The Missouri Town That Had A 50 Gator Invasion

In the early 2010s, a Missouri town fell victim to an alligator salesman from Florida. More than 50 baby alligators were purchased.

Authors: By Ethan Tyrrell
Published: November 28, 2021
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Comic's Darkest Villain Wasn't A Character, It Was Artist Len Lawson

How one artist went from competing with Superman to rotting in jail forever.

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The Elevator That Was So Perfect, They Put The Inventor In Prison

He used no nails, so they claimed he was sabotaging it.

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Superheroes Have Some Weirdo Food Obsessions

Hulk may smash, but Hulk definitely also rip with what he’s eating.

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NFTs Are So, So Dumb

NFTs do nothing and accomplish nothing, but people snap them up.

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Published: November 29, 2021
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Count On It: 14 Hard-To-Believe Numbers

By:: Shea

September 29, 2021

Count On It: 14 Hard-To-Believe Numbers

Let us give you the cold hard numbers. Want to know how much the most expensive parking spot costs? How many pandas have twins? How densely populated the most densely populated place on Earth was? Of course you do. We've got answers. You can count on it.

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Kowloon Walled City had a population of 3.25 million people per square mile The former military fort was the most densely populated place to ever exist. Compare that to Manhattan's 27,000 people per square mile. CRACKED.COM — Source: Popular Science

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In 2020, Americans watched over 57 billion minutes of The Office MICHAEL SCOTT PAPER COMPANY INC. Netflix streams for the Dunder Mifflin crew were far ahead of the second most streamed show, Grey's Anatomy, at 39.5 billion minutes. CRACKED.COM — Source: ScreenRant

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The world's most expensive parking spot costs $1.3 million A luxury building in Hong Kong sold a spot for more than $10,000 per square foot. CRACKED.COM — Source: NPR

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In the US, there are almost 12,000 injuries per year due to falling TVs. To compare, there were only 57 unprovoked shark attack bites worldwide in 2020. Be more afraid of your beloved TV showing JAWS than a shark attack. CRACKED.COM — Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Florida Museum

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1/2 of all panda births are twins However, it's very rare for both to survive to adulthood. The mother will pick the strongest cub to care for, abadoning the weaker one. CRACKED.COM — Source: BBC Earth

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In 1963, Bruce Springsteen bought his first guitar for $18. His signature, one-of-a-kind guitar is insured for $1 million to $5 million. CRACKED.COM — Source: AP News and Rolling Stone

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Whiskey USED to cost 25 cents per gallon In 1820, the average American consumed 90 bottles a year, as the liquid cost less than coffee or milk. CRACKED.COM — Source: MoneyControl

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Biggie was only 24 years old when he was killed. Tupac was only 25 years old when he was killed. Really makes you feel lazy for being the most well-known person in your field by now. CRACKED.COM

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James Blunt ate only meat for two months and got scurvy The You're Beautiful singer went on a meat-only diet during university to prove a (bad) point to his vegan classmates. CRACKED.COM — Source: Independent

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The average cost of wedding in 2020 was $19,000. Due to COVID, it makes sense that it'd be lower than the 2019 average of $23,000. CRACKED.COM — Source: The Knot

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Marquis De Lafayette became a major general at age 19 When he was 16, he was a second lieutenant. He was considered a war hero in both the American Revolutionary War and the French Revolution. CRACKED.COM — Source: Monticello

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Andrew Carnegie was worth around $372 billion Carnegie was arguably the richest American to have ever lived, running closely ahead of John D. Rockefeller. CRACKED.COM — Source: BBC

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Southern Utah State's marching band bought Nixon's abandoned White House guard uniforms for $90. In January 1970, Richard Nixon unveiled wildly unpopular uniforms for the White House guards, which were quickly retired and sold off to the college marching band. CRACKED.COM — Source: Washington Monthly

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It can cost $250 million to make one NASA spacesuit Spacesuits aren't custom-fitted... NASA mixes arms and leg sections to adjust to different astronauts. CRACKED.COM — Source: NPR

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