34 Bits of Trivia We Haven’t Been Able to Read Because We Can’t Get This Dang Lid Off the Trivia Jar
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![Planes, Trains, and Automobiles was supposed to be over 3 hours long. That was John Hughes' original cut, but it was lost, and his guess was that it was rotting away in a vault somewhere. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/3/1/1013531.jpg)
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![Hollywood legend Shirley MacLaine played baseball on an all-boys team. GRACKED.COM MacLaine played baseball for an all-boys team in the '40s and held the record for most home runs, earning her the nickname 'powerhouse.' She originally wanted to be a bal- lerina, but her height made it difficult.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/3/4/1013534.jpg)
![The country now known as Vietnam wanted to be called Nam Viêt. VIBion ViBook mL WEL APEC VIE CRACKED COM In the 1800s, Vietnam asked the Qing dynasty to change their name to Nam Viet. The dynas- ty said no, and changed their name to Viet Nam instead.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/3/0/1013530.jpg)
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![The earliest Sony Walkman models had two separate headphone jacks labeled guys and dolls. SONY AUTO REVERSE 20PRESETS AVLS ISDAR MANGTE TUNING 2 3 5 4 CRACKED.COM In addition to two head- phone jacks, it featured a button where the two people listening could talk to each other, or sing along with each other, on a microphone.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/2/8/1013528.jpg)
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![The US has been flying specialized planes into hurricanes since the 1940s. CRACKED.COM They send special planes into the eyes of hurricanes to track their path, flying through them continuously, for the duration of the storm, in order to precisely locate the eye. It's called 'fixing the eye.'](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/2/6/1013526.jpg)
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![The tapir is up there with the platypus in the pantheon of animals that look like... maybe more of a first draft. But while their schnoz might hold them back in a beauty contest, it can be used as a snorkel when underwater. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/2/2/1013522.jpg)
![The Thames is one of the world's great rivers, and contains comes a shocking amount of islands. Some tiny, some large enough to be inhabitable, there are around 180 river islands, or eyots on the Thames. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/2/1/1013521.jpg)
![One species of shark is the recipient of a nickname that's not nearly as cool as Jaws. Because of their tendency to eat, well... pretty much anything, tiger sharks are known as the Ocean's Garbage Can. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/2/0/1013520.jpg)
![The ancient Greek court system actually had trial by jury, like we do today... except with WAY more jurors. A typical jury contained around 500 jurors. This was to prevent bribery... by making it impossible to afford. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/1/9/1013519.jpg)
![Ryuzu Waterfall is a gorgeous landmark in Japan, featuring twin cascades and beautiful foliage. The name Ryuzu means dragon head waterfall, because of the waterfall's resemblance to a dragon's head. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/1/6/1013516.jpg)
![The Arc de Triomphe is an incredibly meaningful and beautiful landmark in the city of Paris. It was also really, REALLY expensive to build. The final cost of the Arc was 10,432,000 francs. In 1806. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/1/7/1013517.jpg)
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![People remember Dolly the Sheep for being the first cloned mammal, but she's far from the only cloned animal. The list of successful clones now includes: cows, goats, pigs, monkeys, cats, rats, horses, ferrets, and carp. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/1/5/1013515.jpg)
![Soldiers-and-sailors is the nickname of the lungwort plant. With a name like lungwort... it was needed. The name comes from the flowers turning from red to blue, like the (old) uniforms of british soldiers & the navy. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/1/4/1013514.jpg)
![WEIRD WORLD Roblox, a game for kids, apparently has a big problem related to ingame sex. BoyWe apon Stand (52,300) Apparently, people are creating all kinds of weird content, like strippers dancing, people openly having sex, various BDSM scenes, etc. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/1/3/1013513.jpg)
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![Horse-play in the school zone: Traffic stopped for a wild ride. In June 2023, a horse that had gotten loose caused a bit of a stir in a school zone in Saskatchewan, Canada. Traffic had to stop until the police and some volunteers could get the horse under control and take it somewhere safe. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/0/6/1013506.jpg)
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![2,000 couples, six hours, two world records. In June 2021, a huge wedding in Baran, India saw over 2,000 couples tie the knot in less than six hours, setting two new world records for the most couples getting married in 12 and 24 hours. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/0/8/1013508.jpg)
![Don't bring your pool toys to the beach, or you might end up like these guys. Three guys got swept away in the ocean while riding a huge inflatable duck near England's coast. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution is now, reasonably, warning people not to bring inflatable pool toys to the beach. PL N RNLI NCI RALI RNL CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/0/3/1013503.jpg)
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