Science & History
18 Terrifying Facts About Everyday Things
The world is a dangerous place more so in ways you totally wouldn't expect than in ways you would.
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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13 Perspective-Transforming Historical Photos
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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5 'Crazy People' Who Were Right All Along
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- By Gavin Jamieson
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6 Insane Schemes Attempted at the Dawn of Space Travel
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- By Xavier Jackson, Evan V. Symon , Ivan Farkas
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
5 Hilariously Perverse Trends You Missed in Famous Artwork
We're about to either make you feel better about the current state of art or convince you that it's always been full of perverse nightmare fuel.
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- By Carmen Burana
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5 Ways U.S. Democracy Is More Rigged Than You Think
It turns out the craziest, most overtly bullshit political practices are perfectly legal.
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- By Nathan Blumenthal, Xavier Jackson
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29 Berserk Everyday Activities (Yep, The Past Was Nuts)
You're simply mistaken (or crazy) if you wish you were living in a different era.
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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6 Normal People Who Turned into Action Heroes Out of Nowhere
In a world that worships celebrities and fictional superheroes, we've made it our mission to find regular, everyday folks who stepped up in life or death circumstances, their own safety be damned.
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- By Jeff Sloan, Tom Courtney
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6 Unassuming People Who Casually Saved Hundreds of Lives
These people went above and beyond, sometimes sacrificing themselves in the process.
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- By Nels Nelsen
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Watch Cracked Live! Help Us Save the World!
As you've no doubt noticed, we here at 'the Cracked' are primarily motivated by charitable concerns ... just kidding!
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- By CRACKED Staff
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28 Animals With Superhero Level Abilities
It turns out you don't have to watch the latest Marvel flick to see uncanny abilities.
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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5 Famous Symbols that Were Created to Be Horrible Insults
It's always weird to look at the pop culture symbols we just take for granted and realize how often the origins are somewhere between insulting and utterly horrifying.
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- By Elorm Kojo Ntumy, Mike Floorwalker, Ryan Menezes
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The 6 Most Terrifying Things People Used to Do With the Dead
This article contains images that may disturb some younger readers and will absolutely kick your soul in the dick, regardless of age.
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- By N. Christie, Kyle Mulholland
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5 True Stories of Killer Animals Too Unrealistic for a Movie
It's freaky when actual animals turn into serial killers, stalking prey and evading capture in a way that makes the shark in 'Jaws' look like an incompetent asshole.
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- By J.F. Sargent, Evan V. Symon
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6 Ridiculous Science Myths You Learned in Kindergarten
Teachers are people, too, and people have this nasty tendency to occasionally lob whatever untruth comes flying at them right back at somebody else like a game of bullshit ping pong.
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- By Eddie Rodriguez, Himanshu Sharma
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