Cracked Archive - History
The Pledge of Allegiance is a Scam to Sell American Flags (VIDEO)
It was the Gamestonk of 1880.
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- By Ryan Menezes, Greg Ott
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19 Back In The Day, Everybody Was Talking To Aliens (Thanks To One Scammer)
America's UFO obsession can be traced almost entirely back to one dude who accidentally changed the world while trying to make a quick buck.
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- By Alex Hanton
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What's The Deal: A Brief History of the Marshmallow
Unraveling the mysteries of the 'mallow.
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- By Eli Yudin
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America's National Anthem's 'The Star-Spangled Banner' Due To Ripley's Believe It or Not
Robert Ripley’s 'Believe It or Not' comic riled up the masses.
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- By Eirik Gumeny
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4 Eyebrow-Arching U.S. History Stories Left Out Of Textbooks
Happy Fourth of July weekend, fellow Yankees! It's time to scare our dogs with colorful explosions and scare our readers with colorful stories.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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5 'Truths' About Business And The Economy That Are BS
Our lives are one long timeline of learning that everything thought we knew about money is wrong.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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Breaking Down The 'Curse' Of King Tut's Tomb
Dude, I told you not to touch the tomb.
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- By Oona O'Brien
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The First Black U.S. Army Nurses Were Only Allowed To Treat Nazis
This is usually where we’d add a joke of some sort but gosh darnit, we just don’t want to.
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- By Zanandi Botes
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14 Unexpected Facts About The US Constitution
How well do you actually know the Constitution?
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- By Shea
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The Epic Motorcycle Gang War (Everyone's Forgotten About)
Remember all those crazy scenes from Sons of Anarchy? Yeah, it was like that.
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- By Charles Smith
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4 Crimes From History That Made Absolutely Zero Sense
Everyone loves a good wacky crime story, which is why we keep accosting you with more of them.
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- By Alex Hanton
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How A Nation Of Crazy Cat Ladies Declared War Upon Dogs
Centuries of Russian culture show the nation has long had it out for man's best friend.
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- By Nathan Williams
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5 Marvels Of History That Got Trashed By Morons
We like telling stories of thoughtless destruction because sometimes, pain must be shared.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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14 Lies About War We Believe Because of Movies
War is a hell you're picturing wrong.
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- By Andres Diplotti, Cracked Writers
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