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April 06, 2024

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A contaminated creek in Missouri is making an elementary school radioactive. 1.008PL000 - UA OA DAEOA DA OAP OAE OAE OA OADABOA O 00 SEAL OA OAEP - des heimar P SUNSOU 42 Toriة CRACKED.COM الأمه 03 PLOWLO Jana Elementary School in suburban St. Louis sits in the flood plain of Coldwater Creek, which was contami- nated by nuclear waste from weapons production during World War II. — Source

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A rumor circulated around TikTok that Biden wore his pants backwards while visiting Puerto Rico. CRACKED.COM Не wasn't, and the evi- dence is a grainy video still that was easily disproved with additional footage from the event. Kris Kross could not be reached to make a statement. — Source

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Netflix's The Midnight Club broke the record for most scripted jump scares in a television episode. CRACKED.COM The series is based on Christopher Pike's 1994 novel of the same name and the first episode fea- tures 21 jumpscares. If it's not good, it'll at least be mildly startling. — Source

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An alligator had to be removed from the ocean off a Florida beach. CRACKED.COM Is this an obscure Flor- ida law we aren't privy to? Are alligators not allowed in the ocean? Surely they were in there long before we were. — Source

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A GOP candidate for Congress in Maine said that lobster regulators want to rape you and your family. CRACKED.COM Ed Thelander said during a rally that the National Oce- anic and Atmospheric Ad- ministration is asking you to pick a child, and urged the crowd, Don't negoti- ate with a rapist. — Source

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Vincent van Gogh

Protestors doused a Van Gogh painting with tomato soup. CRACKED.COM Van Gogh's Sunflowers was ok, as it was under protective glass the entire time. The protestors aim to show how destroying a painting gains more atten- tion than destroying the planet. — Source

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A man in Vermont crashed into a cow going 100 mph and died. CRACKED COM Police were notified of a car that struck a cow in the roadway. A nurse was re- portedly on scene and said both the driver and the bo- vine had died, but the pas- senger was uninjured. — Source

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The Fat Bear Week competition was rocked with cheating allegations. CRACKED.COM Weighing in at nearly one ton, 747 was crowned king for the second time in three years. Even though someone had spammed the contest with fraudulent votes, orga- nizers were able to suss out legit ballots. — Source

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The most vintage pair of Levi's sold for $87,000. CRACKED.COM The pair of jeans were found in a mine shaft and are 140-years-old. What's baffling is that they appear to be the same design you'd see in any trendy boutique today-complete with frays and weathering. — Source

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People smuggling gangs in France claim there is a growing shortage of small boats to make the crossings. CRACKED.COM Migrant smugglers warn that prices will increase, otherwise they won't make any profit. Supply chain issues and inflation affect everyone, appar- ently. — Source

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A law firm specializing in car accidents crashed a Ferrari 458 at a car show. CIHGS CRACKED.COM The Ferrari owned by The Hadi Law Firm was filmed accelerating, jumping a curb, and crashing into an em- bankment as the exotic car exited a car show. — Source

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GMC is meeting a headlight recall with a Headlamp Applique Kit that is just a piece of tape. GMC CRACKED.COM At certain angles, the NHT- SA says the car's head- lights are too bright. To dim the brightness, GMC is using a foggy little adhe- sive patch applied to the lens of the headlamp. A lit- eral Band-Aid solution. — Source

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Equifax

Equifax fired 24 remote workers who were discovered to be juggling two jobs. 1550 PEACHTREE STREET EQUIFAX EQUIDE 1550 CRACKED.COM Equifax used one of its own products, The Work Num- ber, to help it suss out who was holding down multiple jobs simultaneously in what they called Project Home Alone. — Source

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Irish Seagulls

The plan to feed contraceptive pills to seagulls has been called problematic. CRACKED.COM Politicians in Ireland have suggested leaving pill-laced pellets for aggressive gulls that attack people for their food, but some of the birds are protected species and the laced food may affect other animals. — Source

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AI is now being used by students to write their papers for them. 3n-4 ض lim LA CR }xn] Xn x n2-2n+x И. Be {yn} of yn nen, A>0,=> 5 lim/A=1 n/ 4+4 Rx n-on x:م /n2.n-1 V/4.00221 VneNencyn <Zn nano((s), 4 C Xn+Yn Cx N-R lokal max, { {y_3 f(x),ff и n с -13 и 13 {=n] g)<E *13th X, R Lok lim 3c 1 -N-R I min min и V54. Vis { R n+1 . и x <Yn 6 Zn 13 II П-201 y n-o CRACKED.COM One anonymous user says they would send their homework prompts to the — Source

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AT&T assures us they are committed to never bribing lawmakers again. AT&T CRACKED COM AT&T Illinois will pay $23 million for their influence over a bill, and will coop- erate with the govern- ment's investigation. They reportedly even pin- ky swore to be good little boys from here on out. — Source

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A Manhattan congressional candidate made a porn video to amplify his sex positive platform. CRACKED COM 53-year-old Mike Itkis released the sex tape with adult performer Ni- cole Sage as a conver- sation piece, and called it a huge learning expe- rience. — Source

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A restaurant in Maryland stayed open even after a customer died in the women's bathroom. CRACKED.COM Jasper's didn't close when the situation unfolded and continued to seat custom- ers. A curtain was put up around the women's re- stroom, and the men's room was converted into a unisex restroom. — Source

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New Zealand wants to tax the greenhouse gasses that farm animals produce from burping. CRACKED COM Prime Minister Jacinda Ard- ern said money raised from the proposed levy will be pumped back into the indus- try to finance new technolo- gies, research and incentive payments for farmers. — Source

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Channel 4

Channel 4 bought a painting by Hitler and will let the audience decide whether to destroy it. CRACKED.COM The station also bought works by Pablo Picasso, convicted pedophile Rolf Harris and sexual abuser Eric Gill, with the intention that a live audience will determine if host Jimmy Carr smashes them up. — Source

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Herschel Walker flashed a fake badge during a debate to prove he worked with law enforcement. CRACKED.COM Sen. Raphael Warnock said, I've never pretended to be a police officer, prompting Walker to dis- play an honorary sheriff's badge. Не was scolded for producing a prop which was against debate rules. — Source

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Lube made from cow mucus may protect against HIV. CRACKED COM Here's how it works: you say I have lube made from cow mu- cus, and your partner says, we will never have sex ever again. Safe and sound! — Source

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An LA mayoral candidate says he's not white, he's Italian. CRACKED.COM Rick Caruso insisted he's actually Latin in an awk- ward debate moment. Caruso is a billionaire real estate developer running against Karen Bass, who seeks to be the city's first black female mayor. — Source

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The voice of Boo from Monsters, Inc., Mary Gibbs, was just an actual toddler during production. CRACKED.COM The crew couldn't get her to sit still and read her lines, so they had her play in the studio while following her around with a mic. — Source

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Lego produced a line of bricks intended for professional use by architects and planners. M 20 CRACKED.COM The Modulex line from the 1970s and '80s had muted colors compared to the recreational line and was based on a 1:1:1 cube instead of the 10:5:3 ratio. — Source

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Smile Mask Syndrome is a psychological disorder as a result of prolonged, unnatural smiling. CRACKED.COM The disorder causes sub- jects to develop depres- sion and physical illness. First described in Japan in 1983, this is attributed to the great importance placed on smiling in the Japanese service industry. — Source

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The practice of worker's compensation has its origins in 18th-century piracy. CRACKED.COM A system was established as a result of the occupa- tion's high risk of injury and included payments for different types of injuries as well as giving crew- mates less strenuous du- ties when injured. — Source

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In 1993, Idaho billed a retired couple $1.3 million dollars to put out a forest fire. CRACKED.COM A car towed by the cou- ple's RV blew a tire and caught fire, with the sparks and burning de- bris left along the road for eight miles until they noticed a problem. — Source

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Dutch cyclist Maarten de Jonge narrowly avoided two separate airplane disasters. malaysia CRACKED.COM Не was scheduled to fly on Malaysia Air flights MH17 (which was shot down over Ukraine) and MH370 (which disappeared). Both times, he changed his plans and booked a differ- ent flight — Source

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The lead designer on a Sega arcade game intentionally messed up the colors to get more time to develop. the CRACKED COM The president of SEGA insist- ed that if the graphics were done on Space Harrier, the game was ready for release. The lead designer rigged a switch on his desk that would mess up the colors whenever giving a demonstration. — Source

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Hollywood

In the 1920s, the Hollywood sign used to be lit by thousands of light bulbs. HOLLYWOOD CRACKED.COM The guy who changed them lived in a little cabin near the sign, and had to replace non-working bulbs with fresh ones every day. — Source

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The Great Depression

During the Great Depression of the 1930s, a barrel of oil cost only 65 cents. CRACKED.COM Massive oil discover- ies in Texas, along- side falling global demand for energy, sent oil prices tum- bling downwards. — Source

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Prince's death convinced Chaka Khan and her sister to get clean. CRACKED COM Khan says they entered an intensive rehab program for their fentanyl addiction because the tragic death of Prince made them real- ize it was time to take ac- tion to save our lives. — Source

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Competitive Eating

Many competitive eaters are so skinny because it allows their stomachs to expand. CRACKED.COM Obese people have more fat in their midsec- tion and around their or- gans, but a skinny per- son lacks this which al- lows their stomachs to expand further. — Source

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A skydiving instructor saved a woman on a tandem skydive by using his body as a cushion. CRACKED COM After the main chute failed and the second got tan- gled, Dave Hartsock placed himself under the woman to absorb the eventual im- pact. Both survived, with Hartstock becoming para- lyzed from the neck down. — Source

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In Alaska, it is illegal to be drunk in a bar. CRACKED.COM Per state laws, a person who is already drunk may not knowingly enter a bar to drink more, or re- main in the bar that got them drunk in the first place. — Source

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English cricket great Denis Compton was renowned for his absent mindedness. GRAGKED.COM Не once arrived at a match without his kitbag, so he used an antique bat from the stadium's museum. During a celebration in honor of his 70th birthday, his mother called to tell him that he was only 69. — Source

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Peppers are named so because of Christopher Columbus. CRACKED.COM Chili peppers, bell peppers, and the rest got their English name when Columbus visit- ed the Caribbean and thought they tasted like black pepper. — Source

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