Cracked Archive - History
Six Boys Washed Up On A Desert Island, And They Survived A Year Just Fine
They even built their own farm and gym.
- Authors
- By Ryan Menezes
- Published
- Comments
-
13
13 4 Stupid Life-Threatening Dangers People Once Had To Deal With
Sometimes common historical dangers were so stupid that whoever they had instead of a properly licensed coroner back then had to chuckle.
- Authors
- By Amanda Mannen
- Published
- Comments
- 7
Hundreds Of People On The Titanic Had To Share A Single Bathtub
They probably just skipped bathing that week.
- Authors
- By Ryan Menezes
- Published
- Comments
- 13
13 Of The Oldest People Guess How They Lived So Long
What's the secret to longevity?
- Authors
- By Shea
- Published
- Comments
- 23
When A Congressman Tried To Change The U.S.A.'s Name And Failed
In 1893, an American Congressman tried to add an amendment that would change the name of the country.
- Authors
- By Ethan Tyrrell
- Published
- Comments
- 8
Sign up for the Cracked Newsletter
Get the best of Cracked sent directly to your inbox!
5 Discoveries That Archaeologists Wish They Never Found
Yes, these stories involve some real evil spirits.
- Authors
- By Michael Dawson
- Published
- Comments
- 34
5 People With Wild Past Lives They Kept Hidden
A fair number of these tales involve Nazis.
- Authors
- By Zachary Frey
- Published
- Comments
- 25
The Historically Incompetent Reign Of Sultan Ibrahim The Mad
Sultan Ibrahim spent his childhood locked in a cage, and he came to power because everyone else was dead.
- Authors
- By Ethan Tyrrell
- Published
- Comments
- 4
Computer History's Unsung Hero: An Ode To Dennis Ritchie
Dennis Ritchie might not be a famous name, but he is responsible for major technological innovations.
- Authors
- By Ethan Tyrrell
- Published
- Comments
- 6
13 Trivia Tidbits About The Wild West (They Didn’t Teach At School)
Truly, there ain’t no business like showbusiness.
- Authors
- By Andrea Meno
- Published
- Comments
- 29
The Grifter Who (Twice) Sold The Eiffel Tower, Then Scammed Al Capone
Victor Lustig was a legendary con artist who managed to sell the Eiffel Tower unsuspecting victims twice.
- Authors
- By Ethan Tyrrell
- Published
- Comments
- 1
14 Weird Facts About U.S. Politicians (So We Can Pretend We Know About Politics)
Fun facts about mostly not very fun people.
- Authors
- By Shea
- Published
- Comments
- 33
Education Became Mandatory In The U.S. Thanks To Satan
During the 1600s, religious folk saw illiteracy as the Devil's plan.
- Authors
- By Zanandi Botes
- Published
- Comments
- 11
Cleveland Had The World's Largest Book. Then They Lost It.
It had 6,000 pages and weighed 2 tons.
- Authors
- By Ryan Menezes
- Published
- Comments
- 9
Ketchup Was the Trendiest Medicine Of The 1830s
In an era where tomatoes were bizarrely controversial, some people thought they could be used as a medicine.
- Authors
- By Ethan Tyrrell
- Published
- Comments
- 4
