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32 Random Bits of Trivia to Pack Into Your Bindle Before You Hit the Ol’ Dusty Trail

May 23, 2024

Wherever you’re off to, there’s a decent chance that you’ll need one or more of these facts. Not only is reading them good for your brain overall, but what if some guard at some checkpoint won’t let you pass unless you know that T. rexes grew so fast that you could almost watch them grow? Good thing we were here to tell you that!

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CRACKED The world unites to save the oceans - finally. Almost 200 countries have come together with a treaty to protect the world's oceans from the destruction caused by shipping, overfishing, pollution, and deep-sea mining. This is a major step forward in preserving 30% of the planet's land and sea. — Source

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CRACKED Donnie Yen puts his foot down for a Bruce Lee-inspired role in John Wick 4. Donnie Yen asked for and got some changes to his part in the next John Wick movie so it wouldn't be a stereotypical Asian role, but instead a tribute to his idol Bruce Lee. — Source

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CRACKED Two teens survive three days in the snow, cuddling for warmth. On March 6, 2023, two teenage boys were rescued after being stranded in a snowstorm in the San Bernardino Mountains for three days. They kept each other warm by cuddling, and were eventually spotted by a search and rescue helicopter. His Mart SNACK SHOP — Source

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CRACKED A writer is giving away 6,000 books to those who need them most. A writer and cultural historian, has set up a non-profit organization called the Free Books Campaign, which is giving away 6,000 books for free to people in the UK and Ireland. These books, by authors of color and are intended for those who can't afford them. ROSEWATER LIV LITTLE MILLIAMS F Twit I 5 SEVEN DAYS IN JUNE — Source

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CRACKED Aber-clam Lincoln: 214 years old and still alive and kickin'. A man in Florida found a giant clam that was estimated to be 214 years old, dating back to 1809 when Abraham Lincoln was born. It was named Aber-clam Lincoln and released back into the Gulf of Mexico. M If POS — Source

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CRACKED A famous bald eagle couple from Mystic River got their own children's book. MK, a female bald eagle, was rescued in eastern Massachusetts after being too weak to fly due to poisoning. She and her partner KZ are well-known in the Mystic River area and even have a children's book about them. — Source

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CRACKED 44 years later, a woman's son solves her murder. After 44 years of wondering, the woman found shot dead in the woods in Granby, Massachusetts in 1978 has finally been identified as Patricia Ann Tucker. Her son, Matthew Dale, was able to figure out who she was with the help of DNA evidence. UNKNOWN NOV.18. 1978 IN GOD'S CARE — Source

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CRACKED Scotland: saving the planet one breath at a time. Scotland has become the first nation to ban hospitals from using the anesthetic desflurane due to its environmental impact. This move is expected to reduce emissions by the same amount as powering 1,700 homes annually. — Source

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CRACKED Kaja Kallas re-elected in Estonia, continues to support Ukraine. Estonia's Prime Minister was voted back into office in the recent election, with her center-right Reform Party getting the most votes. Kallas is a big supporter of Ukraine and has given them a lot of help, including weapons and aid. — Source

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CRACKED Missourians are blazing through marijuana convictions. In Missouri, more than 7,500 people have had their marijuana-related convictions wiped away since recreational cannabis became legal. The process has been going faster than expected. — Source

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There's only one animal that has a single ear, and that's the praying mantis. That ear, located in the mantis' thorax (or chest part) is so good at its job, though, that it lets the mantis hear sounds humans can't. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The dodo wasn't really such an exotic bird - it was basically a giant dove. But at three feet tall and weighing up to 40 pounds (and still looking like a giant hatchling), it was the biggest and strangest dove you could find. CRACKED.COM — Source

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One of the few planes in the air on 9/11 was a cargo plane carrying a baby's liver. ANC Future 709 U.S.AIR FORCE METALO USE The liver was being transported for emergency transplant, and it was carried in a C-130 military cargo aircraft that got authorization to fly on 9/11. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Mosquitos extract blood from people using a super-intricate mechanism. The needle isn't just a single needle, but a combination of six different ones which pierce the skin, find a blood vessel, and then suck blood out. CRACKED.COM — Source

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In 1995, Microsoft licensed Rolling Stones' Start Me Up to market Windows 95. It was part of a gigantic marketing push, and the song was played for many, many promotions in the lead-up to the Windows 95 launch. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The US Army Corps of Engineers turned off the Niagara Falls back in 1969. They did it so they could study the consequences of erosion --and there are plans to turn off the Falls again to rebuild a pair of old bridges. CRACKED.COM — Source

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In India, there's a giant three-tone squirrel that looks like a psychedelic vision. The Malabar giant squirrel has a purple, maroon, and orange coat, and is 36 inches long (and can leap a distance of up to 20 feet). CRACKED.COM — Source

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The government of Cyprus turned down a particle accelerator for a pageant. An accelerator called SESAME was supposed to be built there, but the government decided to pay for the Miss Universe pageant instead. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Homer Simpson got inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame a few years ago. WONDER BAT It was thanks to the 1992 episode Homer at the Bat, in which he played for the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant softball team. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Charles Darwin travelled to the Galapagos islands as a geologist, not a biologist. He'd read Principles of Geology, a book that explained geological change as the gradual result of many small causes, which strongly influenced him. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The first meal on the moon included bacon squares, peaches and coffee. It was eaten by Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong, and it also included sugar cookie cubes and pineapple grapefruit drink. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Krabby Patties in Spongebob Squarepants contain absolutely no meat. Show creator Steve Hillenburg explicitly specified there are no animal products in them (just as well, otherwise they'd be super gross). CRACKED.COM — Source

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The guy who wrote the Redwall series was actually an unhappy milkman. - IN EVENTERS The Original ENTERS سعود : AIR Well, he was unhappy because he'd been reading to blind kids, and he thought the books available were pretty crappy, so he wrote new ones. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The vice president of the US wasn't always the president's running mate. Before they added the 12th amendment, it was whoever got the 2nd most votes in the election. CRACKED.COM — Source

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In Sweden, people sometimes do something that's known as death cleaning. It basically involves getting rid of everything you don't need before you die, so others won't have to clean up after you. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Turns out, T-Rexes grew so fast, you could almost watch them grow. Teenage T-Rexes could sometimes add 35-45 pounds to their frame in as little as a week. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Whiskey distilleries sometimes keep cats around just to catch mice. Distilleries have been using cats for that for centuries and, despite the many alternatives that exist today, they still do. CRACKED.COM — Source

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There's an organization that sends out saplings and seeds that survived the A-bomb. Specifically, the bomb that exploded over Hiroshima - Green Legacy Hiroshima is spreading them worldwide. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Drinking alcohol used to be a regular part of participating in the Olympics. For example, runners drank it in the 1908 London olympics - i it was believed to be a performance enhancer. CRACKED.COM — Source

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