Cracked Archive - History
4 Stories From The Weird History Of Christianity In Japan
The religion actually has a long history in the country, and that history is totally bonkers.
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- By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
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20 How A Flea Market Find Uncovered A Lost, Unknown Photographic Genius
If not for a $400 flea market box, we'd never have known one of the greatest street photographers.
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- By Oona O'Brien
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4 Unsolved Mysteries That Took Place At American Landmarks
The Grand Canyon and Niagara Falls are hotbeds of enigma.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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Benjamin Franklin Tried To Simplify The English Alphabet ... And Failed
The samples of writing that use Franklin’s alphabet are nightmarish.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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The High-Sea's Mystery Of A Found Ship ... With No Crew Or Passengers
The MV Joyita started out life in 1931 as a pleasure yacht. It ended its life as ... well, no one knows.
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- By Laura Caseley
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How Harry Houdini Trolled 'Psychics' From The Grave
A tiny case of death didn't stop the great escape artist’s war on mediums.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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4 Ridiculous Lies From People With Even More Ridiculous Lives
The following people are known for their wild lies and wilder lives.
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- By Alex Hanton
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14 Counterintuitive Historical Facts That Our Brains Refuse To Absorb
Who knew a GIF went viral in 1940?
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- By Jesse, Cracked Writers
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I Learned My Hometown, In New Jersey, Welcomed The KKK
The KKK bought a college in New Jersey, and everyone pretends this never happened.
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- By Becca Barglowski
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Inside The Bizarre Theory That Socrates Didn't Exist
Some are trying to claim that Socrates was 'A Beautiful Mind'-style figment of imagination.
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- By Oona O'Brien
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A Virginia Mystery Grave Has Led To Two Centuries Of Rumors And Legends
Who is buried in the grave of The Female Stranger?
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- By Laura Caseley
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Our Odd Obsession With Animals Running For Public Office
And they become a running joke …
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- By Oona O'Brien
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Meet Father Yod, The Hippie Judo Killer Who Made Vegetarian Food Cool
Much of our modern obsession with vegetarian cuisine traces back to one restaurant (and its extremely weird owner).
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- By Mark Hill
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Ancient Greece Had Memes And 'Diogenes Washing Vegetables' Was Its Biggest
Kyrios Mimeme.
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- By Cedric Voets
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How The Great Chicago Fire Gave Birth To The Skyscraper
Without The Great Chicago Fire, Spider-Man wouldn't have anything to swing from and King Kong nothing to climb.
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- By Tara Marie
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