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33 Random Bits of Trivia That Are Like a Software Update for Your Noggin

August 05, 2024

You might think your brain is on the most recent operating system, but since we learn something new everyday, newer updates are being rolled out constantly. In fact, the people around you may have gotten three or four updates while you were reading this little blurb.

But don’t fret. You’re not in danger of falling behind, because each fact on this list is a little brain update. And so, you’ll catch up to them in no time.

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CRACKED IN THE 1700S, BARTOLOMEO GIRANDONI CREATED A SECRET WEAPON. It was the Girandoni air rifle, and it was the secret weapon of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. It could fire up to 22 shots in less than 30 seconds with great precision and no smoke or loud noise to give away the shooter's position. — Source

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CRACKED ON SUPERMAN, DIRECTOR RICHARD DONNER SAID HE'D SHAVE OFF HIS MUSTACHE. Не said he'd do that If Gene Hackman shaved off his for the role of Lex Luthor, that is. True to his word, he celebrated my last razor stroke by gleefully pulling off the fake whiskers he'd acquired for the occasion, II said Hackman. — Source

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CRACKED FIFTY HEROES RISKED IT ALL TO SAVE FUKUSHIMA FROM A NUCLEAR MELTDOWN. In 2011, fifty brave people stayed behind and put themselves in danger to stop the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan from completely melting down. The company gave no information on who the 50 workers were. — Source

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CRACKED RUDY RUETTIGER MADE A MINT OFF A SCAM. 45 In 2011, Daniel Ruettiger, the guy who inspired Rudy, got in trouble with the SEC for a scam involving his sports drink company, Rudy Nutrition. The scam made millions, and he settled with the SEC for $382,866. — Source

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CRACKED GOOD LUCK FINDING A FOSSIL - THEY'RE LIKE NEEDLES IN A HAYSTACK. It's really rare for animals to become fossils - scientists think that only about 0.1% of all the animal species that have ever existed have been fossilized. Even fewer of them have been discovered. — Source

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CRACKED NIAGARA UNITED TRIED TO SCORE ON THEIR OWN GOAL, BUT WATERLOO WASN'T HAVING IT. In 2015, Canada's Niagara United and SC Waterloo had a soccer match. People thought the game was rigged, and Niagara United tried to score on their own goal to mess up the outcome. However, Waterloo stopped them from doing so. — Source

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CRACKED THREE AMIGOS! WAS ALMOST DIRECTED BY STEVEN SPIELBERG. Instead it went to John Landis, who directed it while on trial for involuntary manslaughter. — Source

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CRACKED THE TALLEST MAN IN THE WORLD SAVED TWO DOLPHINS IN CHINA. 7-foot-9 Bao Xishun used his really long arms to retrieve swallowed plastics from the dolphins, thereby saving their lives. — Source

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CRACKED A BIKER DIED AT AN ANTI-HELMET PROTEST BECAUSE НЕ WASN'T WEARING A HELMET. Even worse, he usually wore his helmet, but he didn't that day because of the protest. — Source

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Larry Bird

CRACKED A GUY ASKED FOR A LONGER JAIL SENTENCE BECAUSE OF HOW MUCH НЕ LOVED DIA LARRY BIRD. 3 Не was given 30 years, but requested ATE 33-so he'd get the same number as Bird's jersey. — Source

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Saran Wrap

CRACKED SARAN WRAP IS PROBABLY IN YOUR BRAIN. A new study shows that food plastic wrap sheds microplastics that can cross the blood brain barrier in two hours. — Source

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CRACKED STEVEN SPIELBERG WANTED TO MAKE A CALVIN AND HOBBES MOVIE. But Bill Waterson, famously anti-licensing, wasn't into it. — Source

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Jack Daniel

CRACKED JACK DANIEL DIED IN THE DUMBEST WAY POSSIBLE. Не kicked a safe, injuring his big toe. Then it became gangrenous and he died. — Source

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Maybe the Dingo Did Eat Her Baby

CRACKED IN THE '90S, PEOPLE RELENTLESSLY MOCKED A WOMAN WHO CLAIMED A DINGO ATE HER BABY. ... ... including Seinfeld. However, the woman was proven right in 2012, when a court ruled that a dingo did in fact eat her baby. — Source

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CRACKED THE INVENTOR OF THE MACHINE GUN WENT DEAF FROM IT. His son would go on to invent its silencer. — Source

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CRACKED BEFORE SNL, KYLE MOONEY WAS A WRITER ON NATHAN FOR YOU. It was his first writers room of any kind. — Source

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Drunk Birds

CRACKED SCIENTISTS GOT A BUNCH OF BIRDS DRUNK. FOR SCIENCE. It was to see if that made them worse at singing. (It did! Duh.) — Source

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Reno 911

CRACKED SHERI THE CITY OF RENO IS RENO 911'S BIGGEST FAN. They even petitioned that the show be brought back after it was canceled by Comedy Central. — Source

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CRACKED A BLUETOOTH-CONTROLLED VIBRATOR WAS REVEALED TO BE HACKABLE. Customers who bought the vibrator were later entitled to $10,000 each because of this vulnerability. PASSWORD BUT SAB MM the 82 NIK M O 1003 M GREED N N K 20 C AX00 ATTACHI 101 0 09950 AG-CADO BUTH — Source

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CRACKED IN 1894, A GERMAN MAN HEROICALLY SAVED A SMALL BOY FROM DROWNING IN A RIVER. Only for that little boy to turn out to be Hitler. — Source

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CRACKED BASC J JOHN STAMOS HAD THE OLSEN TWINS FIRED. Не claims they cried too much during the pilot - however, they were brought back when Stamos determined their replacements were not attractive — Source

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The Bible

CRACKED THE SHORTEST VERSE IN THE BIBLE IS JESUS WEPT. It can be found in the Gospel of John, chapter 11, verse 35. Ente said Jesus wept Then — Source

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CRACKED THE FIRST RECORDED USE OF THE WORD COMPUTER WAS IN 1613. The word was used to describe a person who performed calculations or computations. — Source

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Cows

CRACKED COWS PRODUCE MORE MILK WHEN LISTENING TO MUSIC. 0517 One study found that cows produced 3% more milk when listening to slow- tempo music, such as Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony. — Source

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CRACKED DOLPHINS CAN RECOGNIZE THEMSELVES IN MIRRORS. This suggests a high level of intelligence and self-awareness - one that a dog doesn't even possess. — Source

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CRACKED FLAMINGOS CAN STAND ON ONE LEG FOR HOURS BECAUSE IT REQUIRES LESS MUSCULAR EFFORT A group of flamingos can also be referred to as a flamboyance or a stand of flamingos, depending on the context. — Source

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CRACKED THE SHORTEST COMMERCIAL FLIGHT IN THE WORLD IS ONLY 1.7 MILES LONG. The flight between the islands of Westray and Papa Westray in Scotland, operated by Loganair, takes only 1-2 minutes. TO OF Anine Loganair — Source

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CRACKED CHEWING GUM IS ONE OF THE OLDEST TYPES OF CANDY. 9000-year-old chewing gum, made from birch bark tar, was discovered by archaeologists in Sweden in 1993. — Source

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Pools

CRACKED THE WORLD'S LARGEST SWIMMING POOL IS OVER 1,000 YARDS LONG. The pool, located at the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Chile, is so large that it requires a special water treatment system to keep the water clean. — Source

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Webcams

CRACKED THE FIRST WEBCAM MONITORED A COFFEE POT. The webcam was invented in 1991 by a group of computer scientists at the University of Cambridge, and was connected to the internet in 1993. 10- 8 6- 4 — Source

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The Great Barrier Reef

CRACKED THE GREAT BARRIER REEF IS THE ONLY LIVING THING THAT CAN BE SEEN FROM SPACE. It is home to over 1,500 species of fish and 600 types of coral. — Source

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CRACKED THE LARGEST SNOWFLAKE ON RECORD WAS 15 INCHES WIDE AND 8 INCHES THICK. The snowflake was recorded in Fort Keogh, Montana, in 1887. — Source

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CRACKED HONEY NEVER SPOILS. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are still edible after thousands of years. — Source

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