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Real Name: Ryan Menezes
Member Since: September 24th, 2012
About Me:
Ryan Menezes has written over 1,400 articles, totaling over 1.7 million words, attracting over 150 million views and containing over 12 jokes. He broke down and set up a Twitter page, just for his Cracked fans, at https://twitter.com/MenezesCracked. You can also try reaching out to him through menezes.cracked@gmail.com.
With the right joke, you can make everyone think they’ll die next
No one knew it was illegal to steal a plane till someone went and did it
Behold! A vacuum cleaner that can fly
People were writing computer programs before computers. They just had no way to run them
A guy got drunk one time, and suddenly, the whole country banned alcohol
Ew, they shouldn’t have sold that. At least not without washing it first
If you're planning on joking about the president getting assassinated, you better make sure it's funny.
A bunch of doctors exchanged jokes. People took them seriously and canceled Chinese food
What happens when you combine Australia's most famous site with a whole lot of liquor?
One politician spoke so badly that they had him committed
Our mission here is to scour history for the single Weirdest Life Anyone Has Ever Lived.
Real hostage situations get way crazier than you think.
The way these debates are held today renders them almost completely pointless.
Well, these are some weird shenanigans.
The smallest changes in these men's lives would have changed all of history.
Change happens fast ... except when it doesn't.
Companies use two methods when hiring. Both are terrible.
The US Navy filed a patent for an aircraft that can 'engineer the fabric of our reality.'
It's easy to work the system and win these awards even if you don't deserve them.
Surprisingly, the kidnappers often end up hurt themselves.
We like to think we run the planet, with our higher intelligence and penchant for being pretty innovative at warfare. But a hard glance at the animal kingdom gives us pause.
Hollywood lied to us. And so did the history books.
Warning: A fair chunk of this list comes from Cosmo.
You can probably think of a a few people you'd never forgive. But the following people were a lot better at forgiving than you are.
If you're anything like us, you've watched the world burn. Not on purpose, mind you, but because you've become an expert in destroying city blocks while trying to bake a pan of brownies.
People are constantly thinking of the children. Maybe thinking a little too hard, and objecting too hard.
Sometimes, science sounds like utter madness.
Shortcuts to becoming a more competent person
Feast your eyes on the following! (Warning: May contain some actual eye feasting.)
If you're having a hard time with this whole living thing, we're here to help.