Cracked Archive - History
5 Historical 'Facts' That Are Nothing But Propaganda
We know history books are often wrong. But have you ever wondered why?
- By E.M. Caris
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- November 14, 2019
5 Cynical Reasons Everyday Foods Became Popular
A whole bunch of shenanigans and tragedies have shaped what's popular.
- By Ryan Menezes
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- November 08, 2019
5 'Huh?' White House Facts History Class Never Mentioned
The government has always been wild.
- By Adam Wears
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- November 04, 2019
5 Insane Psy-Op Strategies Governments Almost Tried
There are apparently no stupid ideas when it comes to psychological warfare.
- By Adam Greene
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- November 03, 2019
4 Creepy Tales of Would-Be Victims Dodging Serial Killers
Here's some extraordinarily spooky things that happened to some ordinary people.
- By Mark Hill
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- October 31, 2019
5 Historical Wonders That Are Total Nightmare Fuel
Happy Halloween, everyone!
- By Adam Wears
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- October 28, 2019
5 Paranormal Encounters Reported By American Presidents
Their tales range from the chilling to the ridiculous.
- By Andrew McRae
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- October 25, 2019
5 Legendary Monsters Who Were Based On Real People
It turns out a lot of history's greatest boogeymen only exist because of regular ol' real people.
- By Eirik Gumeny
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- October 23, 2019
6 Stories From History That Sound Like Secret Zombie Movies
History class tends to gloss over all the zombies.
- By Ryan Menezes
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- October 22, 2019
5 Creepy Moments From History You Never Learned In School
History is full of horribly depressing moments.
- By Adam Wears
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- October 21, 2019
5 World-Changing Geniuses (Who Got Robbed Of All The Credit)
Behind every great man is a great mind they ripped off.
- By Diego C.
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- October 19, 2019
5 Political Insults With WTF Origins You Never Saw Coming
Some political insults have straightforward origins. These don't.
- By E.M. Caris
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- October 18, 2019
4 Serial Killers Who Fell In Love (With Other Psychopaths)
Love is not dead?
- By Andrew McRae
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- October 16, 2019
Comparisons That Make Time Itself Do A Double-Take
This is what the passage of time looks like.
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- October 16, 2019
25 Mysteries That Remain Unsolved, Unexplained, & Unsettling
We know a ton of details about these cases, but still can't solve them.
- By Cracked Plasticians, Andres Diplotti
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- October 15, 2019
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