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27 Bits of Trivia to Roundhouse-Kick Through Your Temple

March 31, 2024

Well, you have two options here. You can either (as this list suggests) have us roundhouse-kick these facts through your temple, or you can get each one in your brain by reading them. What’s it gonna be? Are you gonna let your eyes and cognitive function take the easy way out, or are you gonna buck up and take these 27 consecutive concussions?

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CRACKED MAGNUS HIRSCHFELD FOUGHT FOR QUEER ACCEPTANCE. During the period between WWI and WWII in Germany, Magnus Hirschfeld, a Jewish doctor, worked hard to make queer and transgender identity more accepted. Не ran the Institut für Sexualwissenschaft which, alas, did not survive the Nazis. — Source

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CRACKED BOSSA NOVA: THE TRENDY WAY TO MAKE ANYTHING SEEM COOLER IN THE '60S. During World War II, prisoners in the U.S. got involved in the war effort in different ways, such as giving blood, buying war bonds, and making things for the military. Some prisoners even got out of jail temporarily so they could join the military. — Source

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CRACKED DR. DRE: 1, MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: О. 2 2 At the start of 2023, Dr. Dre stopped Marjorie Taylor Greene from using his song Still D.R.E. in a video to promote her political ambitions. A small yet notable good deed. — Source

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CRACKED AUSTRALIANS WANT STEVE IRWIN ON THEIR MONEY. After the Queen passed away, Australians started suggesting some of their most beloved Aussie celebs to take her place on the country's banknotes. Steve Irwin was a popular pick. — Source

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CRACKED FORMULA: STILL NOT AS GOOD AS BREAST MILK. Infant formula has come a long way since it was first produced, but it still has some concerning ingredients. Tests have found that many formulas contain arsenic, lead, and cadmium, which, if you didn't know, can be harmful to a baby's health. — Source

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CRACKED KANYE WEST: HITLER FANBOY. In a surprising and also utterly insane interview with Alex Jones, Kanye West said he had admiration for Hitler and praised the Nazi dictator for his accomplishments. His exact words: I like Hitler. — Source

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CRACKED MEASLES CAN GIVE YOU AMNESIA. When you get measles, a strong immune response helps protect you from it in the future. But this might be what causes immune amnesia - when your body replaces its normal immune memory cells with ones that can only recognize measles — Source

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CRACKED SUPREME COURT SAYS NO TO ABORTIONS, SO BETTE MIDLER SAYS NO TO BONERS. Midler responded to the Supreme Court's ruling to prohibit abortions in some states by saying that they should also stop people from getting Viagra, since having a limp dick is also God's will. — Source

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CRACKED PRISONERS: FROM BEHIND BARS TO BEHIND THE FRONT LINES. During World War II, prisoners in the U.S. got involved in the war effort in different ways, such as giving blood, buying war bonds, and making things for the military. Some prisoners even got out of jail temporarily so they could join the military. — Source

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CRACKED TRACKING PROGRESS SINCE '89: A BOULDER TELLS THE STORY. Since 1989, volunteers take yearly pictures of a boulder the size of a Volkswagen Beetle in Prince William Sound, Alaska. This is to track the progress of the area recovering from the Exxon Valdez oil spill. — Source

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CRACKED TAURINE: THE SECRET TO A LONGER LIFE (FOR MICE, AT LEAST). Taurine, an amino acid found in a lot of animal products, is added to energy drinks and has been shown to have some positive effects - studies have found that mice given taurine lived 10-12% longer. So, that's why taurine is in your Red Bull. — Source

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CRACKED ont of AMERICAN SOLDIERS the a NO SPAM TOOK SPAM TO THE ENTIRE WORLD. ET-WT 12 OZ 340g American soldiers fighting in wars during the 20th century left an unexpected legacy - Spam. Now, Spam has become a part of many international dishes, like budae-jjigae and Spam musubi in Asian and Asian-American cuisine. — Source

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CRACKED WILLIAM DORSEY SWANN: AMERICA'S FIRST DRAG QUEEN. William Dorsey Swann was a former slave who made history by becoming the first self- proclaimed drag queen in the United States. Не hosted private drag balls in Washington, D.C. — Source

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THERE'S A CITY IN KANSAS CALLED GAS. GAS KAN CRACKED Their official motto is Don't Pass Gas, Stop and Enjoy It. — Source

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THE AZTECS FOUGHT WITH A MACUAHUITL-A WOODEN SWORD EMBEDDED WITH PRISMATIC BLADES MADE FROM OBSIDIAN, A VOLCANIC GLASS STONE. CRACKED According to reports from Spanish conquistadors, it was sharp enough to decapitate a man and even a horse. — Source

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ACCORDING TO A STUDY BY THE BRITISH ACADEMY OF SOUND THERAPY, THERE IS A MOST RELAXING SONG. CRACKED It was determined to be Weightless by the Marconi Union. — Source

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JOHNNY CASH WAS BORN WITH THE NAME J.R. CASH BECAUSE HIS PARENTS COULDN'T THINK OF A NAME. CRACKED When he enlisted in the Air Force, they wouldn't let him use initials, so he began to call himself John. — Source

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THE NAME OF YODA'S RACE AND HIS HOME WORLD ARE NEVER MENTIONED IN ANY FILM, BOOK, OR MEDIA. CRACKED Не is officially said to be of a species unknown. — Source

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OLD NYC SUBWAY CARS ARE DUMPED INTO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. NEW YORK, NY. CRACKED This is done to help build an artificial reef to serve as a habitat for marine life. — Source

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DANIEL WEBSTER, WHO RAN FOR PRESIDENT AND LOST THREE TIMES, DECLINED THE VICE PRESIDENCY TWICE, THINKING IT A WORTHLESS OFFICE. CRACKED Both presidents who offered it later died in office, meaning that if he had accepted, he would've become president after all. — Source

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CRACKED DR. HOYER GAVE A KIDNEY TO A STRANGER-TALK ABOUT GENEROUS. In 1996, Dr. Jochem Hoyer, a famous German surgeon, made a powerful statement about living organ donation by giving one of his kidneys to someone on the Munich waiting list who he didn't even know. — Source

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CRACKED THE BRAGGS: NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS FOR X-RAYING CRYSTALS IN 1915. A father and son duo, the Braggs, were given the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1915 for their work in using X-rays to study the structure of crystals. — Source

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CRACKED THEY RE-DID THE ENDING OF THE BOURNE SUPREMACY JUST BEFORE IT CAME OUT. Director Paul Greengrass re-shot the ending of The Bourne Supremacy two weeks before its release, at a cost of $200,000, resulting in a 10 point increase in the movie's test scores and a box office total of $176 million. — Source

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CRACKED ACE'S HOW LONG WAS A HIT, BUT THE BAND DIDN'T KNOW THE FULL STORY BEHIND IT. Ace's 1974 song How Long was about their member Terry Comer, who was simultaneously working with another musical outfit without the knowledge of most of the rest of the band - it's not really about cheating. — Source

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CRACKED 2/3RDS OF LFO HAVE SUCCUMBED TO CANCER. M LI Devin Lima, a member of the late-'90s boy band LFO, passed away from cancer in November 2018. This was after Rich Cronin, another member of the band, had died from leukemia in 2010, leaving only 1 member out of the 3 who didn't have cancer. — Source

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CRACKED TWO GUN INVENTORS, ONE FRIENDSHIP: AK-47 MEETS М-16. On May 16, 1990, Mikhail Kalashnikov and Eugene Stoner, the creators of the AK-47 and M-16 assault rifles, got together in Washington D.C. and became buddies. — Source

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CRACKED BUDDY HOLLY LEFT HIS WIDOW WITH THE KEYS TO HIS KINGDOM. Buddy Holly passed away in 1959 at the age of 22 without leaving a will. His widow Maria inherited the rights to his name, image, trademarks, and other intellectual properties, including the royalties from his music. She gave 50% to his parents. — Source

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