40 Random Bits of Trivia We Saw Carved Out of Butter at the State Fair

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40 Random Bits of Trivia We Saw Carved Out of Butter at the State Fair

Canonically speaking, Captain Picard is running an interstellar SeaWorld.

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Water levels have receded enough that you can explore the flooded town St. Thomas.

Parts of the town that was flooded during the building of the Hoover Dam can be explored. CRACKED.COM St. Thomas was bought by the Federal govern- ment and abandoned when the dam was be- ing built, eventually be- coming Lake Mead.

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Eggnog was invented in medieval Britain. Because the ingredients were expensive, the nobility used eggnog in toasts to show off their wealth. CRACKED

Zach Braff’s ’crowdfunding’ success: nothing more than a facade?

Celebrity Crowdfunding ZACH BRAFF's movie is funded by fans! (And a financier.) Braff raised $2 million through Kickstarter for his film Wish / Was Here, and secured millions in extra support from a traditional film financier. Braff denied that this changed the picture he initially presented to fans. CRACKED

Focus Features

The Guardian

Inspirational, but inaccurate.

REMEMBER THE TITANS Released in 2000, this Disney movie was allegedly based on a true story about a high school football team. It showed how the team overcame racial tensions, although quite a few of the facts were changed or left out. AU CRACKED

Buena Vista Pictures

Looper

People can actually be "scared to death"

People can actually be scared to death Being scared to death isn't just a saying... there's an actual link between extreme psychological stress and fatal heart attacks. CRACKED.COM

Source: ScienceDaily

Getting laid at all costs was a huge theme in the ‘90s and 2000s.

SETH'S CRACKED ENTIRE PLOT IS DATE RAPE. SUPERBAD His master plan is to get Emma Stone's character drunk enough to sleep with him. When he discovers she doesn't drink, he whines, gets grabby, and vomits on her. Worse, he seems to be practicing for a string of similar assaults in college.

Filmboards / Decider 

Electric chopsticks make things saltier, and this is seen as a good thing.

WEIRD WORLD Japanese researchers developed electric chopsticks to enhance the salty taste. The device uses a weak electrical current to transmit sodium ions from food, through the chopsticks, to the mouth where they create a 1.5 times enhanced sense of saltiness. CRACKED.COM

Reuters 

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