Cracked Archive - Weird World
The 7 Most Heroic Con Artists of All Time
In a world full of bullshit artists trying to sell us things and get elected to office, let's take a moment to celebrate the good ones. These are the Oskar Schindler types, the guys with a talent for hustling who, when circumstances called, used their powers for good.
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- By Dan Seitz
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422 CRACKED ROUND-UP: Crotch Rot Awareness Edition
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- By CRACKED Staff
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6 Brilliant Inventions That Look Like Gag Gifts
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- By Pauli Poisuo
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5 Reasons Humanity Is Terrible at Democracy
Ask the average person what's wrong with government and you'll hear all about corrupt politicians, corporate lobbyists and shady backroom deals. But, of course, we elected those corrupt politicians, and the more you look at the situation, the more it appears that as people, we are just really bad at democracy.
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- By Mark Hill
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The 5 Most Shockingly Insane Modern Dictators
As part of our ongoing effort to educate the world about the mind-boggling insanity of the world's dictators, here are five leaders who treated their countries as playthings for their own deranged minds.
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- By Ethan Lou
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The 9 Most Offensive 9/11 References in Pop Culture
It's important to treat this sensitive subject with delicacy and restraint, and we promise to do so, just as soon as we get finished showing you all these people who most certainly did not.
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- By Fletcher Wortmann
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5 Reasons Pop Culture Is Run by Fan-Fiction
Fanfiction is actually everywhere, and in some ways you're already a fan.
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- By C. Coville
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5 Reasons The War Between Dog and Cat People Needs to Stop
It seems like there's been a neverending argument between certain
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- By Christina H
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Cracked.com Live at South By South West (Streaming)
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- By CRACKED Staff
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CRACKED ROUND-UP: Cashing In On iPad 2 Hype, Edition
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- By CRACKED Staff
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5 Disturbing New Ways Debt Collectors Are Getting Your Money
For an entire generation of college graduates facing a job market with nothing but tens of thousands of dollars in student loan debt and frat party beer guts under their belts, the future is looking grim. Very, very grim.
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- By Jason Edward Harrington
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Why Humanity Can't Get Past The 7 Deadly Sins
A gameplan for fighting your moral infirmity with more moral infirmity.
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- By Daniel O'Brien, Mark M., Ashley Neal
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The 15 Most Unintentionally Hilarious Bootleg Toys
Like elves in Santa's workshop, bootleg toy makers around the world are busy cranking action figures and games for all of the world's children. Only these will be sold by street vendors and dollar stores, at a fraction of the price of official toys.
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- By Cole Gamble
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CRACKED ROUND-UP: Food Poisoning Edition
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- By CRACKED Staff
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Too Stupid for Satire: How The Media Branded Me as a Racist
So, one day, you decide to amuse yourself by cursing into a microphone for two minutes and uploading it to YouTube. A year later, you're on the phone with a reporter talking about how you offended an entire nation, and will possibly be charged for inciting violence.
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- By S Peter Davis
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