Weird World
5 Authority Figures No One Realized Were Con Artists
Some people sit around and daydream about becoming a surgeon or a member of the special forces. Others go out and do something about it.
18 Sci-Fi-Looking Places (Here On Earth)
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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5 Post-Apocalyptic Wastelands Hiding in Busy Cities
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- By Natasha Saravanja
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5 Terrifying Festivals You Won't Believe Are Legal
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- By Monte Richard, E. Reid Ross
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
The 5 Most Hilariously Insane Secret Plots from History
You've heard the phrase 'desperate times call for desperate measures.' These measures must've been drug-induced.
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- By Alex Hanton
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5 Badass Con Men Who Fooled the Experts There to Catch Them
Suddenly we wonder if we're all just waiting to be suckers.
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- By Alan Boyle
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8 Hilariously Misleading Covers Slapped on Classic Books
When classic books fall into the hands of the rare cover artist who somehow has no idea what's going on, that's when hilarity ensues.
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- By William Lime
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7 Mind-Blowing Chemical Reactions You Won't Believe Are Real
Chemistry is mind-numbingly boring to most of us. We're about to change some minds on the subject though.
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- By R. Jason Benson, Daniel Nest, Ivan Farkas
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6 Abandoned Sites That Would Make Great Supervillain Lairs
Let your minions rejoice as you reveal to them your new base of operations, completely empty and ready for mayhem.
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- By Pauli Poisuo, Ivan Farkas
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8 Essential Black Friday Purchases to Make This Year
Merry New Thanksamadannukkahmas. Or whatever.
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- By CRACKED Staff
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5 Everyday Annoyances That Are Actually Worldwide Disasters
It turns out that everyday things we piss and moan about are huge catastrophes everywhere else.
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- By Russell Puntenney
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6 Real Heists More Badass Than Any Movie
Every so often a real-life bandit or group of bandits manages to outshine their cinematic counterparts with a scheme so clever, so bold, or so insane that we can't help but be in awe of them.
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- By Jacopo della Quercia , Will Millar
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6 Weird Problems No One Tells You About Owning Exotic Pets
If you are up for caring for an 'exotic' animal, you may well just rethink that after reading this.
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- By Dylan OC Green
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5 Mind-Blowing Things You Won't Believe Were Built by Nature
Even the most stoic stubble-jawed professor can jump the gun and have his revolutionary new artifact turn out to be nothing more than a weirdly shaped rock.
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- By N. Christie
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The 5 Most Insane Acts of Fan Dedication Ever
Sometimes people love things too much and it crosses the line from unchecked enthusiasm into unsettling obsession.
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- By Karl Smallwood, Robert Rosati, Sam Jackson
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