Cracked Archive - Weird World
6 Insane Holidays You'll Wish You Celebrated
In America, a holiday amounts to little more than a day off from work and a few quiet beers. It turns out that we're really dropping the ball when it comes to finding excuses to party like there's no tomorrow.
- By Alexander L. Hoffman
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- July 26, 2011
Answering The 6 Craziest Pet Questions Ever Googled
After all our animals do for us, it's particularly hard to watch them get sick or depressed. Millions of people turn to the Internet with frantic searches asking for help with their animals, but sadly, the Internet is full of misinformation designed to sell pet medication and doggie spa packages to panicked owners.
- By Soren Bowie
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- July 25, 2011
If You Really Didn't Care What Your Co-Workers Thought
We asked you to show us what the workplace might look like if you just stopped caring about what anyone thought.
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- July 23, 2011
What If Captain America Was Insane? A Comic Book Rewrite
During World War II, scientists created a revolutionary super soldier formula to turn frail Steve Rogers into 'Captain America'! Those scientists were killed by Nazis a couple minutes later, so they never got a chance to see if pumping experimental DNA-rewriting drugs into a boy too weak to pass an army physical had any massive psychological side e
- By Seanbaby
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- July 22, 2011
6 Things That Always Seem to Happen When You're Late [CHART]
Your dog's bladder suddenly takes half an hour to empty.
- By Stephen Cook
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- July 21, 2011
Video Games from the Villain's Point of View
What it might look like through the eyes of one of the characters you don't get to control.
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- July 20, 2011
5 Reasons We Need Classes on How to Talk to People
We have classes for things like math and science and spelling. But what about social skills? Where are the classes on how to hold a basic conversation?
- By Christina H
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- July 19, 2011
6 Famous People Whose Identities We Still Don't Know
We live in a culture that doesn't exactly value anonymity. It's difficult to grab lunch at a drive-through without having to check in on at least three social media sites, for example. To get an idea of how much things have changed, there are some people who have become world-famous icons, but whose names no one knows.
- By Evan V. Symon
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- July 19, 2011
The 16 Most Hilariously Dishonest Old School Advertisements
Modern advertising constantly straddles the line between creative marketing and straight-up bullshit. But back in the old days, advertising companies got away with winning their bread and butter through straight poker-faced lies.
- By Matt Culkin
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- July 18, 2011
The 6 Most Terrifying Theme Park Rides Ever Built
One of the most annoying things about going to an amusement park is all the stupid precautions. Amusement park owners weren't always so cautious, though, and even these days, there are still some reminders of why all that crap is necessary.
- By Robert Peck
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- July 17, 2011
The Very Rough Early Drafts of Great Works of Art
Great art work doesn't just come out as a finished product. Artists tell tales of masterpieces that started out with hundreds of false starts and dead ends. We asked you to show us what some of those might have looked like for iconic works of art.
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- July 17, 2011
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