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Hydrangeas

Hydrangea flowers are a naturally occurring pH indicator and can change color depending on soil. GRACKED COM In acid soils, chemical re- actions occur in the soil that turns the flowers blue. In alkaline soils, these reactions cannot occur causing the flowers to remain pink. — Source

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Star Trek's Captain Kirk was named after the explorer of the Pacific, Captain Cook. CRACKED.COM The title of the pilot epi- sode was an homage to one of Cook's diary en- tries: ambition leads me ... farther than any other man has been be- fore me. — Source

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The Pope in 1950 did not reject the theory of evolution. CRACKED.COM Pope Pius XII confirmed there was no conflict be- tween Christianity and the theory of evolution, and the Church supports the idea of theistic evo- lution. — Source

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Weed smokers in the 1930s were called muggle-heads. CRACKED.COM Its leaves can be dried, ground and rolled into cig- arets , which are boot- legged under the name of 'muggles,' 'reefers,' or 'Mary Warners, according to a Time article from the period. — Source

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Ferdinand Magellan didn't actually circumnavigate the globe. CRACKED.COM Не was killed by a poi- soned arrow in the Philip- pines, and under the leadership of Juan Sebas- tian de Elcano, his expe- dition completed the trip without him. — Source

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The soviets were able to steal US secrets with a keylogger on a typewriter. underwood FIVE CRACKED.COM Project Gunman discov- ered primitive keylogging technology installed by the KGB into the IBM Selectric typewriters used in the US Embassy in Moscow, which went unnoticed for 8 years. — Source

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A 'liquid landmine' was invented during the Vietnam War that deactivates itself in 4 days. CRACKED COM Astrolite, developed from rocket fuel, is poured onto the ground with a detona- tor. Just 10 ounces is enough to incapacitate an enemy combatant, and it can't be detected by nor- mal detection equipment. — Source

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The town of Blowout, Texas, is named after a bat poop explosion. CRACKED.COM Ammonia and other gasses from decomposing guano built up in a cave that was home to thousands of bats, and when lightning struck at the cave mouth the gas- ses exploded. — Source

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WHAT'S UP WITH SCIENCE? CRACKED.COM Selfies may be driving plastic surgery Cellphone photos can distort facial features. One study shows that this distortion may be related to an increase in plastic surgery requests that are asking surgeons to fix issues that only exist in photos. — Source

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Terrible Predictions

TV won't last 6 months. 20TH CENTURY FOX CRACKED.COM Studio exec Darryl Zanuck predicted that people will soon get tired of staring at a plywood box every night. Staring at that box is the only thing that gets us through the day! — Source

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Rachel Dolezal

KEPT LYING AFTER HER FAMILY POINTED OUT HER LIES THAT Ezra Dolezal, RACHEL DOLEZAL's adoptive brother, said that she's been making up more and more stories to back up her claim that she - a white person - identifies as black. She even said there's no proof her biological parents are just that. CRACKED — Source

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Cyclops were probably prehistoric elephants The huge hole at the center of Deinotherium giganteum's skull accommodated a trunk - but ancient Greeks who found the bone heads didn't know that. It's speculated that imaginative Greeks thought that the big nose hole was an eye socket, and ran with that. CRACKED.COM — Source

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No Nickelback for Dark Horse.

HORSE BREWING CO R SHALL MICHIGAN In March 2010, Michigan's DARK HORSE BREWERY refused a Nickelback endorsement deal. The head brewer said, I absolutely hate that band, and that their music was rock and roll that doesn't deserve to be on the radio. CRACKED — Dark Horse Brewery,
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We found out that vaccinated mothers can pass on their antibodies. That's the conclusion of two studies that looked at women who got vaccinated during pregnancy - they found that their babies also got antibodies. CRACKED.COM — Source

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When Mila Kunis auditioned for That '70s Show she told producers she would be 18 on her birthday. That was technically true.... ...but not on her NEXT birthday, or the one after that, or the one after that She was 14. (Luckily when they found out they were amused enough by her ploy to let her keep the job) CRACKED.COM — Source: 17 Lies Celebs Told That People Forget

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Bedbugs that feed on humans have GRAGN armored up. Scientists found that bedbugs that feed on humans have developed thicker exoskeletons. It is believed to be an evolutionary response to being swatted by humans. — Source: 20 Bizarre Ways Humans Are Permanently Changing The Planet

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Terminator 2: Judgment Day The dog knows that that cop is bad news. Before we learn the truth about that friendly police officer, we can hear a dog barking in the background as he questions John Connor's foster parents. Dogs can sense Terminators, remember? — Source: Movie scene on YouTube

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that in the Latin alphabet, “Jehovah” begins with the letter “i — Source: Trinity College Dublin

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Shaquille O'Neill once revealed that he's spent $1000 a week on phone apps. PALDING O The NBA legend turned tech investor revealed back in 2014 that h

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MC Hammer bought 19 thoroughbred horses. Considering that just one of them is worth millions, it was not surprising that he eventually declared bankru

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GRAGT The first World Cup was such a low -stakes event that it almost didn't happen. European footballers weren't paid enough that they could afford t

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In 2014, Joaquin Phoenix went on David Letterman's show and announced that he had proposed to his yoga instructor and that they were getting engaged.

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That surveillance jammer that Inspector Finch uses in the movie is in fact just a simple reading light. FREE0OMI FOREVERI Surveillance jammer Reading

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Radioactivity

In 2019 a small Russian village discovered two radioactive barges hanging out on their beach. thi ДЛ зав.N2 The barges may have been involved in a nuclear accident involving the Russian military a day earlier. The radiation levels from the barges peaked at 38 times higher than normal, with the levels inside them suspected to be even higher. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The First Emoticon

The first emoticon: 1982 5-82 11:44 Scott E Fahlman :-) Scott E Fahlman <Fahlman at Cmu-20c> I propose that the following character sequence for joke :-) Read it sideways. Actually, it is probably more economic things that are NOT jokes, given current trends. For thi :-( GRACKED.COM People have always struggled to communicate sarcasm online. Computer scientist Scott Fahlman proposed the Carnegie Mellon comp-sci department mark humor with a simple :-). — Source

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Joel McHale

Sport Celebrities EY THE ME PALEY CENTER CENTER FOR FEST ES FOR CENTER MEDIA CENTER! THI FOR THE Joel McHale walked on as a tight end for the University of Washington's football team, and has a Rose Bowl ring. R ME NTE CRACKED.COM — ESPN

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MY BIG FAT BE GREEK LIFE VISIT THI CRACKED.COM My Big Fat Greek Wedding was a massive hit, making over $350 mill on a $5 mill budget. CBS jumped at the chance for a series, but the fresh feel and genuine humor of the movie was replaced by a formulaic sitcom. After just 7 episodes, it was never heard from again. — Source: complex

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The Civil War

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Originally, David was supposed to do a Hitler-style kick while walking through the ship at the end of Alien: Covenant. Ridley Scott axed the idea, thi — Source: FilmSchoolRejects

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Tattoo Fest

15 Amazing Festivals You Wish You Could Celebrate Right Now - Monks at Thailand’s Wat Bang Phra temple apply tattoos with oversize needles. People thi — Source: Reuters

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THE KONGAMATO is an African pterodactyl. The Kaonde people of Zambia carry charms to ward off the kongamato, a word meaning overturner of boats. Thi — Source: Face2Face Africa

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HAND DRYERS DON'T WORK ALL THAT WELL THEY'RE ALSO PRETTY UNSANITARY. They spread bacteria and fecal matter by blowing it around the air. And don't thi

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CRACKEDCON Unlimited vacation time usually means less vacation time. More and more companies are offering the perk of unlimited paid time off -but thi — More: 5 Work Perks (That Are Actually A Trap)

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SOLOTHURN TURNS IT UP TO 11. 11 VO 2 8 3 77 This Swiss town loves the number 11. It became the 11th canton of the Swiss Confederation in 1481, and thi

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American Apparel

GRAGKEDON American Apparel wanted to launch an XL clothing line and created a casting call to hire plus-sized models to promote them. THE NEXT BIG THI

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In 1957, Mary Kenner patented a sanitary napkin worn on an adjustable belt, for menstrual periods. Most women were still using cloths and rags, so thi

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The Marx Brothers' 1933 movie Duck Soup was set in the fictional kingdom of Freedonia. When the movie was released, the mayor of Fredonia, NY, had thi

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On March 31, 2015, several media outlets (USA Today, Yahoo, and The Huffington Post) got fooled into thinking selfie shoes would be the next big thi

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