Cracked Archive - History

6 Sacred Icons of American Culture That Aren't Even American

No matter what metaphor you use to describe the United States' heterogeneous origins, there are nonetheless those facets of American culture that are widely regarded as uniquely (and sacredly) American. Well, guess what? They came from everywhere else.

Authors: By Steve Shapiro
Published: April 18, 2013
Comments: 1357

6 Mind-Blowing Things Recently Discovered From WWII (Update)

Nazis keep popping up where we least expect them -- and we don't mean at Donald Trump rallies.

Authors: By Chris Sansone
Published: April 12, 2013
Comments: 1250

6 Hilarious Pranks Pulled by Soldiers in the Middle of War

The horrific history of warfare is littered with wacky pranks that are alternately admirable and utterly insane.

Authors: By Xavier Jackson, Douglas A. McDonnell
Published: April 08, 2013
Comments: 499

5 Famous Wars That Showed Up in the Last Place You'd Expect

Some should've told these people to get a friggin' map.

Authors: By Evan V. Symon
Published: March 23, 2013
Comments: 586

The 5 Shadiest Crimes Ever Pulled Off by Famous Corporations

Some of our most recognizable corporations are sitting on more machine gunnings and convoluted criminal conspiracies than you can throw at the last 30 minutes of a Die Hard movie.

Authors: By Evan V. Symon
Published: March 21, 2013
Comments: 1127

6 Inspiring Ways Internet Mobs Have Come to the Rescue

The Internet doesn't usually appear in the media for the most positive of reasons. But it is possible for Internet users to join together for good and not evil.

Authors: By Jeff Sloan
Published: March 17, 2013
Comments: 979

5 Myths About the Revolutionary War Everyone Believes

Bloody, heroic and seasoned with all kinds of awesome, the entire eight-year period was dripping with fantastic stories and scrappy underdog moments. (Or was it?)

Authors: By J. Wisniewski
Published: March 16, 2013
Comments: 2343

5 Horrific Disasters That Made Human Life Possible

Life as we know it was only able to form because the universe likes to slap us around every few billion years. It's a form of tough love.

Authors: By Sebastien Paquin
Published: March 13, 2013
Comments: 751

5 Shocking Scenes You Won't Believe Are in the Bible

If many of the most iconic features of Christianity aren't taking up space in the holy book, it makes one wonder just what, in fact, is in there.

Authors: By Jacopo della Quercia , Douglas A. McDonnell
Published: March 13, 2013
Comments: 2153

5 Literary Classics That Put X-Rated Movies to Shame

When people actually sit down and read the books they've always heard about, they find themselves blindsided by the hardcore sexual depravity everyone so often fails to mention.

Authors: By Rich Solomon
Published: March 07, 2013
Comments: 1246

5 Shockingly Advanced Ancient Buildings That Shouldn't Exist

It turns out the engineers of times past were nothing to sneer at, and some of their accomplishments make ours seem slightly embarrassing.

Authors: By Eric Yosomono, Welldone Quibranza, Alaric Penname
Published: March 07, 2013
Comments: 1104

6 Inventors Who Changed the World and Got Screwed in Return

Some inventors get so little credit that we completely forgot about them, and since we really don't like angering the ghosts of people who could probably invent a way to punch us from beyond the grave, here they are.

Authors: By Karl Smallwood, Mike Floorwalker
Published: March 03, 2013
Comments: 1191

5 Miracles Deleted From the Bible For Being Too Awesome

There are whole other books that used to be part of the Bible, until someone took a hard look and said, 'No way.' And it's too bad, because some of the miracles performed in these apocryphal texts are freaking amazing.

Authors: By Brian Thompson
Published: February 23, 2013
Comments: 1442