Cracked Archive - Weird World
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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443 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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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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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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Cracked Round-Up: Too Tired to Work Edition
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9 Houses You Won't Believe People Actually Live In
Part of the appeal of being a homeowner is the ability to customize your house the way you like it. For some, that means adding a deck, repainting or expanding the bathroom. For others, it means entering the realm of madness and becoming its eternal ruler. We know all of these houses make you want to scream, 'Fake!' but we promise: They're all asto
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- By Eric Yosomono, Mike Cooney
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5 Famous Ad Campaigns That Actually Hurt Sales
Jared has sold a shitload of Subway sandwiches. Ronald McDonald has become one of the most recognizable characters in the history of human civilization. They are what ad executives dream about: campaigns that become media sensations and make the company billions. But then there are the ad campaigns that only do the first part; everybody can quote t
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- By Matt Culkin
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Cracked Round-Up: Gang Violence Edition
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- By CRACKED Staff
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5 Silly Childhood Rituals (That Explain Adult Behaviors)
Memes are just the grown up world's version of 'down-down-baby, down-by-the-rollercoaster.'
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- By Kristi Harrison
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The 5 Most Horrifying Things Corporations Are Taking Over
But sometimes corporate sellouts involve more than cringe-worthy ads and intrusive product placement. This is when selling out starts to get just a bit horrifying.
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- By Kathy Benjamin
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7 Pieces of Good News Nobody Is Reporting
the news media has a filtering process that only lets the bad stuff through. When they do break up the monotony with something lighthearted, it's always something pointless and inconsequential, like that thing last week with the monkey that learned to fly a helicopter.
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- By Kristi Harrison
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8 Weirdly Sexual Products You Won't Believe Are for Kids
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- By Dawn Morrow
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