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31 Random Bits of Trivia Recommended by That One Dentist Who Refuses to Endorse a Toothpaste

August 07, 2024

Honestly, why is it always “four out of five dentists recommend”?

If we were in the toothpaste game, we wouldn’t really consider this a win. It’s only 80 percent. Sure, that kind of grade on a report card will get your parents off your back, but it won’t be posted on the fridge or bragged about to their friends.

This list of facts, however, is so good that our parents stapled it to their fridge. Not one fact-finder in the world withheld a star.

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CRACKED A MEAT TYCOON IN CANADA DIED BY GOAT. While peeing on the side of the street, a goat headbutted meat tycoon Willaim Davies, who succumbed to his injuries two months later. DAVIES Choice Tomatoes CAMBRID SAUSAG Good St 16 Davies Dan Davies Good Bot Sweet to Mis Finest Cooking Relish - POR P MinceMent For DAVIES 15°C 10%lb Fresh Berrys 4 TEA age 4 5 Tripe meat 12 7 12th Sea DAVIS WE Herring SAUCACE DA 15 10 4 F SAUSAO — Source

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CRACKED ACCORDING TO SCIENCE, SMELLS CAN FALL INTO TEN CATEGORIES. Fragrant, woody/resinous, fruity (non-citrus), chemical, minty/peppermint, sweet, popcorn, lemon, pungent and decayed. — Source

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CRACKED DISNEYLAND IS FULL OF LEAD. Disneyland's earliest rides, including The Haunted Mansion and Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, were found to contain unsafe levels of lead to this day. Disney has dismissed the concern and it is unknown if they ever fixed the issue. — Source

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CRACKED AMSTERDAM IS FAMOUS FOR ITS CANALS, BICYCLES, AND RELAXED CULTURE. However, it is also home to the Museum of Torture Instruments, which features over 40 different instruments used for torture throughout history. MUSEUM of medieval TORTURE instruments Museum NATURE 1 NAMES mar MISTO POLICE 194 MUSACE - - - WC U SALAMOUNE KI CHAMEE CHANGE MECHBEL no — Source

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CRACKED YOU CANNOT SMELL IN YOUR SLEEP. Though many people say they can, science says the sensation comes from your brain, not an outside source. — Source

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CRACKED CHOCOLATE WAS FIRST CONSUMED AS A BITTER DRINK BY THE MAYANS AND AZTECS OVER 3,000 YEARS AGO. It wasn't until the 16th century that it was sweetened and became popular in Europe. — Source

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CRACKED BABIES CANNOT SEE COLOR WHEN THEY ARE BORN. The first color they can see is red. — Source

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CRACKED IN ENGLAND, ROYAL BOYS CANNOT WEAR PANTS. It is considered middle class for them to wear pants before the age of 8. — Source

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CRACKED DURING THE SOVIET ERA, THE USSR HAD ITS OWN ARCADE GAMES. These games have been preserved in St. Petersburg's Museum of Soviet Arcade Games. ВОЙ - СНАЙПЕР- CHILE VALAR MUSEUM the че — Source

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CRACKED HIGH SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES IN NEW ZEALAND CAN POSSESS UP TO ONE POUND OF URANIUM. The Atomic Energy Act of 1945 allows them to do this for educational purposes. 2068 — Source

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CRACKED PATRICIA HIGHSMITH, THE AMERICAN NOVELIST BEST KNOWN FOR HER PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLERS, WAS AN AVID COLLECTOR OF SNAILS AND KEPT AROUND 300 OF THEM AS PETS IN HER HOME IN SWITZERLAND. She even carried a few snails in her handbag to social events, and some of her friends would gift her new snails to add to her collection. — Source

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CRACKED DOUBLE STUF OREOS ARE NOT DOUBLY STUFFED. According to a 2013 study by a high school math teacher, Double Stuf Oreos are only 1.86 times as stuf'ed as classic Oreos, not twice as much, as the name suggests. ALWAYS COOKIE REAL COCOA MABISCO Double Stuf OREO MARIE PER 2 COOKIES 140 2g 90mg 13 NET WT SODIUM CHOCOLATE SAT FAT SUGARS CALORIES SANDWICH COOKIES 15.35 OZ (435g) sun APPEARS WHEN OPENED — Source

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CRACKED FERN COLLECTING WAS A TREND IN THE VICTORIAN ERA. The activity was so popular it earned its own name: pteridomania. — Source

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CRACKED SCOTLAND DIDN'T INVENT THE BAGPIPES. Persia did. CLINIQUE LINIQUE louis tacia scal mid carty action avon visage ISSUED adus Carrier 2 — Source

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CRACKED CHOCK FULL O'NUTS COFFEE DOESN'T CONTAIN ANY NUTS. It's named that because the store originally sold nuts before they were converted to coffee shops. — Source

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CRACKED DURING THE 1880S, A BABOON WAS EMPLOYED AS A SIGNALMAN FOR A SOUTH AFRICAN RAILROAD AND SERVED FOR NINE YEARS. In exchange for his services, he was compensated with beer, and reportedly never made any mistakes while on the job. — Source

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THERE'S A CITY IN KANSAS CALLED GAS. GAS KAN CRACKED Their official motto is Don't Pass Gas, Stop and Enjoy It. — Source

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THE AZTECS FOUGHT WITH A MACUAHUITL-A WOODEN SWORD EMBEDDED WITH PRISMATIC BLADES MADE FROM OBSIDIAN, A VOLCANIC GLASS STONE. CRACKED According to reports from Spanish conquistadors, it was sharp enough to decapitate a man and even a horse. — Source

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ACCORDING TO A STUDY BY THE BRITISH ACADEMY OF SOUND THERAPY, THERE IS A MOST RELAXING SONG. CRACKED It was determined to be Weightless by the Marconi Union. — Source

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JOHNNY CASH WAS BORN WITH THE NAME J.R. CASH BECAUSE HIS PARENTS COULDN'T THINK OF A NAME. CRACKED When he enlisted in the Air Force, they wouldn't let him use initials, so he began to call himself John. — Source

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THE NAME OF YODA'S RACE AND HIS HOME WORLD ARE NEVER MENTIONED IN ANY FILM, BOOK, OR MEDIA. CRACKED Не is officially said to be of a species unknown. — Source

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OLD NYC SUBWAY CARS ARE DUMPED INTO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. NEW YORK, NY. CRACKED This is done to help build an artificial reef to serve as a habitat for marine life. — Source

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DANIEL WEBSTER, WHO RAN FOR PRESIDENT AND LOST THREE TIMES, DECLINED THE VICE PRESIDENCY TWICE, THINKING IT A WORTHLESS OFFICE. CRACKED Both presidents who offered it later died in office, meaning that if he had accepted, he would've become president after all. — Source

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THERE IS A NOCEBO EFFECT, A NEGATIVE VARIANT OF THE PLACEBO EFFECT. - CRACKED It can make someone physically suffer from side effects that don't exist. — Source

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URANUS IS THE COLDEST PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM. CRACKED ...even though Neptune is farther from the sun by about a billion miles. — Source

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PG-13 MOVIES ARE ALLOWED EXACTLY ONE (NONSEXUAL) FUCK. ! $ $%* CRACKED Two or more and the film automatically receives an R rating. — Source

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HARVARD EARNS ENOUGH MONEY ON INTEREST FROM ITS ENDOWMENT THAT IT COULD OFFER FREE TUITION TO ALL STUDENTS AND STILL MAKE A PROFIT ON THE INTEREST. CRACKED The same is true of Princeton and Yale. — Source

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DR. GAY HITLER, SON OF GEORGE WASHINGTON HITLER, WAS A LOCAL DENTIST IN CIRCLEVILLE, OHIO, AND SERVED THE COMMUNITY FROM 1922 THROUGH 1946. HITLER H RD T70 HUBER HITLER GRACKED Many roads in the area still contain the word Hitler in reference to this family. — Source

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THE POPULATION OF IRELAND STILL HASN'T RETURNED TO WHAT IT WAS BEFORE THE POTATO FAMINE. CRACKED It wasn't until 2021 that the population grew to 5 million - but before the famine, it was around 8 million. — Source

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LOTS-O'-HUGGIN BEAR FROM TOY STORY 3 WAS ORIGINALLY MEANT TO APPEAR IN THE FIRST FILM. CRACKED However the technology needed to animate his fur did not yet exist. — Source

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THERE WAS A BATMAN VILLAIN NAMED CONDIMENT KING. CRACKED Не was defeated by slipping on his own ketchup. — Source

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