Cracked Archive - Weird World
4 Boomer Pop Culture Staples That Are Getting Weird
Woodstock keeps failing, and the news industry keeps rotting.
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- By Mark Hill
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58 For Centuries, A (Nude) Mystery Giant Has Watched Over A British Village
The Cerne Abbas Giant has been a staple for Dorset, but no one knows when it came from or why it's there.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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Arizona Held A Witchcraft Trial In The '70s
Ann Stewart was fired for "teaching about witchcraft (have stated that you are a witch)."
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- By Ryan Menezes
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That Time Google Made Creepy Sailing Showrooms
In the early 2010s, Google tried (and failed) to construct barges that could travel around and show off new products.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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How 'Dungeons & Dragons' Rose In Popularity Due To A Missing Teen And Cult Hysteria
Because sometimes, a coincidence apparently means there most definitely is a cult trying to resurrect an ancient dragon demon underneath a university.
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- By Zanandi Botes
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5 Discoveries From America's Weirdest 'Haunted' Museum
"Las Vegas' scariest attraction"? That's a bold claim.
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- By William Kuechenberg
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4 People Who Experienced Their Own Personal Horror Movie
Sometimes people are a slight turn away from starring in their own scary flick.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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The Terrifying Chinese Ghost Sub That Killed All Aboard
No enemy had attacked the sub (attacked subs tend to sink).
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- By Ryan Menezes
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Instead Of Cremating Bodies, One Mad Rancher Just Dumped Them
You know what's much scarier than a crematorium cremating bodies? A crematorium not cremating bodies.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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5 Creepy Creatures And Nightmare Fuel From Foreign Folklore
For when you're bored with the usual vampires, zombies, and werewolves.
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- By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
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You Might Have Some Trouble Adopting A Black Cat This Halloween
A shelter might straight-up refuse to let you.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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New York Executed A German Vampire Priest
The murder was bad. But the "drank her blood" part really meant this guy was bad news.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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Deranged Trekkies And Anti-Commie Propaganda: The Birth of Furry Culture
Furry culture began way earlier than we thought.
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- By Nathan Williams
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A Plane Kicked Off A Blind Man And His Dog, Then Kicked Off Everyone Else Too
But this isn't an entirely sad story, we promise!
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- By Ryan Menezes
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Five Assassins Were All Charged With Hiring Each Other To Kill A Man
Why do the job yourself when you can subcontract it out?
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- By Ryan Menezes
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