Cracked Archive - History
The 4 Great Manslayers: Japan's Badass Samurai Assassins
A group of elite assassins who went down in history.
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- By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
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3 We've Found Hundreds Of These Weird Artifacts, And No One Knows What They Are
These probably weren't just to look cool.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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The Americans Who Became North Korean Movie Stars
During the 1960s, four American soldiers defected to North Korea. They became stars in propaganda films.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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Staged Train Crashes: Our Dumb, Dangerous Old-Timey Pastime
Starting in 1896, staged train crashes were some of the most popular events in the United States.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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The British Family You Could Pay To Learn What Time It Was
You could pay Ruth to look at her watch.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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During WW II, Italian Doctors Made Up A Disease (To Save Jewish Lives)
When Nazis occupied Italy in 1943, doctors in Rome created a fake disease as a way to save Jewish people in Italy.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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Dance Marathons Could Last For Months During The Great Depression
Dance marathons were the hottest craze of the 1920s.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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Ben Franklin Electrocuted Turkeys (And Himself)
The birds, once zapped, would get right back up again.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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The Woman Behind The Home Security System
Thanks to her, our minds can be at ease…
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- By Oona O'Brien
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How Red Flags Made Up the Food Pyramid
A look into what happened...
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- By Oona O'Brien
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Macy's Thanksgiving Parade Began As A Christmas Parade (On Thanksgiving)
The Christmas season begins when stores say it does.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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Sybil Ludington: The Less Famous, But More Rad, Paul Revere
In 1777, 16-year-old Sybil Ludington rode 40 miles by horseback to rally American troops.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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France Tried To Make A Fake Paris For World War I
In a plan so out there that it could've worked, France planned to build a decoy Paris right next to real Paris.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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The Baffling Santa-themed Town (Built In A Desert)
Santa Claus, Arizona tried (and briefly succeeded) to bring the wonders of Christmas to the desert.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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George Washington Was One Of America's Top Whiskey Producers
After stepping down from the presidency, George Washington found a new calling: opening a whiskey distillery.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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