Cracked Archive - Weird World

The 7 Most F***ed Up Real 'Choose Your Own Adventure' Books

We remember the books as quick, fun, simple reads ... but much like ALF and Fun Dip, revisiting them as an adult leads to some bizarre and unsettling discoveries.

Authors: By Gavin Jamieson
Published: March 21, 2015
Comments: 439

5 Respected Nations That Straight Rob People Who Live There

There are plenty of cases of the government just outright stealing from people, and it's almost always those who can afford it the least.

Authors: By A.C. Grimes
Published: March 20, 2015
Comments: 1339

5 Popular Parenting Fads That Make Sense (And Screw Kids Up)

We do have data on some of the most popular child-rearing techniques, and we have got to say -- it doesn't look great

Authors: By K. R. Kelleher
Published: March 18, 2015
Comments: 1310

5 Upcoming Movie Plots That Sound Suspiciously Familiar

These seem original at first ... until you dig a little deeper.

Authors: By JM McNab
Published: March 18, 2015
Comments: 888

5 'Sucker' Behaviors That Secretly Give You an Advantage

Science can tell you the physics of how light behaves around the event horizon of a black hole, but it doesn't tell you how not to be a total dickhead. Or at least, it didn't used to.

Authors: By Paul K Pickett
Published: March 17, 2015
Comments: 398

5 Horrifying Things That Happen When You Go Missing

When you disappear for a couple of days and actually make it back, you return with a much better understanding of how the world really responds to a missing persons case.

Authors: By Ryan Menezes, Megan
Published: March 16, 2015
Comments: 952

The 7 Most Psychotic Ways People Tried to Prove Their Love

These won't melt anyone's heart. They'll put you in jail.

Authors: By Chris Fox
Published: March 14, 2015
Comments: 376

8 Hilarious Historical Fears That Seriously Delayed Progress

While it makes sense to get worried when scientists start breeding strains of genetically modified superintelligent flying spiders, there have been panics about even the most mundane, common-sense advancements.

Authors: By Pat Carnell
Published: March 11, 2015
Comments: 1043

7 More Disgusting Foods Your Grandparents Ate (Taste-Tested)

What sins of the past will he be forced to digest now?

Authors: By Evan V. Symon
Published: March 10, 2015
Comments: 503

The 6 Most Obvious Lies People Got Famous Telling the Media

Here are some obvious lies the news media fell for harder than your anti-vaccine and global warming-denying friends on Facebook.

Authors: By Douglas A. McDonnell
Published: March 09, 2015
Comments: 1067

5 Logical Fallacies That Make Humans Terrible at Democracy

The entire human race sucks at democracy. And we can't even help it.

Authors: By Michael Hossey
Published: March 08, 2015
Comments: 1022

6 Human Beings Who Just Invented New Forms of Sucking

Every now and again, you encounter individuals who display such transcendent jerkitude that you almost have to admire their commitment to being terrible. Almost.

Authors: By E. Reid Ross
Published: March 08, 2015
Comments: 966