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Truth About the Lottery

We are bombarded daily by lottery ads promising riches beyond our dreams, while risking only a few dollars. But as one pundit said, “The lottery is only a good investment if you win it.” And even then the perils are many. If you haven’t figured it out by now, the lottery ads are less than honest, targeting lower-income households who have no other way to climb out of poverty. In reality, you’re 5,000 times more likely to be struck by lightning and 8,000 times more likely to be murdered than to win the big one. It’s one big scam, to say the least, but a legal one! Learn more in this video by Cracked.

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If Textbooks Were Honest

Think of the consequences if college and high school textbooks were actually full of real facts, and sold in a fair, equitably well for students. Yes, textbook prices have climbed more than 400 percent in recent years, all because schools are legitimately looking out for and protecting their student consumers. More from Cracked.

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Marvels of Science: Our Sun

Professor Scott Bug channels National Geographic in delivering a stirring soliloquy on the sun. In whispered tones, he invokes the many wondrous “bits and stuff” of nature in the process. Expletive alert. H/T Cracked.com

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