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Bicycle Fisherman

In Amsterdam, BICYCLE FISHING - а full-time job since 1960- uses a BIG CLAW to clean some 15,000 discarded bikes out of the city's canals every year. CRACKED CON — Source

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Professional Bridesmaid

DON'T WANT TO BURDEN YOUR FRIENDS BY MAKING THEM BE PART OF YOUR BRIDAL PARTY? HIRE A PROFESSIONAL BRIDESMAID! JEN GLANZ STARTED HER BUSINESS, BRIDESMAID FOR HIRE, .AFTER A FRIEND JOKED SHE WAS A PROFESSIONAL BRIDESMAID. NOW JEN IS IN 25-30 WEDDINGS PER YEAR, AND SHE TEACHES OTHER WOMEN TO START THEIR OWN PROFESSIONAL BRIDESMAID BUSINESSES. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Cat Wrestler

If your cat refuses to get into a pet carrier for a trip to the vet or groomer, you can call someone. Professional cat catcher Jordana Serebrenik makes a living wrangling unruly cats and putting them in pet carriers. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Grunters

Studios hire voice actors just to grunt and breathe. They're called mimics, and they can impersonate all the non-verbal sounds an actor makes. They get hired to fill in gasps, moans, sighs, etc., during the sound mixing phase of production. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Fortune Cookie Writer

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Professional Cuddler

CRACKED COM Professional Cuddlers get paid to cuddle strangers and make them feel good in a totally platonic way. The cuddle sessions are considered therapeutic and sometimes involve activities like hand holding, synchronized breathing, and eye-gazing. — Source

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Staff Sniffer

NASA has a staff sniffer. Since you can't open a window to let out aromas, bad smells need to be detected and eliminated here on earth before they're sent to space. NTEC A FULLATION CRACKED.COM — Source

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Odor Tester

Manufacturers of products (such as deodorants, mouthwashes, antiperspirants, and feminine hygiene sprays) employ Odor Testers who judge how well their products work. To do this, the judges must sniff the armpits, mouths, or feet of test subjects before and after they've used a certain product. For the sake of comparison, each odor examination is rated on a scale of 1 to 10. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Rental Boyfriend

In CHINA, pressure to MARRY YOUNG is enormous, especially for women. Many parents worry their daughters will be sheng nu (leftover women) by age 25. DAY RATE: ABOUT ¥1,000 ($150) RENTAL BOYFRIENDS are hired to pass themselves off as real, marriage-minded suitors to fake out pushy family and friends. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Greensman

Both the real and artificial plants on a film set are handled by a GREENSMAN. Shooting a film can take months, and they have to maintain the landscape for the entire time. CRACKED COM — Source

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Line Sitter

CRACKED.COM Tired of waiting in line? You can hire a PROFESSIONAL LINE SITTER to do that for you. You don't need to wait long hours for the latest iPhone, or fight on Black Friday if you are willing to pay a fee. These professionals can earn around $1,000 a week. — Source

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Page Turner

CRACKED.COM Page-turners are just as important as the musicians they work for. They must always be alert and know exactly when to turn the page, or they'll mess up the whole performance. — Source

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Brothel Tester

Kaufmich, a German social media network for escorts, hired a BROTHEL TESTER They assess the cleanliness and quality of service at various brothels - which includes sleeping with the women and rating their performances. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Professional Mourners

Moirologists, or professional mourners, are paid to grieve and comfort families at funerals. It's not a new profession. The practice of professional mourning dates back to Ancient Egypt. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Underwater Pizza Delivery

CRACKED.COM ROB DOYLE HAS THE WEIRDEST, MOST UNIQUE JOB IN THE WORLD -MAINLY BECAUSE HE'S THE ONLY PERSON WHO PERFORMS IT. НЕ DELIVERS PIZZA... UNDERWATER. DOYLE WORKS FOR JULES' UNDERSEA LODGE IN KEY LARGO, FLORIDA, WHICH BILLS ITSELF AS THE FIRST AND ONLY UNDERWATER HOTEL WHERE SCUBA DIVING IS THE ONLY WAY TO GET TO YOUR ROOM. AND THE ONLY WAY TO DELIVER A PIZZA. — Source

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Yogurt Lady

In South Korea, yogurt ladies drive around with mobile fridges selling dairy. 2012 2003 They also check up on old people living alone, keep them company, and bring them their meds. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Gross Stunt Tester

CRACKED.COM In Hollywood, a GROSS STUNT TESTER taste-tests unusual food (and other) items before the talent chows down on TV. 11 VA CD 623 LIVE UCOUS TOCK- VAR LIVE ROA ROACHES MUCOUS COCH CHES LIV COC MOCO RAT ROAC RAT NADS GONADS GROSS RAT - - INTERN ONE GROSS GONAD ROSEDA ONE GROSS RTED RO ASSORTED VINE ROV BALLS The gross-out game show FEAR FACTOR has paid interns $100 to swallow wine made from worms they stomped into slush themselves, and maggot shakes full of live flies. — Source

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Shabbos Goy

Orthodox Judaism forbids laboring on the Sabbath, or anything that could be considered labor, like driving, cooking, or even flipping light switches. YORK Shabbos Goy LOTTERY AVAILABLE - - - SHABBAT SHALOM VO how - I Milk Red Bull - KING adidas A Shabbos Goy is a non-Jew who volunteers to perform these tasks in an emergency so the faithful don't break the Sabbath. CRACKED COM — Source

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License Plate Blocker

Due to severe traffic congestion, Tehran has instituted a policy of people with certain license plate numbers not Sarakos Mashhad being able to drive down certain Sanzev21 roads on certain days. To combat this people have started hiring license plate blockers so that the Iranian capital's numerous traffic cameras won't catch their car being driven illegally. CRACKED COM — Source

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Condom Remover

There's a pornography studio that employs people to digitally remove condoms from their films. The law mandates the use of condoms, but the company believes that viewers prefer not to see them. CRACKED COM — Source

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Bag Repairer

... TELL US NOW. BAG REPAIRER Denelle В. shares, I repaired bags for shipping industrial corn starch, so they could be reused instead of going straight into a landfill. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Billboard Auditor

... TELL US NOW. BILLBOARD AUDITOR Selfie con iPhoneX Chevele 1 Chuck В. shares, I've traveled around New York state auditing billboards: making sure the correct ad is posted in the location they are paying for, ensuring that the lights are working, that the board is visible and unobstructed, and that it is in good condition. Been doing this as a side gig for almost 25 years. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Closed Captioner

... TELL US NOW. CLOSED CAPTIONER aMC 100 Heather W. tells us, I write closed captioning. Yes, it's still done by humans. If you turn on captions and they make any degree of sense, humans were involved. If it's pure gibberish, that's AI. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Tissue Recoverer

... TELL US NOW. TISSUE RECOVERER Caitlin А. shares, I recovered donor ocular tissue from recently deceased individuals for use in cornea transplants. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Feces Remover

... TELL US NOW. FECES REMOVER Dan D. shares, Washed the cow sh!t out of cattle trailers. I don't recommend it. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Death Row Appeals Attorney

... TELL US NOW. DEATH ROW APPEALS ATTORNEY Bryan M. tells us, Most people aren't aware that every case where someone is sentenced to death is automatically appealed. Most people on death row cannot afford an attorney, so the state and federal systems have public defenders specifically to do those appeals. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Fishery Slimer

... TELL US NOW. FISHERY SLIMER Greg S. says, I was a 'slimer' in Alaskan fisheries and canneries. You're issued a spoon and as headless and mostly gutless salmon reach you on the conveyor belt, you carefully scoop out any remaining entrails and blood clots the gutting machine missed. 12-hour shifts are grueling, and your mind goes some pretty crazy places. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Sports Daycare Worker

... TELL US NOW. SPORTS DAYCARE WORKER Brooke M. enlightens us, I was a nanny for the Texas Rangers. They had an underground daycare center where the players would bring their children during the game. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Rock Music Transcriber

... TELL US NOW. ROCK MUSIC TRANSCRIBER David S. shares, For fifteen years, I listened to commercially successful rock music and wrote out all the guitar parts so they could be published in songbooks and magazines for people to learn to play them. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Safe Deposit Guard

... TELL US NOW. SAFE DEPOSIT GUARD Spencer D. shares, Sat in the safe deposit vault in the bank to let people in. There where times where I could go days without seeing anyone. Then I saw people with some really odd stuff and doing some really odd things as well. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Paint Dry Watcher

... TELL US NOW. PAINT DRY WATCHER Zebadiah А. bemoans, I literally had to watch paint dry, to check for finish and color. About as exciting as it sounds. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Zoo Registrar

... TELL US NOW. ZOO REGISTRAR Faith В. shares, I manage animal husbandry records, animal permits, and animal transactions. I know which animals are pregnant and when animals are coming to the zoo or leaving to go to another zoo. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Mushroom Miner

... TELL US NOW. MUSHROOM MINER Kristi T. shares, I worked in the packing department of a mushroom mine. Workers would bring up freshly picked mushrooms from the mine and we would wash, sort, and package the mushrooms for sale. Most people have never thought about where their store-bought mushrooms come from! CRACKED.COM — Source

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Parachute Packer

... TELL US NOW. PARACHUTE PACKER Jenafer H. says, I packed parachutes for skydivers for about 6 months. Only the reserve 'chute has to be packed by a certified rigger; the main parachute can be packed by anyone with very little training. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Luggage Recovery Delivery

... TELL US NOW. LUGGAGE RECOVERY DELIVERY Lizzy L. tells us, I delivered luggage that the airport had lost and then found to its owners and worked for a private company (a.k.a. not hired by the airport or any airlines in specific) adding, It sucked. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Hot Singles

... TELL US NOW. HOT SINGLES IN YOUR AREA Holly W. tells us, I've been a hot single chat operator. You reply to one message at a time on random. No conversation is continuous and the 'patrons' receive a reply from a different person almost every single message. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Flavor Lab Technician

... TELL US NOW. FLAVOR LAB TECHNICIAN Kate G. used to work as a lab technician for a flavor company. My job was to taste and smell every batch of every flavor they made to make sure it was right. Hundreds of flavors a day. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Love Letter Ghostwriter

... TELL US NOW. LOVE LETTER GHOSTWRITER Ben J. shares, I used to ghostwrite raunchy love letters as a side gig. As weird as it was funny. Give me some details, a couple bucks via Paypal, and two days time, and I'll get her (or him) swooning and blushing with 95% guarantee. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Dust Manipulator

... TELL US NOW. DUST MANIPULATOR Stephen F. worked at an old Tudor house, close to where I grew up, that is open to the public. They wanted it to feel old and of its time, but needed to keep it clean SO it didn't smell or look too dirty. So once a fortnight, I would come in and add/remove dust within the roped off areas. This gave the illusion that it hadn't been touched in centuries and was preserved as it had last been used. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Grave Stone Refurbisher

... TELL US NOW. GRAVE STONE REFURBISHER Dan В. worked in 1700-1800 historically significant New England grave stone refurbishment. Essentially digging up 300-year-old graves and putting them back together. CRACKED.COM — Source

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