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25 Random Bits of Trivia That Are Strong Enough for a Man, But Made for a Woman

August 27, 2024

Whoever you are, and whatever you’re up to, these facts are for you. We’re not like those young, hip influencer types who target specific audiences. Not at all. We’re after the 20-year-old poets and the 50-year-old death metalheads. If they’re into nuggets of knowledge, these are sure to influence them all!

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Kowloon Walled City had a population of 3.25 million people per square mile The former military fort was the most densely populated place to ever exist. Compare that to Manhattan's 27,000 people per square mile. CRACKED.COM — Source

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In 2020, Americans watched over 57 billion minutes of The Office MICHAEL SCOTT PAPER COMPANY INC. Netflix streams for the Dunder Mifflin crew were far ahead of the second most streamed show, Grey's Anatomy, at 39.5 billion minutes. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The world's most expensive parking spot costs $1.3 million A luxury building in Hong Kong sold a spot for more than $10,000 per square foot. CRACKED.COM — Source

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In the US, there are almost 12,000 injuries per year due to falling TVs. To compare, there were only 57 unprovoked shark attack bites worldwide in 2020. Be more afraid of your beloved TV showing JAWS than a shark attack. CRACKED.COM — Source

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1/2 of all panda births are twins However, it's very rare for both to survive to adulthood. The mother will pick the strongest cub to care for, abadoning the weaker one. CRACKED.COM — Source

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In 1963, Bruce Springsteen bought his first guitar for $18. His signature, one-of-a-kind guitar is insured for $1 million to $5 million. CRACKED.COM — Source

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CRACKED.COM Peter Pan The inspiration for the character wasn't happy about it. Peter is based on Peter Llewelly Davies, who reportedly hated being associated with him (and was miffed that J. M. Barrie didn't leave him his estate.) — Source

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A WWII submarine had a reindeer onboard for six weeks. The British sub HMS Trident carried Pollyanna the reindeer, a personal gift from a Soviet admiral, back to England. She ate so much food (plus some navigation charts) that she got too big to walk out, and had to be lifted out with a winch (a sailor with a broom helped). CRACKED.COM — Source

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In WWI, a random Russian got kidnapped by his own country's peace negotiators. 6281 The team negotiating Russia's withdrawal from WWI planed to bring a peasant (to represent the common people), but on the way to the train, they realized they forgot him. So they snatched a badly dressed guy off the street, and next thing he knew, he was talking to European princes, CRACKED COM — Source

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The infamous Milwaukee serial killer and cannibal, Jeffrey Dahmer, was a class clown in high school. 75 72 69 66 63 MILWAUKEE COUNTY MILWAUKEE COUNTY SHERIFF S UEPARIMENI His pranks and antics E 0 as were known as doing a Dahmer around school. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD The Taliban are cracking down hard on members committing abuses. 3,000 members of the Taliban got kicked out - - they were accused of committing abuses in Afghanistan and, according to a Taliban official, They were giving a bad name to the Islamic Emirate. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD A Canadian restaurant was accepting dog photos instead of vaccine proof. It turns out that staff, who should have been accepting either proof of vaccination or a negative test, were accepting dog photos -- so the restaurant got shut down. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD We've found out that masks actually make you look hotter. That's the conclusion of a study carried out by Cardiff University researchers - and apparently, the effect holds for both men and women. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD FedEx sees the need for anti-missile lasers on its cargo jets. FedEx Express They want to put a missile defense system that directs infrared laser energy toward an incoming missile, in an effort to interrupt the missile's tracking of the aircraft's heat. CRACKED.COM — Source

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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

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WEIRD WORLD A TikTok trend made it sound like there'd be school shootings ... but поре. Tik Tok It was called National Shoot Up Your School Day-seriously - and school officials were afraid there'd be actual shootings. There weren't. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD The Pope is saying it's really not that bad to have sex outside of marriage. There are worse things you could do than bone with somebody you're not married with, Pope Francis thinks. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD One judge defended his act of burying $100,000 in cash to hide it from creditors. It may seem strange, but I'm from Alabama, is how Nashville Judge Kelvin Jones defended himself in his divorce case. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD A newly built road got damaged during, uh... its own inauguration ceremony. At the ceremony in Uttar Pradesh, India, an official smashed a coconut on the freshly-built road - and cracked it. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD One guy somehow got a piece of WWII ammunition stuck up his butt. The bomb squad got called, and he ultimately went to the hospital to get the artillery shell removed. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD One guy in Germany literally drove (yes, in his car) to his driving test. - Cops showed up, and he told them he just wanted to make sure he didn't arrive late. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD Wal-Mart pulled a toy that literally swore and sang about doing cocaine. Walmart Supercentre The toy spoke in Polish, which kind of helped hide what it was talking about. Anyway, you can (regrettably?) no longer buy it on Wal-Mart's website. CRACKED.GOM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD In Oklahoma, a woman got thrown out of church for bringing cilantro. People thought it was marijuana so they kicked her out, despite her protests that it was just for her soup. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD Jeff Bezos got all in Leo DiCaprio's face (because Leo talked to Lauren Sanchez). Sanchez is Bezos' girlfriend, and Leo talking to her made Bezos so mad that he threatened to push Leo off a cliff. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD A truck driver is winning against New Jersey's state Senate president. State Senate President Sweeney In the race for a Senate seat, that is-he's ahead of the Senate president by 2,000 votes, despite having spent a total of $153 on his campaign. CRACKED.COM — Source

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