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You can thank William the Conqueror for the concept of vacation.

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A pod of orcas hunted cooperatively with early Australian whalers under a law of the tongue. The orcas would corral and locate baleen whales in re- turn for the tongues and lips of captured whales. The arrangement ended when one of the orcas was accidentally killed. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Waluigi wasn't actually created by Nintendo. Не was created by Camelot designer Fumihide Aoki solely for the purpose of be- ing Wario's duos part- ner/Luigi's rival in Mario Tennis N64. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Michigan

Michigan never purchased the rights to the state's anthem. TUEBOR My Michigan cannot be played without paying royalties until 2032, be- cause the state govern- ment never purchased the rights to the song, and the song is still copyright pro- tected. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Another gigantic sculpture is being carved just miles from Mount Rushmore. A sculpture is being carved in the Black Hills, showing Native Chief Cra- zy Horse on his steed, pointing east. The con- struction started in 1948 and will take another 50 years to be completed. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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There was an Iranian serial killer called The Desert Vampire. Mohammed Bijeh tricked boys into going to the des- ert by telling them that they were going hunting, where he would kill and bury them in shallow graves. Не was flogged 100 times and exe- cuted in 2005. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Cyclists in the early '90s Tour De France that were on steroids had to exercise through the night. BMC The cyclists took so much EPOs (Erythropoi- etin) that if they let their bodies rest they would have heart at- tacks during the night while they slept. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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The first word spoken on the internet was lo. username OK The message was sent over the ARPANET in 1969. It was supposed to be login but the computer crashed af- ter the first two let- ters. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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The Dr. Oz Show is full of bad medical advice. Debetance SAN and Vote - БАМ 1-877-GAMHGA Canadian researchers watched 40 episodes of the show and found that nearly 40% of the medical advice given on the show was not evidence-based, and 15% went directly against evidence. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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The 'Powerpuff Girls' were the creator's sophomore project at CalArts, and were originally 'Whoopass Stew! Craig McCracken was al- ready making shorts of But- tercup, Bubbles, and Blos- som in school, but at that time they were known as the 'Whoopass' Girls who were made with a can of Whoo- pass instead of Chemical-X. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Viruses

A man turned himself in to the police after a computer virus told him to pay a fine or risk investigation. 020N $ 13.5 M.K. MAKOW Matthew Riley believed the message was from the FBI, so he took his computer to the police, where they found inappropriate pho- tos and communications with an underage girl. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Vacations

William the Conqueror introduced the concept of a vacation. William introduced a custom to the United Kingdom where people would leave their homes and move to a summer home to aid the grape harvest. The custom was called a vacation be- cause people vacated their homes. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Some beetles seek out forest fires to reproduce. Charcoal beetles fly into still-burning forest fires to mate and lay eggs because competition and predators will be low. They sense dis- tant fires using infrared armpit sensors. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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The NBA

Magic Johnson won an NBA title for multiple positions. X In the 1980 NBA Finals, Magic took over for Ка- reem Abdul-Jabbar as cen- ter, switching off to play guard and forward as well. Не became the only rookie to win the NBA Finals MVP award. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Doctors warned against Jack LaLanne's health and fitness club in 1936. Doctors warned their ра- tients that LaLanne was an exercise 'nut,' whose programs would make them muscle-bound, cause heart attacks and a loss of sex drive. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Nickelodeon was a term used for early movie theaters. I An odeon was any building used for live entertainment in an- cient Greece and Rome. A nickelode- on was a theater that cost a nickel to enter. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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American Samoa suffered no flu deaths during the 1918 pandemic because they quarantined. Governor John Martin Роу- er quarantined the territo- ry during the influenza pandemic after hearing news reports of worldwide deaths on the radio. Не re- ceived the Navy Cross for his actions. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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You should not feed bread to birds. Bread is not a natural source of food for birds and provides little to no nutritional value. Malnutri- tion can cause diseases and deformities such as Angel Wings, which pre- vent the bird from flying. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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India

75% of the world's spices come from India. India produces 1.5 million metric tons of spice every year. The country with the second most spice production, Bangladesh, only produces 140,000 metric tons. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Rachel Weisz kept accidentally changing her name to sound like she was a porn actress. Weisz changed the spelling of her last name to 'Vice,' but her agent said that it sound- ed like a porn name. She then went with 'Vyce,' then 'Kenya Campbell,' later admitting that that too sounded like a porn name. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Prairie dogs have a sophisticated method of communication. They have such a complex means of broadcasting that they can embed de- scriptions of predators within their calls, and even have a specific call to de- scribe a man with a gun. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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As a kid, Tony Hawk was tested and found out he had an IQ of 144. CRACKED COM Young Tony was put in the GATE program at school for the gifted and advanced, but when he saw people at the skate park literally fly- ing he knew that's what he was going to do. — Source

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A two-year-old survived being submerged in an icy creek and having no pulse when she was rescued. GRAGKED.COM Michelle Funk was pulled from the creek in 1988 af- ter 66 minutes, with no pulse and not breathing. When her blood reached 71 degrees three hours later, she came back to life. — Source

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The ancient Abu Simbel Temple in Egypt was moved to a new location to protect it from flood water. CRACKED.COM In the early 1960s, a team of international engineers disassembled and then carefully moved the tem- ple, brick by brick. They then reassembled the tem- ples more than 60m above their original location. — Source

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Weird Al

Weird Al Yankovic would take dates to see The Naked Gun without telling them he was in it. CRACKED COM When he'd show up on screen emerging from that airplane, they just flipped out, especially when they realized he was wearing that exact same Hawaiian shirt. — Source

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Heart Attacks

Heart attacks are common while shoveling snow. GRAGKED.COM Shoveling snow is a known cause for heart attacks. In- creased blood pressure combined with cold air constricting arteries cre- ates the right environment for it to happen. — Source

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George Washington has an ever-changing military rank. CRACKED.COM Due to American Public Law 94-479, Washington is protected from being out- ranked by any officer in the past, present, and fu- ture. If there's a 6-star general, Washington is au- tomatically upgraded to 7. — Source

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In his first appearance, the Spider-Man villain Sandman was defeated by a vacuum cleaner. CRACKED.COM Spider-Man sucks up the sili- cate sidewinder using the tools he had handy in the jan- itor supply closet they had been duking it out in. Then, Spidey takes a picture of himself fighting the leftover bits of sand. — Source

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A fake Havana Airport was almost built in South Florida because there were so many flight hijackings. AEROPUERTOINTERNACIONAL JOSE MARTI-HABANA CRACKED.COM Flight hijacking from the USA to Cuba during the 60s/70s was so common, pilots were equipped with detour flight plans. The phony Havana Airport was too expensive to build, but was considered. — Source

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In 2012, a lost ancient city in Mexico named Angamuco was uncovered. CRACKED GOM It was built by a civilization that was rival to the Aztecs and it remained buried un- der vegetation for centu- ries, with more buildings than Manhattan in a small- er area of land. — Source

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The Edinburgh Zoo holds a daily penguin parade, unless the penguins don't feel like it. GRAGKED.COM The parade started in 1951 when a gate was acciden- tally left open and a gen- too penguin escaped. The keeper decided to see what would happen and it was followed by other pen- guins in single file. — Source

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Angelo Faticoni

A freak show performer in the early 20th century could stay afloat in water for hours. GRAGKED.COM Angelo Faticoni was known as the Human Cork, who could not sink, even with 20 pound weights attached to his ankles. Doctors concluded he did not have abnormal internal organs, but Faticoni died before he could reveal his secret. — Source

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England’s Forgotten Queen

England's Forgotten Queen was only the Queen of England for 9 days in 1553. CRACKED.COM Lady Jane Grey only as- cended to the throne be- cause Edward VI wanted to keep a Protestant as the sovereign of England. She was then deposed and exe- cuted the following year. — Source

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A congressman let it slip that Japanese depth charges during WWII detonated too soon. CRACKED COM After Congressman Andrew May's remarks during the press conference, the Japa- nese changed depth-charge tactics, killing 800 US sub- mariners. The leak became known as The May Incident. — Source

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Asthma inhaler manufacturers lobbied the FDA to ban their own product. GRACKED.COM The companies holding the medication patent stoked environmental concerns with the inhalers after the patent expired, just so they could file a new patent for lower-quality inhalers and make more profit. — Source

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