36 Bits of Trivia That Would Sound Like the Ravings of a Madman to Your Ancestors

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36 Bits of Trivia That Would Sound Like the Ravings of a Madman to Your Ancestors

How long do you think it would take to read every fact in the history of facts back-to-back? We started by reading these 36 out loud, but our roommate shut that down since apparently it’s interrupting game night with his friends. Look, Gary, it’s not our fault that you have an active social life! Now, back to the facts…

CRACKED NO ONE HAS EVER ACTUALLY DISCOVERED DARK MATTER. But we know it has to be there for the gravitational pull of the galaxies to exist.

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CRACKED TRAFFIC IS LITERALLY ROTTING YOUR BRAIN. New studies show a direct link between air pollution and general cognition.

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SOUNDS LIKE IT MIGHT BE A LOT OF MONEY DOWN THE DRAIN. The UK government has put aside £900 million to build a super-powerful computer that can do more than a billion billion calculations every second, so they can get their own AI system called BritGPT. CRACKED

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OCTOPUSES NEED LOVE TOO, BUT APPARENTLY THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH REGULATIONS. Scientists are worried about the well- being of octopuses due to the lack of regulations for the first ever octopus farm. These creatures are known for their intelligence, so it's important to make sure they're taken care of, they say. CRACKED

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Silicon Valley Bank HIRING SENIOR MANAGERS OF FINANCIAL CRIMES ONE DAY, CLOSED DOWN THE NEXT. Silicon Valley Bank put up an ad for a Senior Manager of Financial Crimes on the same day that the government closed it down. CRACKED

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The bicycle was invented because of a famine that killed many horses. In 1816, climate abnormalities led to food shortages, and horses died or were slaughtered for meat - which created demand for a new way to get around. CRACKED.COM

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M*A*S*H actor Wayne Rogers just waltzed off the show, because he could. When he decided to leave, the studio tried to sue him for breach of contract - but then found out he'd never signed a contract anyway. CRACKED.COM

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The famous Nickelodeon slime is actually made up of delicious ingredients. It's a mix of oatmeal, applesauce, vanilla pudding, and green food coloring - so, although it looks vile, it'd be totally safe to eat. CRACKED.COM

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CRACKED TIA AND TAMARA MOWRY'S ANCESTOR WAS AT THE FIRST THANKSGIVING. Their 13th great-grandparents William and Mary Bruster were on the Mayflower. William was the ruling elder, who led the prayer at the first Thanksgiving with the indigenous people. IMAGE AWA S НЕ 43RD NAACP MAGE AWARDS THE 43R MA NA

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