Cracked Archive - Weird World
So The Devil Has Challenged You To A Fiddle Duel
It all started when a guy gave me this fiddle. And I took it because, hey, free fiddle.
- By Chris Bucholz
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- February 15, 2016
Fast & Furious Is Full Of It: 5 Racecar Driver Realities
Not surprisingly, everything Hollywood taught us about fast driving is wrong.
- By Mark Hill, Anonymous
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- February 15, 2016
6 Awesome-Looking Things That Are Destroying The World
Approximately 30 percent of the energy used to heat or cool your house flies right out the window, like a dog who just saw a squirrel.
- By Felix Clay
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- February 14, 2016
5 Horrifying Things That Should Have Been Illegal Way Sooner
People apparently assumed that crime ceased to exist once you were five miles above the Earth, or that commercial aircraft were under the jurisdiction of Zeus, King of Olympus.
- By Luke John Smith
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- February 14, 2016
6 Disturbing Realities Behind Your Valentine's Bouquet
Despite what they sell, the flower industry is not always a pretty business -- filled with slavery, disease, and pain.
- By Evan V. Symon , Anonymous
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- February 14, 2016
5 Harsh Realities Of Marrying Someone From Another Country
When you and the person you decide to spend the rest of your life with are from different countries, you face issues that homonational couples would never even think about.
- By Kathy Benjamin
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- February 12, 2016
The 5 Most Insane Things People Did To Avoid Being Late
Some people refuse to tell lies, or behave rationally, or do anything that wasn't 100 times worse than just being late for whatever it was they were late for.
- By Richie Ryan, Chris Fox
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- February 12, 2016
6 Amazing Prizes That Sucked When They Read The Fine Print
Always read the fine print, unless you're into winning 5-ton paper weights.
- By JM McNab
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- February 11, 2016
The 6 Most Unintentionally Horrifying Moments In Kids' Games
Many of the horrors of your childhood came from things designed specifically for children. We wonder if kids even knew they were playing nightmare fuel, or if they just rolled with it.
- By Michael Kane, David Otto
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- February 11, 2016
What We're All Getting Wrong About Pickup Artists
Roosh V is so perfectly hateable, I'm still not entirely convinced that he isn't part of a secret marketing campaign by Big Rape Whistle.
- By Mark Hill
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- February 10, 2016
5 Apocalyptic Chain Reactions (That Have Already Started)
If you like the fact that you're able to read this article on your smartphone, congratulations -- you and your damn space debris will kill us all.
- By Sergei Korolev
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- February 10, 2016
5 Shockingly Lazy Ways Famous People Recycled Their Old Work
These people literally took their old work and tried to pass it off as new without changing a single thing.
- By Tara Marie
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- February 09, 2016
5 Insane Subcultures That Might Become The Next Hipster
Guys, we've gone and done it: we broke hipsters. Now we need a fresh new stereotype to joke about/lust after (depending on your alignment) for the next few years.
- By Pauli Poisuo
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- February 08, 2016
We Let Homes Burn Sometimes: 6 Realities As A Firefighter
I wanted a job that utilized my skills learned from a lifetime of watching muscular men in burnt t-shirts save the world. Since I couldn't get a job throwing Hans Gruber off a roof, I decided to join the fire department.
- By Peter Griffin, Amanda Mannen
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- February 08, 2016
The 5 Most Idiotic Attempts To Save A Life (That Worked)
Disclaimer: If you are currently suffering from an immediate life-threatening condition, note that we are not condoning doing anything stupid like these.
- By Ivan Farkas
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- February 07, 2016
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