Cracked Archive - Weird World
Weird World: 12 Deeply Strange, Yet 100% Real Events
We’re not creative enough to make this up.
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- By Andrea Meno
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How A Town Used Guinness World Records To Save Itself
A small Illinois town is known for its collection of objects that are featured in the Guinness World Records.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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Sweden's Most Famous Serial Killer Didn't Kill Anyone
Confessed to 30 murders, convicted of eight, committed zero.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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Weird World: 12 Things We Can’t Quite Believe Are Real
Sometimes, nature surprises us all.
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- By Andrea Meno
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26 Pieces of Good News Improved Our Day a Little
Definitely needed this!
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- By Brian C. Miller, Cracked Writers
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24 Weird News Stories That Didn't Receive Half The Attention They Deserved
How do these weird news stories keep getting lost in the shuffle?
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- By Cracked Writers, Brian C. Miller
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27 Trivia Tidbits Worthy Of Final 'Jeopardy'
We couldn't make a few of these up.
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- By Brian C. Miller, Cracked Writers
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24 Weird Events The News Definitely Didn't Cover Enough
These stories didn't get the attention they deserved.
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- By Cracked Writers, Brian C. Miller
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The 300 Club: Plunging From 200 Degrees To -100 Degrees, Naked
Scientists at the South Pole do this challenge, for fun.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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The Missouri Town That Had A 50 Gator Invasion
In the early 2010s, a Missouri town fell victim to an alligator salesman from Florida. More than 50 baby alligators were purchased.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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Comic's Darkest Villain Wasn't A Character, It Was Artist Len Lawson
How one artist went from competing with Superman to rotting in jail forever.
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- By Maxwell Yezpitelok
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Weird World: 12 Things That Happened Against All Conceivable Odds
Truly, the world is an inexhaustible fountain of surprises.
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- By Andrea Meno
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The Time A 'Haunted' Toys 'R' Us In California Hosted A Séance
Honestly, how has a toy store being haunted in California during the ‘70s not been turned into a movie already?
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- By Zanandi Botes
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14 Facts About Birthdays That Are Better Than Cake
Happy birthday to all the mutable signs- please don't kill us.
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- By Reba C
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The Bizarre History Of Animals In Our Sewers And Toilets
Stop writing it off as an urban legend.
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- By Nathan Williams
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