Cracked Archive - Weird World
23 Pranks That Fictional Characters Probably Get A Lot
Being the first to fall asleep at a sleep over party or the first to pass out at a kegger is going to be embarrassing. We asked you to show us what it our favorite fictional characters have to worry about in those circumstances.
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- November 26, 2011
27 Great Moments in History If The Internet Was Around
There are plenty of great accomplishments from history that have been passed from one guy who swears he was there, to a writer, to a painter, to a poet who needed something that rhymed with midnight clear. While te Internet isn't known for its honesty, there's something to be said for the speed and sloppiness. At least we're getting unfiltered acce
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- November 23, 2011
Scariest Google Earth Image Ever: A Chinese Investigation
Last week someone trying to avoid doing real work by noodling around Google Maps all afternoon stumbled upon what appear to be enormous structures built in the deserts of Western China. This has sparked all sorts of speculation from me and other sweatpants clad journalists on what China might be up to.
- By Chris Bucholz
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- November 22, 2011
5 Black Friday Myths the Media Wants You to Believe
Most of what you believe about Black Friday is a myth, right down to the day it falls on.
- By Geoffrey Young
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- November 22, 2011
Helicopter Hunting: The Best Thing a Conservationist Can Do
If it wasn't for humanity keeping Mother Nature's unbridled fertility in check, who knows how many forests we would lose to the insatiable white-tailed deer, how many streams to the thirsty bear, or golf courses to the reckless goose.
- By Soren Bowie
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- November 21, 2011
The 12 Most Baffling Genres of Stock Photo, Explained
There are apparently stock photos that people just need to buy or photograph repeatedly for some reason.
- By Cody Johnston
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- November 20, 2011
6 Everyday Offenses That Should Be Punishable By Death
I now present six more folks I'd like to murder for committing minor, but apparently completely unforgivable, offenses in everyday life.
- By Gladstone
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- November 19, 2011
If History Was Written by the Losers
History is a movie that's written, directed and produced by the people who won the wars, made the most money and boned only the most distant of relatives. A series of images of what the world might look like if the people who got left on the cutting room floor still got to tell their story.
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- November 19, 2011
6 Badass Kids Who Ran Away from Home With a Vengeance
- By Jason Edward Harrington
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- November 16, 2011
If Error Messages Had a Sense of Humor
Most of us probably read more words written in error messages than we do from members of our family. That's almost certainly true for your parents, both because you're an ungrateful good-for-nothing, and because your parents are probably terrible at computers. We asked you to give some common error messages a little personality.
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- November 16, 2011
The 8 People Who Will Ruin Your Attempt to Lose Weight
A big part of losing weight and keeping it off is other peoples. Here are some of those often well-meaning monsters you must overcome in your battle to get healthy.
- By Christina H
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- November 15, 2011
The 4 Kinds of People (And What You Can Learn From Them)
There are four kinds of people in this world -- and you'll only need to worry about the ones who justifiably hate you.
- By Gladstone
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- November 13, 2011
24 Things Other Countries Suspect About Life in America
There are lots of pretty ridiculous stereotypes about America. Americans who have traveled outside of the country, or encountered a European on
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- November 13, 2011
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