Cracked Archive - Weird World
6 Gloriously Insane Urban Legends You’ll Wish Are True
These theories aren't just fake, they're also so fun that you'll wish they really happened.
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- By Adam Wears
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314 6 Side Effects Of Famous Charities That Make Things Worse
The glut of donated supplies following a tragedy is such a problem that emergency workers have a term for it --
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- By Natalie Vail, Ashley Y, Jamie Wyman, Ryan Reyes
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7 WTF Ways Famous Companies Rip You Off Every Day
These methods of screwing the consumer are as petty as they are impressive.
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- By Carolyn Burke
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6 God-Awful Ways Real Schools Tried To Save Money
These cash-strapped schools deserve an A+ for creativity and an F for sheer lunacy.
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- By E. Reid Ross
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5 Extremely Wrong Things ‘Smart’ People Love To Say
Many of the 'superior' opinions you (or your annoying friends) hold turn out to be hilariously wrong when you look at the data.
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- By Chris Sutcliffe, Rachel P., Eamon Lahiri
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5 Incredible Stories We Guarantee Will Brighten Your Day
Every once in a while, it's refreshing to read a story where somebody beats the odds, defies fate, and manages to put one over on the cosmos for a longshot win -- and it's not a billionaire racist.
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- By Ivan Farkas, Vicki Veritas, K M Richards, Eamon Lahiri
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6 Famous Political Blunders (That You Remember Wrong)
For every political action worthy of derision, there are trumped-up gaffes meant to slake our insatiable thirst for calling politicians dumb, but in context were nothing at all.
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- By Chris Rio
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7 Scientists Who Definitely Weren't Just Arousing Themselves
We're not too sure how these scientists got grant money to explore their own dark fetishes.
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- By Britni Patterson
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The 5 Most Immortal Humans To Ever Walk The Earth
Death and taxes. But for these guys, just taxes.
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- By Mordecai Jones
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5 Cases Of Identity Theft That Are Sort Of Impressive
Some people just decide that nothing is going to keep them from achieving their dreams -- not society, not the law, not even basic logic.
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- By Tara Marie
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6 Terrifying Wartime Myths That Are Basically Horror Movies
Because war wasn't horrific enough, people throughout history have been conjuring up some pretty terrifying myths.
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- By Adam Wears, Marina Reimann
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The 5 Most Terrifying Serial Killers You've Never Heard Of
It's so rare to see people go above and beyond these days.
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- By E. Reid Ross, Ivan Farkas
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6 Creepy Urban Legends (That Happen To Be True) Part 10!
Steel yourself, spookable readers, because this year's collection of true-life tales of spookiness may be our most spookifying yet!
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- By Nathan Birch
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6 Creepy ‘Facts’ Everybody Forgets Are Hoaxes Each Halloween
These stories seem legit at first glance, but when the moon is at its highest and people start checking for sources, they're anything but.
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- By Adam Wears, Marina Reimann
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5 Real Small Towns Terrorized By Horror Movie Plots
Big-city crimes pale in comparison to the shady, monstrous deeds carried out in hamlets and villages across the country.
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- By Adam Wears, Marina Reimann
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