Cracked Archive - History
7 Heroes Of History's Darkest Nightmares Who Deserve Movies
Still believe the world doesn't have any heroes? Then turn off those 24-hour news channels.
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- By Jason Iannone
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413 6 Deaths From History You Will Go To Hell For Laughing At
For the truly unlucky among us, our jackass deaths will be cataloged by incredulous historians for all eternity.
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- By Adam Wears
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The 5 Most Ridiculously Misunderstood Historical Legacies
Be careful what kind of legacy you leave, or you'll be remembered forever for something you totally despise.
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- By Wes Corwin, Cornelius Heyer, Quinn Knobbe
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6 Famous Unsolved Mysteries (Are Shockingly Easy To Solve)
According to the denizens of /r/conspiracy and your wacky aunt on Facebook, there are terrifying mysteries unfolding all around us, all the time. These people clearly don't use Google.
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- By Nathan Williams
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The Creepiest Serial Killers (Who Still Remain At Large)
We love our serial killers in one of two flavors -- dead, or in prison. But not the third flavor: the ones who do their thing for years, or even decades, without ever getting caught.
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- By Janel Comeau
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Iconic People Who Had Shockingly Horrifying Childhoods
Sometimes genius comes as a result of depressing, horrifying childhood trauma.
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- By J.C Breen
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5 Crooks Who Succeeded So Hard They Had To Catch Themselves
These idiots would probably still be free today if they'd simply cashed their (considerable) chips in while they were ahead.
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- By Robin Warder, Britni Patterson
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Presidential Candidates Who'll Make You Thankful for Trump
If we're being totally honest with ourselves, presidential elections have historically been kind of a shitshow.
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- By Chris Radomile
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5 Bizarre Ways People Got F'ed Up Throughout History
Laughing gas wasn't used for anything surgical for about 70 years after its synthesis.
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- By Isaac Cabe
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Unexplained Things That Only Happen In A Few Places On Earth
Las Vegas is depressing its residents to death.
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- By Patrick Coyne
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We Don't Think These Words Mean What You Think They Mean
Apparently assassins and hashish go hand-in-hand.
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- By Jamie Wyman
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6 Disasters With Details So Awful, History Left Them Out
Some clouds, it's been said, have a silver lining. But clouds can get even worse. Those are the clouds we're talking about in this article.
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- By Adam Wears
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6 Civil Rights Movement Myths You Learned In History Class
If you want to see just how messy real history can be -- and how important it is that we recognize its messiness -- look no further than the civil rights movement.
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- By Adam Koski, Bevan Morgan
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Great Artists Who Passionately Hated Their Most Famous Work
Here are a few works of art we nearly lost to the blood-rage that lives within all creative types.
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- By Janel Comeau, Rachel Loomis
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5 Bizarre Ways Everyone Gets World War II Wrong
If you're like us and got most of your World War II knowledge from fighting Hitler in a robot suit, so most of this should come as news.
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- By Jacopo della Quercia , Adam Koski
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