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15 Cool Sci-Fi Technologies We've Already Blown Right Past
At some point reality overtook fiction and began making way cooler gadgets than apparently any filmmaker could conceive.
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31 Phrases English Needs To Steal From Other Languages
Never be at a loss for words again, you uncultured heathen.
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24 Celebrity Cameos Too Embarrassing For Words
Everyone loves a good cameo. Sadly, not all are so amazing.
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17 Famous Love Songs Written By Sociopaths
Love songs are so formulaic you really don't have to listen to the lyrics anymore. Or should you?
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21 News Stories (Almost) Too Ironic To Be Real
All the wacky moments of irony are reserved for the movies, right?
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22 Historical Stories That Left Out The Best Details
Sometimes lying to tell an awesome story is really unnecessary.
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20 Surprising Origins Of Famous Pop Culture Ideas
Inspiration doesn't always need to be a brilliant light bulb. Sometimes it can just be broken glass to a bare foot.
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19 Science Facts Everybody Assumed Movies Got Right (They Didn't)
You'd be amazed at how thoroughly movies have turned you into a dum-dum.
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24 People Who Were Terrifyingly Hard To Kill
Death comes to all of us. It is inescapable. Some people, though, don't go quietly into that cold embrace.
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18 Fads That Wound Up Being Deadly
It turns out that once upon a time, peoples' fashion choices would, you know, actually murder them.
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16 'Failures' That Deserve Real Respect
One of our favorite pastimes here at Cracked is to pull the wool off of people's eyes when it comes to popular films, TV shows, and video games. Sometimes, though, we like to give back.
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26 Characters (Surprisingly) Based On Real People
We can all take a moment and immediately think of a fictional character we consider iconic. And chances are, that character are heavily influenced by someone who really lived (or currently lives).
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The 14 Most Eerily Convincing Signs Of Conspiracies & Aliens
We know you can't trust anything on the Internet. But still, sometimes you have to wonder ...
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27 Real (Surprising) Stories Behind Huge Songs
It turns out that some of our favorite tunes take on a whole new meaning when we actually listen to the lyrics.
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20 Ridiculous Coincidences That Saved Movie Heroes
Sometimes it turns out that saving the day is less based on skill and more based on having fortune on your side.
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