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12 Guilty-As-Hell People Who Pretty Much Got Away With It
Justice wasn't blind in the following cases, but it was most definitely dead.
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- July 12, 2017
5 Weapons Of Carnage And Destruction (That Looked Silly AF)
Nothing drives human creativity more than a dire need for new ways to kill each other.
- By Cedric Voets
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- July 02, 2017
15 Everyday Things That Were Once Considered Scandalous
People will lose their minds over the most ridiculous things.
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- June 19, 2017
12 Supposed Facts Of Life That Are Actually Propaganda
We like to think we'd never be influenced by propaganda -- but, of course, we're wrong.
- By AM Smiley
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- June 17, 2017
4 Vital Pieces Of Pop Culture We Lost Forever
There are countless important cultural milestones that have been lost to the annals of history for very stupid reasons.
- By Henrik Magnusson
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- June 14, 2017
5 Famous Historical Bad Guys (And Their Side Of The Story)
The following origin stories may not be as well-documented as Krypton exploding, but they all actually happened in reality.
- By Martin Kivell, Stephan Roget
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- June 09, 2017
4 Big Events With Weird Dark Sides (That Nobody Talks About)
Pop culture history can be a little light on the 'history' part -- and if you revisit the 'official' versions of a few of these cultural milestones, you might find a few very big parts of the story missing.
- By Blair Dodge, Nathan Kamal
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- June 06, 2017
Thou Shalt Maybe Kill: 5 Bible Facts Everyone Gets Wrong
Despite its massive influence, there are still a few very basic points we get wrong about the Bible.
- By Alex Buchanan, Guy Bigel
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- June 04, 2017
5 Stories That Prove Everyone Gets WW2 Wrong
We like to think we know everything there is to about World War II but, well, get ready ready for a history lesson, folks.
- By Zachary Frey
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- May 31, 2017
5 Ordinary Things Made Historic Via Publicity Stunts
Many of the things we consider iconic elements of our culture began as cheap grabs for attention.
- By Orrin R. K.
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- May 31, 2017
Dirty Little Secrets Hiding In Famous Companies' Past
Murder, drugs, and thievery -- just a little of what's hiding in the history of famous household brands.
- By AM Smiley
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- May 20, 2017
5 Times Comics Were Eerily Right About The Future
It's a little unnerving when the wacky plots of the comic book world make their way into ours.
- By Eamon Lahiri
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- May 17, 2017
7 Reasons Dying Was Embarrassing As Hell In Olden Times
In the past, the real horror show started after you died.
- By Adam Wears, Marina Reimann
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- May 14, 2017
5 Famous People Who Blatantly Lied (And Barely Paid For It)
If you're good at lying, the world is an all-you-can-eat buffet respect, fame, and riches.
- By Xavier Jackson, Nathan Kamal, Rachel P.
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- May 11, 2017
12 Strange Cases Of Simultaneous Invention
Who says lightning doesn't strike twice?
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- May 01, 2017
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