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Iraq's minister of higher education and scientific research did math problems in solitary confinement. CRACKED.COM Hussain al-Shahristani was forced into solitary con- finement in prison for 8 years under Saddam Hus- sein. Не kept his sanity by making up mathematical problems, which he then tried to solve. — Source

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People need the equivalent of 8 glasses of water a day, but that's only half the story. CRACKED.COM When the 1945 Food and Nutrition Board said hu- man's need 2.5 liters of wa- ter a day, they went on to clarify that we get most of the fluid we need from food and other beverages. — Source

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Garth Brooks

Some country radio stations banned a Garth Brook's song in 1993. CRACKED.COM Brooks's 1993 song We Shall Be Free was boycotted be- cause it included the line When we're free to love anyone we choose. Scandal! — Source

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Wyatt Earp consulted on Hollywood westerns. GRACKED.COM Wyatt Earp was the last surviving participant of the OK Corral shootout, dying in 1929, aged 80. He'd held many jobs throughout his career, such as an enforcer at a brothel and Hollywood consultant. — Source

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There are more scientists named Steve that support evolution than any Creationist list. CRACKED.COM Project Steve is a list of scientists who support evolution, oppose intelli- gent design, and are named Steve (or a varia- tion). As of September 27, 2018, 1432 Steves have signed the statement. — Source

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Anesthesia

Anesthesia was criticized as a needless luxury when it was introduced in the 1840s. CRACKED.COM Before dentist William Morton insisted that he had found a gas that could render patients insensible to the pain of surgery, even a minor tooth extraction was excruciating. — Source

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Formaldehyde is an appetite stimulant. SIGMA-ALDAIC Lot#SZBC0620V - Contains Formaldehyde Methanol. 252549-100ML MU 30 03 gimol Formaldehyde solution 37 wt. % in H2O Formaldehyd Lösung* Formaldéhyde Solution* Formaldeide Soluzione* Formaldehido Solución Formalin CRACKED.COM reagent. 37 wt % in H2O, contains hilizer (to prevent Formaldehyde Hun- ger is a well-known phenomenon in anato- my labs where med stu- dents get hungry while dissecting cadavers. — Source

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Naples

The supervolcano near Naples could erupt for the first time since 1538. CRACKED COM Previous eruptions of Campi Flegrei have triggered volcanic winters globally, caus- ing widespread crop failures and resulting in famines. — Source

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There is a haunted, uninhabited Venetian island. CRACKED COM Poveglia has been used as a defensive fort, a quarantine sta- tion, a confinement area for the sick, and a mental asylum. — Source

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Eagles

Migrating eagles being tracked by scientists ran up huge data roaming charges. CRACKED.COM A Russian eagle named 'Min' and 3 other eagles un- expectedly flew into Iran/Pakistan. Scientists had to take out a loan and ask for help on social media to pay off the phone bill. — Source

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FDR snubbed Jesse Owens after winning 4 Golds at the 1936 Olympics. GRAGKED.COM Jesse Owens said, Hitler didn't snub me - it was our president who snubbed me. The president didn't even send me a telegram. — Source

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English Law

There is a Right to Light in England. CRACKED.COM The owner of a building with windows that have received natural daylight for 20 years or more is entitled to forbid any construction or other obstruction that would de- prive him or her of that illu- mination. — Source

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The Christmas mistletoe tradition isn't big on consent. CRACKED.COM Tradition dictates that a man is allowed to kiss any woman standing under- neath mistletoe and that bad luck will befall any woman who refuses. With each kiss, a berry is to be plucked until none remain. — Source

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Power Girl's artist kept drawing her boobs bigger until editors noticed. CRACKED COM When the character was created, the writer and art- ist were convinced that they were being ignored by editors, so for 8 issues they steadily increased her bust size until someone spoke up. — Source

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There is a banned episode of TaleSpin where Baloo gets involved with terrorists. EE TALESPIN CRACKED.COM In the series finale, Flying Dupes, Baloo is tricked into delivering a bomb planted by munitions man- ufacturers who wish to provoke a war in order to boost weapons sales. This was a kid's show. — Source

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Allied forces had nets on their helmets during WWII for camouflage. CRACKED.COM This was to reduce the helmet's 'shine' when wet and it would also allow soldiers to place burlap scrim or vegetation to help them blend into their surroundings. — Source

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Norman Rockwell

A Norman Rockwell painting was discovered in a secret compartment inside the walls of a cartoonist's house. CRACKED.COM Don Trachte had forged several paintings he owned to stop his ex-wife from getting them in a divorce settlement and had hidden the originals. It'd been hidden there for 35 years.

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The most prolific serial killer in recorded human history was a doctor. CRACKED.COM British doctor Harold Shipman (also known as 'Doctor Death') was proven to have murdered at least 250 of his patients but may have killed as many as 459 people. — Source

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Domino’s

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Bang Bang Chicken was named for the method of tenderizing the meat. CRACKED.COM The dish isn't called bang bang to conjure up images of spicy explosions of heat, but because the chicken is traditionally smacked with a stick of a hammer to get it tender. — Source

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If you were on Mercury's surface, you would see the sun pause in the sky and reverse direction. CRACKED COM This happens as the planet's angular orbital velocity and angular rotational velocity flip as it crosses perihelion-the point in the orbit where the planet is closest to the sun. — Source

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The Leaning Tower of Pisa is expected to stay stable for at least 200 years. CRACKED.COM After 10 years of effort and $40 million, the Leaning Tower of Pisa stopped moving in 2001 for the first time in its 800-year history. — Source

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A WWI German soldier lied in his book about his exploits and remarkable scientific discoveries. CRACKED.COM Hermann Detzner became famous for evading capture by British forces in New Guinea. Не wrote a book, 'Four Years Among Cannibals,' but made everything up, and just hid in one place for four years. — Source

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A man named Narayan Khandekar protects the world's rarest colors at the Harvard Art Museum in Cambridge. CRACKED.COM Some of these colors are poisonous, and some are very beautiful. One of the colors is a yellow pigment originating from dried COW urine where they were only fed mango leaves. — Source

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In 1187, King Philip II of France and King Richard I of England slept together. CRACKED.COM Professor John Gillingham notes that there was nothing sexual about King Philip and (then Prince) Richard sharing a bed overnight, it was merely symbol of unity between the two countries. — Source

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Sherlock Holmes

In a 2008 survey, 58% of British teenagers thought Sherlock Holmes was real. 23% thought Winston Churchill was a myth, as was Florence Nightingale. Gandhi and the Duke of Wellington were also in the top 10 of people thought to be myths. — Source

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The Indian village Piplantri celebrates the birth of each girl by planting 111 trees. CRACKED COM The parents must nurture the saplings until they're mature and also sign an affidavit saying they would not marry off their daughters before 18 years of age and that no one in their family will indulge in foeticide. — Source

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A 3-year-old girl named Karina Chikitova survived 11 days in the Siberian wilderness with her dog. CRACKED.COM She ate wild berries and drank from a river, curling up next to her dog for warmth. She was saved when her dog went back to her village and guided rescuers to her. — Source

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The spider-tailed horned viper has a fleshy appendage at the end of its tail that it moves like a spider. CRACKED COM The bulb-like end to its tail is bordered by long drooping scales and is waved around and used to lure insectivorous birds to within striking range. — Source

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Legend has it, a man named Cooter Brown stayed drunk for the entire Civil War to avoid fighting. CRACKED COM Cooter lived on the line dividing the North and South, and had family on either side. To avoid being drafted, he remained drunk to be seen as useless for military purposes for the duration of the war. — Source

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