Cracked Archive - Weird World
Where Aren’t They Now? 11 Overlooked Deaths of 2011
Each year Cracked takes time to remember the slightly less famous people who maybe didn't revolutionize the PC and music industries, but who still left an interesting little mark on the culture. These are the most overlooked deaths of 2011.
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494 The 10 Most Viewed Cracked.com Videos of 2011
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- By CRACKED
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Cracked Round-Up: Can't Stop The Yuletide Edition
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- By CRACKED Staff
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7 Ridiculous Origins of Everyday Words
We find it so fascinating to go back and understand where the words we use actually came from. Yet out of all the times we've done this previously, these origins might just take the cake.
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- By J.F. Sargent
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The 11 Most Unintentionally Creepy Christmas Ornaments
When it comes time to make holiday decorations, the line between festive and nightmarish is razor thin.
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- By Adam Wears, CRACKED Staff
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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.
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- By Maxwell Yezpitelok, M. Asher Cantrell, Peter File
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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?
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- By Maxwell Yezpitelok, Steve Blair
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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.
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- By Karl Smallwood
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Cracked Round-Up: Day Trading Edition
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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.
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- By Pauli Poisuo
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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.
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- By Karl Smallwood, Kenny Thompson
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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.
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- By Monte Richard, E. Reid Ross
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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.
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- By Mark Hill
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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.
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- By Pauli Poisuo
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Cracked Round-Up: Micro-Nation Edition
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