Cracked Archive - Weird World
7 Classic Children's Books With Shockingly Dark Backstories
It turns out it was the private and horrific torments of total strangers that taught you the joys of imagination.
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- By Mark Hill
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445 6 Bizarre Wardrobe Life Hacks That Science Says Work
Clothing does more amazing things than just cover shameful torsos and pendulous genitals.
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- By Rachel P.
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6 Pleasant Surprises About Political Myths You Had All Wrong
Even the most straightforward political truths you've always heard aren't nearly as simple as people would like you to believe.
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- By Natalie Vail
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6 Real-Life Horror Movies Your History Teacher Skipped Over
Our modern world was made possible by a whole lot of superstition, cruelty, and teeth harvesting on the part of our forefathers.
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- By Jacopo della Quercia
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9 Unbelievable Urban Legends (That Happen To Be True)
Maybe read these with the lights on.
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- By Nathan Birch
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- 533
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The 5 Most Evil Ways Anyone Ever Got Rich
It turns out there have been plenty of psychopathic killers in history for whom a lifetime of mayhem and mutilation was just their way of paying the bills.
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- By B.T. Doran
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11 Great Halloween Costumes For (People Who Hate Their) Kids
Apart from naming them, picking a Halloween costume is the most nerve-wracking decision you'll ever make for your kid.
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- By Chris Radomile
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5 Creepy Diseases You Won't Believe Are Medically Possible
Watching Seinfeld makes some people literally ill. What's the deal with that!
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- By Ivan Farkas
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5 Famous 'Paranormal' Phenomena (Easily Debunked By Science)
In keeping with our storied tradition of ruining everyone's fun, here are some more examples of famous paranormal phenomena that seem to have some compelling evidence behind them ... until you look a bit closer.
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- By Jesus A. Rodriguez
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5 Famous Horror Movies You Won't (Want To) Believe Came True
Just because a horror plot is outlandish, that doesn't mean it couldn't actually happen ...
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- By Pat Carnell
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- 332
7 Archaeological Discoveries Out Of Your Darkest Nightmares
This is the body of Xin Zhui, a Chinese noblewoman who died over 2,000 years ago, yet continues to be blessed with the skin, flesh, organs, and sunny disposition of a fairly fresh corpse.
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- By Adam Wears
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- 236
5 Eerie Ways Entire Groups Went Insane Science Can't Explain
There's no way thousands of people just independently go crazy in the exact same way and for no reason, right? Wellll ...
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- By Jesus A. Rodriguez
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5 Creepiest Ways People Were Tormented For Years
True ruinous harassment takes a special kind of person. It takes madness, it takes evil, and most of it all, it takes devotion.
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- By Robin Warder
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5 Real Museums Scarier Than Any Haunted House
Sorry, Iowa Tractor Museum, but these terrifying museums really highlight the fact that you're the 'Gary from accounting' of educational institutions.
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- By Laura H
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You've Met One Today: 5 Creepy True Facts About Psychopaths
Sure, some of them are serial killers. The vast majority are not. And they're everywhere.
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- By Joseph Joyce
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- 934
