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4 Insane Realities As A Real CSI Agent (You Don't See On TV)
How much of what we watch is on the mark? To find out, we spoke to forensic scientist Jennifer Forbes.
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- By R. Jason Benson, Jennifer Forbes
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Abortion On Request: 5 Facts Of Life As A Surrogate Mom
If you're good at having babies (a rarer skill than you'd think), why not get paid for it? We talked to one woman who did just that, and it turns out that there's plenty of weirdness involved.
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- By Anonymous, Amanda Mannen
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6 Insane Things You Learn When Your College Goes Bankrupt
Cracked talked to Kate Dobson to learn what happens when your school goes to that great NCAA division in the sky.
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- By Mark Hill, Kate Dobson
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7 Things You Learn As A Straight Guy Who's A Crossdresser
Hi there. I'm married to a woman and I have a kid. I'm Vera, and I'm a straight crossdresser
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- By Vera Wylde, Amanda Mannen
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5 Tips For Busting Out Of Jail (From Someone Who Did It)
We just want this up here as a reference in case the government ever catches on to our knockoff Pokemon business.
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- By Robert Evans, Christee & Darryl
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- 525
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5 Things You Learn When Your Body Can't Stop Bleeding
Sometimes being an impending blood explosion is wacky, sometimes it's terrifying, but it's rarely ever dull.
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- By Amanda Mannen, Alisha Blake
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Amway: 5 Realities Of The Multi-Billion-Dollar Scam
Angelos Kyritsis got wrapped up in the Amway pyramid scheme and he's here to shed some light on the ugly -- and downright weird -- truth.
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- By Carolyn Burke, Angelos Kyritsis
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5 Things I Learned About Your Sex Life As A Porn Store Clerk
We spoke to Pam and Angela, who told us some bizarre things they learned running a 7-11 for people's junk.
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- By Amanda Mannen, Angela Weller, Pam
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5 Dark Realities Of Animating Shows Like 'The Simpsons'
As a job title,
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- By Mark Hill, Lucas Gray, Dallas Bolton, Wendy & Lizzie Molyneux
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- 720
I Hunt Serial Killers: 6 Facts You Thought Movies Made Up
We spoke to James Renner, a journalist who has made investigating and tracking down serial killers his life's work, despite not having a badge to flash at crime scenes.
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- By Robert Evans, James Renner
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- 867
I Am A Lawyer For Children: 6 Ugly Truths
We thought this sounded like an admirable and completely nightmarish job to have, so we sat down and talked with a woman who chose this career.
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- By Robert Evans, Anonymous
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6 Awful Realities Of Falling Into (And Out Of) A Coma
We talked to Tim, who woke up from a coma and told us that, among other things, it's not as simple as 'waking up.'
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- By Ryan Menezes, Tim Cherry
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- 564
5 Things Only Dealers Know About Gambling At A Casino
We sat down with a veteran card dealer at the Mohegan Sun and asked about all the stuff casinos don't want us to know.
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- By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz, Anonymous
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Major Surgery With No Painkillers: 5 Things I Learned
Cracked sat down with Vijay Welch-Young, a man who had chest-slicing, cancer-dicing heart surgery without general anesthesia, which means he was awake for THE WHOLE THING.
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- By Robert Evans, Kier Harris, Vijay Welch-Young
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- 813
5 Job Secrets Of A Movie Theater Grosser Than The Floor
We talked to theater managers Donovan King and Olga Lexell to learn about cinema's seedy underbelly.
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- By Mark Hill, Donovan King, Olga Lexell
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- 708