Cracked Archive - History

Changing the status quo means getting a little rowdy. Lucky for us, cameras were present when these women did.

• By Kristi Harrison
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• September 24, 2013

Some people need badass lines written for them. Others just have them come naturally.

• By Jacopo della Quercia , Dustin Koski
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• September 18, 2013

Billy the Kid might as well have been playing cowboys and indians compared to these guys.

• By Glenn Clayburn
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• September 12, 2013

The origins of the traditions you think of as mundane run the gamut from freaking odd to downright sinister.

• By Steve Shapiro, Auriane Desombre, Ridley Davis, Jack Stodgell
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• September 09, 2013

We're almost certain no one ever intended to leave a legacy quite like these.

• By R. Jason Benson
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• September 08, 2013

The best plan is the stupidest most unintended one, apparently.

• By Xavier Jackson
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• September 03, 2013

These explorers were so flashily incompetent, it's a wonder they ever made it out their front door.

• By Nathan Blumenthal
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• September 01, 2013

Everyone loves a good David and Goliath story. Particularly when David has nothing to use but his oversized cojones.

• By Evan V. Symon
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• August 25, 2013

Occasionally buildings transform into badass secret identities that make them look like Optimus Prime's cooler older brothers.

• By N. Christie
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• August 24, 2013

Everyone loves a good fugitive story -- it's one of the mainstays of Hollywood action movies. But it turns out real life is so much more badass.

• By Alex Hanton
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• August 17, 2013

It turns out even presidents are just as insane as the Kim Jongs and the Gadhafis out there ... and some are even worse.

• By Javier Yepes
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• August 11, 2013

You can plan for anything except crazy people.

• By Jacopo della Quercia
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• August 08, 2013

Don't let your preconceived notions about cavemen make you seem like a caveman.

• By Steve Kolenberg
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• August 05, 2013

Ancient people had a lot of modern luxuries. No Internet, though, so we still win.

• By C. Coville, Ivan Farkas, Bryan Douey
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• July 28, 2013

Everything your history books taught you is a lie, and that's what keeps us in business!

• By Robin O'Lachlan
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• July 24, 2013