Cracked Archive - Weird World

5 Types Of Crime Everybody Pictures Completely Wrong
We're guessing most of what you know about crime comes from pop culture.
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- By Adam Wears
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Travel Alert: The Skies Of Brazil Are Full Of Spiders
It's raining spiders. Hellelujah.
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- By Cedric Voets
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6 Wild Criminal Schemes You Won't Believe Are True
Sometimes, True Crime is stranger than Crime Fiction.
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- By Alex Hanton
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6 Terrifying Animal Swarms Capable of Causing Total Mayhem
Forget rats or locusts, there are loads of lesser-known plagues ready to horrify you.
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- By E. J. Diaz
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Want The Best Job Of The 21st Century? Learn To Herd Goats
Thanks to climate change getting worse, goat business is on fire.
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- By Cedric Voets
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5 Criminal Masterminds Who Used Their Powers For Good
If you can't do the time, find a legit way to do the crime.
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- By E. Reid Ross, Abraham Mireles, Peter I. Santiago, Marvin Bea, Sarah Philip
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5 Crimes That Got Hilariously Foiled By Instant Karma
Karma, like Justice, is a B-word.
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- By Pauli Poisuo, E. Reid Ross, E.M. Caris
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How A Spider Triggered The Best News Story of 2019 So Far
When police pulled up at the house, they expected to find a horror show inside. (Spoiler: they didn't.)
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- By Adam Wears
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5 Totally Baffling Crimes That Only Raised More Questions
These inexplicable crimes exist as raw, bewildering proof of an uncaring and chaotic universe.
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- By Pauli Poisuo, E.M. Caris, Andrea Meno, Johan Kurniawan, Christian Markle
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5 World-Renowned Experts Who Were Just Straight-Up Crackpots
Selling snake oil is hard work these days.
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- By Pauli Poisuo, Alex Hanton, Taylor Daine, E. Reid Ross
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6 Normal People Who Turned Into Superheroes Out Of Nowhere
These are the best superhero origin stories.
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- By Alex Hanton, Peter I. Santiago
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6 Ads That Tried To Be Hip and Failed Horribly
Even the hippest brand is run by a bunch of middle-aged marketing executives pretending that they're cool 16-year-olds.
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- By Ed Stevens, E.M. Caris, Eamon Lahiri, Aquiles Cacho, Peter I. Santiago
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5 Commercials That Hate You, The Customer
A commercial's only job is to convince you that your life will be better with its product.
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- By Mike Bedard, Jordan Breeding, Peter I. Santiago
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5 Inspiring Real-Life Stories Of The Little Guy Winning
Sometimes it only takes one hero to kick corruption right in the balls.
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- By Alex Hanton, Peter I. Santiago, Casper Orens
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5 Times People Found Treasures In Unexpected Ways
Some treasures are just chilling out in plain sight.
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- By Roman Odarenko
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