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Jakarta

Jakarta is sinking 10 inches per year. CRACKED COM This is in part due to ex- cessive use of groundwa- ter and lack of piped wa- ter. It is expected that the city will be completely submerged in the next 30 years. — Source

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Recalls

GRACKED.COM THIS TRICYCLE WAS THE MOST OBVIOUS RECALL EVER. The Disney Princess Plastic Racing Trike brings a fantasy kingdom close to your children. So close, in fact, they risk getting it impaled in their little skulls. One sudden stop is all it takes. To no one's surprise, this murdercycle was recalled in 2011. — Source

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The Bible

Nowhere in the bible does it say there were three wise men. CRACKED.COM Still, most western Chris- tian denominations have traditionally assumed them to have been three in number, based on the statement that they brought three gifts. — Source

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Pop Rocks

Pop Rocks, Tang, and Cool Whip were all invented by one person. R S CRACKED.COM Dr. William А. Mitchell was badly burned in a lab explo- sion as a young chemist working at the Agricultural Experiment Station, and went to work at General Foods after recovering at the start of World War II. — Source

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Torture

A 13th century judge was skinned alive for taking a bribe and passing an unfair sentence. CRACKED COM The flesh of Sisamnes was made into leather and draped over the chair in which the next judge would sit - his son, Otanes. This reminded every judge that would sit in the chair of their judicial duties. — Source

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Mario

MARIO Everything about Mario was created to + conserve pixels. Mario's creator Shigeru Miyamoto added: A hat, so he wouldn't have to draw hair, a nose and mustache, so Mario's face wouldn't just be a blob, and overalls, to give Mario's arms definition. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Wonder Woman

GRACKED.COM Wonder Woman had two secret identities in an unproduced series. In a pilot made in 2011, Wonder Woman was Diana Themyscira, CEO of a company that managed her own superhero image. And she was also Diana Prince, an employee at her own company. Apparently, just being two people didn't keep her busy enough. — Source

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Gambia

THE GAMBIA CRACKED.COM The country has launched a large project to restore 10,000 hectares of forests, mangroves, and savannas. It is also replacing flooded rice paddies with dry upland rice fields to conserve water and decrease methane production. — Source

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Bombs

There was a bomb designed to blast helicopter landing pads in thick forests. CRACKED.COM The Daisy Cutter was a bomb specifically designed to cre- ate landing pads in Vietnam. The blast would level a 300+ feet circle while leaving the ground itself relatively unaf- fected. — Source

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Fossils

CRACKED As the climate warms and glaciers melt, archeologists are finding perfectly preserved ancient relics that had been hidden in the ice. One recent discovery is the remains of an iron age horse found two thousand meters up in a Norwegian mountain - one of the first times such an animal has been found at such altitude. The find shows that horses were used for transport in high alpine zones much earlier than previously thought. — Source

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Buzz Aldrin

Buzz Aldrin's mother's maiden name is Moon. CRACKED.COM Marion Moon was the daughter of an Army chaplain and married Buzz's father, Edwin Eugene Aldrin, a colo- nel in the U.S. Air Force. — Source

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New Jersey

Galloway Township police: Catching bulls since 2023. Police in Galloway Township, New Jersey had to catch a bull that was running wild through the town. A Facebook post by the police about the bull told people to utilize caution (useful indeed). CRACKED — Source

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Loki

LOKI T282 STILL 35 MARVEL COMICS GROUP THOR THE HAS AN TEMPUS GOD-KILL STEPPED THOUGH - HOTE - AWATIC EASTER EGG BAT PEATUS THE BUDLA LOYEM TO A THOR COMIC BOOK When Loki looks out the window at the TVA, there's a tower bearing the number Т-282. It's a reference to Thor #282 that features the first appearance of the Time Keepers. CRACKED COM — Source

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The Vatican

The Vatican had to pull 6000 papal medals in 2013 because of a typo. Instead of Jesus, the medals said Lesus - and, of course, collectors snapped up the medals with the misprint when they had the chance. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Gasoline

WORST INVENTOR Thomas Midgley Jr. Midgley created tetraethyl lead for use in gasoline, even though it was known to be poisonous. Не also pioneered the use of CFCS as refrigerants. This has caused a whole lot of harm, including poisoning of kids, raising the risk of skin cancer, and worsening global warming. CRACKED — Wiki Commons,
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Hitler

CRACKED CASTING DOUBT ON ADOLF HITLER'S ARYAN ANCESTRY Belgian researchers did a DNA study that suggests Adolf Hitler may have had Jewish and African ancestors, even though he was responsible for killing two-thirds of Europe's Jewish population during his Nazi regime. — History / BBC

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Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups

HALLOWEEN treats Harry Burnett Reese named two candy bar creations after his children, the Lizzie Bar and the Johnny Bar, before creating and naming his biggest hit after himself: REESE'S PEANUT BUTTER CUP. eese PEANUT BU eanut bu d'arachi col ola CRACKED.COM — rustycanuck/Shutterstock, Marshmallowz/Shutterstock
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Atom Ant

Bugs in pop culture Atom Ant from Hanna-Barbera A Up and at 'em, Atom Ant! is the battle cry of this 1965 cartoon hero that lives on in our hearts rather than on our TV sets. CRACKED.COM — Hanna-Barbera, Heritage Auctions
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Felicity Huffman

Fallen Celebrities Then vs. Now FELICITY HUFFMAN can boast an Emmy and a Golden Globe. SHE CAN ALSO BOAST 14 DAYS IN PRISON for a college admission bribery scandal. Lori Loughlin was also involved, but Huffman is, you know, a much better actress- so her downfall actually darkens the movie industry, and not just Full House reboots. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Muscle

The word muscle comes from a Latin term meaning little mouse. CRACKED.COM Muscle is derived from the Latin term musculus, meaning little mouse, which is apparently what the ancient Ro- mans saw when they flexed their biceps. — Source: 15 Ice-Cold Facts To Beat The Summer Heat

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Call of Duty

The new anti-cheat system in Call of Duty turns honest players invisible to the cheaters. GRACKED.COM The new measure not only makes regular players invisible to cheaters but also makes all of their honest shots completely untraceable. — 'Call Of Duty' Now Trolls Cheaters By Turning Non-Cheaters Into The Predator

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Tips

WEIRD WORLD In an Omaha bakery, a customer left a tip of $2,000 (on a $5 purchase). I was like, 'That's wrong, you put too much of a tip in there.' And he goes, 'If you don't hit OK, I'm going to reach around and hit OK, bakery employee Preston Rath said. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Menopause

HUMANS ARE THE ONLY LAND MAMMALS WHO EXPERIENCE MENOPAUSE Killer whales and pilot whales are the only other mammals who experience the nagging tick of a biological clock. CRACKED.COM — Source: Science Focus

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Robotech

A Robotech episode contains a very obscure Star Trek Easter egg. If you pay close attention during Blind Game, you might notice the words KLINGONS and ENTERPRISE flashing on a screen. OK, not exactly esoteric -- unless you can recognize the screen layout of the first Star Trek computer game ever, which came out in 1971. — Sources: Episode on YouTube, The Register

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Math

Reading makes you better at... math? 1,3,5,7,9,11,13.15.17 Aa 2 Ff a2+b2=C2 15-2=13 10x3=30 b 010+13=23 12 cm 7x2=14 5x3-15 C S IAlvBL CRACKED 12 cm The part of your brain that is responsible for being able to read is also used during previously considered unrelated activities, like multiplication. — Source: Science Daily

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Queen

QUEEN GUITARIST BRIAN MAY ACCIDENTALLY TORE HIS BUTT. As a result of over-enthusiastic gardening (his words), he damaged his gluteus maximus. Right — Source: Variety

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John Cena

Over 11 year's, John Cena granted 500 wishes for the Make-a-W Foundation. W W ME 3S D AOVE MAKE MAKECA WISH (A That means he granted a wish about ever

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Domestic Labor

Couples that share housework have sex more often. The gender-neutral division of labor in the home can increase sexual frequency and satisfaction. Add

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Plain White T’s

Plain White T's Hey There Delilah Tom Higgenson wrote the soNG about Delilah DiCrescenzo, an athlete he met through a mutual friend. He was sO encha

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