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Game of Thrones

Charles Dance has a lot in common with his Game of Thrones character. CRACKED.COM Tywin Lannister was married to and had three children with a woman named Joan- na, before her death. Dance was also married to a wom- an named Joanna, with whom he had three children before their divorce. — Source

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Possums

Possums don't play dead, they actually pass out when confronted. GRACKED.COM They go into shock and faint when con- fronted, involuntarily. They are in a cataton- ic state until they be- come conscious again. — Ripley's

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The First Space Walk

The first man who freely walked in space got over 300 feet from his space shuttle. NAS Astronaut Bruce McCandless' untethered spacewalk (with just a jetpack) happened in 1984, and he says he wasn't nervous about doing at all. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The American Flag

CRACKED.COM MYTH: Betsy Ross created the first American flag There's no evidence to suggest this, aside from her grandson's account. Historians have confirmed that she made flags for the Pennsylvania State Navy Board. — Source

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Fire Hydrants

Some fire hydrants hold down enough water pressure to become airborne with a little help. In 2007 a SUV crashed into a fire hydrant- the impact and th

38

The African Grove Theater

The first Black theater CRACKED.COM In 1821 William Henry Brown, a free Black man, established a 300-seat theater on Mercer St in NYC called The African Grove Theatre. It opened with an all-Black performance of Shakespeare's Richard III and was the first to stage such productions. Не hired James Hewlett, the first African American Shakespearian actor, as his principal.

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City Dwellers

CRACKEDCON People having a long.history of living in cities are more likely to have a genetic variant which makes them more resistant to diseases such

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Sleepy Penguins

Scientists tested the sleepiness of penguins by poking them with sticks. GRACKED.COM In order to discover that penguins sleep more deep- ly in the afternoon, scien- tists crept up on sleeping king penguins at different times of the day and poked them with a stick until they woke up. — Nature

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Death Comes for Us All

AN ASTRONOMER DIED MOMENTS AFTER GIVING A LECTURE ON THE UNPREDICTABILITY OF DEATH. CRACKED.COM South African astronomer Danie du Toit gave a lecture warning that death could come at any time. Concluding his speech, he popped a peppermint into his mouth and sat down, promptly choking to death. — More: 29 Coincidences That Shred Reality

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The Buffalo Wing Latte

If you like Buffalo wings, you'll love Tim Hortons' Buffalo Latte (or maybe not). BUFFALO LATTE Tim Horto Est. The AL two select Buffair, NY restaurants - Who supples TALE adidas . adidas MINE Depen = INDA3 Main WWC Adidas 200m This refreshing beverage is infused with Buffalo sauce flavor and seasoning. It is only available in select Tim Hortons Restaurants in Buffalo, New York. CRACKED COM — Source

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A Cursed PS2 Disc

A PlayStation 2 disc was believed to be cursed - and it was (kind of). It was an internet myth for years: Kids who played some PS2 demo disc freaked out when disturbing images appeared on screen. The disc was finally identified in October 2020, containing for some unknown reason a trailer for the Japanese horror film Tetsuo: The Iron Man. PlayStation SELECT START ANALOG CRACKED.COM — Source

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John Krasinski and Jimmy Kimmel

John Krasinski loves to prank Jimmy Kimmel at Christmastime. So Kimmel took his revenge with a yard sale. After four years of naked Santas, fake snow,

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Ugandan Doomsday Cult

There was a Ugandan doomsday cult whose followers surrendered all their wealth to the church. K ALCO CRACKED.COM After the prophesied date passed, many disgruntled followers demanded their money back. The cult lead- ers responded by massa- cring over 900 of them. The leaders were never caught. — Source

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Salma Hayek

Salma Hayek had to eat a fake heart made of blood, pasta, sugar, and more. It was for a scene in Tale of Tales, and it was exactly as disgusting as it sounds-- The amount of sugar would make my teeth hurt, she said. CRACKED.COM — Source: The Hollywood Reporter

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Bridget Jones

RENEE ZELLWEGER AS BRIDGET JONES CRACKED.COM Bridget Jones was British literature's most iconic female character of the 90s, so casting a petite Texan like Zellweger saw the headline, 'Crap American Comedian Playing English Icon'. The career-defining role won over fans everywhere and earned an Oscar nom. — Source

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Professional Foot Ticklers

Russian royalty employed professional foot ticklers to get them in the mood. CRACKED.COM Catherine the Great, and other nobel women, had girls and eunuchs as full-time foot ticklers to arouse them sexually. The ticklers would also read erotic stories to get the royal couples in the mood. — Inside Tonight

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Marriott Hotels

Marriott GRAY COM began as a tiny A&W root beer stand. 3120 dt Shoop Tht COFEE HOTAMALES ROOT BEER CH7LT CON CARNE The family expanded their business

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Nudes

People like SENDING NUDES. According to a survey, 47% of female respondents & 50% of male respondents HAVE SENT NUDE PHOTOS. CRACKEDCON

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Parachuting Beavers

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Lady and the Tramp

Walt Disney was originally against the famous spaghetti-eating scene in Lady and the Tramp. CRACKED.COM Не thought it would look too silly, and not romantic. Animator Frank Thomas disagreed, and animated the whole scene without layouts to convince Walt it would work. — Source

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Argo

THE OSCAR WINNER In Best Picture Argo, the Americans save the day. THANK YOU CANADA REALITY THE In reality, it was Canada that pulled off the rescue.

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The Olympics

A classic Simpsons Olympics episode is based on something that really happened. MILKS In Lisa's First Word, Krusty Burger offers free burgers if the US team wins, and that comes back to bite him. This really happened to McD's in 1984. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Rosario Dawson

Rosario Dawson is a big Trekkie She even knows a little bit of Klingon. She has said she'll retire if she's ever able to be in both Star Trek and Star Wars. (And, hey, she's halfway there.) CRACKED.COM — Source: SyFy

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Monthy Python

All the Monty Python members wanted to play Willy in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Peter Sellers did, too - -but Gene Wilder beat them all out. CRACKED.COM — Source: ABC

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Shuffling Cards

CRACKED SHUFFLING A DECK OF CARDS It's almost impossible to shuffle a deck of cards into the exact same order twice - it's like trying to arrange the same number of atoms as there are in our entire galaxy. So it's almost certain that every single shuffled deck of cards, ever, is unique. — Source

18

ZZ Top

According to Billy Gibbons, zZ Top's La Grange is one of those songs that came together in minutes when the band was goofing off after lunch.

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Polio

Polio was actually a serious disease only in a very small minority of cases. Less than 1% of infected people got paralytic poliomyelitis, while 72% have no symptoms and about 24% have symptoms that quickly resolve. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 Cool Facts To Feed Our Knowledge-Starved Brains

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This Is Spinal Tap

This Is Spinal Tap The IMDB rating goes to 11. 8 7.9/11 129,332 10 11 CRACKED.COM IMDB actually programmed a custom rating scale for the movie. You see, most movies, they go up to 10. This one goes to 11 — This Is Spinal Tap: 16 Behind-The-Scenes Facts That Walk The Fine Line Between Stupid And Clever

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Twins

CRACKED.COM Twins can have different fathers. On rare occasions, two eggs are released during the same ovulation cycle, which can be fertilized by different fathers. This is extremely unusual in humans, but it has been known to happen. — Source: Science Facts That Sound Like Nonsense

14

Sharks

Sharks have been around longer than trees have. Sharks started popping up about 450 million years ago, while trees showed up 100 million years later. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Pigeons

Pigeons give their flock leader performance reviews. CRACKED.COM Pigeons can understand when a flock leader is do- ing a poor job and course correct. The poor leader will also spend less time as head bird and lose flock mates due to poor perfor- mance. — PopSci

12

Willy Wonka

Willy Wonka has a sequel partly set in outer space. In Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, Willy Wonka, Charlie Bucket, and Charlie's family ride a magic elevator to space, where they meet aliens-and that's the least bonkers thing that happens. It's an outrage that we never got a movie adaptation. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Diana Ross

When Diana Ross sang I'm Coming Out she had no idea what it meant to closeted people. When she found out, she accused her studio of trying to ruin h — Know More

10

The Grinch

If Chuck Jones had pitched a TV special later, Grinch might never have been made. Dr. Seuss' How The GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! They picked Grinch as the book to adapt only because they had enough time have a special out by Christmas. CRACKED.COM — Source

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George Orwell

George Orwell's real life imitated his novel. 1984 was based on the way communists led by Stalin spied on their own. What Orwell never knew is that he was himself being spied on - and that the guy supervising that was codenamed O'Brien, just like the antagonist in his novel. — More: The Crazy Real-Life Twist In George Orwell's '1984'

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The Empire State Building

The highest floor of the Empire State Building is reserved for a chosen few. The 103rd floor, which is so secret it's usually not listed, is only open to the rich and/or famous. It's a small observatory with 360-degree views. Almost no sounds reach it, so there's near-total silence. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Goop

Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop had to face legal consequences for its marketing. For the wacky claims they made about their weird jade eggs (they can balance hormones, etc.), among other things, Goop was fined $145,000. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Office

THE OFFICE WAS ALMOST CANCELED. The first season got a lukewarm reception, with viewers thinking it was just an inferior rehash of the British — Sources: Screen Rant, Vox

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Generous Powerball Winner

A POWERBALL WINNER IN SOUTH CAROLINA DONATED HIS ENTIRE $150,000 PRIZE TO CHARITY. CRACKED They chose to remain totally anonymous and not pay taxes on the winnings. I hit enough to make someone happy, he said. POWER BALL LOTTERY - DOUBLE PLAY POWERPLAY 1 Number of consecutive drawings Select the number of consecutive drawings, up to 20 in advance 2 5 6 تر 10 12 15 18 20 Add Power Play? Add Double Play? YES 2 Select your numbers per PLAY or QUICK PICK (QP) These are the five white ball numbers and the Powerball number lect Five PLAY A — CBS

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Lemon Sharks

SHARK SUPERPOWERS CRACKED.COM A lemon shark can have 20,000 teeth in 25 years. Consider that many lemon sharks live to be 50, and imagine having 40,000 teeth in your lifetime. Sharks are constantly producing and shedding their teeth. — Source: ScienceDirect

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Ventriloquism

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Analytics

P S P 10.0000 - - - - ORGANIC - - Data is essential throughout the filmmaking process, Hollywood is analytics to help determine which scripts to greenlight, who's chosen to direct, etc. In order for different companies to share information without running into siloed data problems, they've had teams clean up and organize decades worth of data. CRACKED — Source

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The Blair Witch Project

The Blair Witch Project could have ended with Mike hanging from a noose or crucified by rope and wood. Those are the endings the filmmakers shot when the studio gave them the money to shoot a new ending that gives some closure. But neither idea worked out, so they stuck with their very first choice: a puzzling shot of Mike standing in a corner. CRACKED.COM — Source: 14 Iconic Scenes That Were Originally Supposed To Play Out Very Differently

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