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33 Highly Technical Bits of Trivia That Were Completely Bricked Due to a Faulty Software Update

August 12, 2024

Why does everything need to advance technologically? Maybe a garbage can doesn’t need high-tech sensors and Wi-Fi. Maybe it can just hold your garbage.

Tech is always trying to outdo itself, even though it may have already created the best possible thing. There is such a thing as overcorrecting, you know? This is why we’re glad that a good fact can stay a good fact forever. The truth is the truth. You can add more truth until it’s an entire novel, but unless it gets disproven, a fact is a fact!

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Sugar can keep wounds from festering. Sugar is a common treatment for wounds in some parts of the world, as it's pretty much the cheapest, most attainable remedy. It turns out the sweet stuff is great, as it removes moisture from the wound, killing the bacteria. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The First Female Mayor

SUSANNA M. SALTER WAS THE FIRST WOMAN TO BE A U.S. MAYOR R...BECAUSE OF A SEXIST PRANK. A group of men tried to embarrass politically active women by putting a woman on the ticket in Argonia, Kansas. She received 2/3 of the votes and agreed to serve. CRACKED.COM — Source

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CLAY HENRY IV IS THE MAYOR OF LAJITAS, TEXAS. HE'S KNOWN FOR DRINKING BEER...AND BEING A GOAT. In the 1980s, a goat named Clay Henry won the mayoral race in the almost ghost town. Now, his descendants continue the family legacy. Talk about nepotism. CRACKED.COM — Source

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ROBERT SMALLS ESCAPED SLAVERY BY STEALING A CONFEDERATE SHIP AND BECAME A CONGRESSMAN Не was paid money for his heist, which he used to buy his former enslaver's house. Не served in the House of Representatives for South Carolina. CRACKED.COM — Source

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A fake diplomat saved thousands of Jews during World War II. Italian Giorgio Perlasca was very much for fascism until it turned, you know, fascistic. So after seeking refuge in neutral Spain, he pretended to be a diplomat and started working to give Hungarian Jews certificates of protection. Over 5,000 people were saved this way. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Stephen King's Carrie only exists thanks to King's wife, Tabitha. King threw it in the trash, but she eventually fished it out and said she wanted to know what would happen next in the story, and that he should keep writing it. CRACKED.COM — Source

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In the movie Titanic, William Murdoch is a murderer - but he was a hero. In the movie, Murdoch (the First Officer) not just committed murder, but eventually killed himself, while in reality, he organized the launch of the lifeboats on the Titanic's starboard side and went down with the ship. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Turns out, Jurassic Park was never supposed to have any CGI dinosaurs. INC They were going to be stop-motion - but two CGI artists made a CG model of a T-Rex and then put it on a video screen when producer Kathleen Kennedy showed up, and the rest is history. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Steve Wozniak is really into Tetris, and he's so good, Nintendo Power didn't like it. Z He'd submit his Tetris high scores to Nintendo's magazine Nintendo Power as a kid, and they stopped running his name for a while - then he submitted the scores as Evets Kazniow, and they printed those. CRACKED.COM — Source

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When the Romanian dictator visited Queen Elizabeth in 1978, she hid things. PCR ROMANIA Specifically, she was afraid he'd nick whatever she had lying around - so she had the guest rooms stripped of all valuables. On his state visit to France, everything down to the bathroom fittings got stolen. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Disney was supposed to build another theme park near Washington, DC. They even secretly bought up 10,000 acres of land for it, but it didn't work out because the proposed theme - American history - was too controversial. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Turns out, Prince Charles is actually related to the real-life Dracula. The real-life Dracula being, of course, Vlad the Impaler - Charles is his descendant, which means, among other things, that he owns real estate in Transylvania. CRACKED.COM — Source

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ACTOR JASON MOMOA IS ALSO A PAINTER, HAVING STUDIED THE ART IN PARIS CRACKED.COM Which isn't strange, considering that his mother is a professional painter and photographer. — Source

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Clint Eastwood squints because his eyes are sensitive to light. Shooting in bright light for the Fistful of Dollars trilogy only highlighted the effect. At the time he wasn't even thinking about how it would look on camera. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Grohl's not far off from looking like this now

CRACKED.COM Bill Hader's most memorable moment on Saturday Night Live was playing in a punk band with Dave Grohl. and In a sketch about aging rock stars, Hader played bass while the Foo Fighters lead singer played drums. The comedian said he remained on a high for about two months after that night. — Source

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MC Hammer is an ordained minister. The rapper, known for songs such as '2 Legit 2 Quit' and 'U Can't Touch This,' now gives sermons at the Jubilee Christian Center in San Jose California. Не said it was the death of Tupac that triggered his transformation. CRACKED COM — Source

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CRACKED ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER ONLY MADE $75,000 FOR HIS ROLE IN TERMINATOR. 7 years later, in Terminator 2, he made $15,000,000. — Source

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CRACKED BUTT IS TECHNICALLY A UNIT OF MEASURE FOR WINE THAT STARTED IN MEDIEVAL TIMES. A buttload of wine is about 475 liters or 126 gallons. — Source

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CRACKED STARTED IN 1990, IMDB IS ONE OF THE OLDEST WEBSITES ON THE INTERNET. And it began as a list of actresses with beautiful eyes. — Source

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CRACKED THE ADULT LUNA MOTH HAS NO MOUTH. Therefore, it lives for a week, only to reproduce, and then dies of starvation. — Source

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CRACKED COLLECTIVELY, INDIAN WOMEN CONTROL AN ESTIMATED $600 TO $800 BILLION WORTH OF GOLD. That's four times as much gold as the U.S. reserves in Fort Knox. — Source

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CRACKED MOST WASABI IN THE US IS FAKE. Most of it is actually just a blend of horseradish, mustard, and food coloring, due to the cost of real wasabi. — Source

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CRACKED TLC TOOK THEIR LABEL EXEC HOSTAGE (AND GOT WHAT THEY WANTED). 1990s all-female band TLC at one point kept the president of their record label hostage until they could get a better deal in their contracts. It worked. Lef TL FANN LC THE 15 mmm RO SCRUBS THE BIGGEST SELLING FEMALE TRIO of ALL TIME RETURNST ALBUM INCLUDES SMASHES TM GOOD OT BEING BAD. SILLY NO AND UNPRETTY LION - — Source

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CRACKED A RAT GOT INTO AN ATM AND ATE $19K WORTH OF BILLS. In 2018, a rat got into an ATM in India, through a tiny hole for cables, and ate up more than $19,000 worth of Indian rupees that were inside. — Source

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CRACKED FLY LARVAE: NATURE'S LITTLE MIRACLE WORKERS. Certain types of fly larvae, like blow flies, are used to this day in medical treatments to get rid of decaying tissue in wounds and release fluids that can fight off viruses and bacteria. — Source

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CRACKED - - - Illow - - - STA KETCHUP- FUELED SURVIVAL. CMA One Dominican sailor managed to stay alive in the Caribbean sea for over three weeks by eating ketchup and other condiments. Presumably, and hopefully, not a Heinz guerrilla marketing stunt. — Source

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CRACKED BEE SAFE: WEAR WHITE. Beekeepers wear white when they're around beehives to help protect themselves. Bees have learned to be cautious of dark-colored animals that come close to their hives, so wearing white can help keep them from feeling threatened. — Source

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CRACKED SCOTLAND DIDN'T INVENT THE BAGPIPES. Persia did. CLINIQUE LINIQUE louis tocia SCAR mid cartying chon SINON visage kcal) aoux 2 — 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 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 BABIES CANNOT SEE COLOR WHEN THEY ARE BORN. The first color they can see is red. — 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 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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