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5 Pop Culture Creations Spoiled by Their Own Creators
Surprisingly, networks, studios or publishers are in a rush to give away the endings to their own creations.
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- By Jacob Trowbridge
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Cracked Round-Up: Margaritas and Eggnog Edition
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- By CRACKED Staff
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5 Terrifying Animals That Could Save Your Life Someday
It's important to stop every once in a while and remind ourselves that the creatures in nature's nightmarish cavalcade of horrors are saving our lives every day.
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- By Lachlan M.
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5 'Luxury' Toys for the Children of Wealthy Douchebags
Hey, it's never too early to get a head start on being a detached, rich little dickhead.
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- By Mark Hill, Jacopo della Quercia
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5 World-Famous Products That Are Shameless Rip-Offs
It turns out that many of the 'knockoff' brands we've scoffed at in the supermarket were there before the more famous, million-dollar 'original' product ... that totally stole their idea.
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- By Pauli Poisuo
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5 Film Franchises Based on One Character's Stupid Decision
We see it all the time in Hollywood: One poor decision leads to an entire film series worth of conflict.
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- By David Christopher Bell
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7 Amazing Things People Got Just by Asking
You've got to use what you've got to get what you want. That's how the old saying goes, anyway. But how do you get the things you want when you have nothing? Just ask, apparently.
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- By Adam Tod Brown, Karl Smallwood
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5 Ways Your Brain Tricks You into Sticking With Bad Habits
Bad habits can ruin your life. And it turns out your brain is perfectly fine with that.
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- By Dennis Hong
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6 Bizarre Origins of Famous Companies
It's a good thing for companies that we all have the memories of peanuts, because almost all of them have completely reinvented themselves at some point.
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- By S Peter Davis, Chris Radomile
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7 Things You Won't Believe Science Says Make You Happy
Apparently, there are some seemingly random activities that are more like cheat codes to happiness.
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- By XJ Selman
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5 Ridiculous Assassination Plots That Actually Worked
Before the Internet came along, one of humanity's favorite methods of letting others know we disapproved of them was by assassinating their asses. And like the Internet, sometimes the stupidest stuff is what usually worked.
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- By Chris Wright
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5 Iconic Characters You Didn't Know Were Ripoffs
It turns out comic creators straight-up jacked many of the heroes you know and love from earlier works. And no, we're not about to list the knockoff brainchildren of Rob Liefeld.
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- By Monte Richard
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7 Video Game Easter Eggs Designed to Screw With Your Head
Some Easter Eggs have no discernible purpose other than making the player question their sanity.
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- By Codie Martin
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Cracked Round-Up: Gaffetember Edition
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- By CRACKED Staff
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5 Illegal Drugs With Surprisingly Wholesome Medical Uses
Much like Darth Vader, some drugs aren't completely evil, or even as bad as they seem.
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- By Rory Hayes
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- 910