Our 10 Most Insanely-Popular Social Posts This Week - 2/28
If only Brawndo irrigation was our biggest problem...
8 Historic Symbols That Mean The Opposite of What You Think
Some people are going to be wanting to forget the 5th of November very quickly.
"While anarchists may be right that Fawkes was the only person ever to enter Parliament with honest intentions, they've forgotten what those intentions were. Fawkes wasn't trying to destroy an evil theocracy, he was trying to install one."
8 Actors You Won't Believe Voiced Famous Cartoon Characters
Cartoon Hulkamania doesn't produce the same bank as being Ray Romano's Kramer, but a check is a check.
"For over 100 episodes, the man best known for playing Uncle Phil from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air also lent his voice to an Asian ninja master best known for living inside a giant mechanical eyeball and hanging out with a hideous man-hog and a disembodied brain."
Why Professor Indiana Jones Was Hated By His Colleagues
"Though your findings are certainly incredible and we understand your enthusiasm, we must say that the title 'God Melted Some Nazi Faces In Front Of Me' simply doesn't fit our journal's aesthetic."
"We regret to inform you that your article, titled 'Magic Exists And Also I Saved A Bunch Of Child Slaves' has not been accepted for publication in the summer issue of the Marshall College Archaeological Review."
19 Life Hacks You'll Want to Know in a Catastrophe
We also recommend keeping a Snickers bar and a case full of "Try not to panic."
"Your survival is important to us. After all, with no readers, there is no Cracked. That's why we reached out to one of our most esteemed photo manipulators to hunt down the best tips for keeping you alive."
5 True Stories That Will Restore Your Faith In Famous People
J.K. Rowling doesn't "just" donate so much to charity that she took herself off Forbes' "World Billionaires" list. She's also found time to connect with some of the individual fans who need her most.
"Back when the world was waiting for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, young Catie Hoch was suffering from neuroblastoma. And when her parents contacted Rowling fearing that Catie wouldn't make it to the release of the next book, Catie became the very first person in the world to experience Harry's next adventure - Rowling read it to her over the phone."
6 Personality Quirks You Didn't Know Were Medical Conditions
If the sound of someone chewing makes you want to punch holes in the wall, you have a perfectly reasonable affliction!
"Interestingly, the hatred is even more severe when the forbidden sound is coming from someone who is emotionally connected to the sufferer, like a family member or close friend, which makes Thanksgiving with a misophonia sufferer sound like just the worst torture ever."
5 Reasons You Hated School (That You Were Right About)
If you're in the Western world, your education looked pretty much like this: 12 years of sitting in classes that focused almost entirely on memorizing facts. The thing is that by the third grade or so, you probably knew why that was bullshit.
"It turns out that the modern school system was concocted nearly wholesale by a committee of ten guys way back in the early 1890s. They were imaginatively known as the Committee of Ten. Before then, schools across the United States were essentially free to teach kids however they wanted. But the committee's report basically turned education into an assembly line."
The 14 Most Insane Things Happening Right Now (2/23)
Dude knows his Oppenheimer.
"Today's news is like a less plausible version of the wacky fake headlines from 1980s movies set in the future."
Why The 'Idiocracy' Future Is Better Than The Modern World
Compared to what we got now, Idiocracy would be an upgrayedd.
"Stupid people in the movie know they're stupid. Could you even imagine a world in which idiots knew that they were idiots? What a magical fucking utopia. How do we get that now?"
18 Ancient Jokes That Are Still Shockingly Funny Today
Ye Olde Butt Stuff...
"We can use any number of adjectives to describe our ancestors: innovative, dumb, horny, prude, violent, enlightened, close-minded, dead. One thing they rarely get credit for is being humorous."
