35 Random Bits of Trivia That Have Been Cloggin’ Up Our Noggins

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35 Random Bits of Trivia That Have Been Cloggin’ Up Our Noggins

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The most humane way to anesthetize octopuses is by dunking them in ethanol. CRACKED.COM Because of their complex brains, cephalopods became the first invertebrates to be protected by laboratory ani- mal laws. Researchers have to get ethical approval for their studies, and must use anesthesia for procedures.

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Some North Korean Christian believers celebrate Christmas in secret. CRACKED.COM Christmas is banned in North Korea and instead of Christmas, the birthday of Kim Jong-suk (grandmother of the current supreme lead- er of North Korea) is cele- brated on Christmas Eve.

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Speed reader and megasavant Kim Peek read books two pages at a time. GRACKED.COM Не could scan the left page of a book with his left eye, then the right page with his right eye. Не was able to accurately recall the contents of over 12,000 books, and was the inspira- tion for Rain Man.

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The Powerball drawing on March 30, 2005, produced 110 2nd-prize winners. CRACKED.COM All 110 winners had played numbers found inside for- tune cookies. The total pay- out was $19.4 million, 89 of them receiving $100,000 each, while the other 21 re- ceived $500,000 each.

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2 people died when the wind lifted a bouncy castle off the ground during a festival in London. KIDDIE P KASTLE GRACKED.COM A bouncy castle/inflatable maze, Dreamspace V, was launched 50 feet in the air. It moved about 150 feet before coming back to the ground, resulting in 13 inju- ries and 2 deaths.

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A cough can propel saliva droplets as far as 20 feet. GRACKED.COM About 3,000 drop- lets are expelled in a single cough, and some of them fly out of the mouth at speeds of up to 50 miles per hour.

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For decades, artist Al Hirschfeld hid the name of his daughter Nina in his drawings for The New York Times and elsewhere. CRACKED.COM He'd add the number of times her name ар- peared to his signa- ture, creating a game for readers, who would try and find each ар- pearance.

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The ancient Egyptian pregnancy test involved peeing on wheat and barley. GRACKED.COM If both the bags germinat- ed then it would show the woman is fertile and likely pregnant. Also, if wheat grew faster, then it would be a boy, and if barley grew quicker, then it would be a girl.

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