Cracked Archive - History
6 Historical Badasses Who Looked Way Sillier Than You Think
Many groups of people in history who we'd otherwise admire (or at least be reasonably scared of) were very silly looking.
- By C. Coville
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- January 08, 2015
6 Nightmarish Things People Did for Fun Before Electricity
The fun always stops when the lights come on and history proves it.
- By Dimitra Nikolaou
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- January 07, 2015
5 Obvious Lies That Are Sometimes True
Here are five phrases everyone assumes are lies, that can totally be true. Sometimes.
- By Gladstone
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- January 04, 2015
5 Historical Wars That Need Movie Adaptations Now
Many of history's wartime stories are still wandering around like unwanted pets in the cold, eager to be accepted into the warm, loving arms of Hollywood.
- By C. Coville
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- December 31, 2014
The 17 Most Hilarious True Stories Left Out of History Class
War is terrible and violent and really just not fun. But sometimes, some pretty hilarious shit goes down.
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- December 31, 2014
The 5 Craziest Ways People Defeated Terrifying Regimes
Sometimes beating totalitarian regimes means getting creative.
- By Pat Carnell
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- December 23, 2014
26 True Stories That Prove Humanity Is Not All Bad
There's a lot of crazy shit going on in the world, and a lot of folks are quick to say that humanity is in a bad way right now. But is that really accurate?
- By AM Smiley
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- December 20, 2014
The 19 Most Impressive Dick Moves of All Time
Look, we aren't saying that going around being an asshole until you're famous for it is a great way to live your life -- but it could make for a pretty badass story.
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- December 17, 2014
23 Amazing People Who Were Screwed Out of History Books
They say history is written by the winners, but frankly we're pretty sure history is written by dickheads.
- By AM Smiley
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- December 13, 2014
5 People in History Who Were Terrible at Their Jobs
It turns out history has had just as many screw-ups and lazy people as we do now.
- By C. Coville
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- December 10, 2014
5 Bizarre Criminal Undergrounds That Are Bafflingly Huge
Sometimes, strange crime waves -- more apt for a Batman comic -- do happen in real life.
- By E. Reid Ross, Robert Ngungi
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- December 10, 2014
5 Books That Don't Deserve the Amount of Hate They Get
Here then, for your hating pleasure, are some of the most hated books in the world, and also maybe why we should be nicer to them.
- By Chris Bucholz
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- December 09, 2014
21 Epic Failures That Should Have Surprised No One
When you have a brilliant idea, it's easy to get so caught up in its awesomeness that you fail to see the glitches.
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- December 08, 2014
5 Stories That Prove Police Are Just as Terrifying in Canada
Canada is routinely mocked for being nice, the last thing you expect to hear about is shit like this.
- By Adam Tod Brown
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- December 05, 2014
4 Medical Misunderstandings With Horrific Consequences
Be grateful you don't live in a time when medical misunderstandings would occasionally cause the horrible deaths of thousands of people.
- By C. Coville
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- December 03, 2014
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