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"Oh boy," the angel said. "He's coming down."

A figure plummeted from above toward. It landed heavily on the cobblestones and lay there twitching and gasping for breath as its skin melted.

"That was a demon," the angel said. The figure got up.

It was a dwarf, with long dark hair pulled back in a ponytail that swung around as he struggled to stand. His hands and feet were burned away from the bottom of his big toes. He wore tattered robes like a medieval monk. "What did you do?" the angel asked him.

"I killed an archdevil!" the dwarf said. "I am not sorry for what I have done."

"Why ... why did you kill him?" The angel stammered, overcome with shock. "Why?" The dwarf sneered. "So he doesn't reveal the fifteen facts that are the key to the universe. You know which ones; you are privy to the secret yourself. You know – they go ... "

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Hair removal is essential in running the newest Final Fantasy.

Modders improved the performance of the latest Final Fantasy by shaving characters' heads. The most pressing challenge when it comes to running Stranger Of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin is the flowing hair of the characters. Fans have already come up with a mod that solves the problem by just shaving off everyone's hair. CRACKED.COM — 'Final Fantasy' Fans Fix Game By Shaving The Heads Of Every Character

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There is a form of psychosis named after an indigenous cryptid. Swift Runner was a Cree trapper suffering from Wendigo Psychosis, described as an insatiable hunger for human flesh. Runner went to the gallows in 1879 after claiming to be possessed by a Wendigo spirit which caused him to murder and consume his wife and children.com — The Flesh-Eating Monster With A Mental Illness Named After It

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Putin thinks he and J. K. Rowling are being treated the same.

Vladimir Putin likened himself to J. K. Rowling's experience getting canceled. Putin lamented that Rowling should have to face criticism for her opinions given that her books were sold in the hundreds of millions around the world. CRACKED.COM — Cracked Investigates: Has Vladimir Putin Even Read/Watched 'Harry Potter'?

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9th century fingerprinting caught a killer in her lie.

Fingerprints were used to catch a killer in 1892. An Argentinian woman named Francesca Rojas accused a neighbor of killing her two children. At the scene of the crime, they found a bloody thumbprint that matched Francesca Rojas. She copped to the murders immediately. CRACKED.COM — Of Course, It Got Racist: The History of Fingerprinting

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Did Lady Diana know what was going to happen to her?

Princess Diana predicted her death in a letter, with scary accuracy. In 2003, her butler revealed a note she wrote to him discussing her fears that someone was planning 'an accident' in my car, brake failure and serious head injury in order to make the path clear for Charles to marry. CRACKED.COM — 15 Bizarre Details of Celebrity Deaths

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No one knows what’s really going on in this RPG.

There is a tabletop RPG where even the GM doesn't know all the answers. Brindlewood Bay is a murder mystery where the solutions emerge from the mechanics of the game and the shared narrative of the players. Players, and even the GM, are presented with clues and then piece the mystery together, and a dice roll determines their accuracy.om — 4 Tabletop RPG's That Are Way Better Than D&D

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Steven Armstrong is basically Ben Garrison’s caricature of Trump.

Metal Gear somehow predicted a Trump-like presidential candidate in 2013. Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance features a character named Steven Armstrong, who is running for president in 2020. Armstrong is defined by his wealth, his populist beliefs, a truly grotesque physique, and a call to Make America Great Again.COM — All The Times The 'Metal Gear Solid' Series Predicted The Future

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Georgia will straight up send you to the Shadow Realm.

Georgia banishes its citizens for DUIs and shoplifting. As recently as 2011, residents of Georgia can find themselves banned from setting foot in almost all of the state's counties. Most often, they'd banish someone from every county except for Echols County, a literal swamp. CRACKED.COM — In Georgia, They Can Banish You To The Swamps

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Heaven’s Gate

The Heaven's Gate cult bought alien abduction insurance. Before their deaths, Heaven's Gate bought insurance from Lloyd's of London worth $1 million per person in the event of abduction, impregnation, or death caused by aliens, to be paid to the Society of Heaven's Gate. CRACKED.COM — 15 Otherworldly Facts About Heaven's Gate

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“Nimrod” was actually a famously great hunter.

Daffy Duck taught a generation the wrong definition of nimrod. DUCK When Daffy sarcastically calls the inept hunter Elmer Fudd Nimrod, he is referencing a person in the Bible who was said to have been a mighty hunter before the Lord, thus turning the name into a mocking insult. CRACKED.COM — Daffy Duck Taught Everyone The Wrong Definition Of The Word 'Nimrod'

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Movies owe Maude a debt of gratitude, and she was never in any movies.

A theater actor most known for her portrayal of Peter Pan changed movie making forever. Maude Adams designed a dynamic lighting system to enhance a stage play that was performed at night. She also spent part of the 1920s testing various color film techniques which became the standard in Hollywood. CRACKED.COM — How 'Peter Pan's Original Actor Changed How Movies Are Made

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Princess Leia did punch-up for Hollywood.

Carrie Fisher was a Hollywood script doctor. Fisher rewrote a lot of her Star Wars lines which helped shape the wise-cracking princess. Her skills were extremely valuable in Hollywood, and she punched up the jokes on a decade's worth of comedies. CRACKED.COM — Reminder: Carrie Fisher Wrote Jokes For The Oscars

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Jazz Music

Jazz was banned in New Orleans schools in 1922... and only unbanned recently. Board minutes from March 24, 1922, said it was decided that jazz music and jazz dancing would be abolished in the public schools. With its president saying it had racist origins, the New Orleans school board has unanimously reversed the century-old ban on jazz in schools.OM — Apparently Jazz Was Illegal In New Orleans Schools Until Today

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Cat mummies were ground up and sprinkled on crops.

Hundreds of thousands of cat mummies were made into fertilizer. In 1888, an Egyptian farmer unearthed an ancient grave containing hundreds of thousands of cats. They were sold at auction, and Liverpool bidders ground the cats up and sprinkled them on crops as fertilizer. CRACKED.COM — England Ground Ancient Cat Mummies Into Fertilizer

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Famous farter famously didn’t fart.

A 20th century performer wowed audiences by breathing out of his butt. As a young man, Joseph Pujol joined the French army, where he found his first audience in his fellow soldiers. What made Pujol so remarkable was his ability to expand his abdomen, sucking up a gust of air through his butt and then exhaling. it.0M — 15 Facts About Le Petomane, History's Most Famous Farter

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