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44 Random Bits of Trivia to Wash Down the Other Random Bits of Trivia Stuck to the Roof of Your Brain

Bit of a fact traffic jam in your brain today, huh?

44 Random Bits of Trivia to Wash Down the Other Random Bits of Trivia Stuck to the Roof of Your Brain

October 23, 2024

You better get those other facts in you quickly, because somebody cut this list’s brakes! You have no idea how stressful it is driving this bad boy right now. Don’t get us wrong, we want to get these facts up in your brain, but not like this.

If you were hoping for a calmer fact intake today, we have to apologize. These ones are about to ram all those other ones up there at once. If we all survive this ordeal, we’ll get you a more peaceful read in the morning. In the meantime, brace yourself!

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CRACKED.COM Tolkien was born in Africa NAMIBIA Auob Mafikeng Pretoria Netspruit Maputo GAUTENG MPUMALANGA Mbabane Johannesburg SWAZILAN® Molog put Klerksdorp Kimberley FREE Epola KWAZULU-NATAL STATE Bloemfontein - Maseru NORTHERN LESOTHO Pietermaritzburg CAPE Calegon SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN Olifants Legend SOUTH Great ke National Ca EASTERN AFRICA CAPE Regional Ca Gamka Disputed are INDIAN Bisho Major roads OCEAN River WESTERN Cape CAPE Water bodies Town Region bour International Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa, where his dad worked at a bank. Не lived there until he was three. His father is buried in South Africa, dying of rheumatic fever a year after — Source: The Guardian

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New Zealand sent a tenth of their population to fight during WWI. From a population of just over a million people, New Zealand raised an army of 100,444. 16,697 New Zea- landers were killed and 41,317 were wounded during the war - a 58% ca- sualty rate. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Otago Daily Times

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Celebrities who were high school buddies Media Rami Malek and Rachel Bilson The two were theater kids at Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, CA, and became friends during a school production of The Crucible. CRACKED.COM — Source: BuzzFeed

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CRACKED.COM Kim Wexler was more or less disposable. Kim was created as a broadly defined tempering NE influence for Jimmy McGill, with the creators open to the possibility that she might become less CA important with time. She became an increasingly complex character instead, with her own arc being one of the show's driving forces. BETTER — Source: 15 Big Characters Who Started Small

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WEIRD WORLD Over 15 endangered condors started living outside one woman's house in Tehachapi, CA. There's a total of less than 500 Giant California condors in the country, and for some reason, about 15 of them decided to start living around someone's house (and trashing it in the process). CRACKED.COM — Source: The Guardian

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THOMAS MIDDLEITCH CRICHARD HENDRICKS) Middleitch told his wife he'd need an open marriage to satisfy all his cravings. I just like it. I'm sexual. ca

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THE oBSESSIVE COP in LAKEVIEW TERRACE WAS A REAL GUY. In 2002, Officer Irsie Henry terrorized his Altadena, CA neighbors for being a mixed-race couple — Source: Pasadena Weekly

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Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus ORIGINAL RESTORATION Sudbury, Canada ca, 1950 People kept stealing baby Jesus' head, SO a local artist stepped in and offer

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Statues of Mars and Venus ORIGINAL RESTORATION Italy - ca. 175 AD In having these statues restored, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi took creative lib

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CRACKEDCO A Michigan jewelry store now stocks canned goods. Krautheim & Swanson Gemworks is now also selling beans, soup, and tomato sauce, sO they ca — Source: https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.woodtv.com/news/muskegon-county/bling-and-beans-jeweler-adds-canned-goods-to-shelves-to-stay-essential/WOOD-TV

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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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ANGIE WAS THE NAME OF THE WOMAN WHO CAUGHT MICK JAGGER AND DAVID BOWIE IN BED TOGETHER. Angela Bowie was David's wife at the time, and she says she walked in on the pair naked in bed together when she returned from a trip. I think they were composing 'Angie, she quipped. Bowie and Jagger deny the story. CRACKED.COM http://articles.latimes.com/1990-05-04/entertainment/ca-450 1_angela-bowie — Source

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Men disguised as maintenance workers rolled a bomb into a casino and demanded $3 million. HARVOUS CRACKED COM The men rolled the device covered in cloth labeled IBM to an empty office space on the second story of Harvey's Lake Tahoe ca- sino. The FBI was forced to detonate it after failing to defuse it. — Source

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Uranus

The planet Uranus was discovered before the continent of Antarctica. GRACKED.COM In 1781, Uranus was the first planet to be discov- ered with a telescope. In 1820, 39 years later after Uranus was discovered, the first expedition in Antarcti- ca was led and proved its existence. — Source

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60% OF JAILED WOMEN IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC ARE DOING TIME FOR BEING WITCHES. Nic Ca And 40% of all criminal cases in the country are sorcery-related, making it the most commonly prosecuted felony. This has no parallel in the rest of the world. GRACKED.COM — Source

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GOFUNDME'S COVER LIFESAVING MEDICAL PROCEDURES. Instead of adjusting outrageous medical costs in America, GoFundMe's have become common practice. In 2023, some campaigns ask for upwards of $100,000. SYRACUSE, NY DORAL, FL TRACY,CA Help Maddie's Fight Against Brain... Together supporting Mila beat ca... Help Little Perry Beat Cancer A message from Robbie and Tommy Together supporting Mila beat Hello, am Jennifer, Helen's cousin. Rioux. Maddie's brothers: On Fe... cancer/ Apoyemos a Mila a combat... As many of you may know, Baby P... Last donation 11m ago Last donation 1m ago Last donation 31m ago $42,937 raised of $30,000 $80,864 raised of — GoFundMe

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Public votes that backfired big time A DUMP BY ANY OTHER NAME Ca Amo Austin, TX citizens voted to rename its Solid Waste Department the Fred Durst Society of the Humanities and Arts, and Durst tweeted, I hope we win. They did win, but the city chose boring old Austin Resource Recovery. CRACKED — Gigira/Shutterstock,
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CRACKED FERRETS Ferrets are banned as pets in CA, HI, NYC, and DC because they bite, get aggressive, and can take over native wildlife if they escape. Plus, they need a lot of care and can go wild. — Ethos Vet

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Hollywood Rumors and Myths Did Erin Brockovich have a happy ending? Former Hinkley resident Roberta Walker and her family were exposed to chromium 6 in the water supply for years, and she has had numerous surgeries and illnesses as a result. Her character in the film was awarded $5 million dollars, but Walker says she saw very little of that money. CRACKED — Universal Pictures
ABC News

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Geography

The distance between Europe and Africa is only 9 miles at the narrowest part of the Strait of Gibraltar. A hypothetical bridge or tunnel spanning the gap, called the Strait of Gibraltar Crossing, would con- nect Europe and Afri- ca. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — BBC

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Val Kilmer grew up on Roy Rogers' ranch. CRACKED.COM Kilmer's family lived next door to Roy, in Chatsworth, CA. When Roy died, Kilmer's father bought the ranch. — Wall Street Journal

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Olympian Laura Trott overcame being born with a collapsed lung and an asthma diagnosis. DEPORTE Y RECREACIÓN T + TISSOT T+ TISSOT T+ CAHN CA on LOOK CRACKED.COM She stands a little over 5ft, weighs 115lbs and is now a double Olympic gold medalist in track cycling. — BBC

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WEIRD WORLD The city of Fullerton, CA, tried to sue someone for opening a link it sent them. 100 We for ROOK FULLERTON - An employee sent a link to the city's Dropbox by mistake in reply to a records request -- then the city sued the recipients for opening it, lost, and paid them $350,000. CRACKED.COM — Source: Weird World: 12 Bafflingly Strange Pieces Of Local News

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THE STRANGEST VENGEANCE EVER PLANNED! pool CHARLTON JANET ORSON HESTON- LEIGH-WELLES TOUCH OF EVIL HALLOWEEN (1978) MINE TANIDACE MARLEHE NITTING CA TOJ AIROO The opening of the movie was inspired by the opening of Orson Welles' Touch of Evil. CRACKED.COM — Film School Rejects

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A Swedish skydiver known as Jonas was the first to receive a tattoo during a skydive. MIRAGE CA FAST The tattoo? WFFT, standing for World's First Freefall Tattoo. The Swedes do value their minimalism. CRACKED.COM — Source: Oddee

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WEIRD WORLD In California, they're trying to fight crows with actual laser beams. Crows have been plaguing Sunnyvale, CA, for a while, so the city plans to try and scare them off with green lasers. CRACKED.COM — Source

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BTS stands for Bulletproof Boy Scouts. illbc b rc S S 10 -10 SIC A CA RDS na The Korean expression is Bangtan Sonyeondan. CRACKED.COM — 20 Surprising Reasons Behind Musicians' Stage Names

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Mario walked SO that Pikmin could... scuttle. - CA СЯЯРМ GISPR СЯЯР MATROFILE X Super Mario 128 was a bizarre demo designed to show that the GameCube could render 128 Marios in a single environment. That rapid object generation is the basis for the now-classic Pikmin army. CRACKED.COM — The Surprising Origins Of 12 Iconic Video Game Characters

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A 90-year-old bought $10,000 worth of ads to complain to his ISP. PAID ADVERTISEMENT Open Letter to Mr. John T. Stankey CEO AT&T Dear Mr. Stankey: AT&T prides itself as a leader in electronic communications. Unfortunately, for the people who live in N. Hollywood, CA 91607. AT&T is now a — Source: FOX29

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15 Feel Good Stories Of 2020 To End This Wretched Year - A company in North Texas put up a holiday experience for people to enjoy safely from their ca — Source: UPI

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The Texarkana Phantom was out of a teen slasher movie. In early 1946, a mysterious serial killer attacked three young couples in parked ca — Source: These Unsolved Murders Will Make You Scared Of The Dark

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BELIEF: The Great Wall of China is visible from space. TRUTH: The Wall isn't visible with the naked eye while an astronaut is in low orbit, but you ca — Source: NASA

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So, Jackie had a tough life. But according to trainer Melvin Koontz, he had a heart of gold. A family of stray cats once took shelter in Jackie's ca

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The Legend of Zelda

LIE You can NOT beat The Legend of Zelda without the sword. IT' DANGEROUS TO GO ALONE! THIS. If you don't grab the sword at the very beginning, you ca

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Mask of Tutankhamun ORIGINAL RESTORATION Cairo, Egypt ca 1324 BC After a Museum of Cairo employee dropped the mask, her husband just went ahead and su

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The statue of Santa Barbara ORIGINAL RESTORATION Santa Cruz da Barra Chapel, Brazil- ca. 1800 It looks like she knows what they've done to her. One lo

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TERMINTOR DARKFATE In Terminator: Dark Fate, one of the T-800's family photos is based on a 1985 photo of Arnold Schwarzenegger in front of his '57 Ca

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A21-year-old Orlando Bloom was almost left paralyzed when he tried entering a locked building by climbing in through the roof. CA IVAL W Three stories

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A study by the American Automobile Association on tires reveals that inexpensive tires are just as safe as premium brands. When new tires from both ca

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Tim Burton

Tim Burton grew up in ever-sunny Burbank, CA, where pretty much only holiday decorations changed with the seasons. Burton would notice Christmas and H

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Gladiators

Gladiator fights weren't a gory free-for-all, but had strict rules and referees. One gladiator's tombstone inscription complains that a bad referee ca

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