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Professional Laughers

Former mud wrestler Lisette St.Claire was the world's first 'laugher' wrangler in the television industry. CRACKED.COM Some of the current 'Pro- fessional Laughers' are so good at guffawing that they're secretly planted in audiences to get others to follow along. In 2012, laughers got $75 for a day's work. — Source

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Rage Against The Machine was kicked off SNL before they got to play their second set. UNITE CRACKED.COM In 1996, Rage was the mu- sical guest while Steve Forbes hosted. In protest of billionaires like Forbes, they hung two up- side-down flags from their stage, against the wishes of the staff. — Source

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H.R. Giger was once stopped by Dutch customs because of his disturbing drawings. CRACKED.COM They thought they were photographs. Giger later said: Where on Earth did they think I could have photographed my sub- jects? In hell, perhaps? — Source

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The first chimpanzee in space was only given the name Ham after successfully completing his mission. CRACKED.COM Не was known as Number 65 before that, as NASA believed that it would be bad publicity if a named chimp burned up in the at- mosphere or otherwise died as a result of mission failure. — Source

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Austin Powers was created by Mike Myers as a persona for his faux 60s rock band, Ming Tea. CRACKED.COM Myers said that the movie and the character were inspired by the British films, music and comedy of the 1960s and 70s his father had introduced him to as a child. — Source

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Egyptian Pharaohs

Egyptian pharaohs were often fat and had tooth decay. GRACKED COM They had high-sugar diets that were rich in bread, hon- ey, beer, and wine. Examina- tions of various royal mum- mies show that many suf- fered from obesity, heart disease, and diabetes. — Source

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The first person to hear the Journey song Only The Young was a cystic fibrosis patient in Ohio. young CRACKED.COM The band flew out and played it for the young fan, Kenny Sykaluk. Не died the next day, with a walkman containing the single still in his hands. — Source

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John Ashcroft

Senator John Ashcroft is the only Senator to lose re-election to a dead person. CRACKED.COM His opponent, Mel Carnahan, died in a plane crash three weeks before the vote and his name was unable to be taken off the ballot. — Source

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Inhaled Insulin exists for both type 1 and 2 diabetes. aéroso 4079127 GlaxoWellcom CRACKED.COM It is faster acting and has lesser side effects like weight gain and hy- poglycemia because it emulates what the pan- creas does. — Source

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Introverts are more prone to assessing truths about humanssocial nature. GRACKED.COM A 2018 study by Yale psy- chologists found introverts who are prone to melan- choly seem to be more as- tute at understanding how people behave in groups than their sociable peers. — Source

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Disney World has its own government. GRACKED.COM This allows the corporation control over sewage, roads, building permits, and many other facets of municipal control in the area. This includes issuing themselves liquor licenses. — Source

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CRACKED.COM In Star Trek: The Motion Picture, the cloud that surrounds V'ger is stated to be 82 AU across. That is more than the distance FROM THE SUN TO PLUTO AND BACK. It was scaled back to only 2 AU (twice the Earth's distance to the Sun) in the special edition DVD. — Source

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The main cast of Seinfeld dated a grand total of 212 GIRLFRIENDS AND BOYFRIENDS over the course of the series. 27 73 50 62 CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD A Singaporean banned from driving pretended to be his brother, but that backfired. Not because he wasn't convincing, but because his brother was wanted by the police - so he got arrested. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD Usain Bolt said he can thank Mario Kart for all his extraordinary success. For 20% Mario Kart and Mortal Kombat, to be specific - he says his love of gaming really helped him in becoming an Olympic Champion. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Film Delays

WEIRD WORLD The filming of a heist movie in Winnipeg was delayed by a real-life heist. work Canon XF300 Before shooting could start, all the crew's equipment was taken. The irony is not lost on us, said the director. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD A school in Tasmania tried to resolve a sexual abuse allegations with a ZOO pass. After a mother went to her daughter's school and stated that an older boy sexually abused her daughter, the school offered her a free one-year zoo pass. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD After a parakeet breeding plan went wrong, parakeets crowded an animal shelter. A guy left some parakeets at the shelter in Michigan - he said he'd drop off a few, but there were 497 parakeets. Apparently, his son wanted to breed just a few of them, but had no idea how quickly birds would breed. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Fart Car

WEIRD WORLD Because of a bug, the Tesla Model 3 farts very loudly at times. Apparently, the weird bug makes the car fart every time its doors were opened. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD Apparently, cats are a serious cause of fire in South Korea. Turns out, according to South Korean officials, cats have started over 100 fires in the last 3 years. The officials say cats did this by turning on electric stoves by jumping on them. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD A company can't figure out how it spent 460 million dollars. 6556960 A 390 SOLA سون RESERVE VISA THE TEEK UNITED STATES OF AMERICA D TK17258282A DERAL 05471231 RESERVE AB NOTE oz 50 S NOTE sa FirstEnergy was supposed to spend that money on modernizing its electric grid, happened. but there's zero evidence that that actually CRACKED.COM — Source

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CRACKED.COM Justin Bieber can solve a Rubik's Cube in less than two minutes! RUBIK'S 4LIFE Yes, probably faster than you can! Bieber has been showing his puzzle-solving skills in many interviews through the years, for example on The Late Late Show with James Corden in 2015. — Source

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Before getting his big break, Jon Hamm worked as a set dresser for Cinemax soft-core- porn movies. Не said it was soul crushing. GRAGKED.COM — Source

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CRACKED.CON Dr. Phil used to race moto- cross. Не can still pop a wheelie on a dirt bike. — Source

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Prince

Prince has been described as a pool shark. The Purple One's personal photographer (who considered himself as a fairly decent pool player) told a story about how Prince beat him: Не proceeded to basically clean the table two times in a row before I even had a chance to shoot. When I did finally have a chance, he beat the pants off me. Не was that good. And he was cocky about it, too. CRACKED COM — Source

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WHERE EVERYONE HAS A SECRET TRUMP TOWER A NOVEL DONALD J. TRUMP WITH JEFFREY ROBINSON Donald Trump wrote an erotic thriller. Crediting him as the author wasn't exactly truthful, but his fingerprints are still all over the book. The by-product of his attempt to create a soap opera, 2012's Trump Tower narrates the, um, sexy goings-on between (buxom) women and (rich) men happening in Trump's domain. CRACKED.COM — Source

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