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32 Random Bits of Trivia to Swirl in Your Glass, Take a Good Long Sniff, Then Send Back to the Kitchen

September 23, 2024

Around here, we see humans (ourselves included) as nothing more than fact conduits. Each of our brains takes in and passes along facts to other brains, and that’s basically all we’re good for.

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The longest recorded field goal in the NFL is shorter than those in college and high school games. CRACKED.COM The 66 yard kick by Balti- more Ravens' Justin Tucker was under a Nevada high school student's 68 yard goal in 1985. The longest ever recorded was 69 yards, by Ove Johansson at Abilene Christian University. — Source

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The American passenger and cargo airline 'Air America' was secretly operated by the CIA. AMERICA I AIR AMERICA more CRACKED.COM It supplied and sup- ported covert opera- tions in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War, including provid- ing support for drug smuggling in Laos. — Source

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Boston Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts bowled a 300 at the World Series of Bowling. B BOS To CRACKED.COM The 25-year-old base- ball player bowled a perfect game in 2017, just days before he was awarded an MLB Gold Glove. — Source

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The original Goldilocks was an old woman who broke into the home of three bachelor bears. GRACKED.COM The obscene old wom- an ate their porridge, slept in their beds, but when she awoke and was discovered, she jumped out a window never to be seen again. — Source

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The first person to theorize dark matter proposed traveling space by moving our Sun with an engine. GRACKED.COM Fritz Zwicky wanted the US to pursue a nuclear fusion powered stellar engine that would propel our Sun, drag- ging the planets with it. Не warned that if we didn't, the Russians would. — Source

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One of the first supermodels was a mechanical engineer who designed airplane wings during WWII. CRACKED.COM Dorian Elizabeth Leigh Parker quit her engineering job after being passed over for a promotion and began writing copy for в movies, where she was encouraged to go into modeling. — Source

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Tibetan mythology has zombie-like creatures called Ro-Lang, which are created by sorcerers. CRACKED.COM People inhabiting Tibet construct low doorways to keep the ro-langs out, since the zombies can- not bend their joints and walk with a stiff-armed lurch. — Source

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Men's and women's clothes buttons are on opposite sides due to historical tradition. CRACKED.COM Men needed quick access to their weapon using their right hand, while wealthy women were dressed by servants with the button configuration being flipped for easier access by the servants. — Source

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The first woman in space was sent in a ship that wasn't programmed to descend Ground control was able to send and install a new program which allowed her to safely return. They also forgot to give her a toothbrush. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Prime numbers show up in the movement patterns of some cicada species. They leave their underground habitats every 7, 13, or 17 years - - all three of those are prime numbers. Apparently, that's the best way they can avoid predators. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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If a pirate ship had a red flag flying, it meant no life would be spared. A black flag signaled quarter would be offered. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Spice Girls' Wannabe is the catchiest pop song A year-long study done in 2014 showed that people recognized the song in an average of 2.3 seconds, compared to 5 seconds for other hit songs. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Neopets was designed for and by college students create a neopet create.a.pet bet central Step 1 - Choose your pet's species! Click on the picture for more information about each explore species. Remember that creating a pet will earn you 50 Neopoints! You can have up to 4 Neopets, but no more, as soon they will begin to get very demanding. If you are just games starting out, it may be best for you to choose one. neomail shops boards new stuff In 2002, the site was the most popular site on the internet in terms of time on site. NOW YOU — Source

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NASA kept using the space suits from the first spacewalk for over 30 years. They were intended to be used for 15 years, but they were still in use in 2019, over 36 years after the 1983 spacenwalk in which they wore worn in space for the first time. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Burger King issued a recall of 25 million Pokemon balls. After two deaths, Burger King offered a small fry in exchange for anyone who would return the kid's toy. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Statue of Liberty is covered by some very, very thin copper sheets. They're about as thick as two pennies pressed together, and they cover an iron framework (they're pretty heavy, though, weighing 31 tons in total). NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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There's a whole field of science dedicated to how dinosaurs sounded. Paleoacoustics actually deals with sounds associated with any fossils and, disappointingly, it theorizes dinosaurs didn't open their mouths to roar. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Pirate booty actually typically wasn't doubloons, gold artifacts, and so on. are They robbed merchant ships, which mostly carried goods like tobacco, cotton, cloth, spices, sugar, wood, etc., so that's what pirates would get. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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One monastic order went on a beer fast during Lent back in the 17th century. They weren't allowed to eat anything solid during Lent, so they figured they'd drink beer since it was basically liquid bread -- that'd be A-OK. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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The little pocket-in-a-pocket in jeans is actually a relic of the Old West. The tiny pocket was put there so cowboys could safely keep their pocket watch in (it probably helped when they were on horseback). NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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In Ancient Egypt, teachers would correct students with red ink, just like today. At least one writing board, that's almost 4,000 years old, has a teacher's corrections in red ink. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Apparently, witches weren't always shown flying just on broomsticks. They'd also use, say, cupboards, wardrobes, stools, and even two-pronged forks for cooking. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Fidel Castro was obsessed with ice cream, and once ate 18 scoops in one sitting. Не even opened his own ice cream parlor. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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A tomato has about 7,000 more genes than a human being. CRACKED.COM — Source

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CRACKED COM Blue-eyed people are likelier to become alcoholics. Genetics is a mess. If you have genes for blue eyes, it's likely that you also have genes for a higher alcohol tolerance, which can lead to drinking too much. The effect is small, but study after study keeps showing the same thing. — Source

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Three notorious bombers became friends in prison. 6 11 9 i2 0 1 1 0 5 4 Timothy McVeigh, Ted Unabomber Kaczynski, and Ramzi Yousef (who bombed the WTC in 1993) were all locked away in the same supermax prison in Colorado. And they shared common interests other than bombs, so they struck a friendship. The gang was broken up when McVeigh was executed in 2001. CRACKED.COM — Source

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If you were born on venus you'd celebrate your first birthday before you were even a day old. venus is the slowest rotating planet in the solar System. It can make a complete orbit around the sun in less time than it takes to rotate just once on its axis. CRACKED.COM — Source

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People tried to grow vanilla for 300 years in Europe, totally unsuccessfully. In 1836, they finally figured it was because vanilla was pollinated by an insect that didn't live in Europe. CRACKED.COM — Source

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GRAGKED.COM A breeding pair of mice can produce over 100,000 descendants in just one year — Source

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The Roman Colosseum had a cloth awning that weighed about 24 tons. It was supported by an elaborate network of ropes, and it was there to protect the people in the Colosseum from the sun. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Water balloons can stop a bullet! Water slows down the speed of a bullet so much, 5 water balloons in a row can totally stop a bullet (even one from a rifle) CRACKED.COM — Source

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