10 Cartoons That Almost Looked A Lot Different

10 Cartoons That Almost Looked A Lot Different

15 Trivia Tidbits for Saturday, May 4, 2024

15 Trivia Tidbits for Saturday, May 4, 2024

22 of the Funniest Burns from the Week of April 29, 2024

22 of the Funniest Burns from the Week of April 29, 2024

12 Trivia Tidbits for Friday, May 3, 2024

12 Trivia Tidbits for Friday, May 3, 2024

Dramatic Andy Samberg Is Weirding Everybody Out

Dramatic Andy Samberg Is Weirding Everybody Out

33 Random Bits of Trivia We Found in a Pot at the End of a Rainbow

When you find a big ol’ pot of shiny facts, but some grimy little leprechaun says you stole them, you’re forced to take a long, hard look in the mirror. Like, Christopher Columbus didn’t “find” the Americas, ya know? Oh god, are we just some filthy fact colonizers? 

No, no, that can’t be the case. That leprechaun was just gonna hide these facts away in his cave all for himself, but we shared their knowledge with the rest of the world. It still seems kind of gross, though. After you read them, can you please tell us how to feel? 

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CRACKED NEW HAMPSHIRE SAID 'YES' TO MARIJUANA WITH A RESOUNDING VOTE. On February 23, 2023, the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted to make marijuana legal, with 234 people in favor and 127 against. Both parties supported the bill.

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CRACKED 26 SPECIES SAVED FROM EXTINCTION IN AUSTRALIA. Thanks to the hard work of government agencies, conservation groups, and Indigenous land managers, 26 species of Australian wildlife have been saved from the brink of extinction. These include mammals, birds, frogs, reptiles, and fish.

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MILLENNIALS MAY BE HAVING MORE BABIES (BUT DON'T GET TOO EXCITED). An expert said it's probably just a short-term increase, due to people waiting to have kids, and not a sign that the baby bust is over. CRACKED

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GUESS WHO DIDN'T WANT ROE v. WADE OVERTURNED? Samuel Alito thinks he knows who was behind the leak of a Supreme Court ruling draft on Roe v. Wade. But it wasn't him, he says: Look, this made us targets of assassination. Would I do that to myself? CRACKED

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THANKS FOR THE PEP TALK, BANK OF ENGLAND. The cost of living in the UK rose as inflation surged to 10.1%, its highest level since 1977. The government's response? The Bank of England's chief economist said that, what we're facing now is that reluctance to accept that, yes, we're all worse off. CRACKED

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A WEED COMPANY OFFERED TO PICK UP THE SLACK FOR BURGER KING. Stiiizy, a cannabis company, is offering jobs to the over 400 Burger King employees who were let go in Michigan. They'll BURG be paid at least $16 an hour and will get benefits too. KIN CRACKED

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JOHNS NO LONGER RULE THE S&P 500. For the first time ever, in April 2023, there were more female CEOs than CEOs with the name John in the S&P 500. Progress! CRACKED

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THE SUPREME COURT HAS PROMISED TO CHANGE NOTHING. The nine Supreme Court justices all agreed to stick to the same ethical standards they've been following since 2011, and they all signed a document to show their commitment. Basically, they're saying: Nothing's broken, no fix needed. CRACKED

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DISNEY'S SUING RON DESANTIS (BUT HE'S NOT WORRIED). Governor DeSantis said that the lawsuit Disney filed against him was politically motivated, and that it was time for the company to stop getting special treatment in Florida. But he is the guy who specifically targeted Disney as governor. CRACKED

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MAGIC GRAND HASBRO'S NOT PLAYING GAMES. In April 2023, Wizards of the Coast sent Pinkertons to a YouTuber's house to take a bunch of MTG cards from the upcoming, not-yet-released March of the Machine: The Aftermath set. Apparently, Hasbro is absolutely not screwing around. CRACKED

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STUDENTS ARE SUING THEIR UNIVERSITY OVER THEIR WORTHLESS COURSEWORK. 18 students are taking legal action against James Cook University in Australia, asking for money back because they found out their courses weren't officially recognized and weren't worth anything. OK, it's hard not to empathize. JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY AUSTRALIA CRACKED

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NOBODY WANTED FREE GROCERIES, so THIS TIKTOKER CRIED. A TikToker was in a grocery store in London and offered to pay for people's groceries, but they all said no and she ended up crying. I just hope they don't look at me thinking I'm some weirdo, she said in the window. CRACKED

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DON'T GET CAUGHT SELLING SEX TOYS IN THAILAND. If you do, you could end up in jail for up to three years, or have to pay a fine of over $1,700. CRACKED

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AN UBER DRIVER TAKES CUSTOMER SERVICE TO A WHOLE NEW LOW. Uber In 2021, a 53-year-old Uber driver from Brampton, Ontario was accused of doing something really awful -he allegedly sexually assaulted a female passenger, and then stole her phone to give himself a good review on the Uber app. CRACKED

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GRACKED THE U.S. NAVY IS PAINFULLY LOUD. The U.S. Navy's loud pinging and metallic shrieking noises can cause permanent hearing damage to sea animals if they're louder than 210 decibels.

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GRACKED A WIFE WHO NEVER FARTED IN HER HUSBAND'S LAP? UNPRECEDENTED. This ancient joke, considered the world's oldest, is from way back in 1900 BC. It goes: Something which has never occurred since time immemorial; a young woman did not fart in her husband's lap.

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GRACKED DEBT CAN BE DEADLY. Having debt can even increase your risk of suicide by more than two and a half times - even when taking into account things like age, income, and mental health.

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GRACKED SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM - THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT DOES, APPARENTLY, ДЕ T 21 In China, taxes on tobacco have gone up in recent times, and now make up 7.5% of the government's income, making it the single biggest money-maker for the Chinese government.

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GRACKED ANCIENT PEOPLE THOUGHT BIRDS COULD TRANSFORM. People in ancient times thought that certain birds, like Redstarts and Garden Warblers, could change into different kinds of birds during the wintertime. This was an attempt to explain what we now understand is bird migration.

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GRACKED ANDRE THE GIANT: NOT AS TALL AS ADVERTISED. Andre the Giant was said to be really tall on TV: 7'4. Не was actually a bit shorter than that, though - about 6'9 and three-quarters. Still pretty gigantic, admittedly.

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GRACKED A WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE? CHEATER HAD TO TRADEMARK HIS NAME. Tecwen Whittock, who coughed during Who Wants to be a Millionaire? and helped his buddy cheat his way to a fortune, had to register his name as a trademark after a company tried to make money by selling a cough medicine called Tecwen Relief.

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GRACKED COYOTE UGLY: INSPIRED BY A GQ ARTICLE. QX16-03 CP44270 GH 467C 15-2038 WE DON'TAL De SPETITE ESTO NO The movie Coyote Ugly was inspired by a GQ article written in 1997 by Eat, Pray, Love author Elizabeth Gilbert. The article was about her time working as a bartender at the Village Idiot, a dive bar in the East Village of New York City.

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GRACKED GRIZZLIES ALWAYS WIN THE BATTLE OF THE BEARS. Polar bears are usually pushed away from their food sources by grizzly bears, even though polar bears are usually bigger and more powerful than grizzly bears. Turns out, bear turf wars are serious, grueling business.

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GRACKED KEEP THEM SAFE, NOT SEDATED. In elder care homes, putting black mats in front of exits can help stop people with dementia from wandering off without having to give them medication or lock them up. They see the doormat as a hole and avoid it.

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GRACKED MICHELIN GUIDE REVIEWS: SECRETIVE AND UNACCOUNTABLE? The people who review restaurants for the Michelin Guide stay anonymous, and they're protected by a lack of any available legal recourse against bad reviews.

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GRACKED COFFEE: THE LIVER'S BEST FRIEND? Drinking coffee can help lower your chances of getting liver disease. Turns out, a regular cup of joe isn't such a bad habit after all.

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GRACKED KENNEDY: CIGARS BEFORE EMBARGO. FRAUR Right before he signed the Cuban trade embargo, President John F. Kennedy got his hands on 1 ,200 Cuban cigars. Talk about planning ahead.

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amazon AMAZON DELIVERS, EVEN IN A CRISIS. A delivery driver for Amazon was caught on camera dropping off a package while police were handling what looked like an armed standoff. Is that a sign of a strong work ethic, or late-stage capitalism? CRACKED

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A PRETTY BIG ASTEROID CAME CLOSER TO US THAN THE MOON. In March of 2023, a good-sized asteroid zoomed past Earth at a distance of about 109,000 miles, much closer than the Moon's orbit of 238,000 miles. Equally fascinating, The Jerusalem Post described it as the size of 22 tuna fish, and spent several paragraphs explaining why the noble tuna fish is an appropriate unit of measurement. CRACKED

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OHIO POLICE ARE SUING AFROMAN FOR MAKING THEM LOOK BAD. The police in Ohio are taking legal action against the rapper Afroman, because he used footage of their home raid in his music and videos, which they say has caused them embarrassment and damaged their reputation. CRACKED

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REP. BOEBERT BRINGS UNBORN BABIES TO A HEARING ON ENDANGERED SPECIES, BECAUSE WHY NOT? In March 2023, during a House hearing on the Endangered Species Act, Republican Representative Lauren Boebert tried to control the narrative by showing pictures of unborn babies. CRACKED

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CAR THIEF FOILED BY LACK OF STICK- SHIFT SKILLS. R135 246 A guy in Chicago tried to steal someone's car, but he didn't know how to drive a manual transmission, and was quickly caught. CRACKED

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CANADA'S GIFT TO THE U.S.: GIANT, DESTRUCTIVE WILD PIGS. The U.S. is trying to put a stop to the spread of huge, destructive wild pigs coming from Canada. Start polishing up your old feral hog jokes. CRACKED

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