Cracked Archive - History
6 Dark Details History Usually Leaves Out (For Good Reason)
The more you learn about the past, the more you prefer the vague, sterile version of it you were taught in school.
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- By Stephan Roget
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507 5 WTF Mass Panics You Never Learned About In History Class
Turns out, we LOVE witch hunts. We do them all the time, whether we're freaking out about clowns, the poor, or yes, even vampires.
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- By Justin Crockett
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5 Insane Historical Theories That Make Way Too Much Sense
We're not saying these folks are right -- hell, we're not even saying they're sane. We're just saying what if?
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- By Nathan Williams
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6 Bible Stories Where The Moral Was 'Haha F*ck You, I'm God'
Amidst all the moral lessons and dubious historical accounts, the Bible is chock full of examples of God just messing with people.
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- By Israel SH
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6 Extremely Wrong (But Hilarious) Scientific Beliefs
Here's some stuff about orgasms and poop.
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- By Rachel P.
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5 Iconic Resistance Movements You're Picturing Exactly Wrong
History is riddled with intriguing and dramatic stories of resistance against tyranny and the fight for equality -- and also errors, accounts influenced by the author's bias, and outright lies.
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- By Vincent Pall, Steven Assarian, Adam Pilarski
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5 Unspeakably Bad Historical Practices That Never Went Away
We pretty much just slap new coats of paint on old atrocities and carry on like nothing's changed.
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- By J.C Breen
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The 5 Ballsiest Ways Anyone Has Ever Switched Sides Mid-War
You can brand them traitors, you can curse their names, you can execute them, but you can't say they didn't have balls.
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- By Zachary Frey
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5 Horror Scenes Deleted From History For Being Too Creepy
If it's true that those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it, then for the love of God, please pay very close attention.
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- By Jacopo della Quercia
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Modern-Day America Summed Up In One Photo (From 1957)
This will change how you think of America forever. Or, you know, at least for a little while.
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- By Alyssa Feller
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5 Great Women Ignored By History For Absurdly Sexist Reasons
Most history books have been written by men, and wouldn't you know it? Those darn, sneaky ladies are nowhere to be found.
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- By Tiago Svn, Justin Crockett, CJ Rigdon, Luke Miller
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5 Real Historic Purges That Prove Life Used To Be Horrifying
Every once in a while, huge crowds of ordinary people came together in epic demonstrations of collective mayhem, and suffered no consequences whatsoever for it.
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- By Joe Hayes
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6 Badass Unsung Heroes From History's Darkest Hours
Even humanity's biggest disasters have life-affirming moments hidden within, courtesy of regular people stepping up to help others.
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- By Adam Wears, Marina Reimann
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How Our Ancestors Used Clever Workarounds To Look At Porn
Here's a not often told story of bravery and perseverance.
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- By 3C Robles-Jackson
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8 Creepy Aspects Of Nazi Culture (You've Never Heard Of)
The sheer awfulness of Nazism tainted everything they did. Even the fun things.
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- By Adam Wears, Marina Reimann
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