Cracked Archive - History

Silly Ways Old-Timey People Were Just As Vain As Us

We're too vain and shallow these days? Spoilers: We've always been like that.

• By Adam Wears
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• April 18, 2020

Mass Panics That Look Waaaay Different In Retrospect

The panic, it is so banal!

• By Diego C., Jacquelyn Mead
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• April 15, 2020

Famous People Side Projects That Seem Weird Now

We all contain crazy-ass multitudes.

• By Mark Hill
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• April 15, 2020

5 Huge Disasters Caused By Idiots

We’ve all done dumb things for dumb reasons, but never on this scale.

• By Emanuel-Daniel Mighiu
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• April 14, 2020

5 Brutal Murderers Who Aaaalmost Got Away With It

Turns out that karma loves a cliffhanger.

• By Alex Hanton, E. Reid Ross, Diego C., Ryan Menezes, Abraham Mireles
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• April 06, 2020

Old-Timey Icons With WTF Habits

These a-list icons had a-hole tendencies.

• By Adam Wears
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• April 05, 2020

18 Weird Historical Facts That Don't Get Mentioned

Think history is boring? Challenge accepted.

• By Andrea Meno
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• April 04, 2020

Achievements That Emerged From Dark Times Like Now

Well folks, it's time to invent calculus.

• By Eirik Gumeny
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• April 03, 2020

Quotes That Are Quoted Totally Incorrectly

'Read this article, on the website Cracked' - Charlemagne

• By Ryan Menezes, Abraham Mireles
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• April 01, 2020

Trivial And Nonsensical Rules In Congress

• By Jordan Breeding
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• March 31, 2020

7 'What' Side Stories From Famous Moments In History

Historically, important doesn't always mean serious.

• By Alex Hanton, Blair Dodge, Ryan Menezes, Christian Markle, Matthew Z. Wood, Richard C. Shaffer
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• March 30, 2020

5 Tragedies That Douches Took Advantage Of

If humor is tragedy plus time, profit is tragedy plus no time at all.

• By Adam Wears
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• March 30, 2020

The Official Pablo Escobar Phone Saga Is Bonkers

The Escobar legacy lives on (in phone form).

• By Alex Hanton
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• March 29, 2020

Sadly, The Hobby Lobby Dead Sea Scrolls Are All Crafty Fakes

These don't belong in a museum.

• By Cedric Voets
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• March 25, 2020

Bad Groups That Weren't Evil Originally

Sometimes you don't choose thug life, thug life chooses you.

• By Ryan Menezes
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• March 22, 2020