40 Random Bits of Trivia That’ll Blow Your Mind Like That One Livestreamed Watermelon

Larry Wilmore Says ‘Bernie Mac Show’ Was His Attempt at a Black ‘Seinfeld’

Original ‘SNL’ Cast Member Laraine Newman Deleted This Outraged Tweet About Emmy-Winning ‘Comedy’ ‘The Bear’

20 of the Worst Movies You’ve Never Heard Of

31 Hilariously Unprofessional Things Done by Teachers

30 Random Bits of Trivia Your Mama Warned You About

But mama, I love them!

30 Random Bits of Trivia Your Mama Warned You About

August 28, 2024

Honestly, mom, what do you even know about cool facts like these? A ton of your lame, old people facts have probably been debunked anyway. So what if these facts wear a ton of athleisure and have that haircut with shaved sides and big poofy bangs? That’s what’s “in” these days, and you’ll just have to be cool with that.

Click right here to get the best of Cracked sent to your inbox.

30

WEIRD WORLD Because of a blind date, one woman was locked down in a random apartment. She went on a blind date with a guy, and then a snap lockdown in Zhengzhou, China, hit - - and she had to stay at his place for days. CRACKED.COM — Source

29

WEIRD WORLD A Louisiana Senate candidate has an ad in which he smokes marijuana. I hope this ad works to not only destigmatize the use of marijuana, but also forces a new conversation that creates the pathway to legalize this beneficial drug, and forgive those who were arrested due to outdated ideology, he said. CRACKED.COM — Source

28

In 2005, George W. Bush was nearly assassinated in Georgia by a man named Vladimir Arutyunian, who threw a grenade at The President. It did not explode. GRACKED.COM — Source

27

GRACKED.COM The pyramids weren't built by Egyptian slaves. They were built by paid laborers. http://www.boston. tombs_indicat es_the_great_pyramids_were_built_by_paid_laborers_not_slaves/ — Source

26

CRACKED.COM Humans appeared 200,000 years ago. Written records begin 6,000 years ago. That means 97% of history is lost. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prehistory#Timeline — Source

25

In 1969, Pat Sajak cut off Nixon to play Christmas music. Nixon made a very long pause in a Christmas speech to the troops in Vietnam, so Sajak cut off the broadcast and put on some music. When Nixon resumed talking, Sajak just left the music on, thinking soldiers would rather listen to that than the President. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

24

Most Canadians live south of the 49th parallel. 90 N Ceded to CANADA Britain, 1818 Ceded to Oregon United States, 1818 Territory 49th Parallel Stony Mts 42° N Louisiana Purchase 1803 Atlantic UNITED STATES Ocean 500 MILES 72% of them live south of it, including the population of the two largest Canadian cities, Montreal and Toronto. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

23

Peter Stormare just kind of stumbled into a role in John Wick: Chapter 2. Не was hanging out with Keanu Reeves and, since he was a fan of the first movie, he asked Reeves What can I do? The rest is movie history. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

22

Most of the sets for Independence Day were built in the same hangar where Howard Hughes built the Spruce Goose. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

21

In Australia, half of a banknote is worth half its face value. 120km Nature - Pholop Come - f us - 10 or USTRALIA TEN DOLLARS So you could cut, say, an AUD 100 bill in half, and each half would be worth AUD 50. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

20

WEIRD WORLD In Florida, a cop told a woman her Halloween costume was basically illegal. POLIZEI The costume looks like a building project she's against, and the cop apparently said that, if she wore it, that'd be protesting and she'd need a permit. CRACKED.COM — Source

19

WEIRD WORLD In Uganda, women got banned from sitting on front seats in trucks. BELL TOYOTA EM DE 0024 The reasoning is pretty extraordinary - apparently, the purpose of the regulation is to cut down on the risk of accidents, since their short skirts might distract drivers. CRACKED.COM — Source

18

WEIRD WORLD The POTUS called a reporter a stupid son of a bitch at one point. Не got an inflation question from a Fox reporter and said those words when he thought the mic was off. CRACKED.GOM — Source

17

WEIRD WORLD Apparently, teenagers might solve the US' supply chain issues. A-4990 In a bid to get more drivers out there driving trucks, the federal government is rolling out a plan to get 18-to-20-year-olds behind the wheels of big rigs. CRACKED.COM — Source

16

WEIRD WORLD Lay's is now making chips from potatoes grown in NFL stadium dirt. The new, limited-edition Golden Grounds chips are literally grown in soil that was taken from NFL stadiums and fields. CRACKED.COM — Source

15

WEIRD WORLD Turns out, partying can get you stuck in a foreign country with no way home. C9-C23 C9-C2 See Go That's what happened to a bunch of people who were filmed partying maskless on their flight to Cancun - their return flight got pulled, and other airlines didn't want to fly them out of Mexico. CRACKED.COM — Source

14

WEIRD WORLD A YouTuber is getting accused of crashing a plane for more views. The video, titled simply I Crashed My Plane, got YouTuber Trevor Jacob 400,000 views - and also an investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration, and accusations of it being staged. CRACKED.COM — Source

13

WEIRD WORLD To get more people to get vaccinated, they used sheep and goats. Well, they arranged sheep and goats - 700 of them, into the shape of a syringe, in Germany. CRACKED.GOM — Source

12

WEIRD WORLD One teen sued his coaches for forcing him to eat pizza. 04 C Не also sued the school district - and the problem was that, apparently, eating pizza violated his religious convictions, so the coaches' actions infringed on his religious freedom. CRACKED.COM — Source

11

WEIRD WORLD In China, McDonald's is trying out putting exercise bikes in its stores. F15 B Apparently, these are going to be stationary bike seats that, presumably, will help combat people's guilt for eating fast food-they said that's the aim, anyway. CRACKED.COM — Source

10

WEIRD WORLD Apparently, China now has some major beef with, uh = ... Lithuania. China has threatened to dump Lithuania into the garbage bin of history and is considering economic sanctions against it. CRACKED.COM — Source

9

WEIRD WORLD Apparently, a woman managed to swallow an Airpod instead of a painkiller. It happened when she was getting into bed with an Airpod in one hand an ibuprofen in another (and she claims she recorded her own stomach). CRACKED.COM — Source

8

WEIRD WORLD North Korea banned laughing for 11 days, as a way to mark Dear Leader's death. Specifically, they marked the tenth anniversary of Kim Jong-Il's death - and laughing was entirely off-limits during that time. CRACKED.COM — Source

7

WEIRD WORLD A college professor gave his students a treasure hunt using his syllabus. The hunt was for an actual cash prize stashed away on campus, and students just had to read the syllabus. CRACKED.COM — Source

6

WEIRD WORLD The Excel world championship has taken place (sponsored by Microsoft, of course). It involves truly fierce spreadsheet warriors duking it out, and it's going to be broadcast on ESPN3 and YouTube. CRACKED.COM — Source

5

WEIRD WORLD The MyPillow CEO sued the Daily Mail over saying that he dated Jane Krakowski. Не alleged that, somehow, this was defamatory - but it turns out the judge didn't think it was too harmful to your image to be dating a Hollywood actress. CRACKED.COM — Source

4

WEIRD WORLD One guy built a model railway for eight years and hid it from his girfriend. Finally, after working on it for near a decade, he unveiled the model (of 1.5 miles of a real-life railway track). CRACKED.COM — Source

3

WEIRD WORLD Students at Cambridge University are unhappy that there's no pastry chef. It's so bad, they're now complaining that they have to settle for the horror of store-bought cakes. CRACKED.COM — Source

2

1

WEIRD WORLD Apparently, a woman somehow breastfed a cat onboard an actual plane. That's according to a viral shot of a Delta pilot messaging system, which also says the woman was asked to stop but refused. CRACKED.COM — Source

Tags:

Visual

Scroll down for the next article

Must Read

Trivia & Jokes

25 of the Wildest Fits People Wore to a Job Interview

Trivia & Jokes

40 Random Bits of TV and Movie Trivia Told to Us Over a Wooden Fence by a Wise, Fatherly Neighbor

Movies & TV

An NBC Executive Auditioned to Play Himself on ‘Seinfeld’ and Didn’t Get the Part

Movies & TV

The Nine Best Jokes From Last Night’s Emmy Awards

Movies & TV

14 On-Set Disasters from the Golden Age of Hollywood

Science & History

5 Free Products Today That Used to Cost You Big

VIRAL ON CRACKED

1

Paleontologists Have Finally Proven That Charlie From ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ Was Right About Birds With Teeth

2

19 Science Facts Everybody Assumed Movies Got Right (They Didn't)

3

33 Succulent Bits of Trivia to Run Through Your Brain Juicer

4

The Vast Wealth Inequality of Late Night

5

31 Hilariously Unprofessional Things Done by Teachers