26 Facts That Will Shatter Your Perception Of Time

Luke Skywalker is now older than Obi-Wan Kenobi.
26 Facts That Will Shatter Your Perception Of Time

Time is a funny thing. For as much as we rely on it for, well, everything -- we still have a hard time grasping the concept of it. And we aren't just talking about losing track of an hour or two because you're working hard or having a good time. No, we're talking about literally losing track of decades or longer because our brains apparently can't quite grasp the magnitude of timespans.

Take for example ...

CRACKED COM Trilobites lived on Earth for about 270 million years. That's longer than the time spent between the very first dinosaur and the present.

Civil War Widows

THE LAST CIVIL WAR WIDOW DIED IN 2008 Maudie Hopkins wasn't alive during the Civil War, but her (much older) husband fought for the Confederacy. She n
CRACKEDOON People who fought in the American Civil War... ... were still alive by the time of World War II.
Ralph Macchio, who played The Karate Kid's Daniel LaRusso, is older now... Than Pat Morita was when he played Daniel's wise sensei, Mr. Miyagi. CRACKE
Will Smith is now older than James Avery (Uncle Phil) was at the beginning of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air
26 Facts That Will Shatter Your Perception Of Time
CRACKED COM THE MATRIX IS AS OLD TODAY... AS TRON WAS WHEN THE MATRIX WAS RELEASED.

Flies

Ever wonder why flies have such great reaction timES? It's because they see in slow motion. The perceived speed of time is determined by species. Gene
26 Facts That Will Shatter Your Perception Of Time

‘The Simpsons’ Age

WHAT IF W-E TOLD yOu THERE ARE ADULTS out THERE WITH CHILDREN OF THEIR OWN WHO HADN'T BEEN BORN WHEN THESE EPISODES FIRST AIRED? DW YEP, THES-E ALL CA
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JAN FEB MAR APR As the universe is estimated to be 13 BILLION over years old, if this time period is represented by a cosmic calendar, with the Big Ba
During her time as the longest- reigning monarch in British history, Queen Elizabeth ll has witnessed the United States change Presidents 11 times. Wi
AE When Johannes Gutenberg introduced the printing press with moveable type to Europe, the Roman Empire was still around. (and would continue to be fo
Contemporary artist RACHEL SUSSMAN has developed a project called 'THE OLDEST LIVING THINGS IN THE WORLD' where she photographs continuously living or
WHY DOES TIME SEEM TO GO BY FASTER THE OLDER WE GET? SEVERAL HYPOTHESES HAVE BEEN ADVANCED TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS. ONE OF THE MORE POPULAR VIEWS IS THE O
Seconds Are Actually Slowing Down! Ever felt like mere seconds were taking forever? Well, time is actually slowing down. This is because the Earth's r
AlL the Brady kids are now older than Ann B. Davis was when she played their housekeeper.
CRACKEDCON MARK HAMILL was older when he reprised his iconic role of LUKE SKYWALKER for 2015's STAR WARS THE FORCE AWAKENS ALEC than GUINNESS was in h
CRACKEDcO COM UBS The last time the Chicago Cubs won the World Series (1908) the Ottoman Empire still existed. ay
CRACKEDCO The oldest tree alive in the world started to root in Sweden 9550 years ago when humankind was starting to figure out how seeds work...
CRACKED CON When Cleopatra was born... the pyramids were already older than Cleopatra's reign is to us.
OXFORD UNIVERSITY IS OLDER THAN THE AZTEC EMPIRE e The construction of Tenochtitlan on Lake Texcoco in 1325 marks the beginning of the Aztec civilizat
Happy CRACKED DAYS debuted in 1974, and celebrated life in the Fifties... ONLY TWO DECADES EARLIER THAN IT AIRED. A similar show today would be set du
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What do these things have in common? Nintendo They ALL Began In 1889 STREET WALL JOURNAL CRAGKED

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