Cracked Archive - Weird World
6 Famous News Stories That Forgot to Tell You the Best Part
Sometimes, the most important fact in a news story doesn't emerge until months after everyone has gotten bored with it.
- By Douglas A. McDonnell
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- June 12, 2012
5 Kids Who Kick Ass at Stuff They Shouldn't Be Allowed to Do
Every parent dreams of having a kid who's a genius, or a star athlete, or something else that makes them famous by proxy. But not everything can be gymnastics and violins.
- By Eddie Rodriguez, Dennis Fulton
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- June 09, 2012
The 5 Worst Marketing Ideas Ever Put into Action
Apparently, sometimes marketing people just show up to work drunk and hand over complete creative control to people who actively hate their company.
- By Eric Yosomono, Chris Rio, Evan V. Symon , Jack Hall
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- June 07, 2012
6 One-of-a-Kind Things You Won't Believe Had Duplicates
They say that there's nothing new under the sun, and that applies to more things than you realize.
- By Xavier Jackson
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- June 06, 2012
The 6 Most Half-Assed Superhero Origins of All Time
Despite the dumbass nature of superhero origins, they are a revered part of our pop culture. You know, except for these ones:
- By Seanbaby
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- June 05, 2012
5 Ways College Accidentally Prepares You for the Real World
The most important lessons I learned from college, I learned indirectly. Life lessons delivered to me by my first immersion in a shitty, microcosm of humanity.
- By Gladstone
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- June 04, 2012
So You've Been Tied Up and Left for Dead on Train Tracks
Looks like you're tied up on a set of train tracks! So ... is this a sex thing, or a mortal peril thing?
- By Chris Bucholz
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- June 02, 2012
7 Celebrities Who Invented Amazing Things on the Side
Most of us are lucky if we can make it through life with even one outstanding talent. But some just aren't content with that.
- By Adam Wears
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- June 02, 2012
4 Ways the Face-Eater Zombie Craze Proves the Media's Broken
Recently a man ate another man and Cracked had an awesome day of traffic. This is not coincidence.
- By Daniel O'Brien
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- June 01, 2012
The 5 Most Ingenious Worlds Ever Invented by Science Fiction
In no other genre is setting as important as it is in science fiction: No matter how intricate the book's plot, or how chisel-jawed that Hollywood manpile on the movie's poster might be, the universe is always going to be the real star.
- By Robert Brockway
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- May 31, 2012
7 Phrases That Are Great Signs It's Time to Stop Talking
Here's some phrases that signal some actual bad things coming that nobody wants any part of.
- By Christina H
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- May 29, 2012
The Worst Thank You Card Ever Sent
Dear Aunt Sandra-- So this Thank You card is something my mom's been on me to do for awhile (you know what she's like). I kept telling her I was saving up things to be thankful for so I could get them all in on a single card.
- By Chris Bucholz
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- May 29, 2012
5 Infuriating Things Nobody Tells You About College
When it comes to lowering your expectations of the adult world, it doesn't get much better than finding out about this kind of crap.
- By Lillian Marx
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- May 27, 2012
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