Cracked Archive - Weird World

5 Oddly Hypnotic Genres Of YouTube Videos

They're boring. They're stupid. They're useless. They are an absolute waste of time ... but, they're impossible to look away from.

By Luis Prada
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June 29, 2015

6 Real People Who Got Screwed For Trying To Help

In a movie, an act of kindness gets repaid before the third act is through. In real life? Eh, not so much.

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By Chris Fox, Ivan Farkas, Niko G
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June 28, 2015

7 Realities Of Spending Your Pre-Teen Years In A Psych Ward

There are actually whole facilities dedicated entirely to mentally ill youth, and they have their own way of doing things.

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By Amanda Mannen, Nate P, Nicole Wooden
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June 26, 2015

4 Reasons We Suck At Making Big Decisions

Our struggles with freedom sometimes manifest themselves in subtler ways.

By Mark Hill
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June 24, 2015

5 Reasons Graffiti Art Is Even Crazier Than You Think

We talked to Cristian 'Smear' Gheorghiu, a street artist turned contemporary painter from Los Angeles, to tell us about arting so hard that you risk death.

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By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz, Cristian "Smear" Gheorghiu
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June 24, 2015

We Find Corpses: 5 Weird Truths Of Cleaning Porta Johns

We talked to a guy who, every day, is elbow-deep -- sometimes quite literally -- in all your dirty little secrets, and he had amazing things to say.

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By Anonymous, Amanda Mannen
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June 24, 2015

4 Legal Loopholes That Screw You When You're Poor

It turns out society as a lot of subtle ways to screw over the less fortunate.

By C. Coville
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June 23, 2015

5 Pop Culture Questions You Won't Believe Have Been Answered

Every now and then super fans undertake so much effort to answer a question so trivial, you can't help but be impressed.

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By Amanda Mannen, Ivan Farkas
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June 23, 2015

4 Recipes That Came From The Mind Of A Child (Taste Tested)

Let's make Little Kid Luis the happiest boy in the world by bringing some of his horrible food freaks to life.

By Luis Prada
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June 22, 2015

6 Fascinating Secrets Hidden In Great Works Of Art

These days, no video game or TV show can become truly revered in geekdom unless it's full of subtle easter eggs. But this practice is actually centuries old.

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