Cracked Archive - Weird World
An Italian Banker Moved $1 Million From Rich Clients To Poor Ones
He kept the scheme going for eight years before it went bust.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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10 The Doomsday Cult Leader (Who Got Booted From His Cult Town)
Come for the Doomsday prophecies, stay for the eco-friendly communities.
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- By Zanandi Botes
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The Alabama Store That Sells All Our Unclaimed Bags
There is always a slight feeling of anxiety that your bags won’t make their intended destination. This is what happens to them.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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In The '90s, The Military Tried Giving Soldiers Skateboards
This training exercise was called, awesomely, Urban Warrior '99.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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Lunchables Were Invented To Solve A Meat Problem
They could have just stopped making the stuff. Or they could market it.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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Five Lawyers Who Had Just The Worst Luck
These lawyers suffered terrible fates. Some of them even deserved it.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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Meet The Bulletproof Bat Monster Of Van Meter, Iowa
Several of Van Meter's most prominent men were about to encounter the strangest sight of their lives.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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'Nuisance Alligators' Keep Trying To Vacation At Disney World
The issue is not just that a few alligators have wandered onto resort grounds; it is that there have been A LOT of Disney World alligators.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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The Latest Romance Novel Bad Boys: Genocidal Bigots
Books for Karens by Karens
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- By Cedric Voets
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Seattle's Mystery Soda Machine
One day, just as mysteriously as it arrived, it vanished.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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The Worst Passenger Ever Was An Exec At The Airline
She was so bad, she was sentenced to four months in prison.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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The Real Connection: Popeyes Was Named After A Narcotics Detective
Hands up; who here thought that Popeyes was named the sailor man with the serious spinach addiction?
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- By Zanandi Botes
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Lightning Destroyed One Megachurch's Giant Jesus Statue
Was this an attack from rival deity Thor? We have no way of knowing.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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6 Insanely Specific Causes People Devoted Their Lives To
Coincidentally, this is also a list of the coolest people in the world to have a beer with.
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- By Ivan Farkas
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4 Wild Undercover Stings (That Actually Worked)
Sometimes you need to start an entire cell phone company to catch the crooks.
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- By Dan Fritschie
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