Cracked Archive - History
18 Historical Practical Jokes That Are Still Funny Today
Trolling and asshattery are grand and glorious traditions.
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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106 5 Serious Historical Events That Became Goofy Farces
History is like a toga-wearing frat boy named Moose who duct-tapes malt liquor bottles to his hands.
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- By Alex Hanton
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Dumb Conspiracy Theories With Awful Real-World Consequences
Spoiler Alert: The monster is actually the person making this shit up.
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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5 Beloved Holiday Traditions (That Started Out Crazy Dark)
You might occasionally wonder how all these holiday traditions got started. We'd advise you not to dig too deeply, because you might not like what you find ...
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- By Chris Radomile
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5 Terrifying Diseases From History (People Just Made Up)
There were never any Satanic daycare centers, no teenager on the planet has ever played the so-called knockout game, and no one actually likes pumpkin spice.
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- By Mark Hill
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6 WTF Facts You Never Knew About Famed Speeches From History
If politics has taught us anything in the past grueling year, it's that it involves a lot more posturing than actual policy.
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- By Isaac Cabe
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6 True Abraham Lincoln Stories Too Crazy For History Class
America went and did it: We put a troll in charge of the country. And surprise! Things are not working out well. But to be fair, this isn't the first time.
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- By Stephan Roget
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18 Insane Statistics That'll Change Your View Of History
It’s safe to assume you’re picturing everything wrong.
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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Historical Marvels You Didn't Know Existed
Time travel is likely confined to questionably structured sci-fi movies for the foreseeable future.
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- By James Freeth
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22 People Who Admitted They Were Terrible, And Changed
Believe it or not, there are people in this world who realize they’re wrong, admit it, and stop being terrible.
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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5 WTF Ways People Are Cashing In On Famous Murderers
Crime does not pay. Crime history, however, can make you filthy stinking rich.
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- By Cedric Voets
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Fates Worse Than Death For Famous People's Bodies
There’s resting in peace, and then there’s this.
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- By AM Smiley, Carolyn Burke
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5 Terrifying Real Artifacts (With Even Creepier Stories)
It's that time of year again, so get ready to dive in with these artifacts that would've made Indiana Jones soil his khakis.
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- By Adam Wears, Ivan Farkas
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6 Terrifying Serial Killers (Who Are Still Out There)
It's comforting to pretend that real-life crime plays by the same rules as TV, and that sooner or later every killer is nabbed by an attractive cop with a clever one-liner. Unfortunately, some deranged murderers are never found.
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- By Mark Hill
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7 Stories So Horrifying They Actually Got Cut From The Bible
We're pretty certain that horror movies have been based off of the Virgin Mary's genitals.
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- By Alex Hanton, Daisy Walters
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