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The 5 Most Incredible Scenes Ever Preserved by Fossils
Every once in a while Mother Nature decides to cut your friendly neighborhood dinosaur hunter some slack by capturing a perfect snapshot of something awesome.
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- By Teddem Yee
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5 Myths You Probably Believe About Famous Landmarks
As with anything else we think we know, the most basic facts about famous landmarks turn out to be mostly wrong.
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- By C. Coville, Ivan Farkas
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- 1037
Cracked Round-Up: Temperance Edition
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- By CRACKED Staff
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6 Insane Summer Camps That Will Make You Wish You Were a Kid
What if there were summer camps where you could learn how to be a ninja? Or fly a freaking jet through the mountains of Africa?
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- By Patrick Dugan
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- 382
5 Awesome Ways Famous Plot Twists Were Kept Secret
Sometimes the best way for an actor to act surprised is to legitimately not know what's coming.
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- By Russell Puntenney
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- 671
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5 Stupid Juries That Prove the Justice System Is Broken
It's no surprise that this system goes wrong from time to time. It's just surprising how wrong it goes.
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- By Jeff Bennion, Eric Yosomono, Gregory Myers
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The 7 Most Baffling Video Game Adaptations of Everyday Life
With all of reality available to warp and twist into whatever shape we like, some people prefer to use video games to do the most boring stuff possible.
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- By Maxwell Yezpitelok, Michael Riel, Ivan Farkas
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- 475
5 Common Nightmares We All Have
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- By Anita Serwacki, Chris Pauls
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5 Gigantic Wars You Won't Believe Almost Happened
It's impossible to know exactly what the results would have been, but it's mind-boggling to think how close we were to these.
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- By Jacopo della Quercia , Edward Chusid
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5 Beloved Celebrities Everyone Forgets Did Terrible Things
We forever remember Michael Richards for screaming racial slurs, and Charlie Sheen will always be a punchline, but the vast majority of the world has forgotten about these.
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- By Lachlan M., Javier Yepes
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- 2222
6 Famous Authors Who Were Nothing Like You Expect
We tend to forget that sometimes writers just make shit up that has nothing to do with their real lives, and as a result we have an image of them that directly contradicts their actual personality.
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- By C. Coville, Matthew Kohlmorgen
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- 839
5 Horrifying Secrets Supermarkets Don't Want You to Know
If something from your kitchen makes you sick, would you ever think to blame the grocery store? You should.
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- By Pauli Poisuo
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- 1199
5 Mind-Blowing Cases of Mistaken Identity by the Police
t's not like any of us could just wind up in jail for looking like a serial killer. Right?
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- By Rev. Les Crowley, Evan V. Symon
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- 489
The 6 Stupidest Ways Superheroes Protected Secret Identities
Every respectable superhero must have a secret identity, because there's nothing more heroic than lying to everyone you know.
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- By Maxwell Yezpitelok, Diana McCallum
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- 485
Cracked Round-Up: Panda Sex Edition
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- By CRACKED Staff
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- 3