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That is one expensive Jesus.

13 Questions We've Been Looking Forward To Answer For You

December 15, 2021

From scientists doing intestinal gas experiments to save lives, to having a sugar rush apparently being all in your head, here are some interesting new things we learned and wanted to share with you.

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Jeopardy!

Q: What's America's most popular TV show ever? JEOPARDY! A: Jeopardy! According to a YouGov poll done in early 2021, the beloved game show is the United States' favorite TV show of all time. Coming in second was Tom and Jerry, followed by The Flintstones, The Bugs Bunny Show, and Sesame Street that was highly TOM JERRY rated among Gen x. CRACKED.COM — Source: CBS News

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Most expensive Jesus

Q: What is the most expensive painting in the world? A: Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi. The painting of Jesus holding an orb sold for $450.3 million on auction in 2016. The buyer was Mohammed bin Salman, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. Some historians have cast doubt on whether Leonardo actually painted Salvator Mundi, and the Louvre excluded it from its 2019 Leonardo retrospective. CRACKED.COM — Source: Art News

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Cats!

Q: Why are cats antisocial? A: They're not. It's you. Researchers have found that cats aren't inherently independent creatures like most people will make them out to be. In fact, they mostly seek attention and companionship just as much as humans do. Studies have shown that cats will gravitate toward humans who pay them attention and show affection, as opposed to people who ignore them or do not seem excited to be around them. So, if anything, cats are pretty good at reading people and acting accordingly. Unless you're carrying some tuna in your pocket. CRACKED.COM — Source: IFLS

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Cold feet

Q: Where does the phrase having cold feet come from? A: It seems to have originated with games of chance. One of the earliest published records of the phrase talks of being unwilling to lose money in a poker game, or having cold feet. Cold on my feet is an old Italian proverb that refers to having no money, SO it could be that a gambler would think of having such cold feet/no money, and then decide to quit, saving some cash. Why we talk of cold feet as wedding jitters may have something to do with the idea that — Source: Mental Floss

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RIP Fish Godzilla

Q: What killed the megalodon? A: Scientists think it was the remains of a dying star. Around 2,6 million years ago, a supernova reached Earth and hung around for months, causing particles to rain down on our planet and release a whole lotta cosmic radiation. It's believed that this event caused mass extinction of many large ocean animals, including the megalodon. CRACKED.COM — Source: EarthSky

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All good boys

Q: Which dog breed is the smartest? A: The Border Collie. Going on working intelligence alone (which basically means the ability to understand and follow prompts and commands), Border Collies do exceptionally well. Coming in second is the Poodle, followed by the German Shepherd, Golden Retriever, and the Doberman Pincher. CRACKED.COM — Source: Science Alert

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Just, like, why?

Q: What is the longest sentence in English literature? A: The 33-page 13,955 word sentence at the end of Jonathan Coe's The Rotter's Club. The 2001 novel is about three British friends growing up in Britain during the '70s, and was inspired by Coe's own life. CRACKED.COM — Source: Open Culture

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Keep your pants on

Q: Can farts spread diseases? A: Aussie doctors say yes, if you're not wearing any pants. Some doctors down under did a couple of experiments to determine if passing gas with and without pants would alter the bacteria in a Petri dish. Turns out wearing pants is important in even more ways, as it helps keep those disease-carrying aerosol particles from spreading around. CRACKED.COM — Source: Science Times

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What's an adult even?

Q: When do we really become adults? A: Scientists say only in our 30s. At least, that's what our brain development tells us. Scientists also pointed out that everyone's development is different, meaning our brains won't hit adulthood at the same time across the board. CRACKED.COM — Source: BBC

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Sugar high? You're high.

Q: How exactly does a sugar rush work? A: Actually, it doesn't exist and is all in your head. Many, many studies have debunked the idea of a sugar rush by showing how kids who took a placebo acted the same way as kids on extra sugar. The myth seems to have originated from a fad (and dangerous) diet in the '70s that claimed kids with ADHD should avoid food with artificial flavors and colorants-a claim that soon extended to food high in sugar. The diet (called the Feingold Diet) also has one helluva list to apparently avoid, including broccoli, — Source: The Culture Trip

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RIP everything

Q: What's been the biggest natural disaster so far? A: The Great Dying Called the Permian-Triassic extinction event, our world's largest mass extinction happened around 250 million years ago before dinosaurs roamed the planet. Around 9 out of every 10 species were wiped out during this event that saw years and years of volcanic activity in Siberia create massive lava beds that wreaked havoc on our planet and raised temperatures to 18 degrees Fahrenheit higher than they are today. Some will argue that the Great Oxidation Event was the biggest disaster, as it wiped out all anaerobic life on Earth, — Sources: CBS News, IFLS

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Longest place name in the world

Q: What is the longest place name in the world? A: Taumatawhakatangihanga koauauotamateaturpukaka T pikimaungahoronukupokai enuakitanata whenuakitanatahu. It's a hill in New Zealand named after Tamatea who was a legendary Maori explorer. The toponym translates to: The summit where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, the slider, climber of mountains, the land-swallower who travelled about, played his nose flute to his loved one. CRACKED.COM — Source: Atlas Obscura

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This is how you get them

Q: What is the most abundant animal on the planet? A: Ants, of course. Ants are the most numerous organism, with around 10,000 species that we know of. It's been calculated that there are anywhere between 10-100,000 trillion ants on our planet. CRACKED.COM — Source: Brittanica

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