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27 Random Bits of Trivia That Won First Prize at the County Fair

August 09, 2024

Now we know the pride a farmer feels when he takes his ripe harvest to market. After gathering bushels of these juicy gems, we noticed a few massive ones that could very well be prizeworthy. And size doesn’t necessarily mean their word count. We’re talking about their information load.

In looking around at the other facts around here, we’re confident that we’ve got the goods. The judges won’t know what hit them.

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CRACKED THERE IS A CHARACTER NAMED JESSICA IN SHAKESPEARE'S MERCHANT OF VENICE. That character invented the name Jessica. — Source

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CRACKED Georgia United Kingdom Netherlands Slovakia Black Hungary Ireland Belgium Turkey Iraq France Greece Lebanon Italy United States Israel Tyrthenian Sea Mediterranean S2 3.332.32 ml Portugal Spain Egypt 2.000 DO ml Tunisia Red S Libya Sur North Algeria Gut of Atlantic Mexico Ocean Chad Niger Western Sahara Cuba Centr uatemala Mali Africa Mauritania Honduras Repub Dominican Republic Nigeria Nicaragua Burkina Puerto Rios DR Con Faso Caribbean Sea Costa Rica Senegal Togo Equatorial The Gambia Ghana Guinea Panama Guinea Sierra Leone Liberia Angola Venezuela THE CLOSEST U.S. STATE TO AFRICA IS MAINE. A small Maine peninsula is far east enough to make it — Source

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CRACKED OKLAHOMA'S OFFICIAL STATE VEGETABLE IS THE WATERMELON. Its state fruit is the strawberry. — Source

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CRACKED IN 1975, A PHYSICS PAPER WAS PUBLISHED BY A CAT. His owner added the cat as a co-author when he realized he had typed we throughout the whole paper but was the only author. — Source

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Bones

CRACKED CHILDREN ARE BORN WITH ABOUT 300 BONES, BUT ADULTS ONLY HAVE 206. This is because many of the bones in a baby's body fuse together as they grow and develop. — Source

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Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot

Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot was a trap Arnold Schwarzenegger baited for Sylvester Stallone. Schwarzenegger knew right away that the movie he was being offered was crap - but knowing how hyper-competitive Stallone was, he pretended to be interested in taking the role, so his rival would try and take it away from him. And Sly just went and swallowed the bait. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Richard Donner tricked Gene Hackman into shaving his mustache for Superman. Hackman refused to wear a skull cap to play Lex Luthor - and to shave his '70s 'stache. Donner said, you take yours off, I'll take mine off, and Hackman grudgingly accepted. Only after the deed was done did Donner reveal his own facial hair was fake. Hackman wasn't pleased. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Marvel cancelled The Fantastic Four comics out of spite. With Fox famously owning the film rights to the characters, in 2015 Marvel tried to change the terms with the studio and regain some control. When that failed, Marvel's CEO at the time, lke Perlmutter, threw a tantrum and had the comic cancelled. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Two-thirds of the disinformation about COVID vaccines comes from 12 people. In March 2021, the Center for Countering Digital Hate found that 65% of COVID vaccine- related bullcrap originates from just 12 anti- vaxxers, with a collective reach of about 60 million followers. This Disinformation Dozen includes heavy hitters like Joseph Mercola and freaking Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Hindu

The Western idea of chakras doesn't look a lot like their Hindu origins. The body's energetic centers your yoga teacher will tell you about bear only a passing resemblance to any ancient Indian tradition. The chakras' association with colors, gemstones, emotional states, and so on are all Western spiritual fanfiction of the early 20th century. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Bill Nye wears bow ties because a long tie would be at risk of falling into his science experiments. GRACKED.COM — Source

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Stanley Tucci scrubbed toilets that didn't have running water. RESTROOM At a young age, the actor worked at a park in Westchester, New York. Не called the experience too disgusting to describe. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Marilyn Monroe

CRACKED COM Marilyn Monroe's signature sexy whispery voice was a strategy to decrease her stutter. — Source

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The Golden Girls

A 25-year old Quentin Tarantino appeared as an Elvis Presley impersonator in one episode of THE GOLDEN GIRLS GRAGKED.COM — Source

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Matthew McConaughey

Matthew McConaughey was hired by a country club in Texas to set up sand traps in a golf course. Не was later given a gun to shoot armadillos when those critters began eating the grass at the golf course. GRAGKED.COM — Source

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Grey's Anatomy actor Patrick Dempsey used to be a professional juggler. Не even joined and won second place in a national juggling competition. In turn, this landed him his first acting job. GRACKED.COM — Source

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I'm feeding the fish. Mr. Rogers made it a habit to say out loud when he was giving his finned friends food because he received a letter from a young blind fan who would cry if she thought he forgot. CRACKED GON — Source

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In 1994, one woman got the IRS to agree that her massive breast implants are tax-exempt. She was an exotic dancer, so they were considered a business expense. The legal opinion said: Because petitioner's implants were so extraordinarily large, we find that they were useful only in her business. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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The White House

As many as three U.S. presidents may have died because of contaminated water at the White House. Before 1850, there was a night soil depository (read: a field of human poop) upstream from the White House's water supply. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Chimps

In 1999, Raven the chimpanzee chose random stocks using darts. She became the 22nd most successful money manager on Wall Street. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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A fire destroyed several buildings next to a Carl's Jr. location, and the restaurant was spared. Carl's r CHARROOIL ES Business Carl's Jr. cooked 165 burgers as thanks to first responders but a grease fire ignited and caused substantial damage to the building. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Ozzy Osbourne arranged to have Robin Williams come to the house when his wife Sharon had all but given up on cancer treatment. Williams climbed into bed with her, and the entire family went from tears to laughing. Sharon resumed treatment the next day. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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A fan drove three hours 015,000, to bring rapper Boosie OVER 0743,000,000 IN CASH PR OVER 1175.000.000 FB PRIZES FROM 1500 UP 104130 Badazz some much-needed WINNING NUMBERS 8 7 insulin to his home. YOUR SUMMERS $ S $ $ PRIZE PRIZE PRIZE PRIZE PRIZE 5K $ PRIZE OF PRIZE PRIZE PRIZE PRIZE a 99 55 $ $ PRIZE PRIZE PRIZE PRIZE PRIZE S BP S 8 PRIZE PRIZE PRIZE PRIZE PRIZE $ AR 16 $ PRIZE 20 PRIZE MON She refused payment but stopped to buy a scratch-off lottery ticket after leaving the house and won $14,000. NOW YOU — Source

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James Bond first appeared in 1953 and through all the books & movies... On HER MAJESTYS SECRET SERVICE There has been one monarch of Britain: Queen Elizabeth II. CRACKED.COM NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Kevin Smith attended a protest for his own movie, Dogma. When an unwitting reporter asked for a comment, Smith said, I don't know, but I've been told, 'not good.''' NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Centuries ago, they believed that witches literally kissed the Devil's ass. It was called the Kiss of Shame, and the belief was that it was how witches said hello to Satan. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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