Cracked Archive - History
5 History Myths Everybody Believed For Far Too Long
Who knew these unbelievable stories were, in fact, unbelievable?
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- By Spencer Thew, Steven Assarian, Eamon Lahiri, Marvin Bea, Stiles Fifield, Christian Markle
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78 This Isn't The First Time Notre Dame's Been Nearly Destroyed
The building has taken its lumps over many centuries.
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- By E.M. Caris
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5 Crazy Secrets Of Famous Places Around The World
Here's all the stuff your tour guide most definitely skipped over.
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- By Adam Wears
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6 Famous Dead People Whose Corpses Couldn't Catch A Break
Spinning in your grave would be more dignified than this.
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- By Chris Scott, E. Reid Ross, Andrea Meno, Conor O'Brien, JMedorable, Christian Markle, RG Jordan
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4 Soldiers Who Heroically Risked Their Lives For A Laugh
Even during the horrors of wartime, daily life continues.
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- By Mark Hill
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5 Forgotten Moments That Almost Changed History Forever
We love us some alternate history.
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- By Taylor Daine, E.M. Caris, Andrea Meno, Peter I. Santiago, Marvin Bea
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5 Old-Timey Theories About Health That Were Dumb AF
Old-timey medicine seems laughably backwards nowadays.
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- By Adam Wears
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Ted Bundy's Execution Party Was Completely Nuts
Bundy's execution was a gigantic tailgating party that even Raiders fans would find distasteful.
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- By E. Reid Ross
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5 Weird Facts About Congress Nobody Told You In School
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- By Adam Wears
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6 Reasons Everyday Life In Ancient Rome Was Totally Insane
Rome's relationship with elaborate carnage wasn't a mere fling.
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- By E.M. Caris
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The 5 Dumbest Times Journalism And Crime Overlapped
You can't just break the law because you're writing about it.
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- By Pauli Poisuo, E. Reid Ross, E.M. Caris, Peter I. Santiago
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6 Crazy Facts You Didn't Know About Famous Historical Events
Have a look at the scenes history wished it could delete.
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- By E.M. Caris, Aquiles Cacho
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5 Forgotten Historical Facts That Prove The Past's Crazy AF
Some things never change. Thankfully, these things did.
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- By Adam Wears
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Archaeologists Discover An Ancient Relic ... From The 1990s
You may have shoes older than this Celtic artifact.
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- By Cedric Voets
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5 Shocking Family Secrets Trump Doesn't Want You To Know
Whoo boy, there are a lot of secrets ...
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- By Adam Wears
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