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Bulls are color-blind. So it’s probably the whole “having their nads cinched” or “getting forcibly acupunctured” that gets them all riled up.

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Unpopped kernels at the bottom of a popcorn bag are called old maids. These maids, also called spinsters, didn't have enough moisture or cracks in their outer shell that allowed the steam to escape. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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A 17 pound hunk of gold. was used as a doorstop for years. The shiny rock was brought home by young Conrad Reed, and it took three years until his father, John, took it to a jeweler (who bought it for $3.50). The Reeds started mining and today, the Reed Gold Mine is designated a historic site. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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The original milkshake had whiskey in it. A milkshake was origi- nally an 1885 beverage de- scribed as a sturdy, healthful eggnog type of drink, with eggs, whiskey, etc., served as a tonic as well as a treat. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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The Hercules Beetle

A Central and South American beetle can lift over 17 pounds. The Hercules beetle (a spe- cies of rhinoceros beetle) can lift more than 850 times its own weight, making it one of the strongest animals on the planet, pound for pound. That's like a 200 lb human lifting 170,000 lbs. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Bulls are red-green colorblind. It's not the color red that enrages bulls to the point of aggressively charging a matador, but the move- ment of the cape. That, and being continuously stabbed by banderillas (lit- tle flags). CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Mark Hamill played the Joker longer than any other actor. Не got his start doing the Joker in the Emmy award winning 1992 'Batman: The Animated Series' and has been voicing the Jok- er in various mediums ever since. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Colonel Sanders wasn't from Kentucky. Harlan Sanders was born and raised in Indiana. Не was 62 and broke when he convinced a restaurant owner to make that restaurant the first Ken- tucky Fried Chicken. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Mike Tyson caught his ex-wife cheating on him with Brad Pitt. Tyson walked in on the two the day he was going to di- vorce her. Angelina Jolie got Pitt an autographed poster of Mike Tyson for his 50th, signed, Yo Brad! Still love your taste in women. Happy 50th Dude. Best Wishes, Mike. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Swiss Army Knife was a name created by American soldiers. American soldiers during WWII had trouble pro- nouncing the original name of Schweizer Offi- ziersmesser (Swiss Offi- cer's Knife) and thus be- gan calling the multi-tool a Swiss Army Knife. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Volleyball was invented by a gym teacher. William G. Morgan, a YMCA physical education direc- tor, created a new game called Mintonette on Feb- ruary 9, 1895, in Holyoke, Massachusetts, which later became called volleyball. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Truman lived off his old army pension after his presidency. His only monthly income was the equivalent of $982 today. Because of this, Congress later passed the Former Presi- dents Act to give U.S. President's pensions. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Truck driving is the profession that produces the most obese people in the United States. 34-year-old trucker Adam Senn, who stands 6'5 and weighs 450 lbs, says I don't think trucking attracts bigger people, more that the life- style leads to weight gain. Truck stops aren't exactly health food havens. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer was a sniper of the Israeli Defense Force. The 4'7 Dr. Ruth said, I could hit the target smack in the center further away than anyone could believe. Even today I can load a Sten automatic rifle in a single minute, blindfold- ed. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Asparagus is related to lilies. Only young asparagus is harvested and used for eating - once the buds start to open, the shoots become woody and unpalat- able. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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WD-40 got its name from how many tries it took to get the formula right. WD-40 It took them 40 at- tempts to get their water displacing for- mula to work, creating Water Displacement, 40th formula - or, WD-40. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Your tears drain into your nose when you cry. Tears are drained into a small passage in the corner of the eye that leads to the nose. Once in the inferior nasal meatus, tears mix with mucus and flow out of the nose. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Most soft drinks contain a small amount of alcohol. H 21 7 z Z 2 IA Z Dice Sterlin ling Si Star ZOZZ 4820 مؤسسة NON SAVY [ SAVE SAVE SAVE 4 C Z Z Z CAR This Start z ding og State og Stal This is due to the fermen- tation of sugars in the drink, and sometimes from the preparation of certain flavor extracts. Yogurt has twice the alcohol content per volume as soda. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Cup of Joe comes from soldiers consuming a lot of coffee. American soldiers during WWII, sometimes called G.I. Joes, were known to consume a large amount of coffee, so Maxwell Instant coffee was included in their ra- tions. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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5 times as many people in Yellowstone are killed by bison than bears. Bison can reach speeds of 35 miles per hour and weigh 2,200 pounds, which is like a compact car breaking the speed limit in a school zone. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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LEGO stole the idea for the self-locking building bricks. 2023 Kirk Kristiansen, the founder of LEGO, saw Kiddicraft's building bricks when he was shown an injection mold ma- chine, so he copied and sold his own version. The original patent holder died before he found out LEGO was selling his bricks. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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and RUN BU NDY are Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues Will Ferrell did his own ice skating. Ferrell apparently got his training out of the way when shooting Blades of Glory, so he was ready to strap on the skates himself for those scenes. CRACKED.COM — Source

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CRACKED.COM The Big Lebowski The Coens think the movie is just OK. The brothers don't share the popular enthusiasm for the Dude, or how much he might or might not abide. That movie has more of an enduring fascination for other people than it does for us, Joel Coen bluntly said in a 2009 interview. — Source

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CRACKED.GOM warz FCK Mean Girls Amy Poehler taught Kevin Gnapoor how to rap. According to director Mark Waters, Poehler coached actor Rajiv Surendra on how to rap for the talent show scene, even contributing to the choreography. — Source

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CRACKED.COM Dude, Where's My Car? Brent Spiner thinks his cameo might be his best work ever. The Star Trek actor regrets having his name removed from the credits, as that short cameo may be my finest effort. Не also thinks the movie represents its time better than almost any film. — Source

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CRACKED.COM Driving Miss Daisy Hans Zimmer played all the instruments in the soundtrack. Going against the grain, Zimmer didn't hire an orchestra, but recorded himself playing all the parts on the synthesizer and mixed it himself. — Source

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ohw CRACKED.COM stlin CO hwrestlin g.co The Wrestler Axl Rose donated a song for the movie. The Guns N' Roses singer is friends with Mickey Rourke, so he allowed the film to use Sweet Child O' Mine for free. It can be heard as Randy The Ram Robinson's entrance theme for his final match. — Source

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CRACKED.COM Jackass Forever Johnny Knoxville suffered brain damage. While the Jackass crew tend to bounce back from injuries (somehow), Knoxville wasn't so lucky during the bullfight in the movie, sustaining significant brain damage. — Source

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Eraserhead David Lynch dissected a cat. Before shooting the movie, Lynch thought he needed to examine a dead cat's membranes, hair, and skin. For, uh, texture references. Sure, David. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Labrynth

CRACKED.COM Labyrinth It took four people to operate Hoggle. While actress Shari Weiser did all of Hoggle's body movement, three other puppeteers had to operate all of the facial movements. There were 18 motors operating in the dwarf's face. — Source

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CRACKED.COM The Simpsons Movie Over 320 characters make cameo appearances. The film dug deep into the show's multi-decade run to not only feature as many side characters as possible, but give 98 of them speaking roles! — Source

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Knives Out Chris Evans had to eat a lot of cookies. The scene where Evans' character indulges in Belgium cookies with milk took all day to shoot-with Evans eating the cookies in every take. According to director Rian Johnson, those feel like your throat is coated in butter. CRACKED.COM — Source

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CRACKED.COM Collateral The movie was intended for Russell Crowe and Adam Sandler. Michael Mann originally had Sandler in mind for the cab driver and Crowe for the assassin, but didn't care for how the story was going. Не began rewriting the script when Tom Cruise agreed to be in the movie. — Source

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Dr. Seuss

CRACKED GOM Horton Hears a Who Horton was named after Dr. Seuss' college friend. Seuss thought of naming the elephant Bosco, Osmer, and Humphrey, before settling on the name of his friend Horton Conrad, from Dartmouth College. — Source

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CRACKED.COM Happy Gilmore Bob Barker demanded to do the fight scenes. Barker agreed to do the movie on two conditions-he had to win the fight, and he would do the fighting himself instead of a double. Не wanted to show off some combat training he learned from his neighbor, Chuck Norris. — Source

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CRACKED.COM Justic Clerks TF Kevin Smith maxed out ten credit cards to make the movie. Being an independent filmmaker can be risky-at least for Smith. who funded his movie with credit cards, family donations, and selling his comic book collection. Fortunately, it apparently paid off. — Source

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CRACKED.COM Deadpool Ryan Reynolds paid for the writers himself. For whatever reason, Fox didn't want to pay for the writers to be on set to tweak the dialogue, as is usual practice. Knowing how beneficial they'd be, Reynolds paid for them out of his own pocket. — Source

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CRACKED.COM Django Unchained Will Smith turned down the lead role. Smith turned down Tarantino's offer to play Django because he couldn't connect with violence being the answer. We don't really need to finish the joke, do we? — Source

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CRACKED.COM Batman Returns The Penguin and Catwoman were almost treasure hunters. In an early draft of the script, both the Cat and the 'Guin teamed up to hunt for hidden treasure in Gotham. Now we'll never know if the best whip-cracking treasure hunter is Indiana Jones or Selina Kyle. — Source

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