Cracked Archive - Weird World

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.

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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.'

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By Erik Germ, Tracy V.
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March 19, 2012

So You're About to Be Eaten By a Lion

By Chris Bucholz
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March 18, 2012

Cracked Round-Up: Avoid Crack Edition

By CRACKED Staff
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March 17, 2012

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The 18 Worst Plans in History, Charted

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By Cracked Plasticians
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March 17, 2012

Choose Your Drug-Fueled Misadventure: The Spy Who Huffed Me

Choose wisely. (Not like it matters.)

By Robert Brockway
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March 16, 2012

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13 Current Events as Understood by a 5-Year-Old

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By Cracked Plasticians
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March 16, 2012

6 Tiny Mistakes That Caused Apocalyptic Explosions

Settle in and celebrate the fact that no matter how badly you've screwed up at work, you've probably never caused an explosion that destroyed half of a city.

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By Douglas A. McDonnell, Sohrab Merchant
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March 15, 2012

5 Insane Cases of Imposters Passing for World Leaders

Looking like someone famous can lead to a lot of good things ... and lots of ridiculous, ridiculous things (including porn).

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By Karl Smallwood, Evan V. Symon
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March 15, 2012

6 Stupid Things Pet Owners Need to Stop Doing Now

No matter how sad or depressing your life may be, it's always just a little bit better knowing you have a loyal pet by your side. But having that companion doesn't give you license to be an ass.

By Adam Tod Brown
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March 14, 2012

8 Insulting Ways People Act 'Irish' on St. Patrick's Day

On March 17, millions of people take the piss out of Ireland by taking the piss and every other bodily fluid out of themselves, as publicly as possible.

By Luke McKinney
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March 13, 2012

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Everyday Life If One Crime Were Suddenly Legal

If you've been to certain cities in California lately, you know that repealing a single law can change things fast (or you will know that as soon as you're no longer high from the clouds of pot smoke you were swimming through). What the world might look like if other laws were suddenly legal.

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