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34 Bountiful Bits of Trivia To Stuff Your Cornucopia to the Brim

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34 Bountiful Bits of Trivia To Stuff Your Cornucopia to the Brim

November 21, 2023

Like every “How To” video on the internet, we’d like you to walk away with a little something. Unlike every “How To” video on the internet, we are so incredibly unqualified to provide you with any actual advice. These random facts could, however, beef up your brain enough to help it make good decisions. But only time will tell.

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The Western idea of chakras doesn't look a lot like their Hindu origins. The body's energetic centers your yoga teacher will tell you about bear only a passing resemblance to any ancient Indian tradition. The chakras' association with colors, gemstones, emotional states, and so on are all Western spiritual fanfiction of the early 20th century. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Two-thirds of the disinformation about COVID vaccines comes from 12 people. In March 2021, the Center for Countering Digital Hate found that 65% of COVID vaccine- related bullcrap originates from just 12 anti- vaxxers, with a collective reach of about 60 million followers. This Disinformation Dozen includes heavy hitters like Joseph Mercola and freaking Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Marvel cancelled The Fantastic Four comics out of spite. With Fox famously owning the film rights to the characters, in 2015 Marvel tried to change the terms with the studio and regain some control. When that failed, Marvel's CEO at the time, Ike Perlmutter, threw a tantrum and had the comic cancelled. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Richard Donner tricked Gene Hackman into shaving his mustache for Superman. Hackman refused to wear a skull cap to play Lex Luthor - and to shave his '70s 'stache. Donner said, you take yours off, I'll take mine off, and Hackman grudgingly accepted. Only after the deed was done did Donner reveal his own facial hair was fake. Hackman wasn't pleased. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot was a trap Arnold Schwarzenegger baited for Sylvester Stallone. Schwarzenegger knew right away that the movie he was being offered was crap - but knowing how hyper-competitive Stallone was, he pretended to be interested in taking the role, so his rival would try and take it away from him. And Sly just went and swallowed the bait. CRACKED.COM — Source

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CRACKED CHILDREN ARE BORN WITH ABOUT 300 BONES, BUT ADULTS ONLY HAVE 206. This is because many of the bones in a baby's body fuse together as they grow and develop. — Source

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CRACKED IN 1975, A PHYSICS PAPER WAS PUBLISHED BY A CAT. His owner added the cat as a co-author when he realized he had typed we throughout the whole paper but was the only author. — Source

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CRACKED OKLAHOMA'S OFFICIAL STATE VEGETABLE IS THE WATERMELON. Its state fruit is the strawberry. — Source

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CRACKED Georgia United Kingdom Netherlands Slovakia Black Hungary Ireland Belgium Turkey Iraq France Greece Lebanon Italy United States Itrael Tyrrhenian Sea Mediterranean S2 3.332.32 ml Portugal Spain Egypt 2,000 DO ml Tunisia Red S Libya Sur North Algeria Gut OM Atlantic Mexico Ocean Chad Niger Western Sahara Cuba Centr uatemala Mali Africa Mauritania Honduras Repub Dominican Republic Nigeria Nicaragua Burkina Puerto Rico DR Con Faso Caribbean Sea Costa Rica Senegal Togo Equatorial The Gambia Ghana Guinea Panama Guinea Sierra Leone Liberia Angola Venezuela THE CLOSEST U.S. STATE TO AFRICA IS MAINE. A small Maine peninsula is far east enough to make it — Source

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CRACKED THERE IS A CHARACTER NAMED JESSICA IN SHAKESPEARE'S MERCHANT OF VENICE. That character invented the name Jessica. — Source

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CRACKED IN GUATEMALA, THERE IS A VOLCANO THAT ERUPTS EVERY HOUR. It started doing this 100 years ago and has yet to stop. — Source

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CRACKED THE LITTLE WHITE DASHES IN THE MIDDLE OF U.S. ROADS ARE 10 FEET LONG. While the space between them is 30 feet long. — Source

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CRACKED THE PATENT FOR THE FIRE HYDRANT WAS DESTROYED... ...in a fire. — Source

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Paul R. Williams was an architect who designed for Frank Sinatra and Lucille Ball. Не learned to draw upside down because many white clients weren't comfortable sitting next to a Black man. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Mike Rowe was an opera singer with the Baltimore Opera. The Dirty Jobs host learned the simplest aria he could find, auditioned, and got a job. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Raven Wilkinson was one of the first Black ballerinas to dance full-time for a company. KKK members once stormed a performance, and a Georgia hotel owner refused to let her stay with the rest of the company. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Vanilla Ice was the sixth fastest jet skier in the world. # In the '90s (after his hit single), he landed a sponsorship deal with Kawasaki. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Victoria Woodhull was the first woman to run for U.S. President in 1872. She was arrested a few days before the election. It was 48 years before women's suffrage. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Mr. Rogers replied to every fan letter he received. X Не would get 50 to 100 letters a day. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Annie Kopchovsky was the first woman to cycle around the world. She learned how to ride a bike just two days before. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Johnny Cash was a military code breaker. Не was the first man outside of the Soviet Union to learn of Stalin's death. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Baltimore Ravens' mascot is a raven, which shouldn't be surprising to any logical person. But non-Baltimore fans might not know the mascot's name: Poe. Now you can finally get your goth son into football! CRACKED.COM — Source

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Polar bears have the most sensitive nose of any land mammal. They can smell prey from 18 miles away. We assume that if one evèr entered a New York City subway station, their nose would immediately explode. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Hydrophis cyanocinctus is a sea snake that's able to breathe through its forehead. It uses a group of blood vessels, along with a hole in its skull, to allow oxygen to diffuse into its blood. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Seneca Falls Convention in 1848 is considered to have launched the women's suffrage movement. Jhio carol mag issued Kozi the ation Weld at Seriesy Falls in 1908 and is OFF Our 'Roll Ibonor Containing all the Signatures to the Declaration of Sentiments set Forth by the First Woman's Rights Convention, held at Seneca Falls, New York July 19-20, 1848 LADIES: Lucretia Mott Rachel D. Bonnel Sophronia Taylor Harriet Cady Eaton Cynthia Davis Belsey Tewksbury Margaret Pryor Hannah Plant Rhoda Palmer Elizabeth Cady Stanton Lucy Jones Margaret Jenkins Eunice Newton Foote Sarah Whitney Cyathia Fuller Mary Ann M'Clintock Mary H. — Source

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The cotton-top tamarin are strictly arboreal, meaning they live their entire life in the trees. They don't even leave for water, getting moisture from rain & food. They are highly endangered due to deforestation. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Tonka Trucks get their name from Lake Minnetonka, located nearby its original location: Mound, Minnesota. It also nods to the word tanka, which means great or big in the Dakota Sioux language. CRACKED.COM — Source

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At one point, the government in one part of Siberia paid teachers with vodka. 2 ЩАЯ HA Славянская ОДКА NE D ... РОССИИ ПУТИНИ НАСТОЯЩАЯ СТАНПАРТ Русский FOOD PUTINK - - ATO BALL NOTA account AIR ЮБИЛЕКАН ROLSA месь ЗЕЛЕНАЯ МАРКА TASTALI - АСТОЛЬЕ THERE Happy adidas The government ran out of money, so it gave teachers 15 bottles each. They were happy with that, since they could resell it in local markets. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Russian prisoners tattooed images of Lenin and Stalin as protective amulets. While the USSR existed, some prisoners believed guards weren't allowed to shoot Lenin's and Stalin's faces, so they got those tattooed on their chests. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Russia's military makes. its arsenal look more imposing with inflatable weapons. It's literally a bunch of tanks, radar stations, and everything between that look real from a distance but are inflatable - they're very cheap and reasonably convincing. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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They asked Don Cheadle for a 12-year acting commitment at his kid's birthday party. The person from Marvel who'd called him about starring in the MCU gave him an hour to decide, and when Cheadle said he was celebrating his kid's birthday, they told him he can have two hours. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Making a pound of honey requires 50,000 hours of bee flight. In other words, a bee is going to fly over a distance that's twice the circumference of the Earth to gather enough nectar to make one pound of honey. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Breakdancing has officially become an Olympic sport. 98 CALIFORNIA The first breakdancing event will be held at the 2024 Olympics in Paris -- it's part of the Olympic committee trying to get a younger crowd to tune in. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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