18 Super-Genius Facts
A little snack to feed your fact-hungry brain.
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You're a busy person. You want to know things, but you don't have time to leaf through the entire internet to find them. And we're here for you. This is a collection of completely true facts that are objectively interesting. And if these whet your appetite for article-length interestingness, there's a link to a related Cracked article under each image.
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