Cracked Archive - History

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.

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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.

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By Adam Wears
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December 21, 2017

Pictofacts

18 Historical Practical Jokes That Are Still Funny Today

Trolling and asshattery are grand and glorious traditions.

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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.

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By Robert Evans
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December 14, 2017

Pictofacts

Dumb Conspiracy Theories With Awful Real-World Consequences

Spoiler Alert: The monster is actually the person making this shit up.

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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 ...

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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.

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By Mark Hill
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December 03, 2017

6 WTF Facts You Never Knew About Famed Speeches From History

If politics has taught us anything in the past grueling year, it's that it involves a lot more posturing than actual policy.

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By Isaac Cabe
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November 28, 2017

6 True Abraham Lincoln Stories Too Crazy For History Class

America went and did it: We put a troll in charge of the country. And surprise! Things are not working out well. But to be fair, this isn't the first time.