Cracked Archive - Weird World

14 Bizarre Scenarios That Are Way Too Common in Stock Photos

As a stock photo myself, I am taking it upon myself to explain my fellow stock photos to you.

By Cody Johnston
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September 15, 2012

6 Great Phrases for Making You Feel Old as Hell

I don't mean cliches like 'It's raining cats and dogs.' I'm talking about simple every day phrases the world seems to agree are just the magic words for specific situations

By Gladstone
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September 15, 2012

The 6 Most Baffling Political Ads Ever Aired

Not every politician has celebrities and CEOs supporting them. No, some of them have to find 'creative' ways to get attention in their ads.

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By Mark Hill
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September 15, 2012

5 Videos of Superhuman Reflexes That Saved Lives

These people saw Death charging at them a mile away and merrily cartwheeled out of their own mortality.

By Robert Brockway
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September 14, 2012

5 Mind-Blowingly Valuable Things Hidden in Everyday Life

Even outside of the obvious and silly examples, there are all sorts of situations where money works in ways that we just can't wrap our minds around.

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By Chris Zeigler
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September 13, 2012

5 Things We All Want (But Don't Deserve)

Here are five things we shamelessly covet with absolutely no justifiable expectation of receiving them.

By Gladstone
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September 12, 2012

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If Schools Were Allowed to Use Sarcasm

They say that talking to kids requires you to speak their language. And while that type of reasoning has resulted in travesties such as educational rap, sarcasm is one language we're sure every teacher wishes they were allowed to use.

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By Cracked Plasticians
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September 12, 2012

The 5 Most Pointless Abilities People Love to Brag About

For every person with an extraordinary gift, there are whole knots of normal people mistaking their asinine quirks for significant abilities. They celebrate their meaningless talents loudly and often, trying to convince anyone who will listen that they are super.

By Soren Bowie
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September 11, 2012

7 Bizarre Ways You Didn't Know 9/11 Changed the World

Because of 9/11 the world was affected in a number of bizarre, unexpected ways that largely went unreported, for obvious reasons.

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By Robert Evans, Curren Mcdowell, Justin Crockett
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September 10, 2012

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14 Origin Stories of Real-World Villains

Fictional villains always have a backstory that perfectly explains the havoc they unleash. In the real world, we generally assume the biggest villains are the product of stupid luck, but what if they aren't?

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By Cracked Plasticians
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September 09, 2012

Cracked Round-Up: Fistful of Politics Edition

By CRACKED Staff
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September 08, 2012

4 Family Vacation Challenges Overcome by Sheer Manliness

Over the course of three days, Mother Nature, man, and even machines rose up against me, but I continued undaunted through all this adversity, conscious that when it was all over, I would have a tale to tell the Cracked audience -- if they were brave enough to listen!

By Gladstone
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September 08, 2012

8 Badass Tourist Destinations for the Criminally Insane

If you really want a tourist experience that will make your loved ones demand 'What the Christ were you thinking?' then we have a few recommendations for you.

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