Cracked Archive - Weird World
The Current Paper Shortage, Shortly Explained
Just like most any important story in the history of human civilization, it all started with our need to expel our own inner crap.
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19 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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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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