Cracked Archive - History
A Brief Timeline Of The Toilet
Settle in and read the origins of the thing you're probably sitting on right now!
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- By Eli Yudin
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4 1920s Illinois Lived In Fear Of The Priest-King Of The Flat Earth
Before being confined to unhinged YouTube videos, Flat-Earthers tried to set up their own government.
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- By Alex Hanton
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15 of History's Strangest Plagues
Various plagues have swept through humanity from the beginning of time to, oh, now-ish.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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Lincoln Died Laughing, And It Was Planned That Way
'You sockdologizing old man-trap!'
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- By Ryan Menezes
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It Was Illegal To Joke About President Canaan Banana
You had to be careful not to slip up.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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5 Facts About Blood-Drinking Serial Killer Richard Chase
He earned himself the (unfortunately very cool) nickname of "The Vampire of Sacramento."
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- By Eli Yudin
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The Emperor Who Was Murdered Over A Roast Joke
'Keep your concubine's name out of your royal mouth!'
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- By Ryan Menezes
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Mary Shelley, the Original Goth Girl
You might have been edgy in high school, but you’ve got nothing on Mary Shelley.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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Emmett Till's Horrific Murder and the People Who Still Haven't Paid
As far as atrocious acts of American racism go, it’s saying a lot that it doesn’t get much worse than the murder of Emmett Till.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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15 Perfect Polish Sayings We Should Add To Our Vocabulary
Why settle for the norm when these words are ripe to use?
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- By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
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A Brief Timeline Of The Wristwatch
There are so many puns around timeline, history, and watch I don't know which to choose.
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- By Eli Yudin
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The Preppy Murder: The ‘80s Atrocity You’ve Never Heard Of
For a certain segment of the population who you can probably picture quite clearly, it’s easier to get into Harvard than to go to jail.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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Packets and Patent Wars: The Invention of Instant Ramen
The story of instant ramen is actually a tale of war, economic fluctuations, intercultural connections, and styrofoam.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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5 Actual Headlines From History That Sound Like Deranged Gobbledygook
We can't let the past die. It's too funny.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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How the Mona Lisa Became Famous (Via Burglary)
An Italian patriot turned a little-known masterpiece into the most famous painting in the world.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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