Cracked Archive - History
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.
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- By Zachary Frey
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338 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.
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- By Orrin R. K.
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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.
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- By Eamon Lahiri
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7 Reasons Dying Was Embarrassing As Hell In Olden Times
In the past, the real horror show started after you died.
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- By Adam Wears, Marina Reimann
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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.
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- By Xavier Jackson, Nathan Kamal, Rachel P.
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The True Adventures Of Bill Hitler, Hitler's Idiot Nephew
In a quirky twist of fate, the Universe saddled the goose-stepping genocidal maniac with a slimy, opportunistic, clingy black sheep to ruin his Christmases.
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- By Adam Wears, Marina Reimann
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6 Modern Armies Who Seriously Tried To Win Wars Using Magic
Plenty of modern armies have dipped their toes into the decidedly unscientific field of pseudoscience so they could just magic away their enemies.
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- By Adam Wears, Marina Reimann
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5 Historical Plot Twists That Seem Too Crazy To Be Real
History is full of tales that would be considered examples of hack writing, if the author wasn't "reality."
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- By Stephan Roget
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7 Real Ads (That Were Clearly Made By Insane Nihilists)
Sometimes ads not only make zero sense, they're downright degrading.
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- By Nimby Smith
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6 Unbelievable Tales Of Nazi Defectors You Never Knew About
Support for the Nazis within Germany was far from universal, and at least a few would end up fighting like crazy to wreck the Nazi war machine from the inside.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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7 Times History Went Straight Slapstick
History is sometimes written by the winners and other times written by coked-out sitcom writers desperate to finish a scene.
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- By Xavier Jackson, Alexander Pan, Jordan Breeding, Mike Turner
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America's Tomatoes Taste Like Garbage (Because Of Racism)
Odds are that you haven't had any true tomato goodness unless you grew some yourself. Why? The answer is about 20 percent science and 80 percent racism.
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- By Carlos Yu
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4 Nightmare Apocalypses Humanity Forgot Were Possible
This article will validate all of your seemingly irrational fears about Mother Nature's wrath.
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- By Luke John Smith
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The Monopoly Guy Never Had A Monocle: 4 Lies We All Believe
Our collective memory of pop culture is all a sham.
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- By Stephan Roget
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7 WTF Acts Of Madness Committed By History's Worst Dictators
They say that absolute power corrupts absolutely, but they rarely mention that it also gives you some really freaking bizarre hobbies.
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- By Kelly Stone
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