Cracked Archive - History
15 Dropouts Who Found Success Post-School
Kids, stay in school. But if you don't, you're in good company.
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31 The Rebecca Riots: When Welsh Farmers Dressed In Drag To Protest
Honestly, more violent riots should incorporate unnecessary theater.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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15 Author Responses To Their Books Being Banned
For people who are scared of the power of a few words, standing up against a person who professionally uses words is a bold choice.
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How Women Got To Wear Pants: The Dr. Mary Walker Story
Dr. Mary Walker path to the history books began with a pair of pants.
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- By Philip Yiannopoulos
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5 Historical Diet Tips That Were Dumb, Dumb, Dumb
Please don't replace meals with smoking.
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- By Mac Faber
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Susanna Salter Was the First American Woman Elected to Office (As a Joke)
They assumed no one would notice, and if they did, they definitely wouldn't vote for a woman ...
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The Kentucky Meat Shower: Not A Lewd Act, But Still Gross
Best-case scenario, those guys definitely ate vulture vomit; worse-case, it was cannibalistic vulture vomit.
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55 Ways You're Picturing History Wrong
All our knowledge of history comes from movies, TV shows, and vague chitchat. Very little of it is true.
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- By Cracked Writers, Ryan Menezes
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Wartime Scarcity Created Nutella (Twice)
Necessity might be the mother of invention, but apparently, she has a short memory.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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The Essay About Farting -- That Argued for Women's Rights
The secret’s out: Lady laughter and tears are just held-in farts.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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German 'Robin Hood' Once Got The Military To Help Him Rob A Mayor
Unlike most outlaw heroes, he didn't even need a good reason for his crime.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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14 Surprising Facts About Children's Book Authors
How much do you know about the people that narrated your childhood?
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Nightmare Fuel: Thomas Edison Invented (Terrifying) Talking Dolls
He apparently searched his mind for what kinds of sounds people might like and settled on 'Bible verses screeched frantically by my terrified factory staff.'
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- By Amanda Mannen
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Count On It: 14 Eyebrow-Arching Numbers
Here are some surprising quantities.
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14 British Monarchy Strange Now-You-Know Facts
Some fascinating details about the most talked about family
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