Ben Schwartz on His Love of Improv, Playing Sonic and Almost Missing Out on Jean-Ralphio

The prolific 41-year-old actor and comedian has several projects on the way, including ‘Renfield’ with Nicolas Cage. But as he tells Cracked, the rejections still hurt — and the memories of the early years of struggle remain

Authors: By Tim Grierson
Published: March 27, 2023
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The 10 Best Robots on ‘Futurama’ as Determined by ChatGPT

This stupid thing told me Kif was a robot. Don’t worry, I let him have it

Authors: By Brian VanHooker
Published: March 27, 2023
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For Thirty Bucks, You Can Watch Jeanie Buss and the Laker Girls Open for Jay Mohr

What do you call 12 millionaires around a TV watching the NBA Finals? The Los Angeles Lakers.

Authors: By Matt Solomon
Published: March 27, 2023
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‘Succession’s Logan Roy Asked for a Roast, So We Gave Him One

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Authors: By Tara Ariano
Published: March 27, 2023
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Sad Epilogues for Real-Life ‘Seinfeld’ Characters

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Published: March 27, 2023
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15 Facts We Are Better People For Learning

By:: Andrea Meno; JhallComics

March 28, 2022

15 Facts We Are Better People For Learning

Facts are fun, facts are friends, here’s some facts to… uh, something that rhymes with friends.

For 8 days, a 6-year-old girl was a bonafide Australian Navy enlistee – well, the mascot of the HMAS Sydney, anyway. Either way, it’s a good thing she didn’t have protective, “curling” parents (possibly called “Kangaroo Parents” in Australia?) or the waters of Carnarvon Bay may not have been under her protection for that very special week. She also would probably not have suffered that snake bite in the first place, but who’s counting.

For you knuckleheads out there (that’s what grandpa Cracked called those of the cannabis imbibing persuasion), get this – trace amounts of THC can be found in your semen! Yuck. And ooooh. And, uh oh, what does this mean for drug testing going forward? Onanism with someone patiently waiting on the other side of the door? No thanks!

These and more, just read on!

15 Almonds and peaches are genetically similar enough to fertilize each other.

Almonds and peaches can fertilize with each other and create hybrids. Both species are part of the Prunus genus, and are genetically very similar, so much so that they can be cross-bred, and fertile hybrids can be obtained from them. CRACKED.COM — Source: Phys Org

14 The sun gives you Vitamin D through cholesterol.

The sun converts cholesterol into vitamin D in your body. The sun's energy turns a chemical in your skin into vitamin D3, which is carried to your liver and then your kidneys to transform it to active vitamin D. CRACKED.COM — Source: Harvard Health Publishing

13 The male drone bee lives and dies just for his queen.

The sole purpose of a male honeybee is to mate with the queen. Called drones, the male honeybee exists only to mate with the queen, and if given the chance they die immediately after. CRACKED.COM — SSource: Smithsonian Magazine

12 THC can be the semen of heavy users.

THC can be found in the semen of chronic users of cannabis. A quantifiable amount of THC can be detected in men who smoke marijuana. It's unclear if this will prompt a new method of workplace drug testing. CRACKED.COM — Source: Pubmed

11 An Olympic cyclist is now homeless after being famous in the ‘80s and ‘90s.

An Olympic medalist quit cycling and ended up homeless. Rebecca Twigg was one of the most famous American cyclists in the '80s and '90s, but left the sport in '96. She has been without a home for five years, after entering the workforce didn't work out. CRACKED.COM — Source: Seattle Times

10 Migraines are more common in women.

Migraines are 3 times more common in women than in men. Dr. Andrew Charles describes a migraine as a spectacular neuro-physiological event that involves bursts of electrical activity that start in the vision center of the brain. CRACKED.COM — Source: NPR

9 One person drew sunspots every day for 40 years.

An astronomer hand drew sunspots every day for 40 years. The detailed drawings, by Japanese astronomer Hisako Koyama, aid researchers in studying solar cycles and the sun's magnetic fields. CRACKED.COM — Source: PBS

8 Motorcyclists can run red lights in Indiana.

You can run a red light in Indiana if you're on a light enough vehicle. SUZUKI The Dead Red law allows motorists in vehicles too light to trigger the red light sensor, like a motorcycle or moped, to proceed through the red light after 120 seconds. CRACKED.COM — Source: Truitt Law Offices

7 Nazis really did search for the Holy Grail.

The Nazis actually did try to find the Holy Grail during WWII. big atelier et lanma hoas шог at Encent innombrance los home m to du privon aulli legieimment come a uemont-et nac Cacordente tout la cutilizent C14 laare.cc elle m caust point et pms prentitetour nunc De teir en icut pour soulter plus veau erlaner comautenant altur. et De ttir an peur quine pundicut fore quelaus la mint entoncius a plus dut au W councitures cr lemus claw. Car mostle le horene enter as vauic after unfulr que conaur.02 production teus que cour a ° cluic The Indiana Jones movies weren't — Source: Military History Now

6 Theaters in the Victorian period burned down -- a lot.

The lifespan of a theater during the Victorian period was about 20 years. Theaters had mainly wooden interiors which were always at risk of fire. After the Theatre Royal fire in 1887, in which more than 190 people lost their lives, fire exits and escape routes became a statutory requirement. CRACKED.COM — Source: Theatre Trust

5 “Thankful Villages” suffered no casualties during WWII.

Villages in Britain that suffered no casualties during WWI were called Thankful Villages. 31 of these villages, also known as Blessed Villages, exist in England, having all men who left to serve in the war return home. CRACKED.COM — Source: The Guardian

4 King Solomon had a harem ,000 women strong.

King Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines. The hundreds of women said to have married King Solomon or reside in his harem described in the Book of Kings included the daughter of Pharaoh and women of Moabite and Hittite origins. CRACKED.COM — Source: Jewish Women's Archive

3 A Texas town tried to make “Heaven-o” a thing.

A community in Texas tried to replace hello with Heaven-o. In 1997, The Kleberg County commissioners unanimously designated heaven-o as the county's official greeting as a symbol of peace, friendship and welcome. CRACKED.COM — Source: Minnesota Daily

2 A 6-year-old served in the Australian Navy.

The youngest female ever enlisted in the Australian Navy was 6-years-old. 03 Nancy Bentley was given the rank of the HMAS Sydney's mascot so that the Navy could treat her for a venomous snake bite. She was discharged 8 days later. CRACKED.COM — Source: Navy Australia

1 Sweden has “curling parents.”

Helicopter Parents are called Curling Parents in Sweden. The term for overprotective parenting describes two parents sweeping the ice in front of the child so the child can avoid any kind of obstacle on his or her way through life. CRACKED.COM — Source: Psychology Today

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