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31 Random Bits of Trivia Assembled From the Furthest Reaches of the Universe

We traveled far for these, but hey, at least we didn’t have to leave this universe

31 Random Bits of Trivia Assembled From the Furthest Reaches of the Universe

July 23, 2024

We’re not 100 percent sure that we’re living in one of many different universes, but if there are more universes out there, rest assured that we’ll find facts in them too.

For now, all we can do is reach the edge of the known universe like Truman did with his world in The Truman Show. Luckily, there were facts at the edge, cus it took a little time to get here.

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Mohammed V of Morocco protected Jewish people in Casablanca from the Nazis. Не reportedly told them, There are no Jews in Morocco. There are only Moroccan subjects. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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When he was 15, The Rock saved his mom from committing suicide. She left her car on Interstate 65 and just started walking into traffic. The Rock followed her and pulled her back - - and today, he says, she doesn't remember any of that (Probably best she doesn't, he says). NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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On Groundhog Day, Bill Murray hired an assistant just to troll everyone. The production team couldn't get a hold of him when they needed to, so they asked him to hire an assistant to make things easier. Не agreed, but hired someone who was deaf and only spoke American sign language (which neither Murray or anyone else on set spoke). NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Lost Boys

Joel Schumacher wanted to cast Drew Barrymore and Rosanna Arquette in a sequel to The Lost Boys. It'd be called The Lost Girls, and he wanted to do it because girl vampires on motorcycles would be sexy and funny and something that I'd like to see. But the movie just never made it out of development hell. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Basquiat was in Blondie's music video for Rapture. Debbie Harry bought Basquiat's first painting for $200. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Cosplay became a thing in 1939. Sci-fi fan Myrtle Douglas and her husband wore costumes from the 1936 H.G. Wells movie Things to Come to the World Science Fiction Convention that year, and costume contests became an annual tradition at that convention after that. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Paint

A new whitest-ever paint may cool buildings The paint reflects 98% of sunlight into space. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Lions vs. Hyenas

In 1999, lions fought a two-week war with hyenas in Ethiopia. A pride of lions lost six, but killed 35 hyenas and drove off the entire group to take control of the territory -- a conflict that was broadcast on Ethiopian TV and monitored by the police. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Sugar doesn't cause hyperactivity in children. Over 12 studies showed no behavior change, even among kids with ADHD. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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David Greybeard was Jane Goodall's first chimp connection Не trusted Goodall enough to let her study him and introduce her to others within his community, which has greatly increased our understanding of chimpanzees. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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In Turkey, you can no longer use cryptocurrencies to buy anything at all. Due to rising inflation, people started using crypto for everyday transactions more and more, but the government put a stop to that on April 30, 2021. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Ninjas used cicadas to help them sneak up on enemies without being detected. They had a box with a cicada, and they'd use the cicada's sound to drown out their footsteps and any other loud noises they'd end up making. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Each time a plane lands, 1 to 1.5 pounds of rubber are left on the runway The rubber needs to be removed regularly to create friction necessary for landing. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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In 2016, Mozart outsold Beyonce, Adele, and Drake in CDs Universal released a 200-disc box set for the 225th anniversary of Mozart's death, meaning that each purchase counted for 200 disc sales. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Whitney Houston was originally going to be titular character in Cinderella. The movie took years to finally make, and everyone agreed Whitney, 34, was too old so Whitney made the call to the Moesha star Brandy. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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While in space, astronauts see flashes even when their eyes are closed. Those flashes are cosmic rays moving through their eyeballs - on Earth, we don't see them because the atmosphere usually absorbs them. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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The lady who claimed to find a finger in her Wendy's chili was sentenced to 9 years in prison Anna Aayala was released after four years on good behavior. She apologized to the food chain for the attempted scam. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Not Really Dragons

The dragons in Game of Thrones are actually wyverns. CRACKED.COM The difference between a wyvern and a dragon is that a wyvern has 2 legs and a dragon has 4 legs. They also happen to be make-believe, so it doesn't really matter. — Source

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Warner Bros. canceled 'Home Alone' because they didn't want to spend $14.7 million on it. CRACKED.COM 21st Century Fox continued the production, and it be- came the highest grossing movie of 1990 at $476 million worldwide. It was nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Original Score and Best Original Song. — Source

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Restaurants often serve a fish called Escolar, disguised to be Tuna on the menu. CRACKED.COM Eating too much of this fish, more than 6 ounces, will cause explosive, oily, uncontrollable orange di- arrhea. Accidents can also happen while pass- ing gas. — Source

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A Polish pianist had his grand piano confiscated at JFK Airport. CRACKED.COM Krystian Zimerman was go- ing to play at Carnegie Hall shortly after 9/11 but his Steinway grand piano was confiscated and later de- stroyed because the glue smelled like explosives. — Source

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A teenage girl of the Xhosa people in Africa convinced her entire tribe to kill all their cattle. CRACKED.COM She claimed it would bring about a cataclysm destroying English colo- nizers. Tens of thousands died in the subsequent famine, and the English were unharmed. — Source

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A woman named Alice Pike tried to use a fake million dollar bill at Wal-Mart. WAL MART РАСТОЙ GUARANTEED PRAIN ER CRACKED.COM Pike claimed she thought the bill was real. When told that the United States Treasury does not make $1 million bills, she said, You can't keep up with the U.S. Treasury. — Source

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The Sega Master System and Genesis are still produced under license and being sold in Brazil. 16-BIT T - F POHER - BRAVE SEOK MECA DRIVE SEGA CRACKED.COM The old systems routinely outsell modern game con- soles, due to high tariffs making imported consoles very expensive. Almost half of all Sega Master Sys- tems ever sold were sold in Brazil. — Source

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Joseph Smith was killed by an angry mob while incarcerated. CRACKED.COM A local had exposed Smith's practice of polyga- my implying that he used his religion as a pretext to seduce and marry unas- suming women, including the wives of some of his closest associates. — Source

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The Roman Empire mined so much silver that at peak production they were mining 220 tons per year. Scottsdale Silver - Leo Your Olive us CRACKED.COM This was 5 to 10 times larger than the com- bined amount of silver available to Medieval Europe and the Ab- basid Caliphate around 800 A.D. — Source

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Ernest Hemingway

Ernest Hemingway hunted German U-boats in the Caribbean during WWII. CRACKED COM Hemingway used his fish- ing boat named after his ex-wife (Pilar) to hunt Ger- mans, armed only with Thomson machine guns and hand grenades. Не was given unlimited gasoline by the US government. — Source

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Coca Cola is responsible for Santa Claus being depicted as fat. CRACKED.COM In 1863, cartoonist Thomas Nast began drawing Santa with a huge stomach, but his jolly weight problem wasn't cemented in pop culture until the 1930s with Coke's advertisements. — Source

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Sightings of the mysterious Spring-Heeled Jack stretch from 1837 to 1904. A MYSTERY OF MYSTERIES CRACKED.COM Jack was a boogeyman that was said to ring resi- dents of Londons' door- bells dressed as a bear, a ghost or a devil and scratch them with metal claws before leaping away with unnatural agility. — Source

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The first Roman fire brigade was created to be a very lucrative, paid service. CRACKED.COM The firefighters did nothing while a price was negotiat- ed. Failing to reach a deal, the structure was allowed to burn to the ground after which an offer was made to purchase it for a fraction of its value. — Source

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As of 2012, there is still an active witch-hunting unit in Saudi Arabia. GRACKED COM In 2009, 118 people were charged with witchcraft and by 2011 there were 9 bureaus in the country to combat sorcery. They have even accused the US of having sorcerers. — Source

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