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These facts appreciate a job well done, and they’re nice enough to let you know. When they pop up in your brain, that spongey lump is going to get some serious complements on its thick folds and its ability to store and organize a slew of amazing random facts.

We don’t know if you’ve ever felt your brain blush before, but it’s just lovely!

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Skincare

CRACKED JAPANESE SKINCARE INCLUDED NIGHTINGALE POOP For centuries, Japanese skincare has included the use of nightingale droppings to lighten skin and take off lead-based makeup. This is now commonly referred to as the geisha facial. — Source

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Giraffes

NATURE'S DATING TIPS CRACKED.COM DRINK THEIR PEE A male giraffe will whack the female until she pees, then taste her urine to see where she is on her cycle. If she's in heat, he'll follow her around for a few days until he can successfully mate with her. — Source

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The U.S. Navy

A U.S. Navy base off Seattle is partially protected by trained dolphins. CRACKED.COM Trained by the U.S. Navy, these dolphins use their sonar to detect potential invaders, and the devices attached to them allow the Navy to basically see what the dolphins themselves see. — Source: The Guardian

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The BBC

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The Royals

CRACKED.COM No one in the royal family visited their mentally disabled family members Nerissa and Katherine Bowes-Lyon (the Queen's first cousins) were sent to Royal Earlswood Hospital in 1941, when they were 22 and 15, respectively. The 1963 Burke's Peerage reported the sisters as dead. There's no official record of anyone in the family visiting or sending gifts or cards. Nerissa died in 1986 and Katherine in 2014, both in the hospital's care. — Source: Esquire

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Moonstruck

Moonstruck The original title was The Bride and the Wolf. Producer Norman Jewison loved the script but thought the title sounded like a horror film, so it was changed. CRACKED.COM — DGA

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The Amazon

There are no bridges on the entire 4300 mile length of the Amazon river. CRACKED COM During the rainy season, the river rises thirty feet, and crossings that were once three miles wide can balloon to thir- ty miles in a matter of weeks. — Source

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Can’t Hardly Wait

'90s Teen Rom-Coms Can't Hardly Wait Ethan Embry was stoned out of his skull the whole time. The actor has admitted he can barely remember filming the movie, which makes total sense if you actually watch his performance in it. CRACKED.COM — Source: The Hollywood Reporter

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KFC

KFC 1952 New حته CRACKED.COM After varied careers, Colonel Harland Sanders began selling food out of his gas station in 1930. It wasn't until the invention of the pressure cooker in 1939 where he perfected his quickly fried chicken with 11 herbs and spices. In 1952, he franchised the business. — Source

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Mortal Kombat

Cameron Diaz was almost Sonya Blade in Mortal Kombat. She even started training martial arts for the movie, but broke her wrist just before filming wa — Source: The Hollywood Reporter

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Atoms

The atom is SO infinitesimally small that a single grain of sand contains more atoms than all the beaches of the world contain grains of sand CRACKED.COM — Source

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Breakups

After a bad breakup, Jennifer Fitzgerald's ex-boyfriend bought a car in her name without her knowledge, then parked it at Chicago O'Hare Airport. MENTE CIELO 9 It was there for two years, getting over 600 tickets and racking up over $100,000 in fines. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Play-Doh

950 million pounds of Play-Doh have been created since 1956. PlaDoA PlaU Doh PlaYDoh PlaDoh PlaYDoh PlalDo PlayDoh PlayDoh PlalDoh Plc That's enough t

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Free Willy

Free Willy After the movie came out, pressure mounted to free Keiko (the movie's cetacean star) for real and not just in fiction. Keiko could not adapt to living in the wild. Не died the following year, always seeking the company of humans. CRACKED.COM — Source

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American Labor

GRACKED THE U.S WORKS WAY TOO MUCH. INSURICARE I I SERVICE Americans work almost 25% more hours than Europeans, 137 more hours per year than the Japanese, and 499 more hours per year than the French. Americans retire later, and take fewer vacations than most other countries. — Source

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France

France's last execution by guillotine happened the same year Star Wars came out. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Adidas

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William McKinley

13 Surprising Facts About Movies (And A Ton Of Other Things) - When President Mckinley got shot, a gynecological surgeon operated on him. — Source: PBS

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Hank Hill

Hank Hill pitched himself to the network. CRACKED.COM Instead of animating a full pilot, Mike Judge opted to produce a short, no-frills, first-person plea from Hank himself. — Source: 15 Dang Ol' Behind-The-Scenes Facts About 'King Of The Hill,' Man

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The New York Post

The New York Post was founded by Alexander Hamilton & was a respected publication. YORKPOST KACHE 1 TT - ... - $60.000 HEADLESS BODY IN TOPLESS BAR Gunman forces woman to decapitate favern owner - - SENATE OKAYS PREZ'S PICK FOR ARMS CONTROL - - Koch plans to hire 1,000 more cops ... - Taken kickin' TAXING DAY FOR It didn't become a tabloid until the 1970s. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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World War II

The most decorated American unit in WWII was almost exclusively a Japanese-American infantry regiment. CRACKED.COM The 442nd Regiment re- ceived more than 18,000 awards, including 9,500 Pur- ple Hearts, 5,200 Bronze Star Medals, 588 Silver Stars, 52 Distinguished Service Cross- es, and 7 Distinguished Unit Citations. — Hawaii Reporter

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Mice

Mice don't really love cheese at all-it's just - a pop culture myth, basically. And it's much older than, say, Tom & Jerry, for that matter - scholars actually think it probably dates all the way back to medieval times. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WALL-E

CRACKED.COM WALI PIXAR MOVIES WALL-E WAS ONE OF PIXAR'S FIRST FILMS. A Bug's Life, Toy Story, Finding Nemo, and WALL-E were all conceived (in that order) during one Pixar lunch in 1994 - but it took until 2008 for the film to finally see the light of day. — Source: The Black List

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Sylvester Stallone

In 1971, Sylvester Stallone sold his dog, Butkus, for $40 to buy food. After selling the script for Rocky, he bought him back for $15,000. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Bored Panda

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Baseball

A baseball player in 1919 got struck by lightning, then went back to playing. Ray Caldwell was hit by lightning on the pitcher's mound, then lay unconscious for five minutes. Then he got up and started pitching again. CRACKED.COM — Source: AccuWeather

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Hugh Jackman

Hugh Jackman changed it so, as Wolverine, he would be naked in X-Men: Days of Future Past. It was written that Wolver- ine was to wake up in 1973 in his underwear, but Hugh Jackman claimed that if he were to wake up next to a really good looking girl, he wouldn't be wearing anything. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Celebrity Lookalikes

CRACKED.COM Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Michael Bay's Ninja Turtles were modeled after celebrities. According to director Johnathan Liebesman, Raphael was based on Clint Eastwood, Donatello on Leonard Nimoy, and Leonardo has Russell Crowe's eyes and Nelson Mandela's lips... for some reason. — Source: Collider

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Kristen Wiig

Kristen Wiig worked as a waitress in the refectory at Universal Studios. She sometimes runt into someone familiar on a movie or show, but can't remember where she knows them from, And then I'll remember: oh yeah, I used to serve you Cobb salad, she says. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Nazi Relics

A 2017 Argentine police raid on an art collector's home found a secret room with Nazi relics. - F The room had toys, statues, medical devices and more, all probably owned by top Nazi party members. CRACKED.COM

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The Office

COMEDY NERD GRAGKED.COM The Casting Had Many Heavy Hitters The Office Other casting options for the show were for Seth Rogan as Dwight, Bob Odenkirk as Michael, Eric Stonestreet as Kevin, and both Adam Scott and John Cho as Jim. — Source: 'The Office' 15 Now-You-Know Facts

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Machine Gun Motorcycles

Machine gun motorcycles The Thompson Submachine Gun Mounted on a Motorcycle Sidecar Provides an Effective CRACKED.co Automobile Bandits. The View at the Right Shows the Substantial When police were first able to fire off a thousand rounds per minute in the 1920's, their first instinct was to mount that sucker to a motorcycle. Steering and aiming at the same time? What could go wrong! — The 9 Most Hilariously Irresponsible Old-Timey Weapons

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Ransom Calls

MYTH: It takes time to trace a call, so keep that kidnapper talking! FACT: Calls are automatically, instantly traced. Thanks to enhanced 9-1-1, land line calls are instantly paired to an address. That's so emergency responders will immediately know where an urgent call is coming from, in case the caller is unable to speak. And cell phones aren't any more secure, because today the FBI can track down and remotely turn on any cell phone, and even use it as a microphone to spy on people. CRACKED.COM https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhanced_9-1-1 — Source

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UFOs

Shaquille O'Neal saw a UFO in Madera, California, way back in 1997. Не was with friends, and says he could swear there was a flying saucer coming to the ground with its lights on, then taking off again. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Last Solider to Die in World War I

The last French soldier to die in WWI was killed 15 minutes before the ceasefire. Не was delivering a mes- sage to his unit that soup would be served for lunch. The French Army recorded the date of his death as earlier by one day, out of embarrassment. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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A Clockwork Orange

A Clockwork Orange A CLOCKWORK ORAnGE ANTHONY BURGESS - grast - - Thes - CRACKED.COM Author Anthony Burgess thinks Stanley Kubrick's fundamental misunderstanding of the story ruined his creative integrity. Не said Kubrick's sexy, violent interpretation will pursue me till I die. — Source

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Ancient Artifacts

CRACKED As the Earth's glaciers melt at an alarming rate, ancient artifacts are being uncovered. The Secrets of the Ice project has been surveying the glaciers on Norway's highest mountains in Oppland since 2011 and has found a slew of treasures frozen in time and ice. Almost 3,000 archeological artifacts have been found in Oppland, including wooden skis dating back to circa 700 and Viking swords. — Source

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McG

Charlie's Angels director McG nearly made a Superman film (written by JJ Abrams). Wond SAN But he lost out on the opportunity for a pretty unfortunate reason: his phobia of flying prevented him from getting to important meetings. CRACKED.COM — Source

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George Lucas

GEORGE LUCAS BASICALLY SELLS AN ACTION FIGURE OF HIMSELF. Do you remember that one time George Lucas appeared as commander Jorg Sacul, a rebel pilot fighting against The Empire? No? well, probably because he never did; but there's an action figure nevertheless. CRACKED.COM — Source: 24 Movies And Shows That Said "Yeah, Sure" To Ill-Conceived Merch

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Lightning

Don't Lie on the Ground to Avoid Getting Struck by Lightning. Being in full contact with the ground gives lightning more access to your body. Instead, head for lower ground. CRACKED.COM — Source: 19 Life Hacks You'll Want to Know in a Catastrophe

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Coffee

Coffee was originally consumed as a food before it became a beverage. Years before the innovation of coffee as a drink, coffee berries were mixed with

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