36 Bits of Trivia Sent to Our Planet From a Distant Civilization Several Light Years Away

Will your brain give these a happy home?
36 Bits of Trivia Sent to Our Planet From a Distant Civilization Several Light Years Away

Not that we’re huge comic book nerds or anything, but we seem to remember a story about a little alien boy sent to Earth before his home planet was destroyed. That lucky little boy was taken in by a nice little Kansan couple, so we’re really hoping you take their lead and take in these facts. Sure, they probably won’t grow up to be one of the greatest superheroes of all time, but they’re cold and hungry, and could use a nice brainfold blanket, so open up!

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Aubrey Plaza and Michael Cera

Aubrey Plaza and Michael Cera almost got married in Vegas. 2010 It wasn't a joke or anything - they were in a relationship for a year and a half (they started going out after filming Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World). NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

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The Man Who Predicted Black Holes

An 18th century Yorkshire man x predicted black holes. In the 1780s, John Michell, the rector of St. Michael's Church in Leeds, came up with a theory about dark stars -- stars whose gravitational pull was so strong that not even light could escape. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

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Sir David Attenborough

The solution to a 19th-century mystery was found in Sir David Attenborough's back garden. In 1879, Julia Martha Thomas was murdered by her maid, Kate Webster, but her head was never found - this was called the the Barnes mystery. They found a skull in Sir David's back garden in 2011 during building work, and it turned out to have belonged to Thomas. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

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