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Unlike food, spewing facts is just excitedly relaying their knowledge

29 Deep-Fried Bits of Trivia You’ll Probably Yak Up on the Tilt-a-Whirl Later

August 03, 2024

Thankfully, consuming facts is a lot tidier than consuming food. Facts don’t get all over our hands, teeth, cheeks, or worse yet, our beards.

Yeah, we’re messy eaters. But it’s not our fault. We like to rush through lunch to get back to fact-finding! Luckily, we have that one drawer dedicated to wet wipes. It’s right on top of the drawer with all the hot sauce and soy sauce packets.

Anywho, after reading all of these facts, we’re just grateful that our brains don’t need a wipe down.

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Wal-Mart stores fill their shelves with strawberry Pop Tarts before hurricanes. Data mining has revealed that stores sold seven times more strawberry Pop Tarts before storms. CRACKED — Source

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A snail spent several years glued to a card in the British museum before it was discovered to be alive. The zoologist who discovered this felt so bad he gave the snail another snail so he wouldn't be alone anymore. CRACKED — Source

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William Shanks spent 15 years of his life manually calculating pi to 707 places. 3.74150 9 However, he made an error after the 527th digit, rendering the last few years of his work useless. CRACKED — Source

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In 1859, Thomas Austin, an English settler in Australia, introduced a mere 24 rabbits to his property, believing that it would cause little harm and add a sense of familiarity to the environment. By the 1920s, the rabbit population in Australia had soared to 10 billion. CRACKED — Source

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Courage the Cowardly Dog's pilot episode earned an Oscar nomination. It was titled The Chicken From Outer Space, and it lost to Wallace and Gromit: A Close Shave. CRACKED — Source

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Contrary to popular belief, lighter coffee has higher caffeine content. When coffee is roasted, it loses caffeine, meaning that a dark and robust cup of coffee has less caffeine than a lighter roast. CRACKED — Source

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Pizza Hut was one of the largest buyers of kale before its popularization in 2013. The company used it solely for ornamental purposes, to decorate their salad bars. CRACKED — Source

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Infrasound, which is below the range of human hearing, is occasionally incorporated into horror movie soundtracks. Although inaudible, it can provoke a sense of anxiety, heart palpitations, and shivering. CRACKED — Source

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Celebrities have to buy their stars on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood. MICHAEL It costs $50,000. CRACKED — Source

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The well-known crocodile jump scene in Live and Let Die featured real crocodiles, and the only person brave enough to take on the stunt was the owner of the crocodile farm. The film's writers decided to name the villain Kanaga after the farm owner. CRACKED — Source

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People who buy birdseed are more likely to pay their debts regularly. Meanwhile, those who purchase chrome accessories for their cars are less likely to pay off their debts in full. CRACKED — Source

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THE WORLD'S OLDEST CAT, NAMED CREME PUFF, LIVED TO BE 38 YEARS OLD. adidas GUMMERS CERTIFICATE - - - - SKIN - 2 - CRACKED COM Creme Puff reportedly drank coffee every morning. — Source

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PAINTBALL WAS INVENTED IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WAS ORIGINALLY CALLED THE NATIONAL SURVIVAL GAME. an RE CRACKED COM The first ever official game was won by a guy who never fired a single shot. — Source

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BRIDGMANITE IS THE MOST COMMON MINERAL ON EARTH. CRACKED.COM It makes up 93% of Earth's lower mantle however it is almost completely absent from Earth's surface. The only samples we have of it are from a meteorite that was probably once a former planet. — Source

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SAPPHIRES AND RUBIES ARE THE SAME GEMSTONE. CRACKED COM The only difference is that rubies are red. — Source

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THE JAPANESE IMPERIAL FAMILY IS THE OLDEST HEREDITARY MONARCHY IN THE WORLD, WITH A LINEAGE DATING BACK OVER 2,600 YEARS. CRACKED.COM However the monarchy is currently threatened by a male only succession law and a lack of male heirs. — Source

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THE PLACEBO EFFECT MIGHT BE JUST AS EFFECTIVE AS KNEE SURGERY. CRACKED.COM A study found patients who received a fake surgery reported just as much pain relief as those who received real surgery. — Source

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CONTRARY TO POPULAR BELIEF, GIRAFFES MOST LIKELY EVOLVED TO HAVE LONG NECKS TO BE ABLE TO FIGHT BETTER- NOT JUST TO GET MORE FOOD. CRACKED.COM Giraffes also have the same number of neck vertebrae (seven) as most other mammals, including humans. — Source

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YOU CAN'T BURP IN SPACE. CRACKED.COM Because gravity isn't separating your air, food and liquids in your stomach you will simply throw up if you try to burp. — Source

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42 BUILDINGS IN NEW YORK CITY ARE SO LARGE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN GIVEN THEIR OWN ZIP CODES. CRACKED COM These include The Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, and Rockefeller Plaza. — Source

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THERE ARE 26,000 RECORDED COVERS OF SILENT NIGHT. CRACKED.COM Making it the most recorded holiday song in history- White Christmas is a distant second at 20,000. — Source

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IF IT EXISTED, THE FIRST THANKSGIVING MORE LIKELY CONSISTED OF SEAL THAN TURKEY. CRACKED.COM Seal, eels and lobster were more commonly eaten by the Wampanoag tribes than Turkey. In addition, in the next century or so following the first Thanksgiving, the holiday was most likely celebrated in December. — Source

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FROM THE 13TH CENTURY UNTIL 1572, THE INCANS PERFORMED EFFECTIVE SKULL SURGERIES. CRACKED.COM Archaeologists have found more than 100 Incan skulls that have been drilled with holes, and it is estimated that this surgery had a survival rate of about 80%. — Source

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SAMUEL L. JACKSON WAS A CHEERLEADER. CRACKED.COM By his own admission, he joined the squad to meet girls. — Source

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HUMANS CANNOT SMELL WHILE ASLEEP. CRACKED.COM Anything you smell in dreams is made up by your brain and not influenced by your external environment. — Source

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ON AVERAGE, EACH AMERICAN PRODUCES 1700 POUNDS OF GARBAGE EACH YEAR. CRACKED.COM Collectively, America produces 12% of the world's garbage- while only making up 4% of the population. — Source

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CRACKED GROVER CLEVELAND HAD SURGERY ON A BOAT. Не had to be treated for mouth cancer, and feared panic would ensue if the public found out. — Source

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CRACKED ADAM SANDLER IS TERRORIZING SANTA CRUZ IN A COOKIE MONSTER SUIT. Only it's not the famous Adam Sandler. It's just a guy named Adam Sandler who is very weird. — Source

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CRACKED MEN'S ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION ALSO AFFECTS PREGNANCY. Studies have found men who drink leading up to conception are more likely to have children with birth defects. — Source

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