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January 04, 2024

Mornin’ sleepy head! You get started on that crossword and halved grapefruit on the table, and we’ll have a warm cup of facts brewed up for you in just a sec. But just so you know, if one of these facts is so interesting that you stay home from work to perform a day-long deep dive on the subject, that’s on you!

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Some places have very specific rules about taking your spouse's surname. For example, in Quebec, women aren't allowed to take their husband's surnames. And in Greece, any married person has to petition for a name change. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The first customer complaint is from Babylon, and it's about 4,000 years old. al Complaint about delivery of the wrong grade of copper g About 1750 BC (Old Babylonian period), from Ur ME 131236 It's a cuneiform tablet from 1750 ВС, and it tells the complaint of a man who bought copper ingots that were supposed to be higher quality. CRACKED.COM — Source

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In Arkansas, they closed public high schools for a year over desegregation. The governor closed them in 1958 so integration couldn't continue - but teachers (and administrators) still had to show up for work in empty classrooms. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The original ending for Pretty Woman was really, really dark and depressing. It was supposed to end with Julia Roberts' character being thrown out of a car in a dirty alley, with money thrown on top of her, before the car drove off. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The first choice to play Django in Django Unchained was Will Smith. Не just turned the role because, after reading the script, he was convinced Django wasn't really the star - it was Christoph Waltz' character Dr. Schultz. CRACKED.COM — Source

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A scene in Quadrophenia got cut over interracial sex concerns. oclety kis It was 1979, and there was fear that interracial sex would doom the movie in some places - so they cut Black actor Trevor Laird from a sex-filled party scene. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Willem Dafoe had a movie cancelled when he was about to show up for filming. It was Disney's Treasure Planet 2, and he was supposed to voice the bad guy. They pulled the plug when he was 30 minutes from the studio. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Kyle Chandler binge-watched 30 movies for Godzilla: King of the Monsters. To prepare for his role, he performed the near-superhuman feat of watching every single Godzilla movie ever made (covering a span of 65 years), over just two days. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Brussels sprouts grow on stalks Brussels sprout plants grow two to three feet tall. CRACKED.COM — Source

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You have more synapses in your brain than we have stars in our galaxy There are between 100 to 400 billion stars in the Milky Way, but there are more than 125 trillion nerve connections just in the brain's cerebral cortex. CRACKED.COM — Source

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1 million seconds is 11 days, while 1 billion seconds is more than 31.5 years RESERVE 45 NOTE is LEGAL TENDER LL DERTA PUBLIC AND PRIVATE رسما Localedo Cabal University Social SERIES 2006 ON FRANKLIN GINO 84 9002 promo خارية GRO 1 trillion seconds is more than 31,688 years. Consider that next time you defend Jeff Bezos. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Turtles can breathe out of their butts When they hibernate, their main source of oxygen comes from their rear end. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Before alarm clocks, people used knock on windows with a big stick In Britain, knocker uppers were hired to wake people up. They would carry long poles to tap on their clients' windows (and not wake up non-paying neighbors) CRACKED.COM — Source

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Ballet dancers have a higher pain tolerance Like sports professionals, professional dancers have higher pain tolerance thresholds. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Water you drink may be older than the Sun According to astrophysicists, half of all water on Earth may be millions of years older than the solar system. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Clouds

An average cumulus cloud weighs 1.1 million pounds You don't have to worry about the sky falling as the weight clearly isn't concentrated in one space; it's spread out over a very large area. CRACKED.COM — Source

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CRACKED THE FIRST COMPUTER PROGRAMMER WAS A WOMAN. Ada Lovelace, born in 1815, is credited with writing the first algorithm designed to be carried out by a machine, making her the world's first computer programmer. — Source

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CRACKED CHILDREN HAVE MORE TASTE BUDS THAN ADULTS. On average, adults have about 10,000 taste buds, but children have around 30,000. This is why children can be more sensitive to strong flavors and spices than adults. — Source

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The Female Sense of Smell

CRACKED WOMEN HAVE A BETTER SENSE OF SMELL THAN MEN. Research has shown that women have a more sensitive olfactory system, which allows them to detect fainter odors and distinguish between similar scents more easily than men. — Source

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CRACKED THE FIRST PERSON TO WIN TWO NOBEL PRIZES WAS A WOMAN. Marie Curie, born in Poland in 1867, won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 for her work on radioactivity, and the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911 for her discovery of two new elements, polonium and radium. — Source

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CRACKED BABIES CAN CRAWL ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER BIRTH. Newborn babies have a reflex called the stepping reflex, which causes them to move their legs as if they are taking steps. Although they cannot walk yet, they can crawl and even walk with some assistance. — Source

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CRACKED 25 25 25 WOMEN'S HEARTS BEAT FASTER THAN MEN'S. On average, a woman's heart beats 8-10 times per minute faster than a man's. This is thought to be because women have smaller hearts that need to pump blood more efficiently. — Source

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GRACKED AMY SCHUMER: BARBIE-DOLLED UP ONE MINUTE, GONE THE NEXT. In December 2016, Amy Schumer was chosen to star in a live-action movie about Barbie, but by March 2017, she had left the project due to disagreements about how it should be done. — Source

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GRACKED BREATHE IN THE BUTTERY GOODNESS OF ... POPCORN LUNG? Diacetyl, the chemical used to give microwave popcorn its buttery flavor and smell, has been linked to breathing issues in employees at flavoring factories who breathe it in. It's commonly known as popcorn lung. — Source

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GRACKED SAY GOODBYE TO MICKEY'S MONOPOLY (KIND OF). In 2024, Mickey Mouse will become public domain. But Disney will still have the rights to his trademarks and some of his features, like his white gloves, which weren't added until 1925. Plus, you won't be able to use color versions of him until 2035. — Source

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GRACKED DE NIRO'S HONORARY CITIZENSHIP REQUEST DENIED. The Order of the Sons of Italy in America asked Italy to call off its plan to give Robert De Niro honorary citizenship. They hold him responsible for considerably damaging the collective reputations of both Italians and Italian-Americans. — Source

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Iceland

GRACKED AN ICELANDIC ISLAND YOUNGER THAN POP-TARTS Surtsey, an island off the coast of Iceland, was created in 1963 - which is more recent than Pop-Tarts, The Jetsons, the Rolling Stones, and video games. — Source

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GRACKED A 1950 TV SHOW BROUGHT ON A HIROSHIMA BOMBER AS A GUEST. dezel Bisher In 1950, a TV show called This is Your Life surprised a survivor of the Hiroshima bombing by bringing on one of the bombers, live. It was pretty shocking for the survivor, as you might imagine. — Source

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SANDRA LAING'S CONDITION IS THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE OF ALBINISM. After three generations of all-white ancestors, Laing was born with dark skin and curly black hair. Due to her skin color, she struggled with racism and discrimination in South Africa. Her life was later turned into a documentary film entitled Skin. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Pieu how containing five tine-bladed surpical scalpets, с 1940s clout ARCH YOUNG & SION PARTERT ROAD EDINBUROH A TONSIL GUILLOTINE SLICED OFF YOUR TONSILS. Doctors recommended tonsillectomies if you had a reoccurring sore throat. CRACKED.COM — Source

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NAIL IN THE SKULL 2005 AirStrike RYOBI GRAGKED.COM A colorado man went to the doctor complaining of tooth pain and blurred vision. Turns out he'd shot a nail right up into his skull with a nailgun and didn't realize it. — Source

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The human body contains enough iron to make an entire nail. It would be about 3 inches long. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Surfing

SURFING RIPPED OUT AN EYE GROWTH 2014 CRACKED.COM A 61-year-old had a pterygium, fibrous tissue over the eye. Не surfed in Hawaii, dipped his face in the water while riding a 30-foot wave, and the water ripped the growth out. — Source

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Think all poop stinks? Not to your mother. Scientists found that when mothers sniffed and rated various samples of baby poop, they reported that poop from their own babies smelled less nasty. It actually makes sense. If mothers are less disgusted by their own children, they'll take better care of them. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Childbirth

A MONTH AFTER A BANGLADESHI WOMAN DELIVERED A BABY, SHE WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR STOMACH PAINS. It turned out she has two wombs and that she was in labor again, giving birth to twins. Arifa Sultana has a condition called uterus didelphys, where a woman develops two uteruses instead of one. CRACKED.COM — Source

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d little uno Я not physiological. Act requiring a prescription ontinues to be a problem today FOND a T AMPON SPIUM and RYUNAY BELLADONHA IN ANCIENT ROME, DOTTON KS ON of KD POR OPIUM-SOAKED OR AMPON Co TAMPONS WERE USED TO ALLEVIATE MENSTRUAL PAIN. The wool tampons were also soaked in almond oil, ох marrow, and goose fat. CRACKED.COM — Source

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