Cracked Archive - Weird World
8 Incredible Discoveries People Just Sort of Stumbled Into
Some important discoveries are made by folks of singular mind and purpose. Others are made by people stumbling over them like a fat kid at a roller rink.
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- By Evan V. Symon
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672 Cracked Round-Up: Red Saturday Edition
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- By CRACKED Staff
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Cracked Round-Up: Pre-Christmas Shopping Edition
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- By CRACKED Staff
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6 Badass Kids Who Ran Away from Home With a Vengeance
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- By Jason Edward Harrington
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Cracked Round-Up: Flaming Booze Edition
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- By CRACKED Staff
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6 Attempts at Damage Control That Caused Way Bigger Problems
It never fails: There are plenty of idiots out there who just live for the chance to make a bad thing so, so much worse.
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- By Karl Smallwood, Dustin Koski
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The 6 Most Poorly Thought Out Attempts at Insurance Fraud
In order for insurance scams to work, you have to successfully trick countless investigators, police detectives, doctors and sometimes your friends and family. Which is another way of saying that most people fail hilariously.
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- By E. Reid Ross
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6 Mind-Blowingly Huge Versions of Things You Loved as a Kid
Believe it or not, there was a time not too long ago when playing video games, watching animated shows and worshiping Batman were things that only children could do. Fortunately (or unfortunately), some folks are making it cool for adults to like this stuff too.
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- By R. Jason Benson
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5 Terrible Ideas That Solved Huge Global Problems
Sometimes, the most far-fetched, cartoonish ideas are the ones that work best.
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- By Eddie Rodriguez
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Cracked Round-Up: Amateur Chemistry Edition
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- By CRACKED Staff
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The 6 Most Incredible Real World Beast Masters
Disney movies make hanging out with wild animals look fun. In the real world, there's a lot more screaming and soiling of oneself. These people are attempting the Disney route.
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- By Monte Richard, E. Reid Ross
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16 Real Old-Timey Photographs That Will Give you Nightmares
Some of what passed for everyday life 75 or 100 years ago would send you running screaming in the other direction today. And when those scenes are captured on grainy old-school film, you get the stuff of nightmares.
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- By Mark Hill
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The 7 Creepiest Places on Earth (Part 3)
Even the best Hollywood set dressers in the biggest budget horror movie can't outdo real life. You wouldn't spend a night in in these places regardless of the number of shotguns and Bibles you were allowed to bring.
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- By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
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5 Halloween Parties Too Badass to Be Real (That Totally Are)
There are some places where the true spirit of Halloween lives on in grand fashion.
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- By Jacopo della Quercia
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