29 Bits of Trivia That Set Sail Aboard a Tiny Ship for a Three-Hour Tour, But Got Stranded on a Desert Isle for Three Long Years
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![CRACKED.COM The most overpaid actor in 2017 was Mark Wahlberg, whose films only grossed $4.40 for every buck he was paid. The best value actor for the same year was Jeremy Renner, with box office returns of $93.80 for each dollar he made.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/4/3/974843.jpg)
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![There are more than 2,600 stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame GODZILLA 17 are dedicated to fictional characters GRAGKED COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/4/2/974842.jpg)
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![Johnny Knoxville's embarassing Special Olympics comedy The Ringer Had the biggest box office opening weekend sales drop ever Opening Sales: $2,376,983 Next day Sales: $658,080 that's a 72% drop. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/4/1/974841.jpg)
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![Of the 84 Oscar Best Picture winners from 1929 to 2013, just nine were set in Asia. 9 4 Four were set in Africa, and none in Australia or South America. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/4/0/974840.jpg)
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![The amount of speaking roles in Disney Princess movies are still dominated by male characters. Total Disney Princess movies: 12 (1937-2013) Movies in which women speak as much as or more than men: 5 CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/3/9/974839.jpg)
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![CRACKED.COM Best Actress Oscar winners' acceptance speeches focus on family a lot more than Best Actor Oscar winners' speeches. Between 1988 and 2013, they mentioned family three times more often, and parent or parents 2.5 times more often.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/3/8/974838.jpg)
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![DisnepPIXAR The final count of the balloons used in Pixar's movie UP was 10,297. CRACKED COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/3/7/974837.jpg)
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![NUMBER FACTS CRACKED.COM WE USE A BASE TEN NUMBER SYSTEM, BUT WITH A BASE TWELVE SYSTEM IT IS ACTUALLY EASIER TO DO SOME MATH AND FRACTIONS. IN BASE TWELVE, ONE-THIRD IS WRITTEN AS 0.4 INSTEAD OF 0.333... THE DOZENAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA PROMOTES SWITCHING OVER TO A BASE 12 SYSTEM.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/3/5/974835.jpg)
![NUMBER FACTS CRACKED.COM IN MANY REAL-WORLD DATA SETS, THE FIRST DIGIT IS MOST LIKELY LEAST BE 9. 123 FOR BE 1, AND IS THE 468 LIKELY 579 TO TO EXAMPLE, HEIGHTS OF THE TALLEST BUILDINGS IN THE WORLD USUALLY START WITH 1, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER MEASURING IN METERS OR FEET. THIS APPLIES TO EVERYTHING FROM STREET ADDRESSES TO STOCK PRICES TO LENGTHS OF RIVERS.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/3/6/974836.jpg)
![NUMBER FACTS CRACKED.COM ROMAN NUMERALS REPRESENT THE NUMBERS 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, 500 AND 1000. IVXLCD M 1 5 10 50 100 500 1000 ROMANS USED AN S TO SHOW ONE HALF, AND DOTS TO INDICATE TWELFTHS. MDCLXVIS. = 1666 AND 7/12](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/3/4/974834.jpg)
![NUMBER FACTS CRACKED.COM IN CHINESE THERE ARE TWO WAYS OF WRITING DOWN EACH DIGIT. 23 1 THERE'S THE SIMPLE VERSION IN COMMON USE, AND A MORE COMPLEX VERSION USED ON CONTRACTS AND BANKNOTES. THE COMPLEX VERSION IS USED TO AVOID CHEATERS ALTERING NUMBERS AFTER THE FACT.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/3/3/974833.jpg)
![Astronauts say space shuttles smelled bad. - - - VOLATILE REMOVA ASSEMBLY FLIGHT EXPERIMENT (VRAF PORTS It's a tiny ship stuffed with people with a toilet in the middle. However, the International Space Station has a better ventilation system so it doesn't have a smell. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/3/2/974832.jpg)
![Mystery shoppers even work at funeral homes. All kinds of businesses use mystery shoppers, including funeral homes. Which may result in a shopper pretending to have a terminal illness. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/2/7/974827.jpg)
![911 dispatchers have regulars. Dispatchers have people whose number they recognize and develop a relationship with. A seasoned professional can also multi-task on a call, browsing the internet or knitting, while saving a life. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/2/8/974828.jpg)
![School photographers try to shoot photos before lunch. The earlier in the day, the more avoidable stains are. That means less photo-editing work for the photographer. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/2/5/974825.jpg)
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![Not only does the arrow under the Amazon logo look like a smile, but also it emphasizes that the company carries everything from A to Z. amazon CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/2/9/974829.jpg)
![GRACKED.COM le de TOUR france The Tour de France logo hides a cyclist on a bike. See it now? The yellow circle isn't just there for the bicycle OUR though; it represents the yellow jerseys given france to the winning cyclists at different points of the race.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/2/6/974826.jpg)
![CRACKED.COM THE ALARM CLOCK WAS INVENTED BY PLATO, IN THE 4TH CENTURY BC. Apparently students at his 12 academy kept oversleeping. 3 4 5 7 6 The Mechanical Hypothesis in Ancient Greek Natural Philosophy Berryman](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/1/9/974819.jpg)
![Gobekli Тере, in Turkey, is 6,000 years older than Stonehenge. Gobekli Тере, dated at around 9,000 вс, is thought to be the oldest human construction. That's in the Stone Age. In fact, the site even predates agriculture, which means that the people who built it were still chasing mammoths rather than planting crops. CRACKED COM http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/12/19lthe-sanctuary](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/2/1/974821.jpg)
![The last cavalry charge by U.S. troops was in 2001. Photos: Wikimedia Collmons armyphotos.net It was in Afghanistan. Troops needed to blend in with the locals, who traveled on horseback. The Russians were still using mounted troops in 2008. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/2/0/974820.jpg)
![SHOPPING MALLS HAVE BEEN AROUND SINCE ANCIENT ROME. Trajan's Market, which opened in 113 AD, had more than 150 rooms on four levels, including multiple Phot Getty Creative shops, storage units, and a food court. CRACKED.COM Key to Rome By Frederick Vreeland Vanessa Vreeland](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/2/4/974824.jpg)
![Leatherface is hiding in the poster for the new TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE The film is said to be a direct sequel to the original. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/1/8/974818.jpg)
![The tension between Kro and Thena in Eternals hints at the comics. CRACKED.COM SECOND ADD In the comics the two are soulmates AND with an on-off relationship. They even had twins at one point.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/3/0/974830.jpg)
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![THE ORACLE'S COSTUME IN THe MATRIX IS A REFERENCE TO A MICHELANGELO PAINTING It's of Michelangelo's Delphic Sibyl, a Greek oracular figure who wears the same colors the Oracle does. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/1/7/974817.jpg)
![JAMES GUNN'S PARENTS HAVE CAMEOS IN GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXYVOL.2 They can be spotted in a crowd taking photos/videos, and they're credited in the cast as Weird Old Man and Weird Old Man's Mistress. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/1/5/974815.jpg)
![THERE'S A NOD TO CITIZEN KANE IN JOKER. The Cod At the end of the film, the words The End appear on the screen in the exact same way as it does in the iconic 1941 film. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/1/6/974816.jpg)