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30 Custom Bits of Trivia That Technically Aren’t Street Legal, So Just Be Cool About It, Okay?

January 16, 2024

With all the “fake news” talk going on, we’d just like to remind you that no one’s been screaming “fake facts.” We do hear a ton of Gen Zers out there screaming “facts,” so that’s nice. Thanks Gen Z. It’s nice to know that we’ve been such a good influence on you.

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A woman claimed that Frozen was a ripoff of her life story. There are no magic powers or talking snowmen in Isabella Tanikumi's memoir. Her book, however, does feature loving sisters, snow- covered mountains, and scenes under the moon, among other things. All these being apparently unique to her life, she sued Disney for $250 million. (Spoiler: She lost.) CRACKED.COM — Source

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Happy Birthday is in the public domain now thanks to a filmmaker. Jennifer Nelson was surprised that she had to pay $1,500 to license a song so old. Then she found that record company Warner/Chappell's copyright claim was shaky, and took them to court. The judge ruled that these people were indeed full of sh!t, SO their lucrative hold on the song ended in 2016. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Smart home devices are being used for domestic abuse. Even after they've been kicked out, abusive partners have been known to torment their victims by turning up thermostats, playing loud music, ringing doorbells, or spying on them through cameras. Blocking the abuser's access can be very hard, and as this technology is still new, laws have a long way to go to catch up with it. CRACKED.COM — Source

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CRACKED.COM A company Has some dog befouled your front lawn? You no offers forensic longer need to live in DNA testing for ignorance! A company called PooPrints is dog poop. offering DNA testing to identify the dog whose owner is skirting their cleanup duties. The service is aimed at homeowners' associations and building management. — Source

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30 Custom Bits of Trivia That Technically Aren’t Street Legal, So Just Be Cool About It, Okay? — Source

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City birds use cigarette butts as pest control for their nests. Urban birds like finches and sparrows gather discarded cigarette butts to use in their nests. The nicotine in the cigarettes acts as a form of pest control that helps to keep parasites away. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The illegal sport of sheep fighting in Algeria determines which animal is slaughtered. There is no gambling involved in sheep fighting: the winner has its value increased, and the loser is sent to slaughter. The sheep are given fear inducing names, like Hitler, Ebola, and Lawyer. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The 1982 remake of The Thing was such a failure, John Carpenter lost a multi-picture deal. John Carpenter's The Thing was a box office bomb, being called the Most-Hated Film of All Time by horror magazine Cinefantastique. Carpenter had a multi-picture deal dropped by Universal. CRACKED.COM — Source

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People with an extra cone cell in their eyes can see more colors. Tetrachromats, who are mostly women, have a 4th type of cone cell in addition to the regular RGB cells. This cell enables them to distinguish up to 100 million colors. CRACKED.COM — Source

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A law in 1896 proposed motorists disassemble their cars when they come across livestock. As a way to outlaw cars without outlawing cars, the Pennsylvania law would require motorists who encountered livestock to stop their vehicle, disassemble it, hide the parts, and wait for the livestock to move. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The youngest soldier in WWII was 6-years-old. Russian Seryozha Aleshkov was orphaned by the war and taken in by a group of soldiers. Не was awarded for his intelligence after finding German spies hiding in a haystack. Не died in 1990, at the age of 54. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Without controls, the International Space Station temperature would fluctuate 500 degrees. In direct sunlight, the space station would heat up to a whopping 250 degrees Fahrenheit. On the other side, the shade away from the sun would plunge the astronauts aboard the ISS to -250 degrees. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The first movie to break a $100 million budget was True Lies. The Arnold Schwarzeneggar lead picture by James Cameron was the first film to reach a budget this size, in 1994. It went on to gross $378,882,411 worldwide. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Screech owls bring live Texas blind snakes into their nests. The small snakes eat insect larvae that would otherwise be parasites on newly-hatched owl chicks. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Peter Lassally produced Johnny Carson, David Letterman and Craig Ferguson. In his youth, he survived a concentration camp and went to grade school with Anne Frank. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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From 1948-58 a Florida man secretly stomped around a Florida beach at night in 30 pound, three-toed lead shoes to give the impression a 15-ft penguin was on the loose. The hoax wasn't revealed until 40 years later. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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In 1985, a man rigged his computer to call Jerry Falwell's toll-free prayer line every 30 seconds for eight months. It clogged the line and cost it over $750k in reverse charges. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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In the 1960s Batman series, Batman and Robin buckled their seatbelts before taking off in the Batmobile. This occurred after a complaint by the National Safety Council & the Dynamic Duo set a good example thereafter. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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People who move to the Villas Las Estrellas settlement in Antarctica must first have their appendix removed. This is because the nearest hospital is 600 miles away. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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The United States has the world's most violent weather. It receives more high-impact weather events than anywhere else on Earth. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Ryan Reynolds has launched his own streaming service, Mint Mobile +. The platform's only offering is Foolproof, the 2003 movie he starred in with Kristin Booth. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Andrew Jackson is probably in your wallet right now. or Не was a national hero, and was elected by popular vote. As President, he sought to act as the direct representative of the common UNTIL 92059A OFA RESERVE MITED STATES SYSTEM T AZO UBLIC AND PRIVATE EGAL TENDER THE Robert Secretary EN CRAZY: ES Hs 1996 Не had a violent temper and was JACKSON constantly challenging people to duels. The number of duels Jackson participated in ranges from 13 to hundreds, depending on the source. Не had so many bullets in his body that he rattled like a bag of — Source

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Salvador Dalí was celebrated for his playful work and flamboyant personality. Fans loved the visual puns in his surrealist paintings. THE CRAZY: Не thought he was possessed. In 1947, Dali had a friar named Gabriele Maria Berardi perform an exorcism on him. Не gave the friar a crucifix sculpture he had made, as a thank-you gift. CRACKED.COM http://cathnews. acu.edu au/510/72.php — Source

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Ulysses S. Grant worked to sweep out slavery, protect African-American citizenship, and support economic prosperity in the wake of the Civil War. THE CRAZY: Не never let anyone see him nude. Late into his 60s, Grant bragged that no one had seen him naked since he was child-not even the nurses and aides who were assigned to help him in the war. CRACKED.COM Daniel O'Brien, 2014. How to Fight Presidents Defending Yourself Against the Badasses Who Ran This Country — Source

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Octave Chanute gave the Wright brothers designs, support, and financial backing. He's also been proven to be the designer of the first functioning airplane, predating the Wrights by four years. Chanute and the Wright brothers had a falling out, because Chanute felt the technology they were working on should be shared freely. photo: Getty Editorial http://www.lib.niu.edu/2001/iht810114,html CRACKED.COM http://www.theguardian.com/business/2003/dec/01/theairlineindustry.g2 — Source

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CHRIS CLAREMONT TURNED THE X-MEN FROM A DEFUNCT SERIES TO THE BEST-SELLING COMIC BOOK OF ALL TIME. EXCELSIOR, INDEED. GRAGKED.COM http:/nymag.com/nymetro/arts/feajures/3522/ — Source

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Producer Gary Kurtz coached the actors in Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back. CRACKED.COM http://www.ign.com/artidles/2002/11/11/an-interview-with-gary-kurtz — Source

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Klingons The Federation Starfleet Command The Prime Directive The Gorn Khan The Шагр Drive ...all created by Gene Coon. CRACKED.COM — Source

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GENERAL GAIUS JULIUS CAESAR WAS FAMED FOR BEING SUCH A LADIES' MAN THAT HIS OWN SOLDIERS OFTEN MARCHED TO THE TUNE OF ROMANS, LOCK UP YOUR WIVES. THE BALD ADULTERER IS BACKIN TOWN GRAGKED.COM — Source

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