Cracked Archive - Weird World

4 Things You Only Learn from Exercise if You're in Bad Shape

My reason for running is kind of dumb -- I just want to see how terrible I am at it.

By Alice Jane Axness
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February 05, 2015

9 Foreign Terms More Awful Than Any English Profanity

Some languages have words for concepts so weird or off-putting that we can thank the stars we don't have any use for them in everyday English.

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By Cornelius Heyer
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February 04, 2015

5 Expert Phrases That Explain Ideas You Should Understand

I invite you to read some folksy animal-centric wisdom and become the Yoda of your circle of friends.

By Chris Bucholz
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February 03, 2015

4 Of The Most Bizarre Small Towns In The World

Your town's claim to fame is nothing compared to these places.

By Luis Prada
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February 03, 2015

5 Things Breaking Bad Left Out About Having a Drug Lord Dad

We talked to Andrew Hass, whose life was derailed when his dad was caught growing thousands of plants worth of pot back in 1998, when Hass was still a teenager.

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By Robert Evans, Andrew Hass
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February 03, 2015

6 Baffling First Drafts of Classic Novels

What if we told you that there are extra scenes of your favorite book, written by your favorite writer, that you've never read before? Awesome, right? No so fast.

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By Karah Sutton
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February 02, 2015

7 Disasters Everyone Survived (That a Highlander Wouldn't)

We can only imagine the survivors of the following incidents were forever looking over their shoulders to see if the relentless specter of death was trying to sneak up on them to finish the job.

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By Douglas A. McDonnell, Zachary Frey
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February 01, 2015

5 Things I Endured as a Legal Brothel Worker

We talked to legal brothel worker who walked us through some of the bizarre rules, regulations, and everyday bullshit that pervades every aspect of their lives.

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By Robert Evans, Anonymous
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February 01, 2015

5 Things People Don't Understand About Only Children

Allow me to speak for every only child and set the record straight on what it's really like.

By Mark Hill
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January 31, 2015

5 Satanic Crime Fighting Tips Taught to Real American Cops

Since the worship of the Devil and his unholy legion of crooks are an extremely pressing concern for all of us, here are five crucial tips for dealing with Satanic cult crime.

By Chris Sims
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January 30, 2015

5 Bizarre Realities of Being a Man Who Was Raped by a Woman

We spoke with a victim of female-on-male rape to find out what it's like to be the victim of a crime that most of society refuses to acknowledge is even a thing. Spoiler Alert: It's awful.

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By Anonymous, Amanda Mannen
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January 30, 2015

7 Shockingly Bad Slogans Major Corporations Went With

For every effectively memorable and only marginally annoying slogan out there, there's about five that suck eggs.

By Felix Clay
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January 29, 2015

5 Stupid Reasons Life is Terrifying for Awkward People

I've compiled this short list of everyday scenarios that can and will get brutally awkward. Let's see if we can figure out how to survive them in one piece.