Cracked Personal Experiences

5 Unexpected Things I Learned From Having an Eating Disorder

Authors: By Amanda Mannen, Sara Castro, Christine M.
Published: August 31, 2014
Comments: 789

7 Adventures of the World's Biggest Pot Smuggler

Authors: By Robert Evans
Published: August 29, 2014
Comments: 377

5 Things You Learn About Rich People Working at a Nice Hotel

These are the terrible exploits of the One Percent firsthand.

Authors: By Robert Evans, Taylor Crane
Published: August 26, 2014
Comments: 1230

5 Things I Learned as a Neo-Nazi

I was a high-ranking member of a South Philadelphia skinhead gang. I've seen almost every part of the movement, and things do look a little different from the inside. And the scariest part is how easy it is to get sucked in.

Authors: By J.F. Sargent, Frank Meeink
Published: August 25, 2014
Comments: 1664

6 Realities of the Secret World of Paid TV Audience Members

Almost every show that features a live studio audience has hired me or people like me. Here's what I learned getting paid to pretend to be interested.

Authors: By Amanda Mannen, A. Smithee
Published: August 24, 2014
Comments: 389

6 Surprising Realities of the Legal Weed Industry

Cracked wanted the lowdown on getting high the respectable way, so we sent a 'reporter' up to America's Drug Basket: Northern California.

Authors: By Anonymous
Published: August 23, 2014
Comments: 556

5 Shocking Ways the Modern World Screws Blind People

Due to a rare genetic disorder, my father and three of my uncles are blind. So even though I've had sight my whole life, I know that most people's definition of blindness misses a huge chunk of what going through life without vision is really like.

Authors: By J.F. Sargent, T.L. Swedensky
Published: August 19, 2014
Comments: 857

5 Insider Tips for Not Getting Screwed by Car Salesmen

Statistically, most people would rather get stabbed in the eye with a steak knife than talk to a car salesman.

Authors: By Anonymous, Chris Radomile
Published: August 17, 2014
Comments: 440

5 Ways Life With Tourette's is Way Weirder Than in Movies

We talked to four people living with Tourette's syndrome and discovered that, aside from their unfortunate condition, they're as normal and human as the rest of us, and sometimes, just sometimes, maybe a little bit more butterscotch dinosaur snatch.

Authors: By Amanda Mannen, Kel Zhang, Tyler Oberheu, K.C., Benjamin Thomas DuFault
Published: August 14, 2014
Comments: 550

5 Ways You're Screwing Up Your Pet (Explained by a Vet)

I've worked as a veterinary tech for seven years, and I've seen people make all kinds of stupid decisions with regard to their furry friends.

Authors: By Anonymous, Amanda Mannen
Published: August 11, 2014
Comments: 1154

5 Insane Things I Learned as a Foreign Aid Worker

Mark Hipwood spent 15 years providing medical aid to isolated villages in the Pacific Islands. Cracked sat down with him to learn the pains, pitfalls, frustrations, and reams of B.S. that go along with trying to make the world a better place.

Authors: By Robert Evans, Mark Hipwood
Published: August 10, 2014
Comments: 612

4 Aspects of Hostage Situations Movies Didn't Prepare Me For

Thanks to pop culture, we feel we have a pretty firm grip on hostage negotiation procedure. But we learned that the movies had wildly misinformed us about the reality of hostage negotiation.

Authors: By J.F. Sargent
Published: August 08, 2014
Comments: 594

5 Bizarre Consequences of Being Given Somebody Else's Organ

At the age of 30, I underwent surgery to replace my kidneys with one that my mom had donated. And if that sounds like a pretty straightforward operation, well ...