Cracked Archive - History
America's First Paramedic Crew Deserves Their Own Movie
There's a team of oppressed underdogs, a villainous politician, a clear narrative arc, and Hitler. What more do you want?
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- By Amanda Mannen
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27 An Insane Secret Diary Was Written On The Floorboards Of A French Castle
What's inside? Wood-n't you like to know?
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- By Cedric Voets
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The Incredibly Dark Origin Story Of Auntie Anne's
Auntie Anne is a real person, and she's seen some stuff.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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4 Incredibly Dumb Early Trump Military Tales
We'd feel sorry for him if he wasn't, y'know, Donald Trump
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- By Adam Wears
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A Brief History of Libertarians Building New Countries (On The Ocean)
Bioshock was realer than you thought, people.
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- By Alex Hanton
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The Seedy, Bizarre History of Rock, Paper, Scissors
The legend of rock, paper, scissors is basically 'Tiger King.'
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- By Amanda Mannen
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4 Whistleblowers And Modern Heroes (Who Got Screwed Over)
As it turns out, not every hero gets a parade or medal. Sometimes they get NOTHING.
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- By Adam Wears
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A Review Of What Is (Maybe) The Worst Book On The U.S. Presidency Ever Written
This book is fascinating, albeit in the same way that a bad acid trip is fascinating.
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- By Mark Hill
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6 Nightmare Tourist Traps From History (Even Crazier Than Reality TV)
Before reality TV, people would literally pay to see some mysterious amnesiac stranger who washed ashore.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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Wild War Stories That Deserve Their Own Movies
We're surprised no one told us these stories already.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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Wait -- Leprechauns Are Actually Italian?
A pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, a pot of mama's bolognese at its origin.
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- By Cedric Voets
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Missouri's Bizarre Modern-Day Lovecraftian Beauty Pageant
The eldritch spirit of St. Louis
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- By Cedric Voets
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5 Very Unlikely Things We Got Thanks To Religion
What has religion given us, anyway? Quite a lot, actually.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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4 Scams That Are Older Than You Think
That scam email you received this morning might've been written a few hours ago, but it's been centuries in the making.
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- By Adam Wears
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Saying Aliens Built Ancient Monuments Isn't Only Crazy, It's Racist
Choosing the alien over the other.
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- By Cedric Voets
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