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October 20, 2024

Like royalty-free sound effects on YouTube, we’re giving you permission to use these facts however you see fit. If you have an essay due tomorrow, they’re at your disposal. Your teacher might be confused, since this hypothetical essay would start with a fact about toys, then not-so-seamlessly transition into a fact about the middle ages before ending on a Cold War high note.

But hey, you handed something in. And we’re pretty sure that, although it made no sense as a clear piece, your ol’ teach will be thrilled to have learned some wildly interesting random facts!

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Many people thought women could not ride trains when they were first introduced in the US. Mizuno DW 22342 a р/д CRACKED GOM People believed that women's bodies were not designed to go at 50 miles an hour, and that their uteruses would fly out of their bodies if they were accelerated to that speed. — Source

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CRACKED OREO The Oreo cookie was created to copy the Hydrox cookie. At first, the Oreo didn't do very well, but in the '50s they changed their marketing and pricing, and it became the most popular cookie in the world ... and Hydrox started looking like the ripoff. DW THINS THE REC Reeses and THINS ORE Soft the the Reeses Olive OHEO ... nom Korea Apristance with items - - top their Reese ORT OREO Solicite ayuda obtener utuados superior ... ORIGO OIL OREO - - GAO ONLY HINS - are THING OREO BROWNIE OBE check HINS ChiPA THINS OREO OREO — Business Insider

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GRACKED THE COCA COLA FORMULA HAS NEVER BEEN PATENTED. 19000 Nutrition Facts Serv Soé better Par Serving Calories 100 Total 30mg (1% DV). Total Carb 29g (9% DV) Cola (inct. 26g Added Sugars, 52% DV) Protein to TASTE significant source of other nutrients. - CARBONATED HIGH FRECTOSE COMMSTEUP CARANC WATER NATIONAL FLAVORS CocaCola CocaCola Coca-Cola Coca-Cola de Vol In order to patent a formula, you have to reveal what it is - and Coca Cola refuses to do so. — Source

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Essential Zombie Movies The movie was not shot in a traditional way. Instead of 35 mm cameras, DV Canon XL1 cameras were used, which were very popular with indie filmmakers at the time. This allowed the movie to have that grungy, harsh, almost documentary-like look. 28 DAYS LATER CRACKED.COM — Screen Rant

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Food companies use green labels to give you the illusion that their food is healthy. - as what's inside... - SUN - Cheesiels - CALORIES TOTAL FAT SAT. FAT SUGARS UNITED CONSCILLATE, Se 250 - - - - NATIONAL FLAVOR) 12g 4.5g 27g 120mg - - Calcium (4%DV). Irem 23%594 6 adidas Total Garb, 33g (11 One example of such an exploit is the use of green labels for the caloric count of food. Research has shown that people perceive food with a green label as a healthier option over those with red and white labels, although the calorie content — 17 Sneaky Industry Tricks To Make Food More Appealing

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Milestone Steve Carell Performances Foxcatcher TEAM Head FOXCATCHE Coach John E du Port Epale John du Pont Steve Carell transformed into du Pont to critical acclaim in this movie based on a true story. His performance led to nominations for an Oscar, a BAFTA, a SAG Award, and others. CRACKED.COM — Rotten Tomatoes Trailers/YouTube

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Harvard's Applied Mathematics 141г: Computational Music Theory This class combines math, programming, and music theory to produce a uniquely quantitative study of what has traditionally been perceived to be a humanist field. 1-dt 1001 - - - - 11 0000 1.1.90 0:00.000 - - - the - P LC A T (2 EOQ CRACKED = — Source

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Jocks get a boost from math nerds. Motion analysis is used to understand how an athlete's foot moves within a running shoe, allowing for shoes with better mechanical properties to be created. P A II 1-dt +i) Ip A EC CRACKED — Source

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Celebrity Endorsements It's-a-me! Pen-él-ope Cruz! Nintendo needed a spokesperson for the DS and thought, Why not a hot movie star? Cruz appeared in several spots for console, and even dressed up as Mario himself. (Hey, it's better than Chris Pratt.) CRACKED.COM — Source: Ad On YouTube

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Plasl In the early days of the Nintendo DS people were afraid that predators could use the Pictochat feature to prey on children. The fears were unfou

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Wizards of the Coast went above and beyond to help TSR employees after buying the company. FA ds COAST THE OF They flew them to Seattle on weekends so — Source: Geek And Sundry

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GRACKEDCOM DS Nobody deserves to be hurt, especially not for an iDea. -Keshia Thomas, when asked why she put herself in harm's way to protect a KKK

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Mega Man CRACKED.COM Because the Japanese-to-English translation of his name doesn't distinguish between an L or R sound, Dr. Thomas Light is alternately known as Dr. Right and Dr. Wright in various games and manuals. — Source

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CRACKED DR. HOYER GAVE A KIDNEY TO A STRANGER-TALK ABOUT GENEROUS. In 1996, Dr. Jochem Hoyer, a famous German surgeon, made a powerful statement about living organ donation by giving one of his kidneys to someone on the Munich waiting list who he didn't even know. — Hektoen International / Transforming Outcomes

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DR. MARIO DR.MARIN TM Dr.MARIO TOP 0010000 SCORE 0003400 LEVEL 10 SPEED MED CRACKED.COM ..Dr Marin Dr. Mario was titled Virus and did not feature the hirsute Italian in its first incarnation. Trying to recreate the success of Tetris, Nintendo needed to use their strongest IP to sell this new puzzle game, so the title was changed and a lab coat wearing Mario was added. — Source: 16 Early Wack Versions Of Popular Video Games

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Dr. Strangelove CRACKEDcO COM If Dr. Strangelove had followed the original script, we would have been introduced to an alien named Nardac Blefescu, wh — Source: Cracked

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STEVE CARELL'S CHEST HAIR FROM THE 40-YEAR-OLD VIRGIN It took four cameras to capture the very real pain experienced by Carell as body hair was ripped from his chest. Actress Miki Mia lied about her waxing experience - she had no idea what she was doing (like failing to add protective Vaseline to Carell's poor nipples). CRACKED.COM — Screenrant

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14 THINGS YOU CAN CRACKED.COM DO WITH A FART BECOME A FAMED ENTERTAINER JOSEPH PUJOL WAS A FART MUSICIAN WHO BECAME THE MOST WELL-KNOWN PERFORMER IN FRANCE DURING THE LATE 1800S. Не did farting impressions of famous people, blew out candles and played tunes on various wind instruments. Intestinal Artistry — Source

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Paul Verhoeven thought RoboCop would make a stupid movie. Verhoeven called the script stupid garbage and American nonsense after reading just a few pages. His wife Martine, though, convinced him to give the story a shot-so Verhoeven read the script more carefully, and saw a layer of philosophy or theology under the gory sci-fi action. GRACKED COM — Source: 18 Random Facts For Your General Edification

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Richard Donner was never told what the budget for Superman was. It's a miracle Donner managed to make such a beloved movie, as the producers for some reason wouldn't let him know how much money he had to work with. They'd just tell him, You can't do that, without further guidance. Не didn't even get to see the final cut until the premiere. CRACKED.COM — Source: 18 Random Facts For Your General Edification

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There's a market for royal underwear. People exist willing to pay top dollar for underwear worn by famous people - not just celebrities, but also queens. Pairs of Queen Victoria's bloomers have sold for over $15,000, and a pair of Elizabeth Il's (dirty) undies fetched $18,000 on eBay. CRACKED.COM — Source: 18 Random Facts For Your General Edification

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В batteries were just too middle- of-the-road to be popular. The A to D standard sizes were established in the 1920s, with AA and AAA batteries expanding the range later on-and each end of the spectrum eventually found its specific uses But the poor Bs, being either too large or too small, were ignored like middle children everywhere. - - - - en . E - ARIO - - CRACKED.COM — Source: 16 Random Facts About, You Know, the World and Stuff

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Your heartbeat will sync to music. Some scientists believe this phenomenon can even benefit your cardiovascular health. CRACKED.COM — Source: Scientific American

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CHIMPANZEES ARE VERY THOROUGH IN HUNTING TERMITES. CRACKED.COM Before sweeping a termite nest with a fishing stick, chimps run the fishing stick through their teeth, giving it a rough, frayed edge that catches more termites. — 29 Animals That Are (Secretly) Evil Geniuses

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Mantis shrimp can pretty much see God. CRACKED.COM If there is a God, even Не can't escape the mantis shrimp's freaky gaze. On top of the spectrum of light we can see, they also pick up ultraviolet, infrared and polarized light. — 14 Weird Things Animals Can Do That You Can't

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The exterior shots for Monk's Cafe on RESTAURANT Seinfeld RESTAURANT were all shot at Tom's Restaurant in Manhattan. It is the same eatery Suzanne Vega sang about in her hit, Tom's Diner. Do do do do. do do do do, Do do do do, do do do do... Do do do do, do do do do. Do do do do, do do do do... Good luck getting that out of your head. GRACKED.COM — Source: 26 Movie And TV Locations True Stories IRL

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In the quarantine, Jack Black danced a truly spectacular dance on TikTok. Wearing nothing but shorts, cowboy boots, and a cowboy hat, he danced on top of a skateboard half-pipe in his (or someone else's) backyard. CRACKED.COM — Source: Entertainment Weekly

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Lindsay Lohan won't kiss Charlie Sheen. ...WOULD YOU? Actually, they were both contractually obligated to be cold sore-free when they filmed together

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Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt won't act in the same room. TWISTER LCOM CRACKEDCON Their relationship grew sO strained on set that, when they had to film

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Mike Myers won't lip-synch to Guns N' RoSES. WAYNE'S WORLD 1 CRACKEDCON Producers wanted the iconic lip-synch scene to feature a Guns N' Roses song, b

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PAPER CUTS HURT SO MUCH BECAUSE THEY'RE THE PERFECT STORM OF PAIN. Paper cuts inflict more pain than most injuries because fingertips are full of nerv

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ASPARAGUS MAKES YOUR PEE SMELL NASTY BECAUSE OF SULFUR. The curse of asparagus pee is caused by the appropriately named asparagusic acid (found only i

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS GEORGE CLOONEY WAS A FAN FROM THE BEGINNING. SOUTH PARK DL - Clooney was such a huge fan of The Spirit of Christmas, the 1995 short that preceded the show, that he made VHS tapes of the short and sent them to his Hollywood friends. Не went on to voice Cartman's dog on the show and Dr. Gauche in South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Alison Brie loves a dark character study. Community DRIVER LICENSE PS TEXAS DPS DL 974628208 EXPIRES 11 . ROVE ROLINE DECKER 67 MOONFISH LANE PUB CHRISTL TX 78418 HAIR BRN EYES BRN WT: 115 CLASS с 1-4-1907 noline Dacke Season 2's Mixology Certification is Brie's favorite episode. She told Variety, Troy's birthday was one of our darkest episodes, but it's some of our most real moments with the characters. I was so impressed with everyone's work. CRACKED — NBC
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Hoodies were made to keep athletes and workers warm, in the 1930s. 11,00 HOODED COTTON SHIRTS ROCKNE SIDELINE COAT No. F718-A waterproof coat Dark cotton gray fleece only lined to abitt order ية 15 hood No. and C700H-Heavy pocket. with a heavy wool high lining, quality zipper tan hood. full belt practical coat, warm and order Price........... and knee length. about one week. exactly na made by A for Notre Dame. To $2.00 only in ten days in US small, medium and large $17.00 $11.85 ora. No. To C702II-Same order only. as Price........ above in all standard 82.15 SLD DL — Source: 23 'Modern' Things That Are JUST. SO. OLD.

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