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Cracked Round-Up: Debate Season Edition!
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26 The 5 Most Surreal Financial Apocalypses From History
Money is a fragile thing, vulnerable to a whole lot of societal factors that you have no control over whatsoever. Which is why sometimes things just go completely insane.
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- By Chris Holmes
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The 6 Most Insanely Reckless Smuggling Tactics
Smuggling requires planning, creativity and guile. Or at least a smuggler who really, really doesn't give a shit.
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- By Benjamin Buso
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Cracked Round-Up: Margaritas and Eggnog Edition
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5 'Luxury' Toys for the Children of Wealthy Douchebags
Hey, it's never too early to get a head start on being a detached, rich little dickhead.
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- By Mark Hill, Jacopo della Quercia
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5 World-Famous Products That Are Shameless Rip-Offs
It turns out that many of the 'knockoff' brands we've scoffed at in the supermarket were there before the more famous, million-dollar 'original' product ... that totally stole their idea.
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- By Pauli Poisuo
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7 Amazing Things People Got Just by Asking
You've got to use what you've got to get what you want. That's how the old saying goes, anyway. But how do you get the things you want when you have nothing? Just ask, apparently.
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- By Adam Tod Brown, Karl Smallwood
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6 Bizarre Origins of Famous Companies
It's a good thing for companies that we all have the memories of peanuts, because almost all of them have completely reinvented themselves at some point.
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- By S Peter Davis, Chris Radomile
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5 Ridiculous Assassination Plots That Actually Worked
Before the Internet came along, one of humanity's favorite methods of letting others know we disapproved of them was by assassinating their asses. And like the Internet, sometimes the stupidest stuff is what usually worked.
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- By Chris Wright
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5 Iconic Characters You Didn't Know Were Ripoffs
It turns out comic creators straight-up jacked many of the heroes you know and love from earlier works. And no, we're not about to list the knockoff brainchildren of Rob Liefeld.
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- By Monte Richard
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Cracked Round-Up: Gaffetember Edition
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5 Stupid Bets That Changed the World
You'll never believe some of the amazing feats that were accomplished simply because someone looked someone else in the eye and said, 'Betcha can't ...'
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- By Eddie Rodriguez
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Cracked Round-Up: A New Type of Presidential Debate
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The 6 Most Baffling Political Ads Ever Aired
Not every politician has celebrities and CEOs supporting them. No, some of them have to find 'creative' ways to get attention in their ads.
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- By Mark Hill
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5 Mind-Blowingly Valuable Things Hidden in Everyday Life
Even outside of the obvious and silly examples, there are all sorts of situations where money works in ways that we just can't wrap our minds around.
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- By Chris Zeigler
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