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Fluoride was criticized as socialized medicine back in the mid 20th century. Colgate BUT 10 and 00 Duraphat® 2000 la KO zr zue lau Sodium fluoride 50 mg/ IAT 8201.51 5/02 CE Holder Colgate lear añe 25.0-45731 Wa tr GRAGKED.COM When fluoride was first in- troduced to American wa- ter supplies, it was criti- cized as a Communist plot to socialize medicine and deplete the brain power of American children. — Source

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The Titanic's sister ship sank an enemy warship during WWI. CRACKED.COM The RMS Olympic became the only civilian ship to sink an enemy warship during World War 1 when it turned around and rammed a Ger- man submarine attempting to attack it. — Source

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US farmers hack their tractors with Ukrainian firmware. CRACKED.COM This seems to be the only way to actually own the machines and their software, rather than rent them for lifetime from John Deere. — Source

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Inflation in Zimbabwe reached 76.9 billion percent in 2008. 100000 000 000 000 RESERVE BANK OF ZIMBABWE 100000 000 000000 I promise to pay the bearer on demand ONE HUNDRED TRILLION DOLLARS 1 MW the Reserve Bank of Zimbabice - GRACKED.COM Dr.G. Gone One year later, Zimba- bwe abandoned its currency. The ex- change rate at the time was $35 quadril- lion Zimbabwean dol- lars to $1 US dollar. — Source

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Ball Pythons

Ball pythons get funerals in Nigeria if they are accidentally killed. CRACKED.COM They are allowed to roam freely or gently picked up and placed out in a forest or field by the Igbo people. If one is accidentally killed, many towns build a coffin for the snake's remains and give it a short funeral. — Source

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Jaws 3 was almost a comedy written by John Hughes. CRACKED.COM Universal Pictures near- ly greenlit the sequel, called, Jaws 3, People 0. Instead, they made Jaws 3-D, which bombed with critics and at the box office. — Source

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Buzz Aldrin stepped in when a computer docking system failed during a space flight. GRACKED.COM On NASA's Gemini XII flight, the computer docking system failed and Buzz Aldrin success- fully calculated the dock- ing trajectory using a sex- tant and a slide rule. — Source

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A grapefruit was dropped from a plane onto MLB coach Wilbert Robinson in 1915. CRACKED.COM The stunt was supposed to involve dropping a baseball into the coach's glove, but as a prank the grapefruit was dropped instead. When the red pulp exploded on Robin- son, he was convinced he was grievously injured. — Source

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Ancient Lefty Tools

10% of ancient tools uncovered are designed for being left-handed. I'm a lefty CRACKED.COM This indicates that in the last 10,000 years the proportion of the population that is left-handed has re- mained consistent at 10%. — Source

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Marie Antoinette had a fully functioning peasant village built on the grounds of Versailles. GRACKED.COM She loved strolling the vil- lage in simple shepherdess garb pretending to live a simple life milking COWS or sheep, which were careful- ly maintained and cleaned by the servants. — Source

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The knobcone pine requires fire to complete its reproduction cycle. CRACKED COM Cones remain closed for many years until a fire opens them and allows reseeding. As a result, knobcone cones may even become embed- ded in the growing wood as the tree matures. — Source

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The US tried to make a UFO to confuse and fight the Soviets. CRACKED.COM The U.S. Air Force, working with a Canadian aeronau- tics company, tried to build a supersonic flying saucer-like aircraft to si- multaneously wage psy- chological and physical war on the Soviet Union. — Source

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Part of the Michigan State University campus was powered by mayonnaise in 2017. GRACKED.COM After 1250 gallons of mayonnaise went bad, the school's Sustainabili- ty Officer used an anaer- obic digester to turn it into energy and power part of the campus. — Source

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The police kept a million dollar lottery jackpot that was obtained illegally. LO 5 C 53 b 01 CRACKED CONF Christina Elizabeth Good- enow bought the winning lottery ticket with her dead mother-in-law's credit card, which made the purchase illegal and subject to forfeiture. — Source

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Buildings

The lower floors of a building used to be meant for wealthy people. CRACKED COM Before the invention of el- evators, and for many years after, the building's lowest floors were prime real estate meant for the wealthy, and the higher floors were for servants. — Source

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In 2015, a Texas A&M professor named Irwin Horwitz failed his entire class and quit. GRACKED COM Не thought that all of his students were disruptive or dishonest and therefore didn't deserve to pass the course. Не said the class was his worst in his 20 years of teaching. — Source

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Cleopatra's handwriting is on display on a papyrus document at Philadelphia's Franklin Institute. GRAGKED COM The document refers to a tax break for a friend of her husband Mark Antony. Cleopat- ra signed it with a Greek word meaning make it happen. — Source

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Yakuza comes from the worst hand in a Japanese card game. means adidas CRACKED.COM The worst hand in the game oicho-kabu is an eight, a nine and a three, phonetically expressed as ya-ku-za. This is the ori- gin of the Japanese word for gangster, yakuza. — Source

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During World War 1, MI5 used Girl Guides to deliver secret messages. CRACKED.COM They used Girl Guides instead of Boy Scouts because they found out that Boy Scouts weren't efficient enough, boisterous and talkative. — Source

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Many news agencies in the USA have directives against interviewing a certain man. ICO N EWS CRACKED.COM A retired highway mainte- nance worker named Greg Packer has been quoted over 100 times by news outlets as their man on the streets. Не has admit- ted to making things up to get into the paper. — Source

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An Olympic javelin thrower learned proper technique from Youtube. CRACKED.COM Kenyan javelin thrower Ju- lius Yego, who won the Olympic silver medal in Rio Olympics 2016, learned how to throw javelin prop- erly by watching YouTube videos when he couldn't find a trainer. — Source

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After the assassination of Julius Caesar, a large comet hit the Earth's atmosphere. GRACKED.COM It was seen in Rome and China and may have been the brightest daylight comet in recorded history. It led to Caesar being dei- fied, an Imperial Cult, and the building of the 'Temple of the Comet Star.' — Source

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Beyonce has a free-Popeyes-for-life card. GRACKED.COM The Louisiana kitchen fast-food franchise learned about Beyonce's apparent love of their food, so they gave her all the free chicken and biscuits she could ever want. Pretty sure she can af- ford to pay, though. — Source

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An 18th-century astronomer's life was basically ruined trying to measure the transit of Venus. CRACKED.COM Guillaume Le Gentil missed both of his chances while in India, contracted dysen- tery and nearly went in- sane, was declared dead back home in France, his wife remarried, and his es- tate was plundered. — Source

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North Dakota didn't technically qualify for statehood until its constitution was fixed in 2012. CRACKED.COM 82-year-old care home res- ident John Rolczynski no- ticed it omitted to mention the executive branch when explaining which new offi- cers need to take the oath supporting the US Consti- tution. — Source

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Cats don't like to drink water if food is nearby. CRACKED.COM Moving your cat's wa- ter away from its food will help prevent kid- ney disease, which is a very common condi- tion in older cats. — Source

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You can make vodka from old newspapers. SMIRNOFF Triple Distilled TEN TIMES FILTERED VODKA CRACKED.COM Set Rerre Smirn Vodka doesn't have to come from potatoes, it can be made from anything which will ferment, even grass, salmon or old news- papers. Vodka just needs to be a clear spirit distilled to 190 proof. — Source

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Bruce Lee gave Cha-Cha lessons on the ship over to America to earn money. GRACKED.COM Lee took Cha-Cha classes to help him practice his foot- work and balance. In 1958 he participated in a dance com- petition and won the Hong Kong Cha-Cha Championship trophy. — Source

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An ant wouldn't get killed if you microwave it. GRAGKED.COM They don't have a high enough water content and, because they are so small, they can dodge the hot spots in the mi- crowave just by walking around. — Source

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