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October 15, 2024

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The motel where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated is now the National Civil Rights Museum. In 1991, the National Civil Rights Museum was estab- lished in the converted Lor- raine Motel, one of the few black establishments, and one of the only hotels provid- ing accommodations to Afri- can Americans at the end of WWII. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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When sonar was first invented, operators saw a false seafloor that changed depth with the time of day. It was eventually identified to be a previously un- known layer of billions of lanternfish. Sonar reflects off the lanternfish swim bladders, giving the ар- pearance of a false bottom to the seafloor. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Rob McElhenney from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia was raised by a lesbian couple. McElhenney plays the for- merly homophobic and now out-of-the-closet (and ripped) homosexual charac- ter, Mac. The show has used gay marriage to illustrate America's hipocracy re- garding marriage equality. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Frank Sinatra failed the psych exam for enlistment during WWII. Sinatra was classified as F4 (registrant not acceptable for military service) be- cause the US Army consid- ered him not acceptable material from a psychiatric viewpoint. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Rosacea is an adaptation by the Celts to fend off bacteria. The skin disease is found mainly in those of Northern European descent and it is also known as The Curse of the Celts. Ancestral Celtic people developed it during seasonal periods of low ul- traviolet levels. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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A Japanese porn actor flew a plane into a Yakuza boss's home for betraying the samurai code. COM DR DR A 3K to and - ABIA BSK - CRACKED.COM Mitsuyasu Maeno was a Japanese ultrana- tionalist and wanted to punish the Yakuza don for accepting millions of dollars in bribes from Lockheed.

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Women often lose 3 to 5% of their bone mass during breastfeeding. CRACKED.COM During pregnancy, the fe- tus needs plenty of calci- um to develop its skeleton. If the mother doesn't get enough calcium, her baby will draw what it needs from the mother's bones.

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People with a persistent cough in the 17th century would be prescribed a slug and earthworm broth. CRACKED COM They were mashed, cut up and added to a pot of spring water and brought to the boil. Straining out the solid bits was optional. A pint mixed with that of milk was said to cure even tuberculosis.

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Thomas Urquhart: died laughing.

ЭЛТ DA Thomas Urquhart 1611-1660 DIED OF LAUGHTER Urquhart passed away in exile in the Netherlands in 1660. Allegedly, he died laughing after hearing about Charles II being restored to the throne. CRACKED — Wiki Commons
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Unethical research leads to measles outbreaks.

CRACKED 4 s des oreillo GlaxoSmith Priorix N6980 1844 V 169ال MMR vaccine and autism In 1998, a study was published in a super-prestigious journal that suggested the MMR vaccine could be linked to autism. It was later found out that the research was done unethically and the results were wrong, but retracting it took over a decade. — NCBI / NPR

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Dylan and Cole Sprouse

Dylan and Cole Sprouse - - The twins were well-established on the Disney Channel when they both decided to attend NYU. Dylan graduated with a focus in video game design while Cole completed an archaeology major. CRACKED.COM — Source: E News

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CHEERS CRACKED.COM The bar where everybody knows your name aired its finale on May 20, 1993, after 11 seasons. Diane (Shelley Long) returns after 6 years, but Sam realizes the bar will always be his biggest love. The 98-minute finale was seen by about 40% of the U.S. population at the time - 84.4 million viewers. — Source: businessinsider

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WEIRD WORLD A town in England is putting up a bronze statue to a beloved goose. Derek the Goose (who was actually female) lived in the Watchet harbor for over a decade, and townspeople are raising funds for a memorial to her. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD Mark Cuban bought a whole town in Texas and doesn't know what to do with it. I don't know what if anything I will do with it were the exact words of the billionaire about, well, buying an entire town. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD In Washington, they want you to be able to throw axes while drunk. The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board is drafting new rules that, if things go as planned, will make it possible to throw axes in establishments that have a liquor license. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD NASA experts have been hired to try and recover hundreds of millions in Bitcoin. @ R ВП F ZO METALS One Welshman threw away a hard drive that has Bitcoin that's now worth £340 million, so he got data experts from NASA to try and find it. CRACKED.GOM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD In Maryland, a woman made $50,000 thanks to a vending machine mistake. is S 4 of 23 S 6 nd a A 18 20 22 She bought a Deluxe Crossword, but meant to buy a scratch-off game - she said I don't even typically like the Crossword games, but this worked out well. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD In Phoenix, a woman ran out on the tarmac to get on a plane. Apparently, she was late to the flight, and turned out to be extremely proactive at fixing the situation. It didn't work, though, and she's facing charges. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD Rudy's back, with a grift that's more shameless than ever before. These days, he's selling autographed 9/11 shirts, for the truly special price of $911. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD A guy in a murder trial in Argentina was thrown out because he was meowing. Не was charged with double homicide and, during his trial, kept meowing like a cat for some reason and refused to stop - so he got kicked out. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD According to Eric Clapton, YouTube is brainwashing the masses. In an interview that - irony of ironies - was posted to YouTube, Clapton claimed that subliminal advertising on YouTube is keep people complacent. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD Apparently, serving in the Norwegian army is going to be extremely gross. Due to shortages, conscripts will have to hand in the underwear they used at the end of their service term, going forward. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD The Catholic Church had to apologize for telling kids Santa isn't real. The bishop of a diocese in Sicily told kids that Santa didn't actually exist - which, even if it might be consistent with Church doctrine, required an apology. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD A Canadian restaurant was accepting dog photos instead of vaccine proof. It turns out that staff, who should have been accepting either proof of vaccination or a negative test, were accepting dog photos -- so the restaurant got shut down. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD At the Beijing Winter Olympics, you can get condoms, but hugs are a no-no. Well, technically, they're allowed, but they're definitely discouraged, even though all Olympic-related units will provide appropriate quantities of condoms for free at the appropriate time to people who've checked in to stay inside the loop.RACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom praised Peppa Pig in a speech. In the same speech to industry leaders, he kind of made comparisons between himself and Moses, and mimicked the noise of a car. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD An Australian real estate agency asked tenants to buy Xmas gifts for landlords. Somehow, they did this despite an earlier rise in rents - and the agency offered to facilitate these gifts (such as an AUD $99 hamper full of food). CRACKED.COM — Source

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Michael J Fox has raised $1 billion to cure Parkinson's, and he's still going. That's how much his foundation has raised, and he said, I just want to get this done. I'm committed to this. I won't stop until it happens. CRACKED.COM — Source

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We're figuring out that lightning might be pretty important for the atmosphere. Electrical storms create molecules that clean up the atmosphere, it turns out, by breaking down carbon monoxide and methane. CRACKED.COM — Source

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China is Now the Biggest Producer of Solar Energy in the World China is home to a whopping 1.357 billion people and is a leading producer, which makes their decision to transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy incredibly important. CRACKED.COM — 29 Pieces Of Good News That Got Choked Out By Trump Stories

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Adding iodine to salt measurably boosted IQ scores in the United States. A decade after iodized salt went on sale, the average IQ in the U.S. went up 3.5 points. And in iodine-deficient areas, it went up by 15 points on average. CRACKED.COM — Source: NHPR

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38 Sugar-Blasted Bits of Trivia That Are Part of This Complete Breakfast

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38 Sugar-Blasted Bits of Trivia That Are Part of This Complete Breakfast

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38 Sugar-Blasted Bits of Trivia That Are Part of This Complete Breakfast

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JOHN YOUNG HAD THE LONGEST CAREER OF ANY ASTRONAUT. Young was the ninth person to walk on the moon. Over his 42 years of active service for NASA, he f

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THE ACTOR: Harrison Ford THE ROLE: Richard Kimble in The Fugitive THE PREP: Ford assisted in an actual open-heart surgery to prepare for the role. Kim

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THE ACTOR: Adrien Brody THE ROLE: Wladyslaw Szpilman in The Pianist THE PREP: Brody didn't jUst learn Chopin for the role. He wanted to learn what it

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WEIRD WORLD A youth football team in the Dallas-Fort Worth area is officially too good. YRA YRABJO PRO They were so good, they got kicked out of the playoffs, which resulted in a bunch of unhappy 7- and 8-year-olds. CRACKED.COM — Source

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