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Early Sony Walkman models had dual headphone jacks. Modern iPhones don’t even have a single headphone jack.

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The London Underground has its own subspecies of mosquito. GO UN PICCADILLY CIRCUS CRACKED.COM The mosquitos live exclu- sively in the stations and tunnels. They were first re- ported during World War II, when people who used Tube stations as bomb shelters learned that the depths held plenty of pests. — Source

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Feral wallabies live in parts of Hawaii. CRACKED.COM In 1916, a small population of brush-tailed rock-walla- by managed to escape a Hawaiian ZOO. As these ani- mals bred outside in the wild, a feral population of these creatures was estab- lished. — Source

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The US has been flying specialized planes into hurricanes since the 1940s. CRACKED.COM They send special planes into the eyes of hurricanes to track their path, flying through them continuously, for the duration of the storm, in order to precisely locate the eye. It's called 'fixing the eye.' — Source

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Nostalgia was originally classified as a mental disorder. COTH GRACKED.COM The disease was similar to paranoia, except the suf- ferer was manic with long- ing, not perceived perse- cution, and similar to mel- ancholy, except specific to an object or place. — Source

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The earliest Sony Walkman models had two separate headphone jacks labeled guys and dolls. SONY AUTO REVERSE 20PRESETS AVLS ISUAR MANGTE TUNING 2 3 5 4 CRACKED.COM In addition to two head- phone jacks, it featured a button where the two people listening could talk to each other, or sing along with each other, on a microphone. — Source

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The country now known as Vietnam wanted to be called Nam Viêt. VIBion VIBook mL WEL APEC VIE CRACKED COM In the 1800s, Vietnam asked the Qing dynasty to change their name to Nam Viet. The dynas- ty said no, and changed their name to Viet Nam instead. — Source

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A drawing of a penis from Andy Warhol was snuck onto the moon. CRACKED.COM The small ceramic wafer, dubbed the Moon Museum, was snuck onto the Moon during the Apollo 12 mission, and contains 6 drawings, two of which include a penis drawn by Andy Warhol and a single straight line. — Source

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In order to quickly identify the training of their mules in a herd, the US Army shaved bells into the tail. CRACKED.COM One bell meant the animal could pack, two meant it could pack & & drive, and three meant it was also broken to ride. — Source

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Short sleepers function the same off of 4-6 hours of sleep as a typical individual getting 8. GRACKED.COM Natural short sleepers re- mained a mystery until 2009, when a study dis- covered that people who had inherited a particular mutation in a gene called DEC2 averaged only 6.25 hours of sleep per night. — Source

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One of the most decorated marines became an anti-war advocate. CRACKED.COM Smedley Butler wrote War is a Racket about war profiteering. Не said the best he could do was to operate his racket in 3 districts. I operated on 3 continents. — Source

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Vincent Price took a flat fee for his work on 'Thriller! CRACKED.COM When Vincent Price agreed to do the voice work for 'Thriller,' he was given a choice between taking a percentage of the album proceeds or being paid a flat $20K. Не chose the $20K. — Source

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The largest hailstone ever documented fell in Aurora, Nebraska in 2003. CRACKED.COM The National Climate Extremes Committee documented the hail size that fell in that storm, with many being about the size of a soft ball. One particular hailstone found from that storm was just a little smaller than a standard soccer ball. — Source

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There are no bridges on the entire 4300 mile length of the Amazon river. CRACKED COM During the rainy season, the river rises thirty feet, and crossings that were once three miles wide can balloon to thir- ty miles in a matter of weeks. — Source

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Madagascar was settled by a small population of no more than 30 women. CRACKED.COM Madagascar was one of the last landmasses to be reached by peo- ple. Those 30 women are the ancestors of all native Malagasy today. — Source

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The first commercial airliner shot down by hostile forces was refurbished, returned to service. CRACKED.COM It was later believed to be an assassination attempt on Chi- nese president Sun Yat-sen's only son, Sun Fo, who was be- lieved by the Japanese to be aboard but missed the flight. The plane was later involved in a second shootdown incident. — Source

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WHAT'S UP WITH SCIENCE? CRACKED.COM Optimism might be key to a longer life One study found that women with higher levels of optimism were more likely to live over 90 years regardless of their race or ethnicity. — Source

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WHAT'S UP WITH SCIENCE? CRACKED.COM Stars outside our galaxy are bigger than we thought A new study shows we underestimated how large stars outside the Milky Way are. Stars in distant galaxies tend to be more massive than closer ones, and, the farther away, the larger the average stars may be. — Source

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WHAT'S UP WITH SCIENCE? CRACKED.COM We need to save ugly fish The reef fish rated least aesthetically attractive tended to be more ecologically distinct (thus important to save). Despite this, they are more likely to be endangered and, due to their looks, less likely to receive public support. — Source

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WHAT'S UP WITH SCIENCE? CRACKED.COM Selfies may be driving plastic surgery Cellphone photos can distort facial features. One study shows that this distortion may be related to an increase in plastic surgery requests that are asking surgeons to fix issues that only exist in photos. — Source

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WHAT'S UP WITH SCIENCE? CRACKED.COM The first Australians ate giant birds' huge eggs Using protein from a prehistoric eggshell, scientists confirmed that people 50,000 years ago ate the 3-pound eggs of the 500-pound flightless Thunderbird, perhaps leading to their extinction. — Source

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WHAT'S UP WITH SCIENCE? CRACKED.COM Scientists have made the smallest-ever, remote- controlled walking robot At only half a millimeter wide, the robot bends, twists, jumps, crawls, and even jumps while being smaller than the width of a coin and looking like a miniature peekytoe crab. We're sure this tech will only be used for good. — Source

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WHAT'S UP WITH SCIENCE? CRACKED.COM Scientists have made human skin for robots Welcome to the future. Scientists in Japan have managed to craft skin for robots with human-like texture. The skin is water-repellent with self-healing functions. — Source

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WHAT'S UP WITH SCIENCE? CRACKED.COM Most people don't want to be a billionaire In research of almost 8000 people from 33 countries, 86% of most countries' people said they could live their 'absolutely ideal life' with $10 million USD or less throughout the course of their life. Bruno Mars' song isn't as relatable as economists thought. — Source

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WHAT'S UP WITH SCIENCE? CRACKED.COM Narcissism is bad for business Narcissism is found to be common among high-ranking executives, but a new study shows that this trait can prevent the sharing of knowledge. Business knowledge transfer improves performance and helps companies gain a competitive edge. — Source

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WHAT'S UP WITH SCIENCE? CRACKED.COM Sharks live closer to cities than we thought A new case study shows that sharks off the coast of Miami weren't put off by the noise, light, and chemical pollution of the city. They swam closer to the shoreline than researchers expected. — Source

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