Cracked Archive - History
5 Everyday Things With (Mostly Forgotten) Nazi Origins
Plenty of everyday things have weird connections to the Nazis.
- By KJ Makena
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- October 13, 2019
5 Horrifying Ways Scandals Were Covered Up
People will do anything to keep their shady acts secret.
- By Ryan Menezes
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- October 09, 2019
25 Details From History That Are Just So Gross
Tear up those time machine blueprints right now. Trust us.
- By Cracked Plasticians, Andres Diplotti
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- October 08, 2019
5 Surprising Relationships Between Historical Figures
The coolest thing about being famous is that you get access to other famous people just as interesting as you.
- By Ryan Menezes
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- October 04, 2019
29 WTF Backstories To The Food & Drink You Love
Hungry? This history lesson might just solve that for you.
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- October 03, 2019
19 Priceless Things And The Total Morons Who Destroyed Them
Where's the Venmo setting for priceless?
- By Andrea Meno
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- September 24, 2019
5 Famous Love Stories From History That Were Weird As Hell
Get ready for communist affairs, a lot of French people, and some seriously goth boning.
- By Sarah Philip, Christian Markle
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- September 23, 2019
27 Major Crimes You Know & The Absurd Details You Don't
Not only are these crimes terrible, they’re also weird.
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- September 18, 2019
5 Fast Food Gimmicks That Went Horribly Wrong
Well, that didn't go right.
- By Adam Wears
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- September 16, 2019
Instances Where We Picture History Wrong
It's time to purge some misinformation from your memory banks.
- By Cracked Plasticians, Andres Diplotti
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- September 10, 2019
Fascinating Facts About Booze
Pour these intoxicating facts into your brain.
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- September 09, 2019
5 Famous Companies With Unexpectedly Dark Origin Stories
The backstories of some of these companies are weird and/or horrifying.
- By Ryan Menezes
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- August 29, 2019
5 Weird Lifehacks From History (That Actually Worked)
Our ancestors had their own hilarious life hacks.
- By Alex Hanton, Ryan Menezes, Christian Markle, Jack R. Loun
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- August 24, 2019
5 Bonkers Supervillain Plans Real Governments Actually Tried
Crazy like a fox.
- By Alex Hanton
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- August 20, 2019
6 Real-Life Villains Who'd Be Too Crazy For Comic Books
These guys make the Joker look like a well-adjusted citizen.
- By Alex Hanton, E. Reid Ross, Tee Ngin Rui
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- August 17, 2019
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