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Facts with our mommy’s stamp of approval

41 Choice Bits of Trivia Gathered From the Rich Part of Town That You Should Have Your Mom Check Before Consuming

October 10, 2024

We say that we don’t care what our parents think, but deep down we clearly want their approval. They love our partner, our choice of residence and our job, but they’re a little iffy on this batch of facts.

It’s just like when they vetted our high school friends — grilling them about their goals and home life the moment they walked through the door. Like, calm down, mom! Jeremy is a great dude! And if they’d just get to know these facts, and maybe let them come on our cottage trip with us, they’ll see that they’re just as polite and courteous as Jeremy.

Good ol’ Jeremy.

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Charlize Theron had to get a ton of dental surgery because of Atomic Blonde. Theron cracked two teeth while training for the movie - a year and a half

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When Washington won the war, he returned to his home, Mount Vernon. For a little while, he was able to fox hunt with his beloved hounds and breed what

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TWO UNNOTABLE WHITE DUDES MADE READY-MADE PANCAKE FLOUR MIX AND NAMED IT 'AUNT JEMIMA A CHARACTERISTIC WING DANCE TWO STEP FENE AFTER A EMIMAS DDING — Source

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Selma

SELMA Selma m DELICATESSEN CRACKED COM Only 4 of the film's 32-day shoot actually took place in Selma, Alabama, but if you're familiar with Covington, Georgia, you'll spot the historic Newton County Courthouse. — Source: locationshub.com

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THE MANTIS SHRIMP HAS THE FASTEST PUNCH IN THE WORLD The 4-inch crustacean can punch more than 50 miles per hour to crack through mollusc shells. CRACKED.COM — Source

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CUCKOOS TRICKS OTHER BIRDS INTO RAISING THEIR OFFSPRING Cuckoos are either the laziest or most brilliant parents... they lay their eggs in other birds' nests and let them raise their offspring. CRACKED.COM — Source

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HIPPOS MAKE THEIR OWN SUNSCREEN Hippos secrete a red oil that prevents their skin burning by scattering light. It also doubles as an antibiotic. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Sharks

HAMMERHEAD SHARKS CAN SMELL ELECTRICITY These sharks have an ability to detect electric fields, down to a billionth of a volt. They also have incredible vision too. CRACKED.COM — Source

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LYREBIRDS DO GREAT IMPRESSIONS The lyrebirds have extremely complex vocal cords that allow it to perfectly mimic almost any sound. CRACKED.COM — Source

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NASUTITERMITINAE TERMITES HAVE GUNS FOR FACES This family of termites is an NRA wet dream, with a gun on its face that shoots poisonous glue at its enemies. CRACKED.COM — Source

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THE DORCAS GAZELLE NEVER HAS TO PEE Okay, so it kind of pees by concentrating its urine into a pellet. That sounds much more convenient during the middle of a movie. CRACKED.COM — Source

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DARWIN'S BARK SPIDER'S WEB IS 25X STRONGER THAN STEEL These spiders can make webs that are 80 feet long, above rivers and lakes, mysteriously from one to bank to the other. CRACKED.COM — Source

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WEIRD WORLD Great Britain's Minister for Levelling Up got stuck in an elevator. PO Ex oli olicy xch Michael Gove was on his way to do a radio interview, but the elevator that was supposed to get him there performed a spectacular feat of irony by getting stuck. CRACKED.COM

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WEIRD WORLD A British store made its sausages only available to people over 18. It was a truly dumb mix-up - they mistakenly listed saucisson sec as secateurs, which was a bladed item, and people who wanted to buy it had to prove they were of age. CRACKED.COM

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Dikembe Mutombo

Mutombo came from The Congo with a scholarship to become a doctor. It was coach John Thompson who recruited him to play basketball. Не ended up becoming notorious both on and off the court. DIKEMBE MUTOMBO arrived in America as a medical student. CRACKED.COM — Source: 24 'Wait-A-Minute-What?' Celeb Facts

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41 Choice Bits of Trivia Gathered From the Rich Part of Town That You Should Have Your Mom Check Before Consuming — 26 Foods You Wouldn't Eat If You Knew How They're Made

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Indonesia CRACKED.COM The Toraja, a native culture in Indonesia, believe the soul of the dead stays in the body until the funeral. As to not leave the recently departed hungry, they continue to eat with the deceased corpse. Great sharers, though! — Mashed

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United Kingdom U If you're enjoying a cup of tea in - - B E I I I I Jan I I Middle the UK, make sure your spoon e doesn't hit the cup while stirring, *st - SOME CANDS 100% DE CRACKED COM and don't leave the spoon in the cup after stirring. Though I did it and they gave me a cool nickname: Bellend! — Food Network

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15 Respected Groups Who Aren't So Elite As People Say - Even with their fancy loupes, jewelers are unable to tell the difference between rare, mined d — Source: FTC

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Steven Spielberg confessed that his cockiness made The Lost World: Jurassic Park a lackluster film. The director told The New York Times that his best

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Nicole Richie paid a good amount of cash to have an elephant attend her wedding as a symbol of good luck.

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Former Dancing with the Stars and NSYNC member Joey Fatone bought one of the original KITT cars from KNIGHT RIDER CRACKED.COM

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iPods

Floyd Money Mayweather spent $50K on a diamond-encrusted iPod. 52400 CRAGKEDCOM 06200n2S4

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JUMPING SPIDERS SEE FOUR PRIMARY COLORS Instead of the stupid ol' three primary colors, these spiders can also see ultraviolet. This makes its prey's camouflage useless. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Ol' Tennis Ball Trick

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Jessica Biel

Jessica Biel launched a fancy restaurant for rich kids. Her place, Au Fudge, offered kid favorites like banana sandwiches with almond butter? Well, there was a creative space that looked, uh, like a trendy startup office - kids love that, right? Mysteriously, Au Fudge didn't make any money. They closed after two years. CRACKED.COM — Source: Projects That Celebrities Definitely Didn't Think Through

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Will Smith

Will Smith came up with After Earth as a parenting metaphor. In the movie, a sci-fi soldier (Will Smith) guides his son (his real-life son Jaden) through a post-apocalyptic landscape. For Will Smith, it was really about him helping Jaden navigate show business. The movie got an 11% Rotten Tomatoes score and six Golden Raspberry nominations (the Smiths won an acting Razzie each, and another one as the Worst Screen Combo). CRACKED.COM — Source: 17 Celebrity Vanity Projects That Imploded Gloriously

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Sylvester Stallone

Sylvester Stallone sold high-protein pudding (not a euphemism). STALLONE HIGH PROTEIN STALLONE HIGH PROTEIN Pudding 20 GRAMS OF PROTEIN 20 GRAMS MILK CHOCOLATE Pudding OF PROTEIN LOW CARBI NET WT 5.8 SUGAR FREE 5.82oz (165g) STALLONE HIGH PROTEIN Pudding 20 GRAMS OF PROTEIN LOW CARBI MILK CHOCOLATE SUGAR FREE NET WT 5.82oz (165g) It was basically a thick protein shake that, Stallone said, would make you ripped. But he got sued by a guy who claimed he really invented the stuff. Stallone's response? The ingrdients were just common knowledge. They settled, while the world forgot about muscle pudding. CRACKED.COM — Source: Projects That Celebrities Definitely Didn't Think Through

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Steven Spielberg

In the '90s, Steven Spielberg opened Dive!, a submarine-themed restaurant. Sun LA DIUE! KING Every half hour, to make guests feel like they were in a diving sub, the restaurant would go dark and huge video screens played underwater footage while lights flashed and alarms blared. A critic said it was like eating in a pinball machine. It went bust in five years. CRACKED.COM — Source: Projects That Celebrities Definitely Didn't Think Through

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Ol’ Blue Eyes was almost John McClane.

Frank Sinatra almost starred in Die Hard. CRACKED.COM Due to him starring in The Detective, based on the 1966 novel, Sinatra was the first choice to star in the adaptation of the sequel, Nothing Lasts Forever, which became Die Hard. — Source: Digital Spy

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THERE ARE ABOUT 1,300,000 ANTS PER PERSON There are an estimated ants in the world. 000'000'000'000'O00'OL CRACKED.COM — Gizmodo

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St. Nick had a crooked nose From studying the remains of the man behind Santa Claus, researchers know jolly ol' St. Nick had a badly broken nose that healed asymmetrically. CRACKED.COM — Source: BBC

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One shot in Rushmore is a nod to French photographer Jacques-Henri Lartigue. YANKEE RACERS FOUNDER Lartigue partly inspired the movie, and the shot of Max as the Founder of the Yankee Racers is closely based on a photo of Lartigue's brother. CRACKED.COM — Source: aphelis.net, aphelis.net

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Jane Lynch CRACKED COM After a pretty okay career as a stage and commercial actor, she was ready to hang up her hat as she was approaching 40 years ol

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Paula Deen was sued by a former employee. She was nostalgic for the gool ol' Southern plantation days. Deen and her brother were sued over racist comm

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DISNEY ANIMATOR ERIC GOLDBERG MAKES NO SECRET НЕ BASED THE DESIGN OF THE GENIE ON JEWISH STEREOTYPES. THE FINAL RESULT OF THIS IS SEEN MOSTLY THROUGH ROBIN WILLIAMS' REPEATED USE OF THE WORD PUNIM. BUT THE ORIGINAL DRAFTS? OY GEVALT... GRACKED.COM — Source: 27 Eyebrow-Arching Early Versions Of Fav Characters

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It’s A Wonderful Life

It became a Christmas classic thanks to a lapsed copyright and TV. R oy The film accidentally became public domain after Republic Pictures forgot to r — Slate

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SNL

CRACKED COM Pee-wee's Playhouse was a way to make SNL sorry. WWEE oy When Paul Reubens got rejected by Saturday Night Live, he spent the whole ride ba

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Beyonce threw a New OrLeans style o masqucrade for Her mom's 6OtA irthday. Guests wore masks and accived via Horsc-drawn carciages ocing Heralded Oy a

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LINDA BLAIR AND ELLEN BURSTYN BOTH SUFFERED BRUTAL BACK INJURIES FILMING THE EXORCIST. The lacing the device Grin Mwie OY AL fee HA Tetut on WA 6 Nloe

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