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26 Side By Side Comparisons That Fix Your Image Of History
Winston Churchill's famous speech was recorded nine years after he originally gave it.
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- March 16, 2016
5 Realities Of Being A Mixed-Race Child When That's Illegal
Ever wonder what it's like being a living, breathing felony offense?
- By Anonymous, Evan V. Symon
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- March 14, 2016
6 Horrifying Ways They Used To Treat Basic Medical Issues
Have a hemmorrhoid? Better put a burning poker on it.
- By Ernie Yap, Talia Akoh-Arrey
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- March 12, 2016
6 Myths About The US Constitution Too Many People Believe
The vast majority of people haven't the slightest clue what the OG law of the land actually defines.
- By Jacopo della Quercia , Abraham Mireles
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- March 10, 2016
7 Celebrities Who Everyone Forgets Did Horrifying Things
Allowing your first daughter to be raised on welfare and a waitress income while you're swimming in money is a dick move, Apple Man.
- By Bernie Seixas
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- March 07, 2016
The 6 Greatest Moments In Wartime Smack Talk
If only we could be like these people. If we were to suddenly find ourselves in the middle of an honest-to-God firefight, the only sick burns we'd be composing would be the ones in our underpants.
- By Adam Koski, Jorden Weir, Abraham Mireles
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- February 28, 2016
18 Ancient Jokes That Are Still Shockingly Funny Today
These jokes have held up better in hundreds of years than Seinfeld has in 20.
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- February 24, 2016
5 Bizarre Ways Our Ancestors Solved Major Crimes
Despite believing in witches, it turns out that the colonial American judicial system was pretty intricate.
- By Pauli Poisuo
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- February 16, 2016
The First Gay President: 18 Sexual Secrets Of US Presidents
Apparently Ronald Reagan saved his more unscrupulous presidential deeds for when he headed up the Screen Actors Guild.
- By AM Smiley
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- February 13, 2016
6 Modern-Day Tech Advances (That Your Grandparents Had)
In 1965, inspired by the unique and controversial opinion that cigarettes were terrible, Herbert A. Gilbert set out to create a logical solution: the electronic cigarette.
- By Raoni Lacerda, Vicki Veritas
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- February 07, 2016
8 Famous Political Scandals You Won't Believe Are Total Lies
It's amazing how one scream out of context can tank an entire campaign, even when you're a frontrunner.
- By Mark Hill
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- January 28, 2016
Mormons Run Everything: 5 Things You Learn Working In Vegas
If you've had a blast in Las Vegas recently, rule number one is what happened there stays there. Rule number two is you thank a mormon.
- By Anonymous, Evan V. Symon
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- January 28, 2016
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
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