Cracked Archive - History
5 Awful Torture Methods (Invented For Humanitarian Reasons)
Some of histories worst atrocities were thought up by people who were only trying to help.
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- By Nathan Williams
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132 5 Historical Facts That Were Way Too Stupid For The Movies
History is a vast, fascinating, and occasionally very stupid thing.
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- By Alex Hanton, Taylor Daine, E.M. Caris, Dan Hopper, James Freeth
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The 1938 'War Of The Worlds' Alien Hysteria Was Fake News
Fake news about fake news?
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- By Cracked Writers
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World-Changing Plots That Came Close To Happening
A few mind-blowing conspiracies came scary close to actually changing the world.
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- By Jacopo della Quercia , Alex Hanton
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George Washington Got Hit By Lightning In The Womb
Apparently, George Washington was marked for greatness before he was ever born.
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- By Cracked Writers
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6 Famous Quotes You See On Facebook (That Are Crazy Fake)
Most of these people would never said that thing you think they said.
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- By Aquiles Cacho
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Paintball Looked Far More Insane In The 1900s
Mankind has always been looking for a reason to shoot at each other.
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- By Cracked Writers
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5 Crazy True 9/11 Stories You've Never Heard Before
Some of the little details about 9/11 are crazier than others.
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- By Adam Wears
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4 Stories From The Cold War That'll Keep You Up At Night
Take a gander at some of these Cold War shenanigans.
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- By Adam Wears
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North Korea Once Made A Monster Movie And It Was Super Crazy
This film is a valuable contribution to the cinematic arts.
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- By Cracked Writers
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Why Did Pirates Really Wear Eyepatches?
The simple eye patch is a much more advanced piece of technology than you realize.
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- By Cracked Writers
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5 Myths About The Nazis People Still Believe Today
Some of the most egregious myths told by, and about the Nazis are still influencing America today.
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- By Steven Assarian, Mike Bedard, E.M. Caris, Michael Battaglino
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How A Guy Trying To Turn Pee Into Gold Changed Human History
Alchemy didn't work exactly the way you think it did.
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- By Cracked Writers
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Gladiators Were The Reality TV Stars Of Ancient Rome
Gladiators were minor celebrities who milked the whole thing for all it was worth.
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- By Cracked Writers
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We Can’t Stop Finding 'Forgotten' Pieces of the Berlin Wall
One of history's greatest architectural monsters could've spent the last three decades successfully hiding out in a nondescript residential neighborhood.
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- By Adam Wears
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