Cracked Archive - History
5 Insane Facts From History Nobody Taught You In School
It's hard to take your ancestors seriously after you realize how they all smelled.
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- By Jordan Breeding
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62 5 Everyday Things That Used To Be Completely Taboo
Our standards are always in flux.
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- By Aquiles Cacho
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Students Take Down Statue Of Famous Racist, Uh, Gandhi?
Africa remembers the life of young Gandhi, and it's problematic.
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- By Cedric Voets
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6 Tiny Things In History That Made Our Ancestors Act Crazy
Modern folks are so sensitive ...
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- By Jordan Breeding
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5 Mysterious Deaths With Insanely Random Plot Twists
Nobody could have seen these twist endings coming.
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- By Adam Wears
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4 Heroes of World War 2 Who Have Yet To Get Their Own Movies
Some of the best stories from World War II still haven't seen widespread exposure.
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- By Adam Wears
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6 US Military Training Videos That Were Pure Insanity
Maybe these videos weren't the best way to teach soldiers to stay alive.
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- By Jacopo della Quercia , Adam Koski, Michael Battaglino
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5 Shocking Crimes From People Who Founded Famous Companies
Some titans of industry were actually titanic bastards.
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- By Alex Hanton
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5 Archaeological Finds That Prove the Past Was Dumb AF
Some centuries-old junk is outright stupid.
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- By Adam Wears
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Archaeologists Just Found A Bunch Of Mummified Cats
If you're a cat person, welcome to a vision of the perfect afterlife.
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- By Adam Wears
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The 5 Dumbest Lies Ever Told By US Presidents (Before Trump)
You can't reach the White House without being a fantastic liar.
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- By Jacopo della Quercia , Stephan Roget
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5 Creepy AF Historical Finds (You'll Wish Hadn't Been Found)
These historical finds don't belong in museums, they belong in horror movies.
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- By Adam Wears
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5 Ancient Discoveries That Prove We've Evolved Into Wimps
Our ancestors were some of the toughest people to ever live.
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- By Alex Hanton, E. Reid Ross, Ivan Farkas, Laura H, Alan Corcoran
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5 Insane Ways History's Screwed Over Disabled People
You might be surprised how cartoonishly evil some people can be.
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- By Adam Wears
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5 Famous Geniuses And Their Super Embarrassing Early Works
Even the best minds mankind has ever encountered behaved like hormonal idiots when they were young.
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- By Raoni Lacerda, Peter I. Santiago
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