Cracked Archive - History

Turns out quitting the drink was a very stinky affair back in the day.

• By Carlos Yu
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• January 03, 2017

Every once in a while, huge crowds of ordinary people came together in epic demonstrations of collective mayhem, and suffered no consequences whatsoever for it.

• By Joe Hayes
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• January 03, 2017

Even humanity's biggest disasters have life-affirming moments hidden within, courtesy of regular people stepping up to help others.

• By Adam Wears, Marina Reimann
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• December 22, 2016

Here's a not often told story of bravery and perseverance.

• By 3C Robles-Jackson
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• December 11, 2016

The sheer awfulness of Nazism tainted everything they did. Even the fun things.

• By Adam Wears, Marina Reimann
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• December 08, 2016

Those people in your history books were busy doing things for you to read about in history books. They weren't subject to dumb fads. Theirs were ridiculous.

• By Cracked Writers
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• December 06, 2016

If you would have told our ancestors that one day we'd be using plastic cards and paper bills to acquire our daily needs, they probably would have said, 'Why? Is violence obsolete in the future? Also, what is plastic?'

• By Adam Wears, Marina Reimann
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• December 06, 2016

Did you know your favorite party snack was invented by a racist utopian cult?

• By Carolyn Burke
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• December 05, 2016

I'm here to try and defend my beloved country against accusations that we're nothing more than a nation of evil, mustache-twirling, power-obsessed psychopaths in well-tailored suits.

• By Adam Wears
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• December 02, 2016

Just A Man Standing In Front Of A Woman...

• By Soren Bowie
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• November 09, 2016

People have always been dumb.

• By Amanda Mannen
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• November 07, 2016

We're not saying that digging around certain sites will stir up ancient curses. But, we're not saying it won't, either.

• By Adam Wears, Ivan Farkas
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• October 30, 2016

Horror stories are great and all, but around Halloween, we like to focus on the real stuff. You know, the monsters that could in fact be outside your house right now.

• By Robin Warder, Janel Comeau, Tara Marie
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• October 26, 2016

Lots of you are too old and jaded to be kept awake at night by ghost stories and implausible urban legends. No, this time of year, you need something a little more real.

• By Robin Warder, Janel Comeau, Tara Marie
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• October 25, 2016

Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. But you know what? Remembering history ain't always so great, either.

• By Ivan Farkas
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• October 21, 2016