Cracked Archive - Weird World
6 Beloved 80s Toys With Bizarrely Horrifying Origin Stories
When faced with new rules for advertising their products, toy makers opted to take their characters to strange and dark places.
- By Alexia Franklin
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- June 29, 2011
The 7 Stages of Not Doing the Dishes [CHART]
The worse it gets, the lazier you get, and it only gets worse.
- By Sarah Wood
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- June 29, 2011
23 Classic Movies As Understood by a Five-Year-Old
Many of us spend the early part of our lives trying to act like we understand stuff we're too young, dumb and lame to actually get. Usually this will result in an embarrassing lie, or a mad cap adventure in a grown up body fueled by a carnival genie that's never heard of a synonym before. We asked you to show us what it would look like if instead,
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- June 29, 2011
The 6 Most Wildly Irresponsible Publicity Stunts in History
Amazing how easy it is for publicity "stunts" to get people hurt.
- By Evan V. Symon
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- June 26, 2011
5 Crazy Street Performers (Who Happened to be Geniuses)
The guys on this list aren't your run-of-the-mill bums who've decided to take up an instrument to help with their panhandling. These are the guys with acts superior to what you're likely to see on a stage.
- By Dustin Koski
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- June 23, 2011
20 Video Game Characters Before They Were Famous
Nobody starts out as a ninja or a globe-trotting adventurer. You have to work your way up to it.
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- June 22, 2011
The 7 Types of Friend Everyone Needs
Like a superhero team or a group of guys you're getting together for a heist, you need friends that have various skills that will benefit you the best.
- By Christina H
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- June 21, 2011
The 16 Most Baffling Pieces of Official Merchandise Ever
We get that kids will go nuts for toys, or adults will throw wads of cash to add to their collections. But the stuff on this list isn't for either of those groups. Or anyone else, apparently.
- By Diana McCallum
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- June 20, 2011
5 Soldiers Whose Horrific Injuries Only Made Them Angry
It should come as no surprise that battlefields see their share of brave men. Every once in a while, however, they see a man with a special kind of bravery, the kind that borders on suicidal. The spirits of such men can't be cut down, even if their bodies are. In fact, disabling them often just makes them all the more fearsome
- By Eric Yosomono
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- June 19, 2011
6 Old People Who Could Kick Your Ass
Most of us who still have intact and mostly alive grandparents generally wouldn't be intimidated by them in a physical sense. Then again, most of us haven't really put that to the test (nor should we). When pushed, you might be surprised what our senior citizens have in reserve.
- By Robert Evans
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- June 19, 2011
To My Unborn Son: Stuff I Won't Have the Balls to Say
Five Reasons Bastards Always Win
- By Brendan McGinley
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- June 18, 2011
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