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Past Secrets The Presidential Candidates Want You To Forget
When seeking endorsements for re-election, apparently giving out pieces of 9/11 wreckage is a good idea.
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- January 25, 2016
6 Everyday Things Designed For Ridiculously Sexist Reasons
Sexism brought us a whole lot of bad things, but sometimes people screwed up and they accidentally brought us things that are really nice to have.
- By Amanda Mannen
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- January 21, 2016
It Could Happen Here: 5 Ways Civil War Changes Modern Life
While they were busy getting degrees, raising families and starting careers, a civil war snuck up and slapped the people of Ukraine right in their pants.
- By Robert Evans, Anonymous, Jim Kovpak
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- January 20, 2016
26 Historical Comparisons That Will Break Your Brain
Times change. Sometimes for the better. Sometimes for the booty-er.
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- January 13, 2016
23 Real-Life Mad Scientists Deleted From Your History Books
When you want a woolly mammoth, the Russian mob is your first stop.
- By AM Smiley
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- January 09, 2016
18 Terrifying Things That Were Hidden In Plain Sight
That terrifying moment when you realize your high-ranking commander is also a serial rapist and murderer.
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- January 06, 2016
5 Complaints About Modern Life (That Are Secretly Total BS)
The Athenians were so inundated with lawsuits that they had a special term for the sort of person who litigates if you look at them funny.
- By Gregory Maus
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- January 03, 2016
12 Moments Leading Up To Iconic Photographs
LSD is a helluva drug.
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- December 24, 2015
5 Of Hitler's Worst Ideas You Didn't Know Came From America
The Nazi's were like a bad tv-spinoff of America.
- By Melissa Dylan
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- December 07, 2015
14 Popular Trends That Prove The World's Always Been Insane
Yard glasses were popularized in the 17th Century and not by the local apes at the frat house down the street.
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- December 02, 2015
The 6 Most Badass Secret Spy Missions America Got Away With
Sometimes stealing a helicopter is as simple as swooping in at night and taking it while no one is looking. Seriously.
- By Michael Hossey
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- November 24, 2015
6 Super Valuable Pieces Of Crap Hiding In People's Homes
There are some lucky bastards out there whose accidental discoveries made their entire lives. The best part? They didn't even have to leave their own homes.
- By Abraham Mireles, Laura H
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- November 22, 2015
5 Horrifying Things Parents Used To Do To Babies
We can now add 'caring for the young of our own species' to the list of things humanity has managed to screw up.
- By C. Coville
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- November 18, 2015
19 Real Photographs You'd Swear Were Proof Of Time Travel
Sometimes you don't need to manipulate an image to make your audience second-guess themselves. Sometimes all you have to do is simply snap the picture.
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- November 18, 2015
5 Common Insults That Reveal Dark Things About Society
'Slut' or something much worse is currently tops to degrade a female perceived as promiscuous, but 'hussy' is a close relative and once the preferred a-bomb of past a-holes.
- By Karen Baxter
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- November 12, 2015
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