Cracked Archive - Weird World
6 Insane True Statistics That Laugh In The Face Of Logic
Welcome to the insane, Dali-esque world of mathematical probability.
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- By Josh Daws, Federico Cruz
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1308 6 Stories That Prove U.S. Drug Enforcement Agents Are Insane
Just within the past decade, the DEA has racked up a list of exploits that reads like the daily planner of a caricature of an insane police officer.
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- By Adam Wears
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5 Soldiers Who Beat Insane Odds (By Lying Their Ass Off)
Time and time again, small, ridiculously outnumbered forces have gleefully bluffed their way to victory in situations that should have left them as stains on the battlefield.
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- By Xavier Jackson, Mark H.
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6 Pointless Crimes That Required An Insane Amount Of Effort
Criminals aren't the smartest members of society as a general rule, but that doesn't mean they don't occasionally demonstrate some impressive dedication to their craft.
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- By E. Reid Ross
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17 Instances of Absurdly Good Luck
Some people have all the luck. Literally.
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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7 New Wonders Of The World (Made By Humanity)
Luckily for those of us with a natural aversion to sunlight, some of the planet's most wonderous things have been constructed inside gigantic buildings, by people with a burning desire to one-up nature.
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- By Laura H
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5 Sets Of Ancient Remains That Have Baffled The Experts
Ah, archeology! Though tragically devoid of whips and Nazi-punching in real life, this unassuming scientific field never fails to provide when it comes to balls-out terror.
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- By Elorm Kojo Ntumy
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5 Baffling Ways Religions Tried To Sex Up Their Image
Sex and Christianity aren't always mutually exclusive. Even if you really wish they would be.
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- By A.C. Grimes
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6 Lost Works Of Genius (Found In The Dumbest Place Possible)
Sometimes the hoarders are right, and some random piece of garbage that's currently festering in your attic may turn out to be worth a fortune.
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- By Adam Wears, Evan V. Symon , Ivan Farkas, M. Peter Storino
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5 Basic Truths Everyone Agrees On (Are Shockingly New Ideas)
Apparently some inventions we assumed are recent go back thousands of years.
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- By Michael Hossey
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5 Modern Things Created For Totally Different Purposes
It turns out that when you trace some of the things we use every day back to their origins, you find that, while necessity may be the mother of invention, sometimes her baby daddy is serendipity.
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- By Dennis Fulton
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- 557
9 Insane Loopholes You Won't Believe Are Legal
Every once in a while, someone finds a loophole wide enough drive a monster truck full of questionable intentions straight through.
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- By Mark Hill
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5 Catastrophes Caused By Idiots Trying To Prevent Them
We apparently decided that between terror attacks, school shootings, and street crime, we'd better just bury the needle on the security side.
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- By Matt Farmer
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7 Horrifying Things Snuck Into Famous Children's Cartoons
When you look at your favorite cartoons through the cynical eye of a grown-up, you see some pretty disturbing shit the writers threw in there.
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- By Raoni Lacerda, Michael Kane, Jorden Weir, Ed Stevens, Tara Marie
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8 Real Craigslist Ads That Were Clearly Written By Murderers
Sometimes the traps set by serial killers via Craigslist posts are so hilariously transparent, they would actually qualify as brilliant comedy routines if they weren't 100 percent serious.
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- By Jim Avery
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- 454
