The Man Who Was Killed By His Own Beard

A 16th-century Dutch mayor named Hans Staininger had the most magnificent face full of whiskers the world had ever seen — a hirsute magnificence that ultimately proved to be his undoing

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Inventors Who Can't Stand Their Own Creations

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Inventors Who Can't Stand Their Own Creations

Like Frankenstein and his monster, lots of inventors throughout time have regretted their own creations. Here are 12 people who have nothing but shame and regret over their own legacies.

CRACKED c COM THE INVENTOR OF THE LABRADOODLE SAYS CREATING THE BREED WAS HIS LIFE'S REGRET. Wally Conron, the first breeder of the labradoodle, has

THE FOUNDER OF MOTHER'S DAY WENT DOOR-TO-DOOR WITH PETITIONS TO RESCIND IT. Anna Jarvis was disgusted by how commercialized the holiday had become. Sh

THE CREATOR OF THE POP-UP AD ISSUED A PUBLIC APOLOGY. Titter. fascinating updates on theathings Twite? S UD Mew lo cinfald in reat evenls eiate sin Et

LOUISE MAY ALCOTT THOUGHT LITTLE WOMEN WAS DULL. She returned to her passion of writing suspense tales of liberated women, having tired of providin

CRACKED cO THE MAN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE'II' IN SITES IS SORRY. http: W Sir Tim Berners-Lee, creator of the world wide web, said the said the double s

CRACKED c COM THE CREATOR OF THE K-CUP FEELS BAD THAT HE MADE IT. Gloria oan. Ce HAEDRED TARTIFICIATEYFLAVORED FLOAST COPPCE -01NA SH The disposable

CRACKED.COM THE DEVELOPER OF WEAPONS-GRADE PEPPER SPRAY SPOKE OUT AGAINST ITS USE ON OCCUPY WALL STREET PROTESTERS. Kamran Loghman, who developed pepp

CRACKED.COM STEVE JOBS DIDN'T ALLOW THE IPAD IN HIS HOME. The founder of Apple thought they were too addictive for his children.

THE INVENTOR OF THE AK-47 SAID I WISH I'D MADE A LAWNMOWER. Although Mikhail Kalashnikov died saying he was proud of his invention, he said he wishe

THE DEVELOPER OF FLAPPY BIRD DELETED IT FROM THE APP STORE BECAUSE IT RUINED HIS SIMPLE LIFE. Dong Nguyen didn't like the attention, criticism, and

THE MAN RESPONSIBLE FOR MODERN CIGARETTES DIDN'T SMOKE THEM. James Buchanan Duke strictly smoked cigars. Ironically, cigarettes were supposed to be he

CRACKED.COM THE CREATOR OF COMIC SANS DOESN'T LIKE ITS USE AS A TYPEFACE. TUITION Learning and Support 208 Vincent Connare created the font specifical

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