Cracked Archive - Weird World

The 36 Worst Action Figures From Iconic Toy Lines

Every kid knew that there was an inherent risk in asking Santa for an action figure, because parents usually figured that as long as it had the right logo on the box, they were on the safe side. This, naturally, caused many a tear-filled holiday.

Authors: By Maxwell Yezpitelok, M. Asher Cantrell, Peter File
Published: December 21, 2011
Comments: 1096

The 6 Most Unintentionally Hilarious Superhero Reinventions

Classic comic book characters have successfully been reinvented over the years. But they kept being succesful because the core was the same -- no one would ever mess with that, would they?

Authors: By Maxwell Yezpitelok, Steve Blair
Published: December 20, 2011
Comments: 975

6 Real Acts of Self Defense Too Awesome for an Action Movie

These stories are all so far beyond a reasonable point that they need a GPS and a Coast Guard escort to find their way back.

Authors: By Karl Smallwood
Published: December 18, 2011
Comments: 1051

Cracked Round-Up: Day Trading Edition

Authors: By CRACKED Staff
Published: December 17, 2011
Comments: 7

6 Badass Jobs That You're Probably Already Qualified to Do

It turns out some of the most awesomely portrayed jobs in movies require almost no training whatsoever and can be done by almost any old jackass who walks in off the street.

Authors: By Pauli Poisuo
Published: December 17, 2011
Comments: 705

5 Of the Most Badass Soldiers Ever (Happened to be Dogs)

Dogs were probably useful as hell on the battlefield way back when. With the advent of artillery, you'd think they'd be retired from combat situations. Of course, you'd be totally wrong.

Authors: By Karl Smallwood, Kenny Thompson
Published: December 16, 2011
Comments: 621

7 Insane Festivals You Won't Believe Are Legal

Ah, the holidays: A time to give thanks, spend time with family, eat good food, light your neighbors on fire, rub engine oil in grandma's eyes, get drunk, fight a bull and dress up in a white tuxedo to ward off the furious ghosts of fish.

Authors: By Monte Richard, E. Reid Ross
Published: December 14, 2011
Comments: 696

9 Old-Timey Animal Photos You Won't Believe Are Real

In the old days, concepts like safety, animal rights and sanity weren't as well-defined as they are now. And while there's no question that we treat animals better today than we did a few decades ago, sometimes what's good for the animals is bad for the field of insanely badass photography.

Authors: By Mark Hill
Published: December 12, 2011
Comments: 616

7 Bizarre Trends That Predict an Economic Collapse

At any point during an economic downturn, there are always obvious signs of the recession. But during these times, there are less-noticed but totally bizarre indicators that things are bad.

Authors: By Pauli Poisuo
Published: December 11, 2011
Comments: 828

Cracked Round-Up: Micro-Nation Edition

Authors: By CRACKED Staff
Published: December 10, 2011
Comments: 7

The 5 Most Baffling Attempts to Smuggle Live Animals

More often than not, it seems smugglers just say 'Screw it,' stuff a hippo under their shirt so that it's kinda out of sight and enter the airport security line whistling. Because what could go wrong?

Authors: By Sam C., Patrick Hopkins
Published: December 10, 2011
Comments: 526

6 Insane Early Drafts of Iconic Buildings

Everything mankind has ever built started out as a rough draft at one point, but you always assume that the general idea was there. And you'd be totally wrong.

Authors: By Evan V. Symon
Published: December 06, 2011
Comments: 591

5 Insane Doctors From History Who Put House to Shame

Throughout history, there have been risk-taking, don't-give-a-sh*t doctors who were part Rambo, part MacGyver and part House (specifically, the crazy part of House).

Authors: By Pauli Poisuo
Published: December 05, 2011
Comments: 585