33 Random Bits of Trivia We Found in a Pot at the End of a Rainbow

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33 Random Bits of Trivia We Found in a Pot at the End of a Rainbow

When you find a big ol’ pot of shiny facts, but some grimy little leprechaun says you stole them, you’re forced to take a long, hard look in the mirror. Like, Christopher Columbus didn’t “find” the Americas, ya know? Oh god, are we just some filthy fact colonizers? 

No, no, that can’t be the case. That leprechaun was just gonna hide these facts away in his cave all for himself, but we shared their knowledge with the rest of the world. It still seems kind of gross, though. After you read them, can you please tell us how to feel? 

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JOHNS NO LONGER RULE THE S&P 500. For the first time ever, in April 2023, there were more female CEOs than CEOs with the name John in the S&P 500. Progress! CRACKED

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DON'T GET CAUGHT SELLING SEX TOYS IN THAILAND. If you do, you could end up in jail for up to three years, or have to pay a fine of over $1,700. CRACKED

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GRACKED A WIFE WHO NEVER FARTED IN HER HUSBAND'S LAP? UNPRECEDENTED. This ancient joke, considered the world's oldest, is from way back in 1900 BC. It goes: Something which has never occurred since time immemorial; a young woman did not fart in her husband's lap.

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GRACKED ANCIENT PEOPLE THOUGHT BIRDS COULD TRANSFORM. People in ancient times thought that certain birds, like Redstarts and Garden Warblers, could change into different kinds of birds during the wintertime. This was an attempt to explain what we now understand is bird migration.

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GRACKED COYOTE UGLY: INSPIRED BY A GQ ARTICLE. QX16-03 CP44270 GH 467C 15-2038 WE DON'TAL De SPETITE ESTO NO The movie Coyote Ugly was inspired by a GQ article written in 1997 by Eat, Pray, Love author Elizabeth Gilbert. The article was about her time working as a bartender at the Village Idiot, a dive bar in the East Village of New York City.

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GRACKED MICHELIN GUIDE REVIEWS: SECRETIVE AND UNACCOUNTABLE? The people who review restaurants for the Michelin Guide stay anonymous, and they're protected by a lack of any available legal recourse against bad reviews.

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amazon AMAZON DELIVERS, EVEN IN A CRISIS. A delivery driver for Amazon was caught on camera dropping off a package while police were handling what looked like an armed standoff. Is that a sign of a strong work ethic, or late-stage capitalism? CRACKED

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REP. BOEBERT BRINGS UNBORN BABIES TO A HEARING ON ENDANGERED SPECIES, BECAUSE WHY NOT? In March 2023, during a House hearing on the Endangered Species Act, Republican Representative Lauren Boebert tried to control the narrative by showing pictures of unborn babies. CRACKED

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