Cracked Archive - History
The Rise And Fall Of New Jersey's 'Palace Of Depression' Theme Park
It was built on a swamp ... and, oh yeah, the creator lied to the FBI.
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- By Oona O'Brien
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5 4 Missing Persons Cases With More Twists Than a Shyamalan Movie
Sometimes, the clues keep coming, and none of them make any sense.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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Diss Battles Started Back Way Earlier Than You'd Think
Your momma's so old, she saw the first diss battle live.
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- By Oona O'Brien
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Want To Know If A Medieval Coat Of Arms Is Legit? Check The Dong
The heraldic tradition of 'pizzling' has a complicated series of forms and rules.
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- By Cedric Voets
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4 Hilariously Weird Scenes From Historical Protests
Sometimes, you've gotta get weird.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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4 Weird Ways We Tried Criminals Throughout History
In the times before DNA, forensics, indoor plumbing, etc. you could be found guilty of any number of crimes via truly odd methods.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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The Pledge of Allegiance is a Scam to Sell American Flags (VIDEO)
It was the Gamestonk of 1880.
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- By Ryan Menezes, Greg Ott
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Back In The Day, Everybody Was Talking To Aliens (Thanks To One Scammer)
America's UFO obsession can be traced almost entirely back to one dude who accidentally changed the world while trying to make a quick buck.
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- By Alex Hanton
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America's National Anthem's 'The Star-Spangled Banner' Due To Ripley's Believe It or Not
Robert Ripley’s 'Believe It or Not' comic riled up the masses.
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- By Eirik Gumeny
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4 Eyebrow-Arching U.S. History Stories Left Out Of Textbooks
Happy Fourth of July weekend, fellow Yankees! It's time to scare our dogs with colorful explosions and scare our readers with colorful stories.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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5 'Truths' About Business And The Economy That Are BS
Our lives are one long timeline of learning that everything thought we knew about money is wrong.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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Breaking Down The 'Curse' Of King Tut's Tomb
Dude, I told you not to touch the tomb.
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- By Oona O'Brien
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The First Black U.S. Army Nurses Were Only Allowed To Treat Nazis
This is usually where we’d add a joke of some sort but gosh darnit, we just don’t want to.
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- By Zanandi Botes
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The Epic Motorcycle Gang War (Everyone's Forgotten About)
Remember all those crazy scenes from Sons of Anarchy? Yeah, it was like that.
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- By Charles Smith
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4 Crimes From History That Made Absolutely Zero Sense
Everyone loves a good wacky crime story, which is why we keep accosting you with more of them.
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- By Alex Hanton
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