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The 5 Biggest Disasters in the History of Marketing Ideas
Sometimes companies screw up so badly that you wonder if they, like us, are just making it all up as they go along. How else do you explain these things?
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- By Evan V. Symon
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793 The 5 Most Depraved Sex Scenes from Important Cultural Myths
If you've spent time studying history at all, you probably already know that depraved sex acts are to religion as rock star groupies from the '70s are to depraved sex acts. In other words, they go hand in hand. Or hand in some other body part, depending on who we're talking about.
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- By Jim Yew
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Cracked Round-Up: Canada Edition
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- By CRACKED Staff
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6 Hilarious Ways Al-Qaeda Is Going Corporate
The capture of Osama bin Laden revealed more than just the unmitigated badassery of Navy Seals. It also exposed how little we knew about the jihad lifestyle. Apparently, his little club had gone corporate
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- By Drew Miller
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The 6 Most Epic One Man Armies in the History of War
Here's a handful of men who absolutely refused to go gently, instead opting to erupt violence like a hate volcano onto everything around them.
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- By Tony Pilgram
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6 Progressive Parenting Fads You Won't Believe Are Legal
Contained within are six ways well-meaning people can nearly kill their children, without even the benefit of a little bump of meth.
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- By Dawn Morrow, Ian M.
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Cracked Round-Up: Prohibition Edition
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- By CRACKED Staff
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6 Silly Sounding Jobs That Are Way Harder Than You Think
Keep in mind before you apply, though: Some of these frivolous-sounding jobs are harder, more dangerous and deadlier than anything you've ever done in your life.
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- By Jason Iannone, M. Asher Cantrell
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6 Insane Holidays You'll Wish You Celebrated
In America, a holiday amounts to little more than a day off from work and a few quiet beers. It turns out that we're really dropping the ball when it comes to finding excuses to party like there's no tomorrow.
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- By Alexander L. Hoffman
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Cracked Round-Up: Biking to Work Edition
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- By CRACKED Staff
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6 Reasons Professional Poker Is Way Harder Than It Looks
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- By Dennis Hong
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6 Things That Always Seem to Happen When You're Late [CHART]
Your dog's bladder suddenly takes half an hour to empty.
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- By Stephen Cook
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6 Famous People Whose Identities We Still Don't Know
We live in a culture that doesn't exactly value anonymity. It's difficult to grab lunch at a drive-through without having to check in on at least three social media sites, for example. To get an idea of how much things have changed, there are some people who have become world-famous icons, but whose names no one knows.
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- By Evan V. Symon
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The 16 Most Hilariously Dishonest Old School Advertisements
Modern advertising constantly straddles the line between creative marketing and straight-up bullshit. But back in the old days, advertising companies got away with winning their bread and butter through straight poker-faced lies.
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- By Matt Culkin
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The 6 Most Terrifying Theme Park Rides Ever Built
One of the most annoying things about going to an amusement park is all the stupid precautions. Amusement park owners weren't always so cautious, though, and even these days, there are still some reminders of why all that crap is necessary.
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- By Robert Peck
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