Whoopi Goldberg Says 'Blazing Saddles' Absolutely Could Be Made Today - Can This Conversation Be Over Now?

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Authors: By Keegan Kelly
Published: December 08, 2022
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The Adam Sandler Lookalike Facebook Page Has Us Believing In Clones

The Sandler genes may have permeated the global population

Authors: By Keegan Kelly
Published: December 08, 2022
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A Guy Ate A Pepper So Hot That It Ripped A Hole in His Throat

Yes, spicy vomit can kill you

Authors: By Ryan Menezes
Published: December 08, 2022
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'Arrested Development' Saved Charlize Theron's Career After 'Aeon Flux'

Theron's performance as the mysterious "MR F" helped her pivot after filming the worst movie of her career

Authors: By Keegan Kelly
Published: December 08, 2022
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Leslie Nielsen Is Santa In The ‘90s Most Deranged Holiday Movie

1991's childhood classic, 'All I Want For Christmas,' features federal crimes, eggnog-related death and more.

Authors: By JM McNab
Published: December 08, 2022
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13 Facts To Make Us That Much Better At Breaking The Ice

By:: Andrea Meno

February 01, 2022

13 Facts To Make Us That Much Better At Breaking The Ice

Have you ever been in conversational ice so thick you thought you'd need an industrial drill just to get through it? Believe us, we know. That's why we mostly stay indoors making listicles. The fact is though, sometimes you HAVE to venture out. When you do? It's best to be armed with some FASCINATING TID BITS to help shatter any conversational glaciers you encounter.

Have trouble striking up conversations with strangers sometimes? Yes? Well, if you know at least one thing they're into, and you know a fact or two about that, you've got a start. Here are 13 diverse facts to help you.

For example, did you know in the old days in Korea, eye glasses were actually a symbol of high status? Wearing them in front of social superiors was actually seen as an insult.

So don't just stand there, your next opportunity for witty repartee could be right around the corner! Scroll on down…

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Ice formed in the Arctic Circle actually has no salt in it whatsoever. This is because ice crystals expel salt as they form on the surface of the ocean, and that salt ends up back in the water. CRACKED.COM — Source

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In Korea, in the old days, eyeglasses were a symbol of high status. DELIBED - - Which meant you couldn't wear glasses in front of, say, your boss - and wearing them in front of the king would be a serious insult. CRACKED.COM — Source

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In Japan, there are mushrooms that glow green during certain months. They're called Shiinotomoshibitake, and they grow on Mount Yokogura. Between late May and early July, they emit a faint green glow - and they only do so during that part of the year. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Two ships destroyed in the Pearl Harbor attack are still leaking oil into the sea. They've leaked thousands of gallons of oil in the 80 years since the attack, and apparently nobody is working on putting an end to it. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Papua New Guinea has three wasp species named after Top Gear presenters. They are Kereveta hammoni and Kerevata jamesmayi. Apparently, somebody on the team that discovered them was a big Top Gear fan. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The piano in Lynyrd Skynyrd's Free Bird wasn't composed by the band. It was by one of their roadies, Billy Powell, who then became part of the band right on the spot. CRACKED.COM — Source

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There was a secret experiment that involved feeding kids radioactive oatmeal. To make things worse, it was done without them or their parents knowing - MIT and Quaker Oats were involved in it, and had to pay a $1.85 million settlement. CRACKED.COM — Source

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NASA has an actual plan for diverting an asteroid by crashing into it. - It's called the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) Mission and, as NASA explains, it's a planetary defense-driven test of technologies for preventing an impact of Earth by a hazardous asteroid. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The oldest graffiti in Pompeii is, sadly, pretty underwhelming as graffiti go. It just says Gaius Pumidius Diphilus was here, and there's a timestamps that dates to what we would now call October 3, 78 ВСЕ. CRACKED.COM — Source

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There was a tax on being single for women and their families in China. This was in the Han dynasty - and, on the other hand, women who had kids got a three-year tax exemption while their husbands got a one-year exemption. CRACKED.COM — Source

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If it wasn't for fish & chips, the Nazis might have won WWII. Fish and potatoes were one of the few foods that didn't get rationed, and the British government carefully guarded the supply to make sure morale stayed up. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Apparently, seeing greenery from your hospital window really helps. A study that compared patients who had views of brick walls, and views of trees, found that those with views of trees did better in many ways. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Apparently, being a PhD student makes you pretty likely to be depressed. A study of 3659 Belgian students found that 32% had at least four symptoms of poor mental health - that's twice as likely as for similarly educated people who weren't PhD students. CRACKED.COM — Source

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