Cracked Archive - History
5 Forgotten Historical Facts That Prove The Past's Crazy AF
Some things never change. Thankfully, these things did.
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- By Adam Wears
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45 Archaeologists Discover An Ancient Relic ... From The 1990s
You may have shoes older than this Celtic artifact.
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- By Cedric Voets
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5 Shocking Family Secrets Trump Doesn't Want You To Know
Whoo boy, there are a lot of secrets ...
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- By Adam Wears
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6 Amazing Facts That'll Change The Way You Look At History
Historical eras we think of as completely separate mix and overlap in mind-blowing ways.
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- By E.M. Caris
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5 Famous Magazine Covers With Crazy Stories You Never Knew
Remember magazines?
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- By Adam Wears
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How A Dead Nun Ended Up With Teeth Full Of Treasure
Here's a cautionary tale from history about licking fancy rocks.
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- By Adam Wears
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5 Wild Loopholes People Used To Beat Rigged Systems
Some people know you can only break the rules by following them to the letter.
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- By Jordan Breeding, Daisy Walters, StrageGray
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5 Insane Facts From History Nobody Taught You In School
It's hard to take your ancestors seriously after you realize how they all smelled.
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- By Jordan Breeding
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5 Everyday Things That Used To Be Completely Taboo
Our standards are always in flux.
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- By Aquiles Cacho
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Students Take Down Statue Of Famous Racist, Uh, Gandhi?
Africa remembers the life of young Gandhi, and it's problematic.
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- By Cedric Voets
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6 Tiny Things In History That Made Our Ancestors Act Crazy
Modern folks are so sensitive ...
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- By Jordan Breeding
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5 Mysterious Deaths With Insanely Random Plot Twists
Nobody could have seen these twist endings coming.
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- By Adam Wears
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4 Heroes of World War 2 Who Have Yet To Get Their Own Movies
Some of the best stories from World War II still haven't seen widespread exposure.
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- By Adam Wears
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6 US Military Training Videos That Were Pure Insanity
Maybe these videos weren't the best way to teach soldiers to stay alive.
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- By Jacopo della Quercia , Adam Koski, Michael Battaglino
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5 Shocking Crimes From People Who Founded Famous Companies
Some titans of industry were actually titanic bastards.
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- By Alex Hanton
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