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September 13, 2024

The FBI was so paranoid, they kept a file on freaking Lucy!

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Damnnnn, you spicy little jackasses.

CRACKED VULGARITY HISTORY The first audible curse words in film The 1929 Paramount film Glorifying the American Girl has the first curse words in cinema history. They say damn six times, and jackass twice. — Paramount Pictures
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The first and only cat to successfully be sent to space survived Félicette was launched into space in 1963 as part of the French space program. Her mission lasted 13 minutes. CRACKED.COM — Source

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CAPCOM WAS AGAINST MIRROR MATCHES. STREET TICHTER Why would anyone want to play the same character? the top brass said when the American team pitched the idea. Meanwhile, players were frustrated they couldn't do exactly that. The idea got traction eventually, though, and Street Fighter II: Champion Edition came out. CRACKED.COM — Source

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CRACKED.COM THE FBI KEPT FILES ON... LUCILLE BALL The FBI had a 156-page file on the comedian. In 1936, she registered as a Communist Party member. During Hollywood's Red Scare, this haunted her career. — Source

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KIRBY Kirby was a placeholder for a to-be-designed + character. Game designer Masahiro Sakurai dropped a circle into his game as he was designing it, figuring he'd flesh out the character later. Eventually he decided he liked the little sphere as-is, and added a few little details to give it personality. CRACKED.COM — 21 Games We Grew Up On (With Weird Backstories)

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Pepsi tried to buy a song's title. T EPS BLUE When the popular calypso song Rum and Coca-Cola was about to hit the U.S. in the '40s, Pepsi offered songwriter Morey Amsterdam a lot of money for changing it to Rum and Pepsi-Cola. Amsterdam contacted Соса-Соӏа and got a counter-offer, and in the end, he made big bucks for exactly zero work. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Random Facts That Quenched Our Thirst for Knowledge

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The First Meal on the Moon

Bacon was the first meal on the moon Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin had a meal (or rather, a loose collection of random food) after Neil took his first steps, including bacon squares, sugar cookie cubes, pineapple grapefruit drink, peaches, and coffee. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source: Smithsonian

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Tired MCU Tropes The final CGI fights Seriously, how many recent average-to-good projects have become bogged down by the usual cacophony of CGI noise? The Eternals, and especially Shang-Chi and WandaVision come to mind. At least the Loki show had a more dialogue-driven ending. CRACKED.COM

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A science teacher partly regained her sight thanks to a camera and brain implant. She was blind, but can now see letters and the edges of objects, and even play a Maggie Simpson video game. She's had zero complications in six months. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Michael Jackson's THRILLER is so much more than a music video. In December 1983, the 13-minute short film was solely responsible for increasing MTV's ratings tenfold. It is the only music video to be inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress for being culturally, historically or aesthetically significant. CRACKED — Source

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Minority Report Targeted advertising. Advertisers are spending more money on advertising, but only half of the targeted market can remember the message and the other half want to forget it. The answer may lie in immersive direct targeting, such as the scene from Minority Report where a billboard calls out to Tom Cruise's character. CRACKED — Source

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The Democratic Republic of Congo had an imaginary minister for some time. To better his chances to be named trade minister, Honorius Kisimba Ngoy proposed himself for the position, along with a hilariously unqualified dude he made up to make himself look better. As it turned out, the prime minister disliked Kisimba so much that he picked the fake guy. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TOMB RAIDER Lara Croft has a big chest because of a mistake. Artist Toby Gard, one of the people in charge of designing + Lara's character, was editing her dimensions. When he decided to increase her bust size by 50%, he mistyped 150%, and an icon was born. CRACKED.COM — Source

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In 2007, one man climbed 24,500 feet wearing only shorts and open-toed sandals. Dutch daredevil Wim Hof was climbing Mt. Everest, and he didn't quite reach the top, but he got pretty far - - enough to set a world record for a climb in shorts and open-toed sandals. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Same-se couples don't influence their child's gender identity There is no major difference in the gender identity development of children raised by same-sex parents compared to those adopted by different-sex couples. CRACKED.COM — Source: ScienceDaily

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CRACKED.COM SLINKYS WERE INTENDED TO STABILIZE NAVAL INSTRUMENTS. In 1943, engineer Richard James was developing springs to keep sensitive instruments on battleships safe and stable. That didn't pan out, but he accidentally found the springs had this funny way of moving around when dropped, so he sold them as a toy. — Everyday Objects That Started Out As Something Else Entirely

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Safety, belatedly

Hollywood tragedies that brought change Twilight Zone: The Movie A helicopter crash Three actors tragically died in a helicopter accident while filming Twilight Zone: The Movie decades ago, leading to the creation of the Motion Picture & Entertainment Safety Program. This program is still in place today to keep actors and crew safe. CRACKED — Warner Bros.
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Masterfully Subverted Tropes The big heist scene scene Movies centered around a heist usually show the careful planning, the setting into motion, the ensuing hiccups, the whole deal. Reservoir Dogs goes the other way, and is instead a heistless heist film. It shows the gang discussing Madonna and the ethics of tipping, and then it jumps to the bloody aftermath. This Tarantino guy knows his stuff. Reservoir Dogs CRACKED.COM — Source

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celebrity Hobbies Leslie Mann does unicycle tricks. The actor has been a unicyclist ever since she got one of the one-wheeled bikes for Christmas when she was ten. She loves to jump off curbs and cycle backwards. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TAYLOR SWIFT GIFT WRAP OPETAMES replan reift del of gold tied me to you + END single thread of gold ried me to you . ace in recenty lifetimes ONCE in twenty lifetimes once in twenty marroreall i'm a mirrorball i'm ministrati and Support musicians, but... this gift wrap set (priced at $40) includes 3 sheets of wrapping paper, ribbons with song lyrics, and a pack of gift labels. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Mayim Bialik

Mayim Bialik got her start in Hollywood at a really young age. Way back in 1988, she played cc Bloom in the movie Beaches with Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Hannibal's finale nearly showed Hannibal and Will sharing a kiss on-screen. The actors suggested filming a few takes where they'd kiss, but ultimately creator Bryan Fuller said it would just be too much and too obvious. CRACKED.COM — Source: CBR

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BEHIND-THE-SCENESFACT BOY MEETS WORLD HAD A DEATH CHAIR OF FIRED CHILD ACTORS. CRACKED.co Writers eventually gave up trying to fill the role of Cory's second best friend, since none of the actors seemed to fit and were fired one after the other. Since this character always sat in a certain seat in the lunchroom, it became known as the death chair by the cast. — Source: IMDB

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AI: Taking over customer service one task at a time.

CRACKED AI IS TAKING OVER CUSTOMER SERVICE (BECAUSE HUMANS CAN'T BE TRUSTED). More and more, Al is being used to take care of customer service tasks, like making sure customer requests are legitimate. We welcome our new Al - ... er... customer satisfaction specialists. — Xerces / Economic Times

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Alien Activity?

CRACKED STRANGE ISLANDS IN MICRONESIA People have looked into the possibility that aliens had something to do with the strange group of islands in Micronesia called Nan Madol, because of their strong magnetic energy. — Source

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We all need this button, honestly.

MO52584 ESC 7 - O - G a 3 TAB O C O ENTER W R P T d с CAPS D G H J K f ДЛ HIFT SHI z x C < B P N M R.L .. Old Man McGucket's laptop in Gravity Falls has a key for the symbol of The Artist Formerly Known As Prince. CRACKED.COM — Source: 28 Sneaky Jokes Tucked Into Movies And Shows

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Standby BE power DON'T UNPLUG CRACKED.COM Appliances used to waste billions of dollars sucking electricity even when off. That's no longer true. Standby power consumption has dropped 90% in two decades. — Source

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MMMBop HANSON CRACKED.COM Those adorable Hanson Brothers were telling us how depressing our lives would be, asking when you get old and start losing your hair, can you tell me who will still care? — Source

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The Little Mermaid

We almost got a Sofia Coppola adaptation of The Little Mermaid. Her version was supposed to adapt the original fairy tale, and she wanted to shoot underwater. They did some underwater shooting tests, but she left the project when too much money started pouring in, because she couldn't make the movie she wanted to make. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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HALO INFINITE There's a big ol' sandwich hiding in a small cubby on Highpower. CRACKED.COM — Source

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SETH ROGEN AND NICOLAS CAGE NG R The two met during the casting of The Green Hornet in 2011. Cage mentioned that he wanted his character to be bald with tattooed hair. Days later, Cage phoned back to say that he didn't really want his character to have tattooed hair in the movie-he was just thinking of actually doing it in real life. Rogen laughed hysterically at this...only to realize that the man wasn't kidding. CRACKED.COM — The Hollywood Reporter

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The first piece of legislation in congress helped pay for the Revolutionary War.

The first piece of legislation passed by the 1 st U.S. Congress was a 50¢ tariff. The Tariff of 1789 levied a 50¢ ($16 today) per ton duty on goods imported by foreign ships. President Washington signed the act and the money was used to pay off the Revolutionary War debt. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — US History

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Otters have the densest hair in the world.

Otter fur is about 1,000 times more dense than human hair. Sea Otters have the densest hair in the world, up to 140,000 / cm2 hairs. Humans have about 300 / cm2 on their head. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — KQED

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A Disgruntled Tourist Smashed Two 2,000-Year-Old Statues in the Vatican.

An American tourist destroyed two ancient Roman statues in the Vatican. CRACKED.COM The 50-year-old be- came enraged when he was denied a meeting with the Pope, knock- ing over one bust and sending another to the floor as he fled. — ArtNet / Wikipedia

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS Outer-course advice was given by NANCY CARELL HOW TO STOP BULLY CRACKED.COM Steve met his wife Nancy at Chicago's Second City. They auditioned together for SNL in 1995 and Nancy was the one who actually landed the gig. She also showed up on The Office as Carol Stills, Michael Scott's realtor and sometimes girlfriend. — Rare

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DAVID F. SANDBERG MADE SEVERAL SHAZAM! CAMEOS. CRACKED.COM Sandberg provided the mocap for the three Crocodile Men Billy and his friends encounter in the Rock of Eternity. Не also voiced the boyfriend of Billy's mother and the telepathic alien worm Mister Mind. — Screen Rant

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Don’t let Baileys become a plumbing disaster.

DUMPING BAILEYS CAN CLOG YOUR DRAINS. Don't pour Irish cream liqueurs like Baileys and Ballycastle down the drain after Christmas, experts say, as it can cause blocked drains and contamination. Southern Water says put it in a sealable container in the trash can. CRACKED — aniamineeva/Pixabay
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Adam Sandler’s Tribute to Chris Farley

Adam Sandler's Chris Farley Song. Sandler said he couldn't even get through the first few performances, and he even gets choked up while performing it on his Netflix special 100% Fresh, and a 2019 SNL episode. CRACKED — Saturday Night Live/YouTube,
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Carrot Cure

CRACKED A DOCTOR NAMED ERNST MORO SAVED THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN'S LIVES BY INVENTING CARROT STEW, A CURE FOR OTHERWISE FATAL DIARRHEA. Experiments in 2009 showed that the carrot soup could cure diarrhea caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria. — Online Library / Liz Winters Wellness

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Howard Hughes was an American business tycoon, investor, aviator, engineer, inventor, filmmaker, and philanthropist. He was linked romantically to Bette Davis, Ava Gardner, Katharine Hepburn, and Ginger Rogers, among others. THE CRAZY: In 1947, Hughes refused to leave his screening room for four months, living entirely on milk, chocolate, and chicken and relieving himself in the empty containers. At the time of his death from kidney failure, his hair and fingernails had grown out of control, and his weight had dwindled to just 90 pounds. CRACKED.COM http://schoolpsychologistfiles.com/10-most-extreme-cases-of-ocd-in-history/ — Source: 24 Famous (And Insane) Historical Figures

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