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6 Terrible Stereotypes (That Came From Positive Things)
The world is not fair.
- By Kathy Benjamin
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- January 21, 2018
Henry VIII Wore What Was Basically A Loki Helmet
At one point, Henry really lived up to the supervillain stereotype.
- By Cracked Writers
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- January 20, 2018
5 Horrible Dictators Who Had Totally WTF Hobbies
We'd love to say that being in a position of power brings out the best in people...
- By Kelly Stone
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- January 16, 2018
4 Scary Moments In History That Were Worse Than You Realized
Like a Kinder Surprise, if the chocolate was horror and the surprise was even more horror.
- By Carolyn Burke
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- January 10, 2018
In The 1950s, America Wanted To Nuke The Moon
Throughout the course of history, the U.S. has at least attempted to put a military base or nuclear weapons in just about any location you can dream up. The moon was no exception.
- By Cracked Writers
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- January 06, 2018
18 Hated Trends You Secretly Wish Would Make A Comeback
It’s time to come clean about that unpopular fad you wish would come back.
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- January 04, 2018
4 Dark Easter Eggs In Famous Cities (Hiding In Plain Sight)
Look hard enough, and you'll see that cities and towns are still pockmarked with creepy remnants of wars gone by.
- By Carolyn Burke
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- January 02, 2018
The Incredible True Christmas Story From WWII's Dark Days
There's a limit to our suspension of disbelief in regards to Christmas miracles, and that limit is Nazis.
- By John Champion
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- December 25, 2017
5 Hilarious 2017 Twitter Moments You Might've Missed
Twitter is a yawning gyre of GIFs, random maniacs screaming into the endless void in search of a meager morsel of meaning, and dog photos.
- By Adam Wears
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- December 21, 2017
18 Historical Practical Jokes That Are Still Funny Today
Trolling and asshattery are grand and glorious traditions.
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- December 20, 2017
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.
- By Alex Hanton
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- December 19, 2017
I Was Tortured By The Chicago PD: This Is What I Saw
Americans love badass cops who throw the rulebook out the window and then shoot it, even though shooting the rulebook is so clearly against the rules.
- By Robert Evans
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- December 14, 2017
Dumb Conspiracy Theories With Awful Real-World Consequences
Spoiler Alert: The monster is actually the person making this shit up.
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- December 13, 2017
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 ...
- By Chris Radomile
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- December 05, 2017
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.
- By Mark Hill
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- December 03, 2017
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