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Cracked Archive - History

The 4 Racist Defining Moments In Gun Control History

Like a lot of origins of American history, it has roots in crapping on Black people.

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5 Reasons To Learn Cockney Rhyming Slang, The Weirdest And Best English Slang

If you ever wanted to sound like a character in a Guy Ritchie movie, here's the first step.

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Looking For The Best Medieval Artists? Check For Blue Teeth.

You’ve got a little gemstone in your teeth there.

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5 Huge Companies That Once Were Failing Miserably

If things went a little differently, these companies wouldn't now exist at all.

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'Utopia' Is One Of Our Most Important Books (That We Know Nothing About)

That’s where we’re at: a linguistic scavenger hunt.

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5 Terrifying Serial Killers Who Never Got Caught

We regret to inform you that the world has a surplus of unaccounted for serial killers.

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6 WTF Military Plans Too Dumb For Movies

Sometimes a plan comes together perfectly. Not these times.

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Europe's Greatest Warship Was Defeated By A Stiff Breeze

The bigger they are, the quicker they'll sink.

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The Weird, Weird Tale Of Mike The Headless Chicken

For all we know, Mike was blessed by some very sick god and could have lived for hundreds of years.

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The Con Man So Good, He Had Mind Control Powers (Basically)

Sometimes if you yell

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4 Beautifully Dumb Schemes From America's Weirdest Spy Agency

As World War II loomed, President Franklin Roosevelt decided to found the wackiest spy agency in American history.

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The Bacon Craze Was Created By Corporate Conspiracy

Healthy diets aren't profitable, so now we have bacon lattes.

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When First Invented, Everyone Hated Shopping Carts

You'd think Americans would love anything that let them be lazier.

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How A Dead Hobo Helped The Allies Win WWII

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Dead Guy.

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Medieval Coats Of Arms Were Way Sillier Than You'd Think

You wouldn’t hang this art on your fridge, let alone your castle walls.

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