Cracked Archive - Weird World

6 Shocking Ways The World Works (Nobody Told You About)
Big business has all sorts of tricks and schemes to increase their profit share, and almost all of them make them look like a waxily mustachioed cartoon villain.
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- By E. Reid Ross
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5 Seemingly Insane Survival Tips That Actually Work
Here are a few tips for surviving certain disaster which, tragically, came too late to save poor, majestic Reader No. 42287.
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- By Blair Dodge, Ivan Farkas, Luke Miller
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7 Horrible Things You Won’t Believe Have Cartoon Mascots
While some organizations have tried to distract people with weird mascots, there aren't enough Tony the Tigers in the world that can make people forget all this.
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- By JM McNab
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7 True Crimes Solved By Twists Too Ridiculous For Network TV
Sometimes a lawbreaker executes a crime so flawlessly that you literally have to be Sherlock to solve it.
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- By Micky McMichaelson
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Stuff From College (And How Long It Stays With You) [Chart]
If there's one thing we know a lot about, it's college. Or, back when we were in college, we knew a lot about it. Nowadays, not so much.
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- By Jose Canyusi
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6 Famous Literary Quotes Everyone Uses Exactly Wrong
At this point, using these quotes correctly would confuse people.
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- By Luke Miller
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7 Pieces Of Good News About Huge Stories (No One Told You)
There is good news happening these days; it's just that no one bothers giving it to you.
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- By Jonathan Milward, Mike Bedard, Ivan Farkas
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5 Eyebrow-Arching Epilogues To The Most Famous Photos Ever
After these pictures are taken, the people in them were free to do whatever it is they were doing before history stole their souls. This is what happened after ...
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- By Alyssa Feller, Markos Hasiotis, Norbert Gehardt, Luke Miller
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The 6 Worst Ways People Made Money (Includes Boiling Kids)
The jobs would make the devil's butthole tighten involuntarily.
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- By B.T. Doran
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7 Hilariously Badass Jobs (You Had No Idea Were Real)
These heroes went out and made their childhood dreams a reality.
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- By Jim Avery
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6 Insane Ways People Made Money Off Famous Crimes
The following people tried everything in their power to monetize the hell out of their famous legal problems. And sadly, a lot of it worked.
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- By Carolyn Burke
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7 Unsung Heroes Who Had The Dumbest 2016 Ever
There were actually some bring spots in 2016, heroes doing everything they could to ... well, not die, or spread disease, or casually stoke the fires of fascism.
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- By Chris Radomile
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Why Modern ‘Collectible’ Toys Are A Total Scam
If you're tempted to collect toys, we have some sage advice for you: Don't.
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- By Adam Wears, Marina Reimann
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5 Absurdly Brutal Ways America Still Abuses Native People
The atrocities of the Standing Rock pipeline protests are but a few drops in a giant, Olympic-sized pool.
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- By Nimby Smith
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5 Groups You Think Control The World (Are Shockingly Weak)
There are no Illuminati. There are no puppet masters. It's just a bunch of idiots like us.
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- By Nathan Williams
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