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12 Cool Facts To Pack Into Your Pumpkin

By:: Eli Yudin

October 15, 2021

12 Cool Facts To Pack Into Your Pumpkin

Learning is cool! At least that's what my mom always told me!

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The oldest person to sign the Declaration of Independence was Benjamin Franklin, at 70 years old. Which is almost as cool as if he'd signed it one year earlier. Nice. CRACKED.COM — Source: University of Central Florida

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It would be no exaggeration to call the disaster at Chernobyl power plant one of history's greatest whoopsies. It released 400 times more radioactive material into the atomsphere than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. CRACKED.COM — Source: 10 Years After Chernobyl

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The province of British Columbia in Canada is absolutely massive, covering about 365,000 square miles. In fact, the single province of British Columbia is larger than 85% of the countries in the world. CRACKED.COM — Source: BCAviation

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The BMW 507 two-door convertible sold so poorly it almost bankrupted BMW entirely in 1959. BMW 507 Only around 250 were made, and today they fetch a pretty price. To the tune of over $2 million at auction. CRACKED.COM — Source: CNBC

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Almost half of Alaska's population is located in a single city: Anchorage, Alaska. LEE And if it ever starts to get overcrowded, well, the good news is: they've got plenty of space to spread out. CRACKED.COM — Source: Alaska.gov

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Many today think of the xylophone as the instrument of grade-school music class and dancing skeletons. But it was a very popular instrument in ragtime music... which is now mostly played by ice cream trucks. CRACKED.COM — Source: Oxford University Press

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The Ancient Greeks believed that the scent of thyme gave those who smelled it courage. O@KTNBHAR COUPEME The greek word thumos means bravery, and it's from this word that thyme got its name. CRACKED.COM — Source: Garden Therapy

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Because of their highly sensitive skin, salamanders are used by scientists to estimate pollution severity. Salamander population levels can provide a good idea of the general health of an environment. CRACKED.COM — Source: Grit

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You're likely aware of his baseball legacy, but did you know Jackie Robinson co-founded a bank? Freedom National Bank was founded in 1964, and continued operations until the recession of 1990. CRACKED.COM — Source: Yahoo

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Unfortunately for some of the most overdone stand-up premises around, eggs do have a link to Easter. Adopted from Ukrainian pysanka, cracking the egg symbolizes both the opening of Jesus' tomb and rebirth. CRACKED.COM — Source: University of Sheffield

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Completed in 1884, the Washington Monument remains the world's tallest obelisk today. Though part of that may be due to a massive decline in people's interest in building large obelisks. CRACKED.COM — Source: Guinness

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In olympic gymnastics, women are required to have music for their floor routines, while it's banned for men. Which means outdated gender norms are the reason we can't watch guys doing flips to Smash Mouth. CRACKED.COM — Source: Bustle

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