Cracked Archive - Weird World
5 Insane Trends from Vintage Cigarette Ads
Advertisements for cigarettes, like ads for heroin cough syrup or professional bellboys, are mostly a thing of the past. And it's a good thing because tobacco ads were awful.
- By Kristi Harrison
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- May 14, 2013
5 Easy Fixes to Complex Problems You Won't Believe Worked
We're wondering just how many of the successful solutions here were first offered out of pure sarcasm.
- By Erik Germ
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- May 14, 2013
5 Well-Known Tips for Healthy Eating (That Don't Work)
Considering that eating is the basic building block of survival, you'd think we'd pretty much have it down by now, yet it's hard to find a subject more prone to bullshit.
- By Ryan J. Leeds, Chan Teik Onn
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- May 14, 2013
6 Terrifying Things Nobody Tells You About Newborns
Prepare to be terrified, because you have no idea what you're about to face. And we're not even talking about that first diaper change.
- By Tracy V., Rebecca Schaefer
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- May 13, 2013
6 Hilariously Awful Examples of Product Placements in Comics
Over the years big publishers have been more than happy to peddle out their most famous icons in ridiculous stories centered around virtually any product imaginable.
- By Steve Stanton
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- May 12, 2013
The 4 Most Preposterous Ways to Get Drunk
Getting your drank on. Is there anything more noble? Yes, most things.
- By Felix Clay
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- May 11, 2013
The 12 Most Terrifying Things Ever Invented for Babies
Inventors make terrible, terrible parents.
- By Mitchell Bryant
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- May 11, 2013
5 'Secure' Places That Are Shockingly Easy to Break Into
Fortunately for the burgeoning criminal, it turns out that some of the biggest and most daring crimes require surprisingly little effort.
- By Kathy Benjamin
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- May 09, 2013
5 'Rare' Things That Are Way More Common Than You Think
Because so many of us live in cities, we think of the Earth as a crowded place. So what's left to discover? A lot actually.
- By David Decher
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- May 08, 2013
The 6 Greatest Lies Ever Told by Children
Children are horrible, sticky monsters who don't do a single thing that isn't motivated by the basest of human emotions.
- By Chris Bucholz
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- May 07, 2013
The 5 Most Ridiculous Lies Ever Told to Impress a Woman
Human courtship is a complicated procedure that often involves some strategic lying. However, not all men manage to keep their tall tales in check.
- By Chris Fox
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- May 06, 2013
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