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One of Hook's most iconic scenes was a total surprise to some of the actors involved. When Peter Pan (Robin Williams) passes his sword to Thud Butt, nobody except Williams and Steven Spielberg knew Thud would get it. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell had a cameo in Ron Howard's movie Apollo 13. ОТЕСЬНЯ MAGE P e يداد POLLO APOLEO KITA Не was the captain of the ship that recovers the astronauts, and he wore his own captain's uniform (the rank he had when he retired) in the movie. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Dracula

When they shot Bela Lugosi's Dracula, they shot a Spanish version too. The Spanish one was shot at night, when the sets were free, with the same script but a different cast. Today, that version is considered better. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Between 20 and 40 men are believed to have died during the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge. Many died from what we now know as the bends after leaving pressurized areas allowing underwater work. CRACKED.COM — Source

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When you're as large and as tasty to predators as wildebeest are, you better be born ready to haul ass. Which is why it's good that they're one of the few animals able to walk immediately after being born. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Smallpox is considered the only human disease to have ever been entirely eradicated. This was thanks to the invention of the smallpox vaccine, the first ever vaccine. Pretty good for a first try. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The late singer Selena was a huge fan of famously fancy jeweled eggs known as Faberge Eggs. She collected over 500 of the stunning spheroid shapes, which are on display at the Selena museum. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Rabies

Rabies is easily prevented with a vaccine that can be administered before or shortly after exposure. However, once symptoms appear, it's basically a death sentence. Less than 20 people have survived rabies. Ever. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The okapi is an animal that likes its privacy, preferring to live a solitary life within a large secluded area. They mark their territory with a sticky tar-like substance coming from their hooves. And urine, of course. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Stool pigeon comes from a method of hunting passenger pigeons where a decoy pigeon was tied to a stool. Want to know if it was effective? You can ask a passenger pigeon yourself. Or you could, if they weren't extinct. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Jazz musician Billy Tipton decided to pass as a man to help her jazz career. She tricked almost ev- eryone she knew for 53 years, convincing 5 wives (at least two of whom she had sex with) and 3 children that she was a man. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Adolfo Constanzo was a drug dealer and serial killer nicknamed dark wizard. An ally of Mexican cartels, Constanzo used the organs of his victims as ingredi- ents for his spells and ritu- als, eventually becoming the leader of his own gang/cult known as The Narcosatanists. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Firelight

One of Steven Spielberg's first movies, Firelight in 1964, cost $500 to make. 500 people came to the movie and it is thought that one accidentally paid $2 (tickets cost $1), earning Spielberg a to- tal profit of $1 from the film. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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In medieval times, red hair was associated with moral degradation and intense sexual desire. Redheads were regarded as vampires, werewolves, and witches. The Spanish Inquisition singled them out for persecution, believ- ing their hair to be a sure sign that they stole the fires of hell. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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The first woman ever to get a Ph.D. in computer science was a nun. READY 10 FOR X=1 TO 10 20 PRINT HELLO HIKIPEDIA 30 NEXT x RUN HELLO WI HELLO HI - P = 3 II HELLO HIK IP E P I D HELLO WIK IP E b I A HELL 0 HIK IP E b I A EM H L L > I H E L L O 0 o NIK I P E WI K I P E > I A A A HEL L WI I P E I K D Sister Mary Kenneth Keller took — Source

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Katmai National Park in Alaska crowns the fattest brown bear every year. Fat Bear Week aims to highlight the park and wildlife conservation and compares photos of bears from the spring to photos of the same bears at the end of summer. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Win Ben Stein's Money

In the game show Win Ben Stein's Money, money won by contestants was actually paid by the producers. Money left over at the end of a season was given to Stein. If the total amount paid out exceeded that budget, the production company paid the excess. Ben Stein was never in any danger of losing his money. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Pope John Paul II liked Yoo-Hoo and requested cases be brought back with him from Denver. Because popes don't give commercial endorse- ments, the Vatican was forced to release a state- ment denying the pope had a preference for American chocolate milk drinks. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Reverse Psychology

Reactance theory (reverse psychology) is sometimes called the forbidden fruit theory. Reactance is the urge to do the opposite of what someone wants you to do out of a need to resist a perceived attempt to con- strain your freedom of choice, which is why re- verse psychology works. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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The U.S. Navy

A sailor aboard a US warship divided by zero, causing an overflow error and killing the entire ship. In 1998, the US Navy war- ship USS Yorktown be- came paralyzed in the water after the Navy opt- ed to run the ship on Windows NT 4.0 instead of a more fitting OS. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Bananas trigger a beehive's alert system. Do not use a banana as a reference point to show the scale of a bee- hive, the alarm phero- mone to alert bees to defend their hive smells like bananas. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Bridges

In the 1930s, bridge construction projects expected one fatality for every $1 million in cost. The Chief Engineer of the Golden Gate Bridge enact- ed the most stringent safe- ty measures in history. Не even formulated diets to help fight dizziness and sauerkraut juice cures for hangovers. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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The deadliest blizzard in history was recorded in February of 1972 in Iran. Up to 26 feet of snow fell over the course of a week in some regions and about 4,000 peo- ple died. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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BZ is a chemical weapon that's also a super hallucinogen that overwhelms the victim for 5 days. After 12 hours of a mild coma and primitive crawling and spasms, for another 48 - 60 hours they experience extreme hallucinations, psy- chosis, and cognitive impair- ment, with after-effects that last for weeks. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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A 16-year-old died in 1998 from using too much aerosol deodorant. Old Spice FRESH BODY SPRAY Jonathan Capewell died from a heart attack brought on by the buildup of butane and propane in the blood. Не had 0.37 mg of butane and propane per liter in his blood, whereas only 0.1 mg can be fatal. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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The Ferengi were supposed to replace Klingons as the new Star Trek villains, but they were too goofy looking. After their debut episode in Star Trek: The Next Genera- tion, they were rewritten to subsequently be comic foils due to producers finding their appearance comical and non-threatening. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Nikola Tesla used to feed pigeons, bringing injured ones into his hotel room to nurse them back to health. One-time he spent over $2,000 to fix a pigeon's broken wing and leg, in- cluding building a device to comfortably support her, so that her bones could heal. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Many major cities in Europe offer 'Sanisettes': private, self-contained, self-cleaning, public bathrooms. T'OILETTES Y SERI OTION LA After the user has exit- ed, a wash cycle be- gins and the entire floor and toilet fixture are automatically sprayed, scrubbed and disinfected. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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6 people die every year eating live octopus by choking on the suction cups.. Sannakji is a Korean dish that features a young live octopus cut into small pieces and served immedi- ately. It must be eaten very carefully as the octopus' legs are still moving when consumed. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Ghent, Belgium commemorates the greatest student prank in its history every year. The Battle of Gravensteen Castle happened in 1949 when students stormed Gravensteen castle, low- ered the portcullis and threw fruit from the walls at the police to protest a new tax on beer. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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