Cracked Archive - History
6 Secret Plots With Twists Nobody Saw Coming
These twists are so ridiculous no screenwriter would ever touch them.
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- By Alex Hanton
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26 5 Historical 'Facts' That Are Nothing But Propaganda
We know history books are often wrong. But have you ever wondered why?
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- By E.M. Caris
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5 'Huh?' White House Facts History Class Never Mentioned
The government has always been wild.
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- By Adam Wears
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4 Creepy Tales of Would-Be Victims Dodging Serial Killers
Here's some extraordinarily spooky things that happened to some ordinary people.
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- By Mark Hill
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5 Historical Wonders That Are Total Nightmare Fuel
Happy Halloween, everyone!
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- By Adam Wears
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6 Stories From History That Sound Like Secret Zombie Movies
History class tends to gloss over all the zombies.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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5 Creepy Moments From History You Never Learned In School
History is full of horribly depressing moments.
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- By Adam Wears
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5 World-Changing Geniuses (Who Got Robbed Of All The Credit)
Behind every great man is a great mind they ripped off.
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- By Diego C.
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5 Political Insults With WTF Origins You Never Saw Coming
Some political insults have straightforward origins. These don't.
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- By E.M. Caris
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5 Famous Love Stories From History That Were Weird As Hell
Get ready for communist affairs, a lot of French people, and some seriously goth boning.
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- By Sarah Philip, Christian Markle
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5 Fast Food Gimmicks That Went Horribly Wrong
Well, that didn't go right.
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- By Adam Wears
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5 Weird Lifehacks From History (That Actually Worked)
Our ancestors had their own hilarious life hacks.
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- By Alex Hanton, Ryan Menezes, Christian Markle, Jack R. Loun
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5 Bonkers Supervillain Plans Real Governments Actually Tried
Crazy like a fox.
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- By Alex Hanton
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6 Real-Life Villains Who'd Be Too Crazy For Comic Books
These guys make the Joker look like a well-adjusted citizen.
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- By Alex Hanton, E. Reid Ross, Tee Ngin Rui
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5 Writers Who Showed Crazy Courage Chasing A Story
How far would YOU go to get the scoop?
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- By Adam Wears
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