Cracked Archive - History

5 Brutal Murderers Who Aaaalmost Got Away With It
Turns out that karma loves a cliffhanger.
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- By Alex Hanton, E. Reid Ross, Diego C., Ryan Menezes, Abraham Mireles
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Old-Timey Icons With WTF Habits
These a-list icons had a-hole tendencies.
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- By Adam Wears
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Achievements That Emerged From Dark Times Like Now
Well folks, it's time to invent calculus.
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- By Eirik Gumeny
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Quotes That Are Quoted Totally Incorrectly
'Read this article, on the website Cracked' - Charlemagne
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- By Ryan Menezes, Abraham Mireles
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Trivial And Nonsensical Rules In Congress
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- By Jordan Breeding
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7 'What' Side Stories From Famous Moments In History
Historically, important doesn't always mean serious.
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- By Alex Hanton, Blair Dodge, Ryan Menezes, Christian Markle, Matthew Z. Wood, Richard C. Shaffer
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5 Tragedies That Douches Took Advantage Of
If humor is tragedy plus time, profit is tragedy plus no time at all.
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- By Adam Wears
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The Official Pablo Escobar Phone Saga Is Bonkers
The Escobar legacy lives on (in phone form).
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- By Alex Hanton
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Sadly, The Hobby Lobby Dead Sea Scrolls Are All Crafty Fakes
These don't belong in a museum.
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- By Cedric Voets
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Bad Groups That Weren't Evil Originally
Sometimes you don't choose thug life, thug life chooses you.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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America May Be Deporting Its Last Living Nazi
Hopefully, whatever happens here, it will mean no more Nazis in America.
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- By Isaac Cabe
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Historical Figures (Who Looked Waaaay Different Than You Think)
Famous generally try to make sure their public image is more flattering than reality.
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- By Alex Hanton
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Badass Women History Class Totally Failed To Mention
Killer queens.
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- By Abraham Mireles
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5 Unknown People Who Shaped History (While Being Lunatics)
There's a fine line between genius and insanity.
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- By Ryan Menezes, Nicholas Vrchoticky, Christian Markle
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5 Historical Places We've Managed To Totally Trash
Nothing is sacred.
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- By Kelly Stone
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