30 Perfectly Good Bits of Trivia We Pulled Out of a Dumpster With Our Little Raccoon Hands

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30 Perfectly Good Bits of Trivia We Pulled Out of a Dumpster With Our Little Raccoon Hands

Some facts are forged in fire, and some facts are foraged in a dumpster fire. Today, we’re proud to display the latter. We know what you’re thinking — “forged in fire” sounds a lot cooler. It sounds like a Game of Thrones episode or something. But “foraged in a dumpster fire” is a tad funnier, and shows that we really put the work in to get them for you. And, as you’ll see, these gems deserve a much better fate than incineration in a dumpster.

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WEIRD WORLD A small penis march, aimed at combating stigma, was held in Los Angeles. Dozens of people marched in the Small Dong March organized by two YouTubers who encouragingly suggest to own that truth. CRACKED.COM

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WEIRD WORLD In Texas (of course), someone was driving with a lit BBQ pit. That's according to Texas law enforcement, who say the suspect was DUI, had cocaine on him, and had a burning BBQ pit in the back of his truck. CRACKED.COM

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Lice helped study the origin of clothing. Clothes don't preserve well, but we do know that body lice evolved from head lice when we started using clothes. So by studying the nasty bugs' genetic history, researchers have concluded that we stopped walking around naked about 170,000 years ago. CRACKED.COM

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A fungus could protect astronauts from radiation. Cladosporium sphaerospermum lives (thrives, in fact) inside the destroyed Chernobyl reactors. It's thought to achieve this through radiosyntesis, a form of photosynthesis that uses radiation instead of light. Researchers believe that a relatively thin layer of it could effectively shield astronauts in space. CRACKED.COM

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WEIRD WORLD A garbage bin made the long trek from Myrtle Beach all the way to Ireland. MARIA - Unsurprisingly, the bin got pretty beat up -- but the Myrtle Beach logo wasn't washed off. CRACKED.COM

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WEIRD WORLD Australia is looking into letting kids drive forklifts, since nobody else is available. DOOSAN Right now, you need to be 18 to get the right license, but the Australian prime minister wants to lower that in a bid to address staff shortages that are part of the cause of supply chain issues. CRACKED.COM

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WEIRD WORLD The Holy Father left the Vatican to visit a record shop and buy a CD. Не went to a shop in Rome, in full Papal robes and all, and came out holding a CD. CRACKED.COM

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