Cracked Archive - History

5 Crooks Who Succeeded So Hard They Had To Catch Themselves

These idiots would probably still be free today if they'd simply cashed their (considerable) chips in while they were ahead.

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By Robin Warder, Britni Patterson
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July 03, 2016

6 Ways Fourth Of July Used To Make 'The Purge' Look Tame

You see, back in the day, the Fourth of July was more or less the holiday equivalent of smashing your own face with a beer bottle and uppercutting Benedict Arnold.

By David Christopher Bell
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June 30, 2016

Presidential Candidates Who'll Make You Thankful for Trump

If we're being totally honest with ourselves, presidential elections have historically been kind of a shitshow.

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By Chris Radomile
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June 26, 2016

7 Ways Dating Used To Be A Horrifying Game Of Roulette

Our parents, grandparents and assorted ancestors were subjected to such random, insane dating clauses that they might as well have been a completely different species.

By Pauli Poisuo
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June 25, 2016

5 Bizarre Ways People Got F'ed Up Throughout History

Laughing gas wasn't used for anything surgical for about 70 years after its synthesis.

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By Isaac Cabe
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June 22, 2016

Unexplained Things That Only Happen In A Few Places On Earth

Las Vegas is depressing its residents to death.

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By Patrick Coyne
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June 21, 2016

We Don't Think These Words Mean What You Think They Mean

Apparently assassins and hashish go hand-in-hand.

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By Jamie Wyman
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June 20, 2016

Pictofacts

16 Things 'True' Story Movies Got Wrong About Real People

Hollywood didn't give Patton his profanity-laced due.

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By Cracked Plasticians
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June 20, 2016

6 Disasters With Details So Awful, History Left Them Out

Some clouds, it's been said, have a silver lining. But clouds can get even worse. Those are the clouds we're talking about in this article.

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By Adam Wears
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June 16, 2016

Pictofacts

23 Mind Blowing Stories Behind The Most Famous Photos Ever

That swimming baby made famous by Nirvana? Not actually swimming.

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By Cracked Plasticians
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June 15, 2016

Pictofacts

21 Insane Historical Photos

Apparently our grandparents' generation laughed at the concept of 'we're really, really, really too high up to be doing this.'

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By Cracked Plasticians
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June 13, 2016

6 Civil Rights Movement Myths You Learned In History Class

If you want to see just how messy real history can be -- and how important it is that we recognize its messiness -- look no further than the civil rights movement.

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