Cracked Archive - History
6 Everyday Objects You Had No Clue People Once Used As Money
If you would have told our ancestors that one day we'd be using plastic cards and paper bills to acquire our daily needs, they probably would have said, 'Why? Is violence obsolete in the future? Also, what is plastic?'
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- By Adam Wears, Marina Reimann
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155 7 Things You Have In Your Home With Insane Secret Histories
Did you know your favorite party snack was invented by a racist utopian cult?
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- By Carolyn Burke
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7 Hilariously Embarrassing Archaeological Discoveries
People have always been dumb.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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6 Scary Archaeological Finds (That Should've Stayed Hidden)
We're not saying that digging around certain sites will stir up ancient curses. But, we're not saying it won't, either.
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- By Adam Wears, Ivan Farkas
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The 11 Creepiest Unsolved Crimes No One Can Explain (Part 2)
Horror stories are great and all, but around Halloween, we like to focus on the real stuff. You know, the monsters that could in fact be outside your house right now.
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- By Robin Warder, Janel Comeau, Tara Marie
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The 11 Creepiest Unsolved Crimes No One Can Explain: Part 1
Lots of you are too old and jaded to be kept awake at night by ghost stories and implausible urban legends. No, this time of year, you need something a little more real.
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- By Robin Warder, Janel Comeau, Tara Marie
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Hiroshima 'Shadows' And 4 Other Haunting Historical Remnants
Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. But you know what? Remembering history ain't always so great, either.
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- By Ivan Farkas
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6 Anti-Trans Arguments That Sound Historically Familiar
History repeats itself, which is why we're still trotting out tired old arguments when it comes to transgender issues.
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- By Stephan Roget
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5 Shady Things The USSR Did That You Can't Even Exaggerate
It's a miracle we survived the Cold War.
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- By Christopher Charles Slayter, E.M. Caris
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4 Secretly Brilliant Details Of Art (You Mistook For Errors)
History is fraught with inexplicable artistic trends which seem silly to modern-day people. But if you look into it, sometimes there's are very good explanations for them.
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- By Rachel P.
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6 Fun Activities That Were Horrifying Throughout History
Pick even the tamest weekend activity out of the divorced dad's guidebook, and you'll find that the nearest equivalent in olden days was a horrific, inhuman distortion of what we have today.
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- By Nimby Smith, Carolyn Burke
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5 Epic Bouts of Drunkenness That Made The History Books
Behold, the inebriated shenanigans of a chosen few legendary drinkers, whose stumbling binges squatted in the face of logic, national security, and history, and ripped a wet, beery fart.
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- By Adam Wears, Marina Reimann
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The 5 Pettiest Abuses Of Power In Presidential History
Before you start harshly judging contemporary candidates against the dignified leaders of the good old days, you should keep in mind that all presidents were kind of petty.
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- By Kelly Stone
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6 Evil WW2 Plots That Were Actually Pursued By The Good Guys
It turns out the Allies could be just as deranged as the Axis when it came to thinking of ways to win the war, and no one gives them enough credit for that.
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- By Sergei Korolev
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5 Ways Minorities Were Screwed Out Of The History Books
It may be hard to tell, but America used to have a problem with discrimination -- which led to a bunch of legitimately impressive people of color getting totally screwed out of their rightful place in the annals of Stuff We Wrote Down.
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- By J.C Breen, Nate Yungman
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