22 Shocking Statistics That Change How You See the World
It's time for some real talk.
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Whether we read it in a history book, saw it on the news, or listen to our dumb friends, we all like to regurgitate smart-sounding facts. Well, it's time for some real talk.
With the help of master plastician AuntieMeme, we'd like to clear the air on some "well-known facts" you may have learned throughout life.
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![The Hindenburg crash was a horrific disaster that left nothing but scorched earth. Or was it? More than half of the people aboard survived. Of the 97](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/9/3/6/338936.jpg?v=1)
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