Cracked Archive - History

When Lobster Was Spam: 5 Gourmet Foods That Used to be Cheap

• By Lola C.
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• April 17, 2009

7 Ridiculous Cases Where Animals Were Put On Trial

• By Luis Prada
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• April 12, 2009

Underdogs of War: 6 Tiny Nations That Kicked Ass

• By Fernando Espino
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• April 10, 2009

The 5 Most Popular Safety Laws (That Don't Work)

• By Robert Evans
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• April 07, 2009

6 Writers Who Accidentally Crapped Out Masterpieces

• By Shaun Grey
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• April 06, 2009

6 Geniuses Who Saw Their Inventions Go Terribly Wrong

• By Ken Goldstein
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• April 05, 2009

6 Historical Villains Who Were Actually OK Guys

• By Craig Sheehan
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• April 01, 2009

The 13 Most Epic April Fools Day Pranks Never Pulled

What if everyone put as much time, thought and planning into April Fools day as they put into holidays like Halloween? What if money, time and the safety of others was no object?

• By Cracked Plasticians
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• April 01, 2009

The 13 Most Epic April Fools Day Pranks Never Pulled

• By Cracked Plasticians
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• April 01, 2009

5 Great Men Who Built Their Careers on Plagiarism

• By Robert Evans
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• March 29, 2009

The 5 Most Idiotic Wars Ever Fought

• By David Knight
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• March 06, 2009

• By Mike Richardson-Bryan
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• March 04, 2009

11 Modern Technologies That Are Way Older Than You Think

• By Juan Arteaga, Danny Harkins
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• March 03, 2009

• By John Scrovak
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• February 25, 2009

The 6 Most Insane Moral Panics in American History

• By Geoff Shakespeare
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• February 09, 2009