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October 24, 2024

So this is what empty-nest syndrome feels like! We thought it was just something moms say to make us feel guilty for leaving, but watching these facts walk out of our brain and into yours was straight-up heartbreaking. They didn’t even look back and wave goodbye!

Tell your brain to take good care of them. We’ll get to work sprucing up the spare bedroom for their next visit before calling our mom to apologize for ever leaving home.

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The True Meaning of Having Big Shoes

MYTH: Big shoes mean... 3 60789101112 13141516 1718 19 8 13 14 15 16 17 19 There's no evidence that links penis size to other physical features, including height, body mass index, or shoe size. CRACKED.COM — Source: Science Mag

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CRACKED With the Mississippi River at record lows, investigators are unearthing some hidden mysteries. One of these is a ferry that sank in the river sometime during the late 1800s to early 1900s and has recently emerged in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. — People

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The Inventor of the Saxophone

CRACKED THE INVENTOR OF THE SAXOPHONE ALMOST DIED IN THE WEIRDEST WAYS Adolphe Sax had many close calls with death - falling on his head, swallowing a sharp pin, falling into a fire, drinking toxic chemicals, being knocked out and thrown into a river, an explosion, and even a cancerous tumor. — Mel Magazine / ABC

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One in four cowboys were African-American. In the aftermath of the Civil War, being a cowboy was one of the most popular professions among former slaves. Although they still faced discrimination, they were well-respected among cowboys. CRACKED COM — Source: 18 Historical Moments That Get Pictured Wrong

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CRACKED THE OCEAN CONTAINS OVER 200,000 VIRUSES. Most probably can't infect you - they mostly attack the plentiful bacteria that inhabit the ocean. — Damsea/Shutterstock,
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CRACKED Ghirlandaio's 15th-century The Madonna with Saint Giovannino contains a baffling detail that looks a lot like a flying saucer, with a dogwalker pointing at it. It's probably not incontrovertible proof of aliens, but, you know, maybe it is. — Source

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Vincent van Gogh's gun sold for $182,000 The weapon believed to be used in his suicide sold for double what was expected. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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You probably think above-a average looks are the most attractive. But... People are most attracted to exactly average looks. Basically, it works like

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CRACKED ALEXANDER OF ABONOTEICHUS CONVINCED PEOPLE TO WORSHIP HIS PET SNAKE. Не handed out prophecies, including to some highly influential people, that he claimed came from his snake, who wore a wig. Honestly, it was Ancient Greece -- it was far from the weirdest way society was governed. — Oxford Reference / Rhakotis

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Historical Firsts in The World of Stunts The first realistic 1920 sword fighting In 1920's The Mark of Zorro, Douglas Fairbanks brought in a fencing master, creating the first realistic on-screen swordplay. Prior to this, films had primitive whacking, but this opened doors for the countless swashbuckling films to come. CRACKED — Source

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35 Random Bits of Trivia That We’ll Miss Dearly, But Trust That They’re Going to A Good Home

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In 1961, a film titled The Hustler sTarriNG Paul Newman hit the silver screen. It successfully brought poOL, which was considered a dying sport prior

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Amazing effects made without CGI Foreign Correspondent While Alfred Hitchcock was not an FX genius, this 1940 scene kicks butt. As the plane is about to crash, the image of the ocean moving rapidly closer is projected in front of the cockpit - and then that screen itself is busted wide open by actually flooding water. CRACKED.COM — Source: MosesTKrikey/YouTube

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There is a monument to General Benedict Arnold's injured foot in New York. CRACKED.COM The Boot Monument is the only war memorial in the U.S. that doesn't name its honoree because of Ar- nold's offenses, but it does commemorate his contri- butions to our victory over the British. — Source

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Christianity is increasingly popular among China's youth. As many as 100 million people, or 7% of the population, have con- verted to the religion. The city of Wenzhou alone has more than 1,100 churches. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Beijing Today

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FRENCH ANGELFISH CRACKED.COM Monogamy is rare among fish, but the French angelfish work together to defend their territory. Unlike other fish that spawn in the open, French angelfish mate exclusively with their partner, and both parents help care for the spawn. — Source: thoughtco

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The ancient Egyptians considered the flowers of the iris to represent wisdom, faith, and valor. In fact, iris flowers often made an appearance attached to the scepters of the pharaohs. CRACKED.COM — Source

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CRACKED.COM The Exorcist The lonely street lamp ominously shining on Father Merrin comes from René Magritte's series The Empire of Light, painted in 1953-54. — Rene Magritte Paintings, Prints & Artwork

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Parisian Trickery

THE EIFFEL TOWER IS PAINTED IN THREE SHADES In order to counteract the effect of the atmospheric perspective of the Parisan sky... It lighter uses a s

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John Hughes frantically wrote the screenplay for Ferris Bueller's Day Off in one week. In 1985, a writers' strike was about to hit Hollywood. Upon hea

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Three years in New Zealand was too much for Christopher Plummer. Plummer says he turned down the role of Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings trilogy beca — YouTube

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Marvel cancelled The Fantastic Four comics out of spite. With Fox famously owning the film rights to the characters, in 2015 Marvel tried to change the terms with the studio and regain some control. When that failed, Marvel's CEO at the time, lke Perlmutter, threw a tantrum and had the comic cancelled. — More: The Long, Stupid Road To A Watchable ‘Fantastic 4’ Movie

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Water Skiing

YOUNG INVENTORS A TEEN INVENTED THE GEAR FOR A SPORT (AND THE SPORT). Water skiing was pretty much invented by 18-year- old Ralph Samuelson in Lake Pepin, Minnesota, in 1922. Не made his own skis made of pine board, after wooden barrel staves and snow skis proved not to be able to do the job. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Two tablespoons of honey would be enough to fuel a bee's entire flight around the world. On average, a honeybee pro- duces 1/12 of a teaspoon of honey over the course of its life. Bees have been making honey since they split from wasps after the first flower- ing plants appeared 130 mil- lion years ago. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — MentalFloss

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Turbine A DOME HOMES Torbin Gue 263 330 Hondensator SOLK CRACKED COM In the '60s, architects thought dome homes would catch on because they would totally shrug off damage from hurricanes and other natural disasters. Buyers rejected them because they looked completely bloody stupid. 8 — Source

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PATERNITY TEST CRACKED.COM It's a competitive market for red garter snakes. Up to 100 males can go after a single female at the same time, and the female ends up in the middle of a large mating ball. — Source

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MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION was Paul Simon's first solo hit. And it's based on a Chinese food menu. Simon was browsing a menu for a Chinese restaurant when he first came across the song's title- it was the name for an egg-and-chicken dish.

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Some European churches are home to blinged-out corpses. In Europe (especially Germany), a saint's corpse would CRACKED.COM often get hollowed out, pai

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2006, Canada Saskatchewan residents put it all the table on for potholes. PLEASE Free Willy Nothing else Has To protest the condition of the nearby Hi

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CRACKED.COM Most cops never fire their guns. Research has found that only about 27% of police officers have ever pulled the trigger while on duty (with male officers, white officers, and war veterans more likely than other groups to do so). — Pew Research Center

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Drongos their use deception skills to imitate the sound of a predator or the alarm calls of a species. They've been observed to follow meerkats with their food and sound false alarm calls to them scare away and steal their food. CRACKED.COM

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Guest Stars on Bob's Burgers , STI 'O SEASON 8 ARE YOU THERE BOB? IT'S ME, BIRTHDAY BOBBY MOYNIHAN as Sam Moynihan plays the owner of Wrap-topia, a sandwich wrap themed restaurant. CRACKED.COM — Source: IMDb

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CRACKED SAMSED DAVID'B9 TWA cleur LECER MARiPEES 400 NOVEMBER 9: PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING IMPORTANT IN GERMANY This has been a major date for Germany. The Berlin Wall fell in 1989, the Jewish Pogrom of 1938 occurred, Hitler's attempted coup in 1923 failed, the German Republic was declared in 1918, and Robert Blum was executed in 1848. — Source

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Tom Morello from Rage Against The Machine was in Star Trek: Insurrection. He's a big Trekkie, and asked to have a cameo as one of the Son'a aliens. TO — Source: 7 Movies That Secretly Hid Big Actors Under Special Effects

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