Cracked Archive - History

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5 World Changing Decisions Made For Ridiculous Reasons

Apparently some of the most important changes in pop culture and world history have turned on some guy shrugging and saying, 'screw it.'

Authors: By Maxwell Yezpitelok
Published: July 20, 2010
Comments: 671

6 Acts of Propaganda That Backfired Hilariously

When fooling the world is your business, there isn't much room for mistakes. Or so you'd think.

Authors: By Claire G.
Published: July 18, 2010
Comments: 393

The 6 Worst Jobs Ever (Were Done by Children)

Back in the day, people had only one reason to produce offspring: To force them to do the abhorrently awful work no grown person would dare to.

Authors: By Shelby Fero
Published: July 11, 2010
Comments: 630

6 Things From History Everyone Pictures Incorrectly: Classic

Unsurprisingly, our image of the past is largely made up of Hollywood inventions, propaganda and uneducated guesses.

Authors: By Alexander L. Hoffman
Published: July 06, 2010
Comments: 2198

8 Historic Symbols That Mean The Opposite of What You Think

Wwhat do you do if the real world doesn't provide you with something people can rally around? Just go ahead an embelish the truth.

Authors: By Philip Moon
Published: July 02, 2010
Comments: 2458

5 Awful Afflictions That Changed The World (For The Better)

Thanks, Incest!

Authors: By Robert Evans, Philip Moon
Published: June 14, 2010
Comments: 1337

5 True War Stories That Put Every Action Movie to Shame

Here are five groups of soldiers that prove that no matter how implausible the plot, some military unit, somewhere, has topped it.

Authors: By Jacopo della Quercia
Published: June 03, 2010
Comments: 579

The 5 Most Badass Prison Escapes in the History of War

Prison escape stories are badass on their own. When you toss war into the mix, the stories seemingly become to insane to be true,

Authors: By Paul K Pickett
Published: May 31, 2010
Comments: 321

7 Lost Bodies of Work (That Would Have Changed Everything)

Here are a few of the most influential works of art, literature and science in histor ...

Authors: By Jacopo della Quercia
Published: May 19, 2010
Comments: 891

5 Lesser Known (Completely Ridiculous) American Civil Wars

Long before and after the Civil War, American states have been pointing guns at each other and screaming ridiculous threats. Just consider...

Authors: By Philip Moon
Published: May 16, 2010
Comments: 456

The 5 Most Half Assed Apologies for Historic Crimes

We're almost positive that Ted Kaczynski's apology was more sincere than these.

Authors: By Kathy Benjamin
Published: May 12, 2010
Comments: 1323

6 People You've Never Heard of Who Probably Saved Your Life

Hollywood, and to a certain extent history, likes to glorify those who were great a taking lives. Here are those that saved millions. And one that's friggin' Wolverine.

Authors: By Jacopo della Quercia
Published: May 04, 2010
Comments: 701