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March 22, 2025

This isn’t a power move or anything, we’re just in a giving mood. We got a particularly fat fact paycheck this week, so we figured, if we’re swimming in facts like Scrooge McDuck, we might as well share the wealth and let you guys dive in here with us.

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Dry Counties

Dry counties have a drunk driving fatality rate 3.6 times higher than wet counties. DONT DRINK AND DRIVE CRACKED.COM Counties where the sale of alcohol is banned forces drink- ers to spend more time behind the wheel to get their booze. — Science Direct

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Abraham Lincoln

ABRAHAM LINCOLN CREATED THE SECRET SERVICE THE MORNING НЕ WAS ASSASSINATED. CRACKED However, it wouldn't have helped him much - it was originally created to stop counterfeiting. — Source

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Cold Hard Cash

Some Australian and British notes are so thin and rigid, people figured out they could actually produce sound from vinyl records. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Lost in Translation

Lost in Translation was a surprisingly personal project for Sofia Coppola. She had spent a lot of time in Tokyo when she was younger - she ran a clothing company with her friend called Milk Fed that often took her there. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Gas Lamps

CRACKED.COM Gas lamps might have contributed to Victorian ghosts. DE adidas With gas lighting being a new thing and regulations being not a thing at all, Victorian people weren't unlikely to inhale gas (not to mention the fires and explosions). Hallucinations caused by carbon monoxide poisoning might help explain the uptick in ghostly activity in the mid-1800s.

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Japan

In 1861, Japan had an illustrated history of America. CRACKED.COM It depicted, among other things, John Adams stabbing a giant snake, and George Washington punching a Ti- ger. It's no more fantastical than what they teach us in school, to be fair. — Source

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Popcorn Lung

GRACKED BREATHE IN THE BUTTERY GOODNESS OF ... POPCORN LUNG? Diacetyl, the chemical used to give microwave popcorn its buttery flavor and smell, has been linked to breathing issues in employees at flavoring factories who breathe it in. It's commonly known as popcorn lung. — Source

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Betamax

Betamax failed because Sony said no to porn. While not the only reason, Sony's refusal to allow their Betamax tapes to be used for adult movies was a big reason why they lost out to VHS. By the time the 1980s - - - rolled around, erotic films accounted for - - more than half of video tape sales. 009.70 THIS SIDE FACES FORMARD 30SN ЭНӀ HONOL 10N 00 200 de opini CRACKED.COM VIDEOCASSETTE L-500 — Source

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Burger King

Burger King once released the Windows 7 Whopper in Japan to promote the release of Windows 7. 10.22 Windows 7 -- It's your Windows7 regular Whopper, but WHOPPER with seven beef patties. The first 30 burgers cost -- Y777, and the rest of them cost Y1450. **** 130 BURGER 10/220~ 10/280 777 ! KING CRACKED COM — Source

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Dan Aykroyd

Dan Aykroyd has Tourette's and Asperger's and was born with webbed toes and two different colored eyes. CRACKED.COM His strange obsessions with law enforcement and ghosts later led to the idea for Ghostbusters and his unique line of vodka served in a crystal skull container. — Source

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Old Hollywood

STUDIOS PRETTY MUCH OWNED THE ACTORS. Classic Hollywood SUCKED Actors could only work for the studio they were under contract with - and the contracts were long term. Often, however, studios would lend each other stars - sometimes as a way to punish the actor for defying their masters. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Twitter

CRACKED.COM Peek 10:37 am Home Sep 30 twitter 2:45pm Can we meet earlier? - Jennifer Carls 1:11pm Re: Family Reunion Sarah 12:02pm A TWITTER-ONLY Soccer practice time Thomas McN... 11:58am Car service frase be service@outo... 8.38am Re: Julia's Wedding Gillian 7:45am Ra: PTA Meeting Jacqualine St... 9/29 Coffee tomorrow? PHONE. Jasse Johnst... 9/29 Club News members@g... Y $ % - & ? f / 0 8 9 6 5 2 3 2 of 7 P ® A I T R P E W O EX K H A 4 F G D S A M م N B E X — Source

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The Amazon

The most dangerous road on Earth is the Road of Death that connects the Amazon Rainforest to La Paz, Bolivia. CRACKED.COM There is not a single guardrail, and in many places the road isn't any wider than 10 feet. Be- tween 200 and 300 people fall to their deaths every year. — Source

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Viruses

You're more likely to get a computer virus from visiting religious sites than porn sites. CRACKED.COM Security firm Symantec found that the average number of security threats on religious sites was around 115, compared to adult content sites which carried around 25. — Source

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Star Wars

CRACKED.COM Characters losing their hands in the MCU is a nod to Star Wars. Kevin Feige has confirmed that people keep losing their hands on MCU movies as a sneaky shout-out to Star Wars, a franchise with a similar track record. It wasn't intentional at first, but that changed with Phase 2. — Source

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10-Year-Old Gold Medalist

The youngest athlete to ever win a medal was 10 years old. Dimitrios Loundras was the youngest athlete to ever medal in the modern Olympics. Не won bronze in gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. CRACKED.COM — Source

24

Octopuses

Female Blanket Octopuses can grow up to 2 meters or 6 feet 6 inches. Their male counterpart, however, can grow only up to an inch. It's the largest known size difference between genders in the animal kingdom, with the female being 10,000 to 40,000 times heavier than the male. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Brain Freeze

Why does ice cream give you a headache? Ice cream headaches are thought to be caused by the cold temperature stimulating nerves in the mouth and affecting the blood vessels in the roof of the mouth. CRACKED — nuengbk/Shutterstock
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My Heart Will Go On

James Cameron didn't want My Heart Will Go On for Titanic, and Celine Dion didn't want to sing it Dion was convinced by her creepy husband-manager, and Cameron was convinced by her demo. Smart business move for both of them. CRACKED.COM — Source: 17 (Forgotten) 90's Things

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O Brother, Where Art Thou?

The Coen Brothers and their movies o Brother, Where Art Thou? This was one of the first movies to use extensive digital correction. The coloring process couldn't be achieved physically, so the Coens agreed to do it digitall. It took cinematographer Roger Deakins eleven weeks to color-correct the entire movie. CRACKED.COM — Wikipedia

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Masters of the Universe

CRACKED.COM Masters of the Universe Dolph Lundgren hates his performance. Lundgren was fresh from his breakout role as Ivan Drago in Rocky IV, so many were skeptical that he could carry a feature as a lead. In hindsight, Lundgren agrees, frequently stating in interviews that his accent and inexperience hurt the film. — Source: CBR

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Stranded Scottish Sailor

A sailor stranded on a deserted island used cats as protection. Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk survived for over 4 years stranded on a de- serted island, partly by us- ing feral cats to protect him from ravenous rats that attacked during the night. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Boater Exam

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Chickens

Chickens lay eggs the same color as their ear lobes. While they lack outer ears, chickens still have lobes on the side of their heads. The color of the egg they lay will correspond to the col- or of this wrinkly patch of skin. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — McGill

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Debbie Downer

HUGH DOWNER RACHEL DRATCH CRACKED.COM I was on vacation in Costa Rica, and when I told someone that I was from New York, they asked, 'Were you there for 9/11? The conversation froze. The name Debbie Downer is now listed in the dictionary as a name for someone who constantly makes others feel bad. — Source: Behind-The-Scenes Beginnings Of 14 Iconic SNL Characters

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New York City

Since 1992, women have been legally allowed to walk around New York topless. This was kickstarted by a 1986 protest involving nine women who took off their tops and waited to be arrested. CRACKED.COM — NPR

15

Crackers

Crackers are worse for your teeth than sugar. GRAGKED.COM Saltine crackers are made of a fermentable and highly processed type of starch. They contain ingredients that wear your teeth down and hurt the enamel. — Source: NC State University

14

Robert Taylor

The Robert Taylor Show A 1963 drama based on real 3.00 stories from the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and 350 Welfare's official files. The network realized no one had gotten the government's permission, and canned it. CRACKED.COM — Source: 21 TV Shows That Were Cancelled Before They Had A Chance

13

Chakras

The Western idea of chakras doesn't look a lot like their Hindu origins. The body's energetic centers your yoga teacher will tell you about bear only a passing resemblance to any ancient Indian tradition. The chakras' association with colors, gemstones, emotional states, and so on are all Western spiritual fanfiction of the early 20th century. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Random Facts to Quench Your Fabled Inquisitiveness

12

George R.R. Martin

George RR Martin makes a point of watching the Jets and Giants games. 69156 ID He works seven days a week, except when it's NFL season that's when he takes Sundays off so he can watch the Jets and Giants play. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The USSR

DURING WORLD WAR II, THE USSR TOOK THE BRUNT OF THE FIGHTING AND OF THE DYING. You see very heroic Americans fighting the Reich in movies. And while that is true, you're not told that for every American killed in action, about 21 Soviets died. CRACKED.COM — Source: 25 Facts That Get In Accepted History's Face

10

Amazonian Dogs

There are real, flesh-and-blood dogs with two noses in the Amazon rainforest. The Double-Nosed Andean tiger hound has a really good sense of smell, as you might expect, even though it's not terribly handsome, as one explorer said. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: BBC

9

Cops

Cops was literal police propaganda. Cops always purported to show the rough, gritty reality of police work- but behind the scenes, cops themselves ran the show for their own PR. Police departments had to okay everything that was aired, and had a say on the final cut of each episode. — More: 4 Dark Sides To Classic Reality Shows

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Graham Crackers

Graham crackers are supposed to suppress your naughty thoughts. GRAHAM COMPANEY AS AN TEN THESE ARTICLE EVERYDAY CIt ATIOMAL GOODS OF 122 ARE FOOD COMPANY BISCUIT CRACKERS UNEQUALED e ER SEAL CRACKEDcO 19-century minister Sylvester Graham invented his special grain biscuit because anything tastier might give you impure thoughts. Somewhere — Source: NY Post

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Mortal Kombat

MORTAL KOMBAT CHOOSE YOUR FICHTER FREE PLAY CRACKED cO Mortal Kombat was originally supposed to star Jean-Claude Van Damme, who would fight a cadre of digitized enemies. When Midway Games couldn't afford the rights to Van Damme's likeness, his character was renamed Johnny Cage and joined the lineup of other fighters. — Source: 6 Baffling Early Prototypes of Your Favorite Video Games

6

Rihanna

Rihanna WaS, perhaps, too sexy. NIVE When Nivea's parent company got a new boss, he decided that, while it was cool for them to use her topless form t — Source: Glamour

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Rats

Rats make a face when they feel pain... ...and get hurt when they recognize the look of pain on each other's faces. Their facial expressions are SO cl

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The Bystander Effect

In an emergency situation, observers are more likely to help if there are few others around. The likeliness of someone helping decreases as the number

3

Cool Hand Luke

Donn Pearce hates prison drama Cool Hand Luke and Paul Newman's classic performance. He says Newman was a cute guy who wouldn't have lasted five minut

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The Notebook

The director of The Notebook thought Ryan Gosling looked like a regular schlub. You might assume that Gosling gets movie roles thrown his way because

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Disasters

SISTERS DIED IN A CAR CRASH Sheila Wentworth and Doris Jean Hall decided to visit each other on the same day at the same timeo Their identical Jeep Ch

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