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37 Random Bits of Trivia Dredged Up From the Bottom of the Fact Quarry

October 08, 2024

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Robert the Doll

Robert the Doll was Chucky long before Chucky.- This cursed thing belonged to a child named Gene Otto in the early 1900s. It was claimed that both wer — Source: 5 Modern Horror Scenes Ripped Out of History Books

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A Grotesque Discovery

A family in Auburn, PA was trying to insulate their home but upon tearing down the wall, dozens of animal carcasses spilled out. hodes The corpses wer

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THREE DIFFERENT MISSIONS HAD DRUNK ASTRONAUTS. CRACKED COM NASA DISCLOSED THIS INFORMATION IN 2007. We have a pretty good idea which missions they wer — For details, read The 5 Most Inspiring Things Ever Accomplished (While Drunk)

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21 People Who Get Unfairly Left Out Of The History Books - Among Genghis Khan's circle of advisers was Yelu Chucai, a clever outsider in the unique po — For details, read 6 People Who Secretly Ruled The World

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CRACKEDG COM Poco AERICES POCO PO ntamo THE FIRE FIGHTIN Comedian Phil Hartman had a degree in graphic design and designed over 40 album covers.

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DJ Khaled’s baby son was the executive producer of one of his albums.

DJ Khaled's infant son was legally declared the executive producer of his album, Grateful. Khaled used his son Asahd Tuck Khaled's reactions to the sounds to gauge the quality of songs for the al- bum. The best quality was determined when the baby spit up. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Billboard / Pexels

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HAVE YOU EVER EATEN A YOGA MAT? Well, maybe you have. We won't judge. Just pointing out that fast food buns sometimes contain azodicarbonamide, which

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If you do yoga and constantly get rashes, blame your yoga mat. Your yoga mat is the prime recipient of your sweat, and its material, foam, is the perf

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In 1986, students at University of California, Santa Cruz voted to make the school's official mascot the Banana Slug. CRACKED COM The chancellor refused to honor the result, instead polling just student-ath- letes on the question, who also voted over- whelmingly in favor of the Banana Slug. — Source

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A hockey goalie was asked about Nelson Mandela and thought he was a fellow hockey player. After Nelson Mandela's death, NHL goalie Jona- than Bernier gave a TV in- terview in which he re- ferred to Mandela as 'one of the most-known ath- letes' and 'a great guy off and on the ice'. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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The nation's poorest state used welfare money to pay Brett Favre for speeches he never made.

Mississippi used $1.1 million in federal welfare funds to pay Brett Favre for speeches he never made. CRACKED.COM The Mississippi state audi- tor discovered that $70 million in TANF welfare funds were doled out to the multimillionaire ath- lete, a professional wres- tler, a horse farm and a volleyball complex. — NBC

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A test used to determine brain damage involves pouring water into the ear. CRACKED.COM If you pour cold water into a per- son's ear, their eyes will move in the direction of the opposite ear. If you pour warm water into their ear, their eyes will move towards that ear. This is used to test for brain damage and is called 'ca- loric stimulation.' — Source

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The British planned to seal 6 men in a cave if the Axis ever captured Gibraltar during WWII. CRACKED COM The men would be situated in a secret cave overlook- ing the harbor to secretly monitor and radio back en- emy movements. The cave had enough provisions for the men to stay for up to 7 years. — Source

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Tony Hawk published a book called Tony Hawk's The A to Z of Skateboarding. HIGHPOINTE GRACKED.COM The book was written by British comedian Tony Hawk, who was frustrated with being mistaken for the pro-skateboarder, and contains nothing about skateboarding. — Source

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Stan Lee was initially worried that blind people would take offense to the character Daredevil. CRACKED.COM Lee was worried about how far he exaggerated the way a blind person's other senses are enhanced, until he received letters telling him that blind peo- ple greatly enjoyed having the comics read to them. — Source

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Phil Collins was the only artist to perform at both Live Aid 1985 benefit concerts. CRACKED.COM Не played at Live Aid Wembley, went by heli- copter to Heathrow, flew to New York on the Con- corde, then another heli- copter to Live Aid Phila- delphia. — Source

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An Indian book from the 4th century accurately described the Earth's diameter. CRACKED.COM Surya Siddhanta was only off by 72 miles by current standards, describing the planet as 8,000 miles in di- ameter. The book also pro- vided an accurate distance between the Moon and Earth, much before Galileo. — Source

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The most decorated American unit in WWII was almost exclusively a Japanese-American infantry regiment. CRACKED.COM The 442nd Regiment re- ceived more than 18,000 awards, including 9,500 Pur- ple Hearts, 5,200 Bronze Star Medals, 588 Silver Stars, 52 Distinguished Service Cross- es, and 7 Distinguished Unit Citations. — Source

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During the Cold War, CIA agents communicated based on how their shoelaces were tied. GRAGKED.COM During the Cold War, the CIA hired stage magician John Mulholland to teach their covert operatives sleight-of-hand tricks and secret signals they could use in the field. — Source

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MTV's 'Clone High' was canceled after it sparked controversy in India. GRACKED.COM Due to its portrayal of Gandhi as a loose party an- imal, 100 people in India began a hunger strike and even a national protest where members of parlia- ment got involved. — Source

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Some people have a tiny, extra spleen. CRACKED COM Not only do 1 in every 10 people have a tiny second spleen called an accessory spleen, but also that if the main spleen is removed, the tiny second spleen can grow to function as a new spleen. — Source

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FOR NIS A MSA TEKOTA S PRODUTO KB45 ONE HUNDRED THE FACEBOOK ITAL HENERVB NOTE 3 / LIKES KB46279860I B2 RU TESDER PRODUTE 110 LESS - NOT - - Done Bibal - - CLASS live DEF HS UNITED ST GRACKED GOM DIO PER Coolede The State Department spent $600, ,000 in 2012 to attract fans to its Facebook page. Shockingly, KB4 this did nothing to raise America's standing in the world, not even in terms of the sad metric of social 46279 60 1 media engagement. 860 I — Source

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Eminem

CRACKED.COM Eminem's first album Infinite so just a couple of hundred copies. Ney nis EMINEM INFINITE It's a greatly underrated album that displays Em

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Man chops off his own penis during dream about slaughtering goat.

A man chopped off his own penís when he was dreaming about slaughtering goats. CRACKED.COM Kofi Atta, of Ghana, woke up to see his ре- nis chopped off after a dream where he was slaughtering a goat to help his wife prepare an evening meal. — ABC News

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The BBC

The BBC had to apologize for putting 'Manchester United are rubbish' on their news ticker. MA N СС H&E CRACKED.COM The mistake had ос- curred as someone was learning how to operate the ticker during a ten- nis news update and was writing random things not in earnest. — ABC

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FOR NIS - POLICE USE TENDER KB46 DAY HUNDRED KB SAVING FEDERAL HENERVE NOTE HIPSTERS KB 46279860I B2 860 I TODER AND - 500 Done AJATE PRODUCE - D CRACKED.COM HS PER Colore Coolede Sidal I The NIH spent $5 million on an anti-smoking campaign targeted specifically at hipsters, those KB4 focused on the alternative music scene, local artists and designers, and eclectic self expression. 60 I Hipsters went on smoking. — Washington Post

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NIS FOR TENDER AND KB46 HUNDRED and A SUPER FEDERAL HENEIVE NOTE SOFF BOWL AD KB 46279860I B2 TESDER PRODUTE 110 - NOT - Close - Date live 0 40 GRAGKED.COM 2011 you The Census Bureau spent $2.5 million in 2010 on a Super Bowl ad with B-list celebs. The government kind of has better ways of reaching KB g people. This ad, say experts, targeted those who'd likely have answered the census anyway. 60 I — NPR

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Formaldehyde is an appetite stimulant. SIGMA-ALDAIC Lot#SZBC0620V - Contains Formaldehyde Methanol. 252549-100ML MU 30 03 gimol Formaldehyde solution 37 wt. % in H2O Formaldehyd Lösung* Formaldéhyde Solution* Formaldeide Soluzione* Formaldehido Solución Formalin CRACKED.COM reagent. 37 wt % in H2O, contains hilizer (to prevent Formaldehyde Hun- ger is a well-known phenomenon in anato- my labs where med stu- dents get hungry while dissecting cadavers. — Source

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King Cambyses II of Persia used cats to invade Egypt. Knowing that cats held a high place in Egyptian soci- ety, the king brought hun- dreds of cats into his front lines. As a result, Egyptian archers refused to fire on his felines, fearing that they would injure the animals. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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One man will produce enough sperm in his life to repopulate the Earth.

The average male will produce enough sperm in his life to repopulate the Earth, 405 times. CRACKED.COM With 1,500 sperm cells pro- duced every second, if each one led to a viable birth, one man could reproduce the 7 billion Earth inhabitants hun- dreds of times over. A wom- an will only create 450 total eggs in her lifetime, however. — Live Science

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Hoia baciu forest is referred to as the Bermuda Triangle of Romania. CRACKED.COM It's known for paranormal activity and unexplained events, including intense feelings of being watched, ghost sightings, bi- zarre-looking vegetation, UFO sightings, and hun- dreds of missing persons. — Source

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My Anaconda Don’t Want None Unless You Got Buns Hun

CRACKED ANACONDAS ARE THE HEAVIEST SNAKE IN THE WORLD. But they aren't the longest - pythons are. — NHM / NatGeo

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Judge throws out Trump's lawsuit against Hillary Clinton.

Trump's lawsuit against Hillary Clinton was basically just an airing of grievances, and thrown out. CRACKED.COM Judge Donald Middlebrooks says the former president is seeking to flaunt a two-hun- dred-page political manifes- to outlining his grievances against those that have ор- posed him. — Axios

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The term “Taco Tuesday” is trademarked.

Taco John's owns the term Taco Tuesday. They have issued hun- dreds of cease and desist letters demanding com- panies stop holding Taco Tuesdays, which we feel goes against the spirit of the event. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Chowhound

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DANNY TREJO MADE SURE LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE WORKERS ARE WELL FED. @OFAIGIALDANNYTREIO/INSTAGRAM URCO Jd's REJD3S He personally helped deliver the hun

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The creator of Squid Game had Gi-hun dye his hair red for two reasons. One is to represent the fact that he'll never be his old self again after participating in the games, and the other is that it symbolizes the rage he's now filled with. CRACKED.COM — Source: Radio Times

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NO, people in the Dark Ages didn't think the Earth was flat. Not even then. The few examples of people who did voice their doubts (compared to the hun

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