Cracked Archive - History

Our ancestors were just as dumb as us.

• By Adam Wears
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• August 05, 2019

Even when the world is ending, things can still take a turn for the worse.

• By Alex Hanton, Ivan Farkas, Ryan Menezes, Michael Battaglino, W.H. Thomas
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• August 03, 2019

First someone gets hurt, THEN it's all fun and games.

• By Ryan Menezes, Julia Lange, Tolly Vellis
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• July 31, 2019

Not everything hard to solve is worth the effort.

• By Alex Hanton, Christian Markle
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• July 31, 2019

Bored people will invent diabolical ways to entertain themselves regardless of the time period.

• By William Kuechenberg
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• July 27, 2019

Sometimes ordinary citizens have to step in and get things done.

• By Ryan Menezes
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• July 22, 2019

Some dark moments in history were even worse than you know.

• By Adam Wears
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• July 22, 2019

Before the 20th century, most of the world was a toilet.

• By Greg Stacy
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• July 13, 2019

Even criminals can't help but reference pop culture.

• By Adam Wears
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• July 08, 2019

We hold these truths to be self-evident: these guys were weirdos.

• By E. Reid Ross, E.M. Caris, S. Aslam, Christian Markle, RG Jordan, Tony T
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• June 29, 2019

There are few things more dangerous than someone who is really powerful and equally petty.

• By Ryan Menezes
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• June 07, 2019

These celebrities had absolutely no right to be anywhere near a real military. Like at all.

• By Adam Wears
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• June 03, 2019

Every once in a while, humanity responds to innovative technology like a caveman banging their head on a rock.

• By E. Reid Ross, Andrea Meno, Sarah Philip, RG Jordan
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• May 28, 2019

Behind every successful person is a lower-level worker not getting the credit they deserve.

• By Ryan Menezes
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• May 25, 2019

There are belts in your closet that are older than these archeological marvels.

• By Raoni Lacerda, Pauli Poisuo, Andrea Meno, Tee Ngin Rui
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• May 04, 2019