42 Random Bits of Trivia That Flush in Reverse in Australia

However we flush ‘em, they’re ending up in your brain
42 Random Bits of Trivia That Flush in Reverse in Australia

At first, we were a little dejected that our elaborate fact-delivering piping system didn’t work out. The higher-ups and their lame budgetary restrictions are at it again! They said it was either that or Randal’s salary, so we nixed the pipes. Randal’s great. 

Of course, this means that you’ll have to read these facts instead of having them flooded into your brain, but hey, it’s Randal! You’d understand if you met the guy.

A 17-year-old Marine snuck on a ship to storm Iwo Jima.

Jacklyn Lucas joined the Marines at 14 and 3 years later snuck onto a ship bound for Iwo Jima. GRACKED.COM Lucas stormed the beach without a rifle and threw himself on top of 2 gre- nades to protect his team. Не survived and earned the Medal of Honor at age 17.

Fox

A $95,000 junk mail check actually cleared when it was deposited.

Someone actually managed to cash one of those junk mail checks for $95,000. gra VIA DE I I I - Race - DELL SO SWEET. 62% I D - . so AFFORDABLE I 2 Gre 5 UCAL 8 SELECT RENAI DITO CRACKED.COM Patrick Combs received the $95,093.35 check in his junk mail and thought it would be funny to deposit it. To his sur- prise, the check cleared 10 days later, and the bank couldn't take it back since they missed their own legal deadline.

SF Gate

Gum chewing can boost concentration.

Chewing gum boosts concentration. - mo gre trué fruits CRACKED.COM A 2013 study showed that participants that were given chewing gum outperformed their gum-less peers in cognitive tasks.

Source: Wired

AFTER HALF A CENTURY IN THE U.S. SENATE, WEST VIRGINIA'S ROBERT BYRD ADDRESSED HIS MEMBERSHIP IN THE KU KLUX KLAN DURING THE 1940s, CALLING IT THE GRE
There are Pig Olympics were pig-letes compete all over the world. CRACKED These specially trained and bred piglets take part in competitions organized by the Sport-Pig Federation, and get to breed the next generation of oink-lympians. From China, to Moscow, the pigs take part in events like pig-racing, swimming, and a soccer-like game called pigball.

Source: BBC 

The BBC aired a hoax in 1957 showing spaghetti growing from trees. CRACKED.COM On April Fools' Day in 1957, the BBC program Panorama aired a three-minute report on supposed spaghetti trees being harvested in Switzerland. At this time, the UK wasn't super familiar with spaghetti, so people trusted the accuracy of the program, and began calling in for advice on how to start their own spaghetti trees.

Source: CNN

During 2017, a picture supposedly from the set of The Fate of the Furious that shows the ghost of Paul Walker spread through social media... Thermal-C
MYTH: ATE So MucH you FEEL SICK? POP An ANTACID. FAGT8 ANTACIDS MAke YoU FEEL even FULLER. Eating causes your stomach to produce hydrochloric acid to

You don’t erase ink with the blue eraser.

The blue end of an eraser is for heavier paper, not ink. RT Pelikan 34 BR 40 GRACKED.COM The hard blue end of an eraser wasn't designed for erasing ink. It is meant for erasing pencil from a heavier paper that would otherwise wear down the softer, pink side.

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Japan's governing party decided to invite women to key meetings, as long as they don't talk. BR The Liberal Democratic Party is going to invite female lawmakers to board meetings (which are all-male), but won't let them talk. They'll be able to submit opinions after the meeting, though.

Source: BBC

During the production of Twin Peaks (2017), the actors didn't even know what was going on with the plot. According to actor Harry Goaz (Deputy Andy Br
Laundromats are very common in the U.S., CRA but not so much elsewhere. 900 B BR For example, the U.S. has almost 8 times more laundromats than France
CRACKED COM A man may have saved a woman's life after learning CPR from the office. When Cross Scott found a woman in a car who wasn't conscious or br
In Game of Thrones season 7, Cersei, Dany, and Sansa are all wearing dark, monochrome outfits for a reason. The almost colorless styles reflect the br
The American Revolution was bitter and bloody. Yet founding father John Adams defended British soldiers in court. During the Boston Massacre, eight Br

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