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42 Random Bits of Trivia We Found Stuck to the Bottom of This Library Table

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We probably shouldn’t be telling you this, but our facts come from our own personal library that makes the citadel in Game of Thrones look like a stack of old magazines at the dentist’s office. How else do you think we’re able to dole out so many knowledge-packed facts? We opened one book, and these facts just spilled out onto this list.

So although you’ll never be able to set foot in here, we’re basically bringing the entire library to you one list at a time.

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A ghost town in China was built to be an exact replica of Paris. CRACKED CON Tianducheng has a mock-up of Versailles and a copy of The Eif- fel Tower. It is however now a giant ghost town with only 2,000 people living there. — Source

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Seawater may be a potential fuel for a fusion reactor. CRACKED.COM Deuterium, one of the in- gredients for nuclear fu- sion, is readily found in seawater. A gallon of sea- water can produce as much energy as 300 gal- lons of gasoline. — Source

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Until 1987, there was no TV broadcast in Iceland on Thursdays. CRACKED.COM The idea behind the decision was to reserve Thursdays as a day for socializing. As a re- sult, many Icelanders born before 1987 joke that they were most likely conceived on a Thursday. — Source

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Swallowing pills without water can make it take longer for them to work. sc N D d sd Magnet GRACKED.COM It also increases the chance of the pill to get stuck in your esophagus, and in worse scenarios make an ulcer in your esoph- agus mucosa. — Source

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A three day riot at Oxford University over wine killed 93 people in 1335. CRACKED.COM Two Oxford students com- plained to the bartender of the Swindlestock Tavern about the quality of wine served, and the argument spiraled into a brawl that killed 30 townsfolk and 63 university members. — Source

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Elf

Many of the scenes in Elf were filmed at an abandoned psychiatric hospital in Vancouver. CRACKED.COM In the '50s, Riverview Hospital was home to more than 4,000 ра- tients. The X Files, Super- natural, Saw, Deadpool 2, and many others have filmed scenes on the site. — Source

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The Black Death was responsible for the beginning of the end of European Feudalism. CRACKED.COM As there were fewer work- ers, their lords were forced to pay higher wages. With higher wages, there were fewer restrictions on trav- el. Eventually, this would lead to a trade class/mid- dle class. — Source

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Laos

Laos is the most heavily bombed nation in history. GRACKED.COM The US secretly dropped an average of 8 bombs a min- ute for 9 years during the Vietnam war. Almost $200 million was spent over the last 25 years to remove un- exploded ordnance. — Source

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There was a Rick Roll hidden in Silicon Valley. CRACKED.COM In Silicon Valley, Gilfoyle hacks a smart fridge and this code is displayed. In the code is the URL for the music video of Rick Ast- ley's Never Gonna Give you up on YouTube. — Source

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Huichol Indian men tie ropes around their testicles when their wives are giving birth. CRACKED.c COM When she feels a painful contraction, she tugs on the rope so her husband will share some of the pain as part of their child's entrance into the world. — Source

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The Sand Octopus quickly builds a bunker in the ocean floor to escape predators. GRACKED.COM Since they lack the ability to change color, they shoot jets of water into the sand to bury themselves. They then secrete mucus to rein- force the walls, and leave one arm out as a ventila- tion chimney. — Source

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Legal poppy fields in Australia have a problem with wallabies eating the plants and getting high. GRACKED.COM The marsupials get high as a kite and hop around in a loop. When they crash, they leave behind crop circles. — Source

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Clint Eastwood squints because his eyes are sensitive to light. Shooting in bright light for the Fistful of Dollars trilogy only highlighted the effect. At the time he wasn't even thinking about how it would look on camera. CRACKED.COM — Source

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CRACKED.COM Bill Hader's most memorable moment on Saturday Night Live was playing in a punk band with Dave Grohl. and In a sketch about aging rock stars, Hader played bass while the Foo Fighters lead singer played drums. The comedian said he remained on a high for about two months after that night. — Source

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MC Hammer is an ordained minister. The rapper, known for songs such as '2 Legit 2 Quit' and 'U Can't Touch This,' now gives sermons at the Jubilee Christian Center in San Jose California. Не said it was the death of Tupac that triggered his transformation. CRACKED COM — Source

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Kurt Cobain invented Grunge fashion because he was broke. sej His mismatching outfits were mostly stuff he bought in thrift stores. CRACKED.COM — Source

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GRACKED.COM Blur bassist Alex James used his rockstar money to become an award-winning cheesemaker. ALEX JAMES PRESENTS NO. 7 BLUE MONDAY Complex - - - ALEX JAMES - - - Product adidas AN i PRESENTS 2 - - and streets - E - - NO. I - H - - - I - - service - and - 2012 1 FARLEIGH - i I WALLOP GOAT CHEESE Dem - - Не operates a 200-acre cheese farm in Oxfordshire. All I think about is cheese and children these days. — Source

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Dinosaurs

It turns out that dinosaurs could get arthritis, too, the same way we do. That's what multiple studies say - and, for example, a T-Rex found in 1990 (nicknamed Sue) might have been suffering from gout. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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If you eat too much meat that only has protein, you'll eventually die. Apparently, the liver can only process so much protein at once-so you need to add lots of fat, or you'll undergo protein poisoning AKA rabbit starvation. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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The hand of the Statue of Liberty sat in an NYC park for six years. They sent the hand (with the torch) to be displayed in the US to raise the funds needed for finishing the statue - it took years, but it worked. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Arby's bought Dunkin for $11.3 billion ROAST Beer Sandwich IS DELICIOUS Arby's Several years prior, Arby's bought Buffalo Wild Wings for $2.9 billion. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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There are 30 to 60 ships buried under San Francisco. The ships remain from the Gold Rush, during the time the city decided to move the shoreline. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Unwed women couldn't get a credit card up until 1974. po BNL CLASSIC GRUPPO BNP PARIBAS ost 5000 1399 9922 icoPo 60 VALID MasterCard THRU ١٤/١ REZA B VISA CRACKED.COM Banks could refuse to issue a credit card to a woman unless her husband co-signed for the card. A di- vorced woman was consid- ered too much of a risk be- cause she couldn't keep a marriage under control. — Source

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A female tennis player has been recorded grunting about as loud as a lion's roar. CRACKED.COM Maria Sharapova's on-court grunt has been recorded at a volume of 101 decibels. That's louder than a motorcy- cle, a lawnmower, and a small aircraft. — Source

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A torture chamber in 1984 was based on a BBC conference room. CRACKED.COM George Orwell named Room 101 in his novel after a conference room at the BBC head- quarters where he had to sit through numer- ous tedious meetings. — Source

17

ABBA

Abba's studio sessions were so long, their sound engineer says he'd almost pass out from hunger. They never left a song unfinished, and worked on every one as if it were a potential hit single. Two members, Björn and Benny, even took vacations just to write songs. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage made $2,161,000 selling the first-ever Superman comic book. His copy of Action Comics No.1, which features Superman's first appearance, was the first comic to break the $2 million mark in an auction. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Jay Leno

Jay Leno invested in rare and valuable motorcycles, and it paid off. For example, he bought six 1929 Brough bikes for over $30,000 apiece in the 1990s, and their value has gone up tenfold since then. CRACKED.COM — Source

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AMANDA SEYFRIED COLLECTS TAXIDERMY VAN She's been collecting since the late '00s to amass a small museum's worth of dead animals. — Source

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Eminem

Eminem is probably the fastest speaker ever. CRACKED.COM While we can't confirm there weren't more articulate cave people, Em rapped a record 1,560 words in 6 minutes in his 2013 song Rap God. At one point, he blurts 97 words in 15 seconds. — Source

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Chris Farley

Cousins CRACKED.COM Chris Farley was the first cousin of Jim Farley, the CEO of Ford Motors. — Source

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A loose tooth almost jeopardized It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. When Sally's six-year-old actress had a tooth get loose, they rushed her to the studio to get all her lines in before it fell out and she started to lisp. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Blair Witch Project

The original 35-page treatment for The Blair Witch Project had zero dialogue. That was on purpose: the authors described what would happen, but they wanted all the lines to be ad-libbed by the actors themselves. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Michael Myers

OG Michael Myers actor Nick Castle did way more than you probably knew. He's not just an actor, but a writer and director - he co-wrote Escape from New York and directed '90s films like Dennis the Menace. CRACKED.COM — Source

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St. Louis

After the Civil War, the capital of the US was almost moved to St Louis. The scheme even involved disassembling important buildings like the White House and the Capitol building, and shipping them to St. Louis. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Operation Magic Carpet

In Operation Magic Carpet, the US returned eight million people home. --ADN The operation, led after WWII ended, involved getting an average of 22,222 soldiers back to the US every day for almost a whole year. CRACKED.COM — Source

6

Bear Dominance

In Bow Valley, Canada, one grizzly bear has been dominant for some 10 years. illustration Не has the humdrum name of Bear No. 122, weighs 500-600 pounds, and has been at the top of the local grizzly hierarchy for about a decade. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Cashew tree is in the same family of plants as Poison Ivy. CRACKED.COM The reason why Cashews are sold without shells is that the shells are poison- ous. Eating the shell would cause a similar re- action to eating a Poison Ivy plant. — Source

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John D. Rockefeller's dream as a kid was to make $100,000. CRACKED.COM Rockefeller had an appren- ticeship making $16 per month as a kid. Не ended his life as one of the wealthiest men in recent history, with $1.4 billion by 1937 ($28.8 billion with in- flation). — Source

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The shotguns that Mouse uses in 'The Matrix' were working models made just for the movie. CRACKED.COM The guns used a unique cam-driven design in- vented by the movie's armorer, John Bowring, and fired 900 rounds per minute. — Source

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Breakfast

CRACKED BREAKFAST IS THE MOST IMPORTANT MEAL OF THE DAY It's been said that breakfast is the most important meal of the day and it's important for our health. In actuality, this phrase was created by cereal companies in 1944 to help sell more cereal. Club FREE Price! MILK 1000 AUTHORINE FREE 10 SLE CRAIN FIBER - 10PR S = Kellogg's FREE 1640 WIN INSTA FIRE WHOLE GRAIN Kellogg's Kellogg's Kellogg's Kellogg's Kello Kellogg's FROOT FR OT HONEY FROOT HO Raisin LOOPS SMACKS LOOPS LOOPS SMA Bran Two Scoups! TEX INTERNATIONAL SAAD - Vigrist 4a Club - 30 CLUB Pacet — Source

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