Cracked Archive - Weird World

5 Awful Stories You Shouldn't Laugh At (But Probably Will)

One of the many horrible side effects of the Internet is that it now takes a lot to make me laugh. And sometimes what does the trick is horrifically dark and disturbing stuff.

By Robert Brockway
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February 20, 2014

5 Things Movies Don't Tell You About Mental Institutions

I've been in six psychiatric facilities in three states, from the fancy McLean Hospital to crappier state-run facilities. But I'm better now, and I swear that all this is true.

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By Robert Evans, L.Y.M.
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February 19, 2014

4 Jokes No One Should Tell (For Good Reason)

After considering each lawsuit, piece of hate mail, and bolt of lightning sent my way over the years, I think I've come up with a few rough guidelines on what can and cannot be joked about.

By Chris Bucholz
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February 18, 2014

The 6 Most Ridiculous Products Ever Made for Boobs

It's almost like these designers' familiarity with boobies came from Barbie dolls and RedTube.

By Pauli Poisuo
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February 18, 2014

The 6 Most Ham-Fisted Uses of Sexual Innuendo in Marketing

Sometimes there is no plausible way to associate your product with sex without winding up with something that will turn people off sex forever.

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By Amanda Mannen, Sam Jackson
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February 18, 2014

3 More Shirts and a Sale to Honor America's Finest President

By CRACKED Staff
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February 17, 2014

5 Unexpected Things I Learned from Being a Heroin Addict

I was hooked on one of the most addictive drugs in the world for over a year and along the way I learned that this kind of habit is nothing like what we've been told.

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By J.F. Sargent, Ed Byrne
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February 16, 2014

6 Life Lessons Learned from Working as a Carny

I can tell you a few things you should keep in mind the next time you decide you're in the mood for a day of roller coasters, crappy food, and screaming children.

By Mark Hill
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February 15, 2014

7 Women Who Put Their Lady Parts to Horribly Practical Uses

These women have done spectacular, enviable things.

By Felix Clay
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February 15, 2014

5 Ways You Didn't Realize the English Language Is Defective

It turns out other languages can teach us how to handle problems like these.

By C. Coville
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February 12, 2014

5 Life Lessons You Learn from Being Bullied

During my years in the dog pound I had plenty of chances to learn the gentle art of coping with bully bullshit, a skill that has been extremely handy later in life.

By Pauli Poisuo
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February 11, 2014

5 Insane Ways People Trolled the System (And Won)

We all have to deal with rules we think are stupid now and again, but for the most part there's nothing you can really do about them. Unless you're these people.

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