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36 Random Bits of Trivia You Must Be This Tall to Ride

August 30, 2024

Since we’re a lot like an inattentive carny, you’re all pretty much guaranteed a ride on this list. Sure, the sign talks about height requirements, but it’s just something they make us lug around and put up beside the entrance. It’s not like reading and understanding any of these rules was a prerequisite for the job.

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The first named cat- that we know of, anyway - comes from Ancient Egypt. The cat was named Nedjem (sweet, or pleasant), and lived at some point between 1479 and 1425 ВСЕ. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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In the Middle Ages, witches stole penises and then would just keep them as pets. They'd also sometimes put them in nests and feed them oats, all according to an anti-witchcraft guide from that time. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Joseph's Stalin's physician was not available as he lay dying. Because he was being tortured by the KGB for suggesting the Soviet leader required more rest. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Stevie Nicks is the only woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice. Once for being a member of Fleetwood Mac, once for her solo career. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Contagious yawning is linked to empathy. As such, psychopaths are not susceptible to it, as they lack empathy for others. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Michael Jackson's Super Bowl halftime show in 1993 had higher ratings than the game itself. It is estimated to have been one of the most watched events in TV history, with 133.4 million viewers. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Massive deforestation results in humans being exposed to more infectious diseases. a The diseases are mostly spread by animals migrating for survival. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Paul Revere III is the great-great-great-great grandson of the original. Не currently serves as legal counsel for a copper manufacturing company founded by Paul Revere in 1801. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Owls and Crows hate each other. Some owls eat crows, so the crows team up and hunt owls with a vengeance. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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In Japan, a smorgasbord is called a Viking. A Japanese hotel manager introduced the smorgasbord to an elite Tokyo hotel in the late '50s, but the name was a tongue-twister, so he wanted to call it something else --he picked Viking after the 1958 Kirk Douglas movie The Vikings, a smash hit in Japan that had a big feast scene. The name stuck. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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An elderly New York man was paid $17 million to move out of a moldy old apartment. The new property the developers built It was on top of the Mayflower hotel, and developers who bought the hotel had to buy him (and three other residents) out. The payout was by far the highest price ever paid to a single tenant in the city of New York. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Python programming x language wasn't named after a snake. Monty Python's ENT M XY PIA ING CIRCUS It was named after Monty Python's Flying Circus, and referencing the show in Python documentation is not just allowed but encouraged. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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When Dali's remains were exhumed, his mustache was still perfectly intact His body was removed for DNA samples for a paternity case, 28 years after his death. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Two movies had a bidding war over Who Let The Dogs Out back when it was released. Nickelodeon wanted to use it for Rugrats in Paris, and Disney wanted it for 101 Dalmatians. Nickelodeon won by paying for the music video and giving the band, The Baha Men, a live concert special. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Ancient Egyptian paintings were strictly regulated. They only used a palette of red, green, yellow, blue, black, and white. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Lions used to be the most widespread mammal on the planet. Lions ranged from Great Britain, to Russia, to California - their dominance only ended around 12,000 years ago, probably because early tool-using humans out-competed them as hunters. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Absinthe isn't more dangerous than similar strength alcohols. It doesn't have any hallucinogenic properties. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Cher Ami was a carrier pigeon who delivered a message after being shot through the chest During World War I, the U.S. carrier pigeon delivered messages in France. Her final, deadly heroic journey saved 194 soldiers who had been isolated from other American forces. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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The first real-world Bitcoin transaction involved buying two pizzas for 10,000 ВТС. That happened on May 22, 2010, and it was the equivalent of about $25 at the time -- it'd be roughly $360 million in late May 2021. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Some cicadas are so loud, they can almost cause physical pain to humans. Large cicada species have a call that's rated at over 120 decibels at a short distance, which is pretty close to how loud a sound has to be to cause pain in the ear. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Cruise ships have on-board morgues Cruise ships have morgues to keep dead bodies cold until they can be transported. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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There's a fungus that lives inside cicadas and feeds them vital nutrients. The fungus cordyceps synthesizes nutrients, including essential vitamins, that the cicada can't get from its diet - without it, the cicada would die. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Thomas Selfridge was the first person to die in a plane crash Orville Wright was the pilot of the 1908 crash. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Terrible weather hit the UK, New Zealand, and Romania when Umbrella topped their charts This became known as the Rihanna curse. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Jock Jams was created because the songs were easy to license. JOCK JAMS VOLUME The songs were chosen based on qhat audiences for Knicks and Rangers NHL games were responding to. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Apparently, all astronauts tried to move around the ISS propelled by their farts. Astronaut Chris Hadfield said that everyone tried to do it, but it didn't work - - too muffled, not the right type of propulsive nozzle :) NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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In-N-Out managers make $160,000 per year IN-N-OUT BURGER Of all large fast food chains, In-N-Out is believed to have the best wages and benefits. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Statue of Liberty is actually walking forward, breaking free of shackles. You can only see it from above, but her right foot is stepping off the ground, and there's a broken chain around her feet and beneath her robes. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Whether chicken meat is white or dark depends on the amount of iron it has. Dark meat is the meat of muscle that's rich in iron - and the iron is held in myoglobin, which is the actual source of the muscle's dark color. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Dinosaur fossils don't have to be bones - sometimes, you get the whole dino. In at least one case, a dinosaur - a nodosaur -was preserved with its bones, armor, and skin, looking like an animal that died pretty recently. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Medieval plate armor was actually surprisingly comfortable on the inside. It wasn't just bare metal - it was lined with cloth, both for comfort and to reduce wear and tear, and that significantly contributed to its cost. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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The US government tried to introduce camels into the Wild West. The idea was that the hardy animals would help explore the frontier, but it didn't work, and fugitive camels ended up roaming the West for years. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Apparently, noble women in Ancient Egypt weren't given to embalmers right away. Their families waited a few days, so that embalmers wouldn't get horny and try anything - all according to the ancient historian Herodotus. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Contrary to popular wisdom, witch burning wasn't really a thing in the Middle Ages. It only got going after the Middle Ages ended, and really kicked off around 1500. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Pink Floyd's name comes from two American blues musicians. Syd Barrett had records by Pink Anderson & Floyd Council in his collection. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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The average silverback gorilla is four to nine times stronger than a human. Silverbacks can deadlift 1800 pounds. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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