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30 Random Bits of Trivia You Have to Memorize If You Want to Join the Hallowed Halls of Our Facternity

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30 Random Bits of Trivia You Have to Memorize If You Want to Join the Hallowed Halls of Our Facternity

August 16, 2024

Only one man on the planet could authentically replicate what it would sound like if Yoda and Miss Piggy hooked up.

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Typhoid Mary was a real historical person who became notorious in the early 1900s. Irish immigrant Mary Mallon had no symptoms of typhoid fever, but she carried the bac- teria in her blood and insisted on working as a cook. She in- fected at least 51 people, be- fore she was isolated in en- forced quarantine for the last decades of her life. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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A 17-year-old girl struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in the '30s. Jackie Mitchell, a Black player, pitched against the New York Yankees on April 2, 1931. There was a box score to prove the feat and news stories proclaiming her organized baseball's first girl pitcher. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Playing the accordion was once required for teachers in North Korea. HOHN Because the accordion is portable in a way that, say, a grand piano isn't, it was thought of as the people's instrument that could be taken out- side and played for labor- ers in the fields. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Tree shrews have a mutation that allows them to eat spicy food. A study by Chinese re- searchers found that tree shrews have a mutation in their ion channel receptor, TRPV1, which makes it less sensitive to the hot chemical in chili peppers. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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The hottest spot ever recorded on Earth reached 136 degrees Fahrenheit. 30 40 20 30 10 20 The temperature was ob- served in El Azizia, in Lib- ya, on September 13, 1922. This is the most scorching temperature ever formally recorded by a weather station. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Lincoln was shot when his bodyguard left the theater to get a drink. John Frederick Parker was three hours late to his shift protecting the president, and then left the theater to walk to the Star Saloon next door when Lincoln met his fate. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Shangri-La Valley in Panama is the healthiest place to live. A warm climate, an active social scene, healthy food, and a slower pace of life that makes for less daily stress all amount to a sig- nificantly longer life ex- pectancy than its sur- rounding areas. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Goosebumps helped our ancestors ward off predators. When we get goose- bumps, small muscles at- tached to individual body hairs contract, which leads the hair to stand on end and made our hairy ancestors appear larger. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Wood frogs in Alaska have been known to hold their urine for up to eight months. The urine actually helps keep the animal alive while it hibernates, with special microbes in their gut that recycle the urea (urine's main waste) into nitrogen. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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The first person convicted of speeding was going $8 mph. On 28 January 1896, Wal- ter Arnold drove his horse-less carriage through the village of Pad- dock Wood, Kent, at more than four times the speed limit of 3.22 kph (2 mph). CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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The severed head of a sea slug can grow a whole new body. Ecologists at Nara Wom- en's University in Japan found that, a few hours af- ter having their heads sev- ered from their bodies, the slugs' heads were already eating algae. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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JFK's sister was forced to. get a lobotomy when she was 23. Rosemary Kennedy had an IQ of 60 and her rebellious nature threatened the fam- ily's name, so Joseph Ken- nedy Sr. had her loboto- mized, which left her with the mental capacity of a 1 year old. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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BMWs in Germany had to be recalled because of the voice of the navigation system. S PV 1066E BMW in Germany recalled their 5 Series cars after they were flooded with complaints from male driv- ers, upset that they were forced to take directions from the female voice. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Apollo astronauts autographed postcards instead of getting insurance. It was difficult for the astro- nauts to get insurance, so to ensure their families would be taken care of in the event of their death they signed postal covers which would be valuable in the event of their death. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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The actors that played Ferris Bueller's parents actually got married. Lyman Ward and Cindy Pickett met on the set of Ferris Bueller's Day Off and married in 1986. They even had two children, and just like in the movie, they were a boy and a girl. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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About 75% - 94% of the time a male giraffe has sex, it's with another male. GRACKED COM Male giraffes fighting over a female will often end their battle by having sex with each other. Female gi- raffes are only seen about 1% of the time getting it on with another female. — Source

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Yoda was puppeteered and voiced by the same person as Miss Piggy. CRACKED.COM Frank Oz is responsible for Yoda's distinctive character traits, as well as bringing beloved charac- ters to life, like Cookie Monster, Fozzie Bear, and Grover. — Source

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Mississippi didn't ratify the 13th amendment until 1995. CRACKED COM The 13th amendment, out- lawing slavery, was set into law in 1865, but several states didn't get around to ratifying it for some time. Delaware took until 1901, and Kentucky took until 1976. — Source

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King Cheetahs are regular cheetahs with a recessive mutation. CRACKED.COM Thought to be a separate species, the unique cats have only been seen a handful of times in the wild since 1926. They have the Таqрер mu- tation which gives them stripes and a small 'mane' tuft on their necks. — Source

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The Senate has a 'candy desk' that is, yes, filled with candy. CRACKED GOM Senator George Murphy started the tradition in 1968 when he sat at the desk and offered candy to other passing Senators. Since then, whoever sits at the Candy Desk maintains its original purpose. — Source

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Some people suffer from 'Sleeping Beauty Syndrome' which basically turns them into a hibernating bear. CRACKED.COM Sufferers will have periods of several days to a few weeks where they sleep for 16-20 hours a day and be- come extremely hungry when awake. They usually don't remember what they did during these episodes. — Source

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The official Twitter account for the country of Sweden is run by random citizens. CRACKED.COM Citizens are given a week to run the account, with loose guidelines, if they've shown the ability to pro- duce engaging tweets on their own. This has only gone terribly wrong a few times. — Source

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It's a rabbits biology, not so much its sexual proliclivity, that makes them multiply so quickly. CRACKED.COM A rabbit will be sexually ma- ture at around 5 months, and they can live for 10 years. They also only have a one month gestation period, and they can become preg- nant immediately after de- livering their litter. — Source

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An ectopic pregnancy in a Chinese woman from 1948 wasn't removed until 2009. CRACKED.COM Huang Yijun didn't have money for an operation to terminate the unviable pregnancy, so calcium de- posits eventually devel- oped around the dead tis- sue until she could have it removed at age 92. — Source

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A retired ad executive came up with The Puppy Channel while watching the O.J. Simpson trial. CRACKED.COM Dan FitzSimons realized that he liked to channel surf while he waited for the program he was watching to come back from commercials, so he came up with a channel that showed nothing but puppies playing for 24 hours a day. — Source

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An art exhibit in Ukraine featured sleeping women that men could walk up to and kiss. CRACKED COM If the women opened their eyes, they had to marry the man that was kissing them. Both parties signed agreements to the terms, but none of the women opened their eyes during the exhibit. — Source

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There is more sugar in a can of Coke than cotton candy. il is 1 10 ة CRACKED.COM A typical serving of Cola cotton candy, which is basically all sugar, contains 30 grams of sugar, where a can of Coke has 39 grams. — Source

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The Buffalo Bills helped popularize buffalo wings. CRACKED.COM Buffalo wings were being served in Buffalo, NY since the '60s, but the media attention to the town after the Bills made four consecutive Super Bowl appearances from 1990 to 1993 helped introduce the dish to the rest of the country. — Source

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Buzz Aldrin got his name from his older sister mispronouncing 'brother.' CRACKED.COM When Edwin Aldrin was born, his one-and-a-half-year-old sis- ter called him 'buzzer,' trying to say 'brother.' This was shortened to 'Buzz' and be- came his chosen moniker. — Source

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Mr. T was only supposed to have a small role in 'Rocky III.' CRACKED.COM After being featured on NBC's 'America's Toughest Bouncer,' Sylvester Stal- lone intended to use Mr. T in a minor role, but that was quickly expanded to make him the primary an- tagonist. — Source

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