Cracked Archive - Weird World
23 Unseen Backstories of Classic Video Games
Many of our favorite video games dropped us in the middle of complete madness and never bothered explaining what the hell was going on. We give you the back stories that explain some of the acid flashbacks we grew up playing inside.
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- March 28, 2012
21 Classes We Wish We Could Force People to Take
The world has changed pretty radically over the past twenty years, but we're still taking the same classes at the same ages as always. Some mandatory classes that would make everyday life suck less.
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- March 26, 2012
5 Real Judges Who Put the Most Evil Supervillain to Shame
It's one thing for a judge to be corrupt -- we sort of expect that to happen in all public jobs, because we watch the news. It's quite another for judges to be hilarious lunatics, criminally lazy schemers or just impossibly evil.
- By E. Reid Ross, Tom Rodgers
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- March 25, 2012
6 Nobodies Who Stumbled Into World Changing Discoveries
Some of the greatest historical finds have been stumbled across by random dudes just wandering around the neighborhood.
- By Evan V. Symon
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- March 24, 2012
21 Less Famous Siblings of Great Fictional Characters
Whether it's Ozzie Canseco, Roger Clinton or Tito Jackson's weird little brother, celebrities can always count on their siblings to hang out in the bottom rungs of fame doing a vastly more embarrassing version of whatever they're known for. A look at the fictional character equivalent.
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- March 24, 2012
6 Things That Are Far Sadder Than They Should Be
Over the last few months, I've been living my life while keeping a list of all the little things that make me feel disproportionately sad. Now you must share my depression.
- By Gladstone
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- March 23, 2012
If Famous Pictures Were Turned Into Propaganda Posters
It's been a long time since propaganda posters were at their most popular. Thousands of brilliant photographs have been snapped since then that never got the chance to be put to the service of corrupt power. Until now ...
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- March 23, 2012
6 Psychotic Punishments Doled Out by Famous Superheroes
Sometimes a hero's unwavering moral code results in the meting out of far more cruel and unusual punishments than a quick, clean death.
- By Drew Anderson
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- March 21, 2012
20 Terrifying Theories About How They Make Famous Products
After you hear enough stories of sweat shops and creepy chicken farms, your imagination starts to come up with creatively gruesome origins for every product, which is exactly why we like your imagination.
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- March 21, 2012
If Airplane Safety Instructions Were Honest
Plus, loads of extra seatback reading material!
- By Winston Rowntree
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- March 20, 2012
5 Lessons You Learn Growing Up Rich
I kept my eyes open through childhood and learned some valuable lessons that I want to pass on. These are the five most important things I gleaned growing up rich.
- By Soren Bowie
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- March 19, 2012
The 5 Most Insane Examples of Chinese Counterfeiting
The amount of work and creativity the Chinese underworld puts into their fakes is so damn impressive that you have to wonder why they'd ever need to steal other people's ideas.
- By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
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- March 19, 2012
6 Iconic Things You Won't Believe Began as Publicity Stunts
Apparently, some of the most iconic places and rituals in the world were started purely to create 'buzz.'
- By Erik Germ, Tracy V.
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- March 19, 2012
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