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January 15, 2024

When these facts start moving into your brain, are you gonna be the nice roommate who helps them lug the couch up six flights of stairs? Or are you gonna be the roommate who couldn’t get off work, so he misses all the big stuff and gets there just in time for pizza? That’s what we thought! Call your boss. The fact truck is pulling up now.

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Game of Thrones includes a hidden reference to Monty Python. In Season 4, when Daenerys and her army approach Meereen, the city's champion comes out and starts insulting them. According to the show's linguist, the insults are a Low Valyrian translation of the Frenchman's taunts in Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Yes, including Your mother is a hamster. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Bank robberies are less profitable than you think. Two Italian economists pored over the data relating to over 5,000 bank robberies, and discovered that the average heist lasts under three minutes and yields 16,000 euro, or under $20,000. That's a lot of bucks per minute, but a far cry from the huge piles of cash movies promise you. 9904 Mit - 20 27% ED OF AMERICA STATES 96° CIEVER IN GOD WE TRUST H22 CRACKED.COM — Source

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If you were a king or a queen in centuries past, your intimate life was anything but intimate. Since providing an heir was so important, the royal bumping of the uglies was a state affair, often discussed in official correspondence and Royal sex diplomatic talk. That's how we know, for example, that Louis was a very XVI was hilariously awful in public thing. the sack. CRACKED.COM — Source

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GRACKED.COM The Turkish capital erected a robot statue. In 2015, the city of Ankara, Turkey did something in equal parts awesome and irresponsible by erecting a 20-foot statue of a robot. The Chamber of Architects and Engineers promptly sued Mayor Melih Gökçek for wasting taxpayer money. The mayor replied that the robot was there to promote his prestige project of a theme park, saying: Respect the robot. — Source

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CRACKED.COM Pinball was banned in New York for decades. HEN Caplax DO 10 3 At one time, pinball was seen as a sleazy form of gambling aimed at children. In 1942, Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia ordered the police to crack down on the machines, going so far as to smash a few himself. The game stayed prohibited until 1976, when someone made the case that it required skill. — Source

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CRACKED.COM A former American slave lived until 1972. We don't know for sure if Peter Mills was the last living slave in America, as records are spotty. What we do know is that he was born into slavery in 1861, and died just one month shy of his 111th birthday. It's wild to think that an American slave outlived Martin Luther King Jr. — Source

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People who use emojis have more sex. According to a survey conducted in 2014 by Match.com, you are significantly likelier to get laid if you use emojis in your texts. The results are consistent for both men and women in their 20s, 30s, and 40s. They think this happens because emojis make it easier to communicate emotions through text. GRACKED.COM — Source

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The song about leaving NJ was almost made the state's official rock theme. The New Jersey State Assembly voted to honor Bruce Springsteen's Born To Run as the rock theme of NJ. Fortunately, once the assembly realized the meaning of the song, the bill was dropped. CRACKED.COM — Source

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A woman's race track winnings were stolen when she posted a selfie with the ticket. After winning $825, an Australian woman took a selfie with the winning bet slip and posted it on Facebook. As the barcode was visible, someone was able to use it and withdraw her winnings. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Indigenous people were the tallest in the world before the disappearance of the bison. Before the mass slaughtering of bison, the indigenous tribes that relied on them were among the tallest in the world. Once the bison disappeared, the average height of the people there dropped by over an inch. CRACKED.COM — Source

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If you got into arguments in AOL chat, you may have been talking to Marlon Brando. Actor Marlon Brando enjoyed spending time in chatrooms and having heated debates, often ending things by telling the other person to fuck off. His account was a frequent target of suspensions by AOL. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Wild rodents will run on hamster wheels if you leave one for them. Neurophysiologists in the Netherlands have found that if you place a hamster wheel in a natural setting, wild animals such as mice will come and run on it voluntarily. This suggests that the animals enjoy the activity. CRACKED.COM — Source

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A man experienced the first 16 minutes of a laparotomy without pain killers. Sherman Sizemore was given a paralytic for his procedure. However, due to a medical error, he was not given anesthetic until 16 minutes later, causing him to be awake and feel every cut by the doctor. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The stuff in Oreos cannot legally be called cream. Gouple The FDA does not allow manufacturers to use the word cream to describe food that contains no actual cream. To get around this, Oreo officially describes their creamy filling as creme. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The average silverback gorilla is four to nine times stronger than a human. Silverbacks can deadlift 1800 pounds. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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When asked to be in a 2012 Olympic sketch with Daniel Craig as James Bond, Queen Elizabeth agreed immediately. Her only condition was to choose her line, which was, Good evening, Mr. Bond. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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A blind woman flying United Airlines was assured by the flight crew they would help her exit the plane. Instead, they forgot her, left, and locked up the plane. Luckily, she was found by a maintenance crew a short time later. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Canada eats more Kraft macaroni & cheese than any other nation in the world. Canadians eat 55% more Kraft Dinner (their term) than people in the U.S. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Stevie Nicks is the only woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice. Once for being a member of Fleetwood Mac, once for her solo career. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Calvin & Hobbes creator Bill Watterson has never approved a Hobbes plush toy. Не says it's ambiguous whether Hobbes is real or a stuffed animal & he won't mess with that. It's estimated he's left $300 million on the table as a result. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Since 2007, all McDonalds' fleet trucks in the U.K. have been fueled with cooking oil from their restaurants. 16 M WE RECYCLE ALLOUR USED COOKING OIL INTO BIODIESEL S ma In 2018, the company successfully repurposed 80% of its waste cooking oil for use across its European fleet. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Goats are totally immune to poison ivy, oak, and sumac. They can eat up to several pounds per day. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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The dial code of the Czech Republic is 420, and the country is among the highest users of cannabis in the world. During an appearance on The $100,000 Pyramid, Snoop knew that fact without delay. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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The vast majority of avocado oil sold in the U.S. is of very poor quality. 82 percent is either rancid or mixed with other oils. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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John Cazale, who played Fredo in the first two Godfather films, only made five movies. All five were nominated for Best Picture Academy Awards. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Contagious yawning is linked to empathy. As such, psychopaths are not susceptible to it, as they lack empathy for others. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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A guy challenged his ex- wife to trial by combat. As it wasn't explicitly outlawed, in 2020 Kansas resident David Ostrom challenged his ex-wife and her lawyer to decide the custody of the couple's child on the field of battle, wherein he would rend their souls from their corporal bodies. With a katana, because of freakin' course. CRACKED.COM — Source

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A company patented the breast cancer genes. For 15 years, Myriad Genetics had a patent over two genes that can increase your risk of cancer, and wouldn't let anyone else test for them. This monopoly ended in 2013, when the Supreme Court ruled, WTF, you can't own human genes. CRACKED.COM — Source

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CRACKED.COM A German tycoon tried to claim his own kidnapping as tax-deductible. As the founder of the discount supermarket Aldi, Theo Albrecht knew how to pinch a penny - and that included the time he was kidnapped in 1971. First he haggled with the kidnappers over his ransom - and after he was set free, he went to court to get a tax write-off for the money he paid. — Source

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ELSTRONG CIRO GIRO MYS Lance Armstrong made an ad mocking his critics (before they were proven right). Everybody wants to know what I'm on, Armstrong said in a 2001 ad for Nike. I'm on my bike, busting my ass six hours a day, he answered. Yeah, his bike and a shit-ton of human growth hormone, as it turned out - let's just say, the piece hasn't exactly aged gracefully. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Homicide detectives work way fewer cases than you think. Put on a cop show, and you'll see detectives solving a different murder every week. But in real life, the average homicide cop works maybe five cases in a year. Even in such a stab-happy place as Detroit, the number barely goes up to eight. CRACKED.COM — Source

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CRACKED.COM An Australian serial killer refused to eat to get a PlayStation. Ivan Milat, convicted for killing seven hitchhikers, went on a hunger strike in 2011 to protest a heinous injustice committed against him: Не wasn't given a PlayStation to exercise his mind. Не lasted nine days before deciding he liked food better than video games, and gave up. — Source

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CRACKED.COM Ben Schwartz was almost Dave the Cop in Parks and Recreation. Before becoming Jean-Ralphio, Schwartz auditioned for Dave Sanderson, Leslie Knope's cop boyfriend. The casting directors reportedly loved his energy, but ended up deciding he was too young to play Amy Poehler's paramour. — Source

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