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Jack O'Brien

I:
Am the Editor-in-Chief of Cracked.com.
Still laugh out loud at your article (that's me laughing out loud in my avatar).
Am a contributor to the micro-blogging site Twitter.com: https://twitter.com/jack_obrien

I have:
Two sisters and a wife who are cooler than me.
Two dogs and a wife who are all smaller than me.
A column on Cracked: http://www.cracked.com/blog/author/Jack+Obrien/

Serial Killers And Famous Unsolved Murders

When you picture a serial killer, what do you think of?

Authors: By Jack O'Brien
Published: May 16, 2016

Why 'Nice Guys Finish Last' Is Complete Bullsh!t

Why do we think Ned Flanders is so lame?

Authors: By Alex Schmidt, J.F. Sargent, Jack O'Brien
Published: May 09, 2016

Bizarre Observations Only Foreigners Notice About America

Though they often seem to be lacking in self-awareness, Americans are well-acquainted with the stereotypes about themselves.

Authors: By Jack O'Brien, Mark Hill
Published: May 02, 2016

6 Amazing Badasses History Books Don't Tell You About

Two years ago we told you the tales of some of the most badass people lost to the annals of history.

Authors: By Michael Swaim, Alex Schmidt, Carmen Angelica, Tom Reimann, Jack O'Brien, J.F. Sargent
Published: April 25, 2016

What Was The Best Time And Place To Be Alive?

If you could go anywhere in time to live the rest of your life, where would you go?

Authors: By Jack O'Brien
Published: April 18, 2016

Why Humans Are So Easy To Predict And Manipulate

If you're afraid big corporations will one day try to beam ideas directly into your mind, too late.

Authors: By Jason Pargin, Jack O'Brien
Published: April 11, 2016

Talking Comedy, Sex And Sci-Fi At SXSW

On this special BONUS episode of The Cracked Podcast, we've got no mind-blowing views about social anthropology or insane fan-theories about how many Martys died for 'Back to the Future' to make sense.

Authors: By Jack O'Brien
Published: April 08, 2016

18 Historical Figures You Didn't Know Had Mental Illnesses

In the grand scheme of human history, awareness of mental health issues is a relatively recent development.

Authors: By Jack O'Brien, Robert Evans
Published: April 04, 2016

America's Secret Caste System

We tend to think of the class system as money thing.

Authors: By Jack O'Brien, Jason Pargin
Published: March 28, 2016

Children's TV Shows With Horrifying Implications

Last week on the site, Daniel O'Brien told us why Pinocchio was a secretly terrifying tale about a monster-boy thrust into existence by a bumbling old man who probably shouldn't be anyone's legal guardian.

Authors: By Jack O'Brien, Daniel O'Brien, Soren Bowie
Published: March 21, 2016

Why Cats And Dogs Are Way More Interesting Than You Think

Ever since we started letting friendly wolves and tiny tigers into our homes a few thousand years ago, society has been split into two camps: dog people and cat people.

Authors: By Carmen Angelica, Alex Schmidt, Daniel O'Brien, Cody Johnston, Jack O'Brien
Published: March 14, 2016

How One Woman Escaped Her Horrible Teen Rehab Camp

A few weeks ago we presented you some stories about a terrifying underground industry in America.

Authors: By Robert Evans, Jack O'Brien
Published: March 07, 2016

Why Donald Trump's Rise Proves Americans Are Narcissists

If you go back one hundred or even fifty years ago to ask kids what they wanted when they grew up, they'd say they wanted to have families and to have good jobs.