smart as they thought they were.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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Whatever Happened to Roller Rinks?
How did roller rinks go from a typical Saturday night to something you probably have to take a lengthy road trip to do?
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- By Amanda Mannen
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Ancient Articles Of Clothing We Need To Bring Back
Popularize pauldrons you coward.
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- By Carolyn Page
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Jimmy Hoffa is a Cultural Punchline, But Exactly What Happened?
Hoffa is probably the most famous person who just vanished without a trace.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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The Decline And Fall Of Melchizedek, History's Most Imaginary Empire
Nobody seemed to be able to find the Dominion of Melchizedek on a map. So just where was this mysterious nuclear power, and why was it at war with France?
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- By Alex Hanton
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A Look At The Invention Of Instant Ramen
From one man's mind to your microwave.
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- By Eli Yudin
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