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February 12, 2024

When the facts are flowing, wouldn’t it be sweet to just open up your skull like a ring box and let them pour in? We could’ve said “like a pizza box” or “like a Pez dispenser,” but we went with “ring box” because we truly value your diamond of a brain. For now, that diamond will have to take these facts in through your eyes. One at a time.

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After Apollo 18 came out, a former NASA engineer had to clarify things. APOLLO 18 The movie shows real footage of a secret NASA landing, and John Schuessler had to explain there was no Apollo 18 because funding dried up. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Steve Harvey elaborately trolled a 6th grade teacher who told him he'd fail. The teacher told him that he couldn't be on TV, because he stuttered so much - so, as an adult, he sent her a TV for Christmas every year. CRACKED.COM — Source

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A British drama series had maybe the most surreal TV show finale of all time. Byker Grove was a serious, grounded teen drama - and it ended with the characters realizing they're in a TV show, then being attacked by a T-Rex. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Athletes in the olympics host huge parties in Olympic villages. The Olympic Village in London, 2012 Olympic villages, which are mini-towns built to house Olympic athletes and their entourages, are full of sex, drinking, and partying before and after big events. Many Olympians say the second Olympic motto is What happens in the village stays in the village. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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The quietest room in the world is on Microsoft's campus in Redmond, WA. It's so quiet that you hear the grinding noise your bones make when you move. Microsoft uses the room to test sounds produced by their software and hardware. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Funny how? line in Goodfellas came from a real encounter. Something like that happened to Pesci -- when he was younger, he told a mobster he was serving in a restaurant that he was funny, which the mobster didn't like. Не told Scorsese about it, and Scorsese put it in but didn't add it to the script, so that the other actors would be genuinely surprised. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Frozen helped solve a 62-year-old mystery. In 1959, nine hikers never came back from a trip to Russia's Ural mountains .. this became known as the Dyatlov Pass incident. So scientists used avalanche simulation models developed for Frozen to simulate what happened at Dyatlov Pass. That was a big help in developing a convincing argument that a freak delayed avalanche killed the hikers. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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When Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford went up to Carrie Fisher in Star Wars' ceremony scene, they held hands. It was Ford's idea -- that way, their movements would be in sync, and Fisher could keep her eyes on one thing (their clasped hands) as the camera filmed her. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Tom Felton's grandpa is in the first Harry Potter movie. He's an extra in several different scenes -- when all the students enter the great hall for the first time, when Quirrell runs into the great hall to warn everyone, and and in the crowd at the Quidditch match. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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When Banksy tried to trademark one of his paintings, the copyright office threw his own words back at him. They refused the trademark, saying he clearly didn't want to use it and only wanted to have rights over his work without using copyright. To drive the point home, they quoted a line from one of his books: copyright is for losers. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Europe's largest banana plantation is (probably) in Iceland. It's in a greenhouse in South Iceland, and it produces 500 to 2,000 kg (about 1,100 to 4,400 pounds) a year. The claim depends on how you define European, though -- Spain has a banana plantation on the Canary islands, but though they're Spanish territory, they're geographically African. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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In 2013, a Canadian bank robber obsessed with Taylor Swift stole a plane and flew to Nashville. GRJ Не crashed into the runway at Nashville International Airport, and died. It's not clear why he tried to go to Nashville, but investigators think it was an impulsive decision partly based on his obsession. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Florida

Florida's Space Coast got the area code 321 on purpose. It's a reference to the Space Shuttle launch countdown, and it went into effect into 1999, after a data programmer suggested it. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Cottage roofs in Bermuda are designed to harvest rain. The stepped design of the roofs slows down rainwater, so more of it flows down into the gutters, which take it into a tank under the house. Fresh water is very scarce, and there's no tap water, so each home gets its own water supply from the rain. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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In 2020, the amount of money in Ponzi schemes was at a 10-year high. TH S CARA S In DOLLARS - CICA RITAVAL S 350 S 811 CREAM TV S Year 1 I S BO INTERASED ET LID S - S un S CASH S TIP MILE viertee ML | : - University FL42546314 217 - 112 REES FREE 1 I SCADE ٤٦٦ e I - de 625463 - - 5 I E I 217 S CASH $ 1 BO 5 2475945237 S NBI CASH $ The boom happened because the stock market grew like crazy and because a ton — Source

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Cruise ships have on-board morgues Cruise ships have morgues to keep dead bodies cold until they can be transported. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Thomas Selfridge was the first person to die in a plane crash Orville Wright was the pilot of the 1908 crash. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Each time a plane lands, 1 to 1.5 pounds of rubber are left on the runway The rubber needs to be removed regularly to create friction necessary for landing. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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The EU offers free train passes to 18-year-olds so they can explore Europe The 'DiscoverEU' program offers 60,000 travel passes to young people. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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The London Necropolis Railway used to carry dead bodies. SOUTHERN RAILWAY. LONDON NECROPOLIS COFFIN TICKET WATERLOO to BROOKWOOD From 1854 to 1941, the train ran from London to the Brookwood Cemetery. Family and friends of the departed could also ride. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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If a pirate ship had a red flag flying, it meant no life would be spared. A black flag signaled quarter would be offered. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Russian Railway is long enough to wrap around the world twice. The Trans-Siberian Railway is the longest train journey in the world, with a length of over 5,772 miles. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD A company can't figure out how it spent 460 million dollars. DOLLA 6556960 A 390 - TEEK UNITED STATES VISTE - OF AMERICA THE DERAL IK17258282A D РВ В 50 ITA NOTE RESERVE NOTE 05471231 SHL of FirstEnergy was supposed to spend that money on modernizing its electric grid, but there's zero evidence that that actually happened. CRACKED.GOM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD What we thought was a four-legged snake turned out to be a lizard. In 2015, researchers studied a fossil and concluded it was some kind of odd snake with four legs - but,but, in 2012, other researchers looked at the fossil and concluded that, nah, it was actually just a lizard. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Crypto

WEIRD WORLD One Tesla owner started using his car as a crypto mining machine. KA - And he says his Tesla makes him $800 in cryptocurrency every month. CRACKED.GOM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD Apparently, cats are a serious cause of fire in South Korea. Turns out, according to South Korean officials, cats have started over 100 fires in the last 3 years. The officials say cats did this by turning on electric stoves by jumping on them. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD Because of a bug, the Tesla Model 3 farts very loudly at times. Apparently, the weird bug makes the car fart every time its doors were opened. CRACKED.GOM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD After a parakeet breeding plan went wrong, parakeets crowded an animal shelter. A guy left some parakeets at the shelter in Michigan - he said he'd drop off a few, but there were 497 parakeets. Apparently, his son wanted to breed just a few of them, but had no idea how quickly birds would breed. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Your hair knows when you sleep. Scientists in Japan have found that RNA from hair follicles track changes in your circadian rhythm. CRACKED CON — Source

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Every blink is a micronap. In 2013, it was discovered that in addition to clearing debris and moisturizing the eye, blinking decreases brain activity momentarily which results in your mind sharpening your attention to the task at hand. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Stomach acid can dissolve razor PLATINUM blades. S NLESS the However, study found that it could not dissolve pennies. CRACKED.COM — Source

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الا ال Your liver can B regrow الاورده الكبدية itself. الفص المرب When someone donates their liver they actually only donate a small part. Then the liver regrows itself in both people in a matter of months. GRACKED.COM — Source

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Your heartbeat will sync to music. Some scientists believe this phenomenon can even benefit your cardiovascular health. CRACKED.COM — Source

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