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Saturns' rings are, cosmically speaking, a very brief event. We are about halfway through their 200 million year lifespan and are very lucky as a species to be alive to witness them. Triassic di- nosaurs would have been too early to see the rings through their primitive telescopes. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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In 1933, Soviet Russia dumped 6,700 prisoners on an island in Siberia. lexandrovskoye Naz Nazino Island Ob River Narym Vasyugan Swamp Ket River Tomsk Oblast The deportees were sent to Nazino Island to construct a special settlement and to cultivate the island with only flour for food, a few tools, and no shelter. A month later about 4,000 of them were dead. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Going troppo is an Australian term for being driven mad by heat. A study in Darwin found those who do not work in air-conditioning had high- er levels of negativity, anx- iety, aggression, and alco- hol use, and lower levels of general health. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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The LAPD set up Bun Blockades during the Great Depression. The unconstitutional program placed officers at the California state lines to keep migrant workers (Okies) from crossing over to find work or housing. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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115 Greeks defended themselves against 10,000 Ottoman troops during the Greek War of Independence. The Greek revolutionaries managed to kill 300 and wound 800 while suffering just 6 casualties. When the Ottomans paused their at- tack to get cannons ready, the Greeks escaped through enemy lines undetected. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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There is over a 99% recycling rate for asphalt. Asphalt pavement is the most recycled product in the USA, easily beating materials that are more commonly associated with recycling, such as alumi- num with just a 55% recy- cling rate. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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The 'Red Hand of Ulster' sigil. may be based on the story of a boat race to determine the next king. The story goes that a race was held and the winner would be the next king. One potential king saw he was losing so he chopped his own hand off and tossed it to shore, winning the race. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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The 'Oscar Love Curse' is a strong superstition that is believed to be true in Hollywood circles. According to it, a woman who is awarded the Acade- my Award for Best Actress or Best Supporting Actress is doomed to have her boyfriend or husband cheat on her or divorce her soon after. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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English painter Mary Barnes was a schizophrenic who first painted with poop. Barnes's first paintings were done with her own feces on the walls depicting breasts. Her psychiatrist gave her grease crayons which led to Barnes evolving from crayon scribbles, to finger-painting, to oil painting. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Equifax changed their name to rehabilitate their public image. .S 11500 PEACHTREE Before 1975, they were known as the Retail Cred- it Company, and sold cus- tomer information to the point where congress had to enact the Fair Credit Reporting Act. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Emperor Hirohito of Japan wore a Mickey Mouse watch. Because he was such a fan, Hirohito was given the watch as a gift during his special tour of Disneyland in 1975. For years, even on formal occasions, His Maj- esty was observed wearing the watch. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Randy Rhoads died when his tour bus driver crashed a plane he stole. The legendary guitarist and bus driver buzzed the tour bus during their joyride, in hopes of wak- ing up the band, and clipped the wing of the plane and crashed. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

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The Nazis are to thank for the Olympic torch relay. GMC TRUCKO au It was the Third Reich who devised the idea of carrying the Olympic torch through a relay sys- tem, which had no an- cient precedent when it was introduced in 1936. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Back to the Future is safe from nostalgia sequels. Director Robert Zemeckis, who has approval over all films in the 'Back to the Future' franchise, says that he will block all attempts to remake or reboot the original film. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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The oldest mummies in the world are turning into black slime. Over 100 Chinchorro mum- mies found near the Ataca- ma Desert in Chile are turning gelatinous due to bacterial growth associat- ed with increasing humidi- ty. The mummies date to 5000 B.C. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

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The Queen of England accidentally received the band Queen's fan mail. After Queen's success with Bohemian Rhapsody, sacks of fan mail poured in from behind the Iron Curtain, addressed to Queen, Lon- don. It was mistakenly de- livered to Buckingham Pal- ace. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Many BPA-free plastics contain BPS, a similar chemical that can affect cells the same way. bpafree BPS was a favored re- placement to BPA be- cause it was thought to be more resistant to leaching. However, 81% of Americans have BPS in their urine. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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There is a glitter conspiracy involving one of the biggest glitter manufacturers in the US. The biggest client of Glit- terex does not want to be named. When a manager was asked if they could name them in a New York Times interview they in- stantly replied, No, I ab- solutely know that I can't. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Tom Hanks produced Mamma Mia with his wife, Rita Wilson. MAMMA MIA! WITH HOT CRACKED.COM Hanks even auditioned to be one of the three main men but was de- nied because his sing- ing voice wasn't quite up to snuff. — Source

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Anxious/scared cats can be calmed with a technique called Slow Blink. GRACKED.COM It shows you as a more trusting person and is more likely to calm the cat. Animal shelters use the technique to help nervous cats feel more at ease. — Source

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Octopuses get touchy-feely with each other when given MDMA. CRACKED COM Octopuses are anti-so- cial towards other octo- puses by nature, but when given MDMA or ecstasy they are much more friendly and try to hug each other. — Source

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There are only 3 original citrus fruits, and most other citrus fruits are hybrids of these. GRACKED.COM In the beginning, there was only pomelo, cit- ron, and mandarin. The oranges we enjoy today are a combina- tion of pomelo and mandarin. — Source

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A Biotech firm managed to 3D print fake rhino horns that are genetically identical knockoffs. CRACKED.COM The company Pembient plans to flood the Chinese rhino horn market at one-eighth of the price of the original, undercutting the price poachers can get and forcing them out eventually. — Source

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Florida's state gemstone does not naturally occur in Florida. NASA CRACKED COM The finest moonstones are found mainly in Sri Lanka and Southern India. The gem was chosen to commemorate as- tronaut-controlled space flights launched from the Kennedy Space Center. — Source

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Pink Floyd's album Atom Heart Mother doesn't end until you stop it. CRACKED.COM The final song, Alan's Psy- chedelic Breakfast, features a dripping sink at the end. The effect was cut into the vinyl's run-off groove, caus- ing the dripping noise to play on indefinitely until the sty- lus was removed. — Source

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'Counter-Strike' having so many issues led to the creation of Steam. Each AUTO defutando bomba CRACKED.COM Steam was originally created so that Valve didn't have to keep shutting off 'Counter-Strike' serv- ers to fix issues with the game. — Source

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Mercury is thought to be the almost-exposed core of a larger planet. CRACKED.COM The originally Mercury may have been 4.5x bigger before a colli- sion with another pro- to-planet that blew away most of its crust and mantle.

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One of the earliest weapons of mass destruction was used during the Siege of Antwerp in 1585. CRACKED.COM A Dutch explosive fire ship containing 4 tons of explo- sive rammed a fortified Spanish bridge, killing 800 Spaniards, causing a small tsunami, and vibrating windows 22 miles away. — Source

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Beethoven once received so much applause that the police had to break it up. CRACKED.COM At the premiere of Bee- thoven's 9th symphony, police had to break up the applause, as the amount he was receiving was con- sidered inappropriate for a private citizen. — Source

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Colleges received orphaned practice babies. CRACKED.COM In the early to mid-1900s, orphaned babies were lent out to college home eco- nomics programs where they were taken care of en- tirely by groups of stu- dents in order to learn child-rearing skills. — Source

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A nuclear plant whistleblower was killed before she could go to the press. CRACKED.COM In 1974, Karen Silkwood set out to meet a reporter to go public with evidence of extensive safety violations. Her car appeared to have been run off the road and the documents she had with her were missing. — Source

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Lower back pain from standing too long can be relieved by squeezing your buttcheeks. CRACKED.COM By squeezing your butt like you're squeezing your cheeks together, you rotate your hips for- ward out of a position that might have too much anterior pelvic tilt. — Source

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English officers called off an invasion of Spain in 1625 because their soldiers got too hammered. CRACKED.COM Sir Edward Cecil hoped to weak- en the Spanish Empire by plun- dering the coast, but his last stop was at the wine-producing region of Andalusia. The entire ship got plastered, abandoned their plans, sailed aimlessly for a while, and mostly died. — Source

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Two men with metal detectors found coins from a show about men with metal detectors. CRACKED.COM Two metal detectorists thought they'd found a stash of Roman gold coins they estimated to be worth £250,000, but the coins were actually worthless props for the show The Detectorists. — Source

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Ruby chocolate is the fourth chocolate type and the first new chocolate type in 80 years. GRAGKED.COM It is pink due to the color of the cocoa beans used to make it. It was unveiled by Swiss-Belgian cocoa com- pany Barry-Callebaut in September 2017 and had been in development since 2004. — Source

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New Mexico was not named after the nation of Mexico. CRACKED.COM The state was named after the Aztec Valley of Mexico in 1563, more than 250 years before Mexico be- came a nation. — Source

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Vikings sold narwhal tusks to Europeans as unicorn horns. CRACKED.COM The Vikings brought nar- whal tusks back from their sea journeys and traders peddled the tusk as a uni- corn horn, believed to be an antidote to poison, and the wealthy fell for the ploy. — Source

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An old lady ran a halfway house in Sacramento and killed some of the residents. RIO CITY CAF CRACKED COM Dorothea Puente mur- dered 7 of the resi- dents and buried them in the front yard. Newspapers dubbed Puente the Death House Landlady. — Source

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