Cracked Archive - History
5 Nightmarish Ways People In History Solved Common Problems
As history has shown us, the greatest ideas have been formulated by maniacal geniuses. And terrible ideas, well, they just come from maniacs.
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- By Adam Wears, Marina Reimann
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243 6 Amazing Easter Eggs Lurking In Places You'd Never Suspect
If you've wondered if there are any video game-esque Easter eggs in real life, the answer, of course, is yes.
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- By Jacopo della Quercia
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7 Heroes Of History's Darkest Nightmares Who Deserve Movies
Still believe the world doesn't have any heroes? Then turn off those 24-hour news channels.
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- By Jason Iannone
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6 Deaths From History You Will Go To Hell For Laughing At
For the truly unlucky among us, our jackass deaths will be cataloged by incredulous historians for all eternity.
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- By Adam Wears
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The 5 Most Ridiculously Misunderstood Historical Legacies
Be careful what kind of legacy you leave, or you'll be remembered forever for something you totally despise.
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- By Wes Corwin, Cornelius Heyer, Quinn Knobbe
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6 Famous Unsolved Mysteries (Are Shockingly Easy To Solve)
According to the denizens of /r/conspiracy and your wacky aunt on Facebook, there are terrifying mysteries unfolding all around us, all the time. These people clearly don't use Google.
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- By Nathan Williams
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The Creepiest Serial Killers (Who Still Remain At Large)
We love our serial killers in one of two flavors -- dead, or in prison. But not the third flavor: the ones who do their thing for years, or even decades, without ever getting caught.
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- By Janel Comeau
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Iconic People Who Had Shockingly Horrifying Childhoods
Sometimes genius comes as a result of depressing, horrifying childhood trauma.
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- By J.C Breen
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5 Crooks Who Succeeded So Hard They Had To Catch Themselves
These idiots would probably still be free today if they'd simply cashed their (considerable) chips in while they were ahead.
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- By Robin Warder, Britni Patterson
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Presidential Candidates Who'll Make You Thankful for Trump
If we're being totally honest with ourselves, presidential elections have historically been kind of a shitshow.
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- By Chris Radomile
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5 Bizarre Ways People Got F'ed Up Throughout History
Laughing gas wasn't used for anything surgical for about 70 years after its synthesis.
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- By Isaac Cabe
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Unexplained Things That Only Happen In A Few Places On Earth
Las Vegas is depressing its residents to death.
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- By Patrick Coyne
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We Don't Think These Words Mean What You Think They Mean
Apparently assassins and hashish go hand-in-hand.
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- By Jamie Wyman
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6 Disasters With Details So Awful, History Left Them Out
Some clouds, it's been said, have a silver lining. But clouds can get even worse. Those are the clouds we're talking about in this article.
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- By Adam Wears
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6 Civil Rights Movement Myths You Learned In History Class
If you want to see just how messy real history can be -- and how important it is that we recognize its messiness -- look no further than the civil rights movement.
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- By Adam Koski, Bevan Morgan
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