Cracked Archive - Weird World

6 Flat-Out Crazy Conspiracy Theories (That Really Happened)

We can say with some certainty that the federal government is not, in fact, a front for the lizard people.

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By Alex Hanton
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November 05, 2017

5 Things That Will Turn Your Bodily Fluids Straight-Up Alien

It's a statistical fact that going to see a doctor is worse than a biting a sandwich and finding a really long hair enrobed in warm mayonnaise dangling from your lips afterward ... No one likes the doctor.

By Ian Fortey
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November 05, 2017

4 Famous Mascots (Who Have Needlessly Creepy Origin Stories)

Why would so many corporations give their seemingly mundane mascots backstories so dark they might have wandered out of a David Lynch film?

By Spencer Thew, James Kinneen, David Klesh
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November 01, 2017

6 Ghosts Who Solved Their Own Murders

Being the ghost of a murder victim must be so frustrating.

By Mark Hill
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October 31, 2017

The 6 Creepiest Stories Of 2017 (You Totally Missed)

It feels like the world is on fire sometimes, doesn't it? We're about to make everything so, so much worse.

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By Alex Hanton, James Kinneen, Stephanie Shepard, Michael Battaglino
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October 31, 2017

Taco Bell's Website Is Absolutely Insane (No, Seriously)

I don't know how long the weirdness has been there, but I wish I would've scrolled down the page just a little bit more to reach the Promised Land sooner.

By Luis Prada
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October 30, 2017

5 Jaw-Dropping DIY Costumes (Made By Regular People)

You want to wear that 'This Is My Costume' T-shirt again this Halloween, you go right on ahead.

By Tiago Svn, Zanandi Botes, Alyssa Feller
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October 30, 2017

6 Real People Who Cheated Death In The Craziest Way Possible

This is your daily reminder that we are all but sacks of meat that can and will crumble and rot as surely as last night's Chipotle.

By Amanda Mannen
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October 30, 2017

13 Historical Photos Straight From Your Nightmares

They say the past is a foreign country, but what they've neglected to tell you is that it's a country full of horrors that want you dead.

By Mark Hill
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October 29, 2017

6 Horrifying Urban Legends That Actually Came True

We tell ourselves that the chilling tales we hear online and around the campfire can't be true, because we like being able to leave the house without collapsing into a broken ball of anxiety. But it's time once again to pop that little bubble of self-deception.

By Nathan Birch
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October 29, 2017

I'm In A Wheelchair: 5 Ways Dating Can Be Super Dark

My wheelchair often becomes a small elephant in the room wherever I go.

By Emma Steer
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October 28, 2017

The 15 Most Idiotic Monsters In Dungeons & Dragons History

Stranger Things has made Dungeons & Dragons cool again, even if the show does take place in an era when playing it meant risking getting your head shoved into a toilet.

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By Tyler Linn
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October 28, 2017

5 Murder Mysteries That Were (Almost) Too Insane To Be Real

Sometimes you stumble upon a mystery and set about investigating, only to find that every aspect is weirder than the last. It's like if at the end of a Scooby-Doo episode, Velma tore off the monster's mask and saw her own face staring back.

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