Cracked Archive - History
Door Knobs Weren't Invented Until AFTER The Civil War
Fire, wheel, beer, doorknob? Not quite.
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59 5 Unbelievably Bold Political Lies (That Totally Worked)
We like to think we're getting pretty good at spotting when a politician is lying to us ... and yet.
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- By Stephan Roget
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5 World-Changing Geniuses (Who Were Also Total Monsters)
Thank you?
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- By Nimby Smith
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4 True Crime Stories Starring Famous Historical Figures
Some of these nerdy and eccentric icons of yore got involved in some pretty shady business.
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- By Adam Wears, Marina Reimann
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5 Stupid Lies That Changed The Outcome Of Historical Battles
Any history buff knows the importance of a good bluff.
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- By Stephan Roget
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4 Presidential Scandals Somehow Dumber Than Today's
The office of the president of the United States of America has always been embarrassing.
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- By Mark Hill
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5 Terrifying Plots That Turned Into Goofy Disasters
There's only one Bruce Willis, and he can't be everywhere.
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- By Alex Hanton
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History Has Never Agreed On A True Definition Of 'Happiness'
The definition of happiness has changed many, many times.
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5 Historical Figures Everybody Gets Totally Wrong
Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves, Napoleon overcame his height problems to conquer Europe, and Julius Caesar was murdered for inventing a controversial salad. These summaries aren't 100 percent accurate.
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- By Steven Assarian, E.M. Caris, bshusemann
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5 Dark Historical Mysteries We'll Probably Never Solve
Not every tragedy ends with a perfectly understandable conclusion wrapped in a tidy bow.
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- By Adam Wears
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5 Unexpected Ways The 1990s Were Different From Today
The '90s were the last era in which America had its crap together.
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- By Steven Assarian, Tyler Peterson, Andrea Meno
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The Pyramids Used To Look NOTHING Like They Look Today
The pyramids used to be even cooler-looking when they were first built.
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5 Ways Being Rich Was Flat-Out Crazy Hundreds Of Years Ago
The historical record shows that the old-timey rich, in their struggle to stave off ennui and entropy, devised some remarkably absurd ways of passing the time.
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- By Adam Wears
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That Time The Supreme Court Believed In Ghosts
The landmark court case of Living v. Dead
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5 Old Photos From History That'll Blow Your Minds
Once you dig into the richness of history, you kinda find the kick-butt, surprising, and occasionally stupid secrets that have been kept buried.
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- By Adam Wears
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