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August 15, 2024

At Cracked, a lot of us get severe allergic reactions to ignorance and unawareness. Which is why there are a ton of Fact EpiPens lying around the office. We’re sure to immediately reach for one anytime there’s a fact shortage, or our knowledge levels are dipping a little too low. We tried shot glasses full of facts, but they took too long to get into our bloodstream.

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Only 20% of the corn grown in the US is meant for human consumption. CRACKED.COM About 40% of the corn grown in the USA is used for ethanol to add to fuel, and an- other 40% is used for livestock feed. — Source

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Ethiopia banned the export of teff in 2006, fearing food shortages. CRACKED.COM The staple crop of Ethiopia is a superfood, like quinoa. The export was banned when quinoa prices skyrock- eted in Bolivia, thanks to trends in western countries that increased demand. — Source

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Anyone with a smartphone can change the colors on a 20 story light spire in Stockholm. CRACKED.COM Installed in 2006, the cre- ators of the rainbow-col- ored installation hope that the work can stand as a statement on the power of democracy and the power of the public. — Source

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There is a society in the UK called the Royal Bastards, and Queen Elízabeth II has been invited to join. CRACKED.COM Membership is open to in- dividuals who prove de- scent from an illegitimate child or grandchild of a king of England, Scotland, Wales, Great Britain, or the United Kingdom. — Source

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Nicolas Cage has already bought his grave-a 9-foot pyramid in New Orleans. CRACKED.COM There is no name on the pyramid yet, but it is em- blazoned with the Latin maxim, Omnia Ab Uno, which translates to Every- thing From One, and it's covered in lipstick prints from fans. — Source

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The Battle of the Worlds

The Battle of the Words happened during World War I. CRACKED.COM With their trenches only 150 feet apart, Belgian and Ger- man soldiers threw insults at each other all day and night. It became so annoying that the Belgian commander for- bade his men from talking to the Germans. — Source

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There is a bird that looks like Pikachu. CRACKED.COM The male Cream Colored Woodpecker has the same coloration as the cartoon character Pikachu, from the Pokémon series, including the red cheeks. These birds are found in South America. — Source

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LAVE UL SAMUEL L. JACKSON WAS PART OF THE BLACK POWER MOVEMENT. Jackson and other radical students held his college's trustee members hostage in an effort to reform the school's curriculum. His mother sent him to LA after the FBI threatened him. CRACKED.COM — Source

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ROWDY RODDY PIPER could really play the bagpipes. It wasn't just part of his wrestling persona- Piper was a real piper from a very young age. And, being all out of bubble gum, he kicked ass at it, doing well in international competitions. CRACKED.COM — Source

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PATRICK DEMPSEY is a racecar driver. Driving isn't exactly brain surgery, like his character de BOLEY MILK used to perform in Grey's Anatomy. Still, not every driver competes at AT 58 Parachu и 0 Stringer Le Mans and Daytona, as Dempsey has. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Pitch Perfect actress attended law school in her native Australia, which allows her to negotiate her own movie deals. REBEL WILSON is a qualified lawyer. CRACKED.COM — Source

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CRACKED.COM HEDY LAMARR made WiFi possible. Lamarr was a big-name actress in Golden Age Hollywood. She was also an amateur inventor. She came up with an idea for radio communication that eventually led to cellphones, WiFi, etc. — Source

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Susan В. Anthony was fined $100 for illegally voting, and never paid. GRACKED.COM In 1872, Susan В. Anthony was fined for unlawfully voting in the election of Ulysses S. Grant and Horace Greeley, but she was posthumously pardoned... by President Donald Trump. — Source

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Left-handed people make up about 11% of the population. CRACKED.COM Left-handed people are generally more creative, imaginative, and intuitive. They also tend to score better in both rhythm and visualization tests. — Source

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A $1 bill costs 6 cents to make. DEERAL RESERVENOTE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1 THIS NOTE 19 LEGAL TENDER FOR ALL DEBTS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE 1 В 03542754 F WASHINGTON,D.C. В 2 В 2 SH US OF AND B03542754 F Bns 2 los bunatates Rio 1 SERIES 9009 Timity F. Grathan 2 Sendary with Sunzary 1 ONE DOLLAR CRACKED.COM Each dollar costs 6 cents to make and lasts only about six years. The latest estimate shows that there is about $1.79 trillion of U.S. currency in circulation right now. — Source

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Salvador Dali avoided paying restaurant tabs by drawing on the back of checks. CRACKED CON These drawings made the checks too valuable to actually cash, and many of the restaurants sold the drawings for much more than Dali actually owed them. — Source

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The first heating system actually dates to 550 вс, and it's from Ancient Greece. It was constructed at the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, and it was powered by a wood-fired furnace. CRACKED.COM — Source

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There's a long tradition of using Alcatraz as a prison, going back to Native Americans. People who violated tribal laws among the Ohlone would get banished to Alcatraz. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The vice president of the US wasn't always the president's running mate. Before they added the 12th amendment, it was whoever got the 2nd most votes in the election. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Ever since Iceland got settled by humans, at least 600 polar bears arrived on the island. They all either swam to it, or arrived on a floating block of ice. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Alaska is the most northern, eastern, and western state in the U.S. EASTERN HEMISPHERE 75° N RUSSIA Alaska 60° N 180° CANADA 165° E Alaska's Aleutian Islands 45° N 165°W USA 150°W 135°W 30° N 30° N WESTERN Florida MEXICO 120°W HEMISPHERE CUBA 20° N Hawaii R While it's obviously the most northern and western state, how is it possible that it's also the most eastern? Well that's thanks to Alaska's Aleutian Islands that stretch across the 180° line of Longitude, into the Eastern Hemisphere. I on CRACKED.COM — Source

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Water balloons can stop a bullet! Water slows down the speed of a bullet so much, 5 water balloons in a row can totally stop a bullet (even one from a rifle) CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Roman Colosseum had a cloth awning that weighed about 24 tons. It was supported by an elaborate network of ropes, and it was there to protect the people in the Colosseum from the sun. CRACKED.COM — Source

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GRAGKED.COM A breeding pair of mice can produce over 100,000 descendants in just one year — Source

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People tried to grow vanilla for 300 years in Europe, totally unsuccessfully. In 1836, they finally figured it was because vanilla was pollinated by an insect that didn't live in Europe. CRACKED.COM — Source

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If you were born on venus you'd celebrate your first birthday before you were even a day old. venus is the slowest rotating planet in the solar System. It can make a complete orbit around the sun in less time than it takes to rotate just once on its axis. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Three notorious bombers became friends in prison. 6 9 11 O. i2 1 1 0 5 4 Timothy McVeigh, Ted Unabomber Kaczynski, and Ramzi Yousef (who bombed the WTCi in 1993) were all locked away in the same supermax prison in Colorado. And they shared common interests other than bombs, so they struck a friendship. The gang was broken up when McVeigh was executed in 2001. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Blue Eyes

CRACKED.COM Blue-eyed people are likelier to become alcoholics. Genetics is a mess. If you have genes for blue eyes, it's likely that you also have genes for a higher alcohol tolerance, which can lead to drinking too much. The effect is small, but study after study keeps showing the same thing. — Source

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A tomato has about 7,000 more genes than a human being. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Amish actually celebrate Christmas twice in a two-week period. The first celebration is on Dec 25, and the second one on Jan 6 - Christmas used to be celebrated all over the world on Jan 6 until relatively recently, and the Amish kept that tradition (but also took on the new one). CRACKED.COM — Source

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