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Thanks for darting in here so quickly, but you better let these facts cool down a tad first. Like a fresh slice of pizza, we know it can be hard to wait, but we wouldn’t want these facts to scald the roof of your skull. Blow on them a little first, okay?

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In the Sahara, there's a 30-mile-wide feature that was useful to astronauts. Early astronauts used the Richat Structure, which is shaped like a bull's-eye, as a landmark when they crossed the sky over the Sahara. CRACKED.COM — Source

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There's a documented (and filmed) case of a spider eating an opossum. It happened in the Amazon rainforest, when some researchers spotted it - the spider was, of course, a tarantula the size of a dinner plate. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The guy who played Carlo Rizzi in The Godfather actually killed a person. Gianni Russo owned a restaurant in Las Vegas for a while, and he shot a guy there in 1988 - the court ruled it justifiable homicide. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The massive, 25-pound apple pie in La La Land has kind of a weird inspiration. Ryan Gosling brought a 25-pound apple pie to a dinner party in real life, and that inspired the massive pie stuck in the oven during Mia and Sebastian's dinner. CRACKED.COM — Source

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There's a biblical Easter egg of sorts hidden on The Matrix' Nebuchadnezzar. MARKMI NOKI NEBUCHADNEZZ A plaque on the ship says Mark III, No. 11 - and Mark 3:11 mentions spirits crying You are the son of God, a likely reference to Neo. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Heaven's Gate cult bought alien abduction insurance. Before their deaths, Heaven's Gate bought insurance from Lloyd's of London worth $1 million per person in the event of abduction, impregnation, or death caused by aliens, to be paid to the Society of Heaven's Gate. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Georgia banishes its citizens for DUIs and shoplifting. As recently as 2011, residents of Georgia can find themselves banned from setting foot in almost all of the state's counties. Most often, they'd banish someone from every county except for Echols County, a literal swamp. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Metal Gear somehow predicted a Trump-like presidential candidate in 2013. Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance features a character named Steven Armstrong, who is running for president in 2020. Armstrong is defined by his wealth, his populist beliefs, a truly grotesque physique, and a call to Make America Great Again.COM — Source

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There is a tabletop RPG where even the GM doesn't know all the answers. Brindlewood Bay is a murder mystery where the solutions emerge from the mechanics of the game and the shared narrative of the players. Players, and even the GM, are presented with clues and then piece the mystery together, and a dice roll determines their accuracy.om — Source

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Princess Diana predicted her death in a letter, with scary accuracy. In 2003, her butler revealed a note she wrote to him discussing her fears that someone was planning 'an accident' in my car, brake failure and serious head injury in order to make the path clear for Charles to marry. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Fingerprints were used to catch a killer in 1892. An Argentinian woman named Francesca Rojas accused a neighbor of killing her two children. At the scene of the crime, they found a bloody thumbprint that matched Francesca Rojas. She copped to the murders immediately. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Vladimir Putin likened himself to J. K. Rowling's experience getting canceled. Putin lamented that Rowling should have to face criticism for her opinions given that her books were sold in the hundreds of millions around the world. CRACKED.COM — Source

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There is a form of psychosis named after an indigenous cryptid. Swift Runner was a Cree trapper suffering from Wendigo Psychosis, described as an insatiable hunger for human flesh. Runner went to the gallows in 1879 after claiming to be possessed by a Wendigo spirit which caused him to murder and consume his wife and children.com — Source

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Niccolo Machiavelli dressed up to read books. When he was living on his farm in exile, he'd take off his dirty clothing when he came home every evening, put on garments regal and Courtly, and read the works of the ancients. Не jotted down notes about what he'd read, and that formed the basis of The Prince. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Kobe Bryant's grandparents inspired one of his greatest achievements. LAKERS 8 The day he played his 81-point game was the birthday of his grandfather, who had died a few years earlier, and also the first and only time his grandma had come out to watch him play. Kobe was so happy, he scored 81 points. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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You can't legally buy alcohol in 2,000 U.S. jurisdictions. KIRKLAND ORIGINAL SPICED RUM The AT LAKKA Experi Store TALISKER STORM St adid ISLAND THE SI LE MALT . DOL FICH - adidas - NONCA SCA ONE - adidas scorch SKY - - ФРОМ - - And many others limit alcohol sales - - for example, you can't buy any liquor in Texas on Sundays. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Viggo Mortensen got a black eye while learning to surf on the Lord of the Rings set. Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan tried to teach him how to surf on their day off, and Mortensen got hit right in the face. It took a month for the swelling to die down, which meant they had to avoid that side of his face in close-ups in the Mines of Moria scenes. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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IKEA has its naming system because its founder was dyslexic. IKEA Ingvar Kamprad was not only dyslexic, but had a hard time remembering strings of numbers that item codes usually consisted of, so he came up with a naming system. For example, bookcases are named after professions, outdoor furniture after Scandinavian islands, rugs after Danish and Swedish towns and cities, and so on. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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There's a deleted post-credits scene from Guardians of the Galaxy 2. In the scene, Mantis and Gamora talk while screams are heard in the distance - then we find out they're coming from Gef, one of the Ravagers, who miraculously survived Yondu's arrow. James Gunn says Gef still might show up at some point, though. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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New Zealanders have more pets per household than any other country. GRACKED COM 68% of households in the country have a pet, which is more than any other nation in the world. The US still beats out every country with the total number of dogs and cats, at 69,929,000 and 74,059,000 respectively. — Source

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Interpol began after a meeting of 24 countries in 1914. CRACKED.COM The International Criminal Police Congress, held in Мо- naco, saw police and judicial representatives from 24 countries get together with the goal of improving the ef- fectiveness of international investigations. — Source

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The North Star will be temporarily replaced in a few thousand years. CRACKED.COM By the year 13,000 A.D., the star Vega will take its place, accord- ing to NASA. And by the year 26,000, Po- laris will be right back where it was. — Source

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Adolf Hitler's medical documents showed that he had a big farting problem. CRACKED.COM Hitler had to consume 28 different drugs to keep the toots under control, but some of the anti-gas pills contained a base of strych- nine, a poison that caused further stomach and liver issues. — Source

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There is a registry for really, really big trees. CRACKED COM In 1940, the American Forestry Association asked the public to nomi- nate large trees in their area and added those trees to the National Reg- ister of Champion Trees. — Source

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Typhoon Lagoon at Walt Disney World is visited by as many people that live in Houston. GRACKED.COM In 2013, Typhoon Lagoon in Florida attracted more people than any other park. Their total visitor count, 2.1 million, is just a tiny bit short of the entire population of Houston, Texas (2.3 million). — Source

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The longest attack of hiccups lasted 68 years. CRACKED.COM Charles Osborne fell while attempting to butcher a 350-pound hog in 1922, bursting a blood vessel in his brain. His bout of hic- cups finally stopped in 1990, the year before he died at 97. — Source

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Human eyes have over two million working parts. CRACKED.COM They also have seven million cones, which are what allow us to see both color and de- tail. 100 million cells, or rods, allow us to see in the dark. — Source

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