45 Random Trivia Tidbits That Know Their Multiplication Tables Through Nine
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With the prevalence of phones and handheld devices, you’d think that kids don’t need to learn multiplication tables anymore. But according to Google, that isn’t true. “Yes, kids are still taught multiplication tables in elementary school and use them throughout their math education.” That’s downright comforting, isn’t it?
How about you? Quick: What’s five times nine?
We don’t want to give you too much help with that answer, but let’s just say that the number of trivia tidbits below weren’t chosen by happenstance.
A drunk gunman fired a hole in the Alaskan pipeline.
![A drunk person shot a hole in the Alaskan oil pipeline. 562 CRACKED.COM Clean up involved digging ditches and holes to cap- ture the oil, which was be- ing vacuumed into trucks. Daniel Carson Lewis had to pay for the $17 million cleanups and received 16 years in jail.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/0/6/864506.jpg)
Adidas acquired their design with whiskey.
![Adidas paid two bottles of whiskey and 1600 euros for their three-stripe design. CRACKED.COM Adidas acquired the de- sign from Finnish athletic footwear brand Karhu Sports allowing the 1952 Summer Olympics in Fin- land, for alcohol and the equivalent of EUR 1,600.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/0/2/864502.jpg)
“Pretty Woman” was going to be a lot darker before Disney came in.
![The original ending of Pretty Woman was much darker. CRACKED COM Originally titled 3,000, the movie ended with Julia Rob- erts' character being tossed out of a limo into a dirty alley and thrown $3,000 in cash. The screenplay changed when Disney took over pro- duction.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/1/3/864513.jpg)
Yeah, honestly don't remember it
![Forgotten Rom-Coms Splendor Gritty indie director Gregg Araki turned to quirky fluff territory with this comedy about a girl who ends up in a relationship with two guys. The concept may seem quaint in our time of open relationships, but it hasn't really been explored in actual movies, let alone adorable rom-coms. It's a solid effort (and the soundtrack is awesome). 1999 CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/0/9/1065309.jpg)
That sounds like Ernest
![Ernest Hemingway survived two plane crashes 24 hours apart. Presumed dead after the second, he emerged from the jungle with a bottle of gin & some ban](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/9/7/743797.jpg?v=2)
An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away (the Doctor Doesn’t See Corpses)
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Apple seeds contain amygdalin, which when digested, releases cyanide into the body. You’d have to eat an insane amount of apple seeds to die from it, and it would hurt like hell when you shit, but yeah. Cyanide. Terrifying.
The Rubbery Aniseed Flavor of Night
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The only people wandering around eating industrial quantities of black licorice are deep weirdos, but they could be in trouble — it contains a compound called glycyrrhizin, which in high enough quantities can cause a person’s potassium levels to drop dangerously.
She was put in an Ariana Grande music video after she said she liked her impression.
![She Was Cast In An Ariana Grande Music Video CRACKED.COM Coolidge first discovered Ariana Grande was a fan after Grande did a pretty accurate impression of her on The Tonight Show. In response, Coolidge sent Grande a DM telling her she loved the impression which eventually led her to reprise her role from Legally Blonde in the Thank You Next music video.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/5/6/878956.jpg)
An explosive cartridge can get a B-52 bomber running faster.
![A B-52 bomber can have its engine kickstarted with explosive cartridges. CRACKED.COM The explosives can be in- serted into the bomber's engines to get them up and running more quickly if needed. The cart start reduces takeoff time from about an hour down to ten minutes.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/1/4/864514.jpg)
Iceland is part of Europe and North America.
![Iceland is split between the Eurasian and North American plate. CRACKED.COM Although Iceland is considered political- ly as part of Europe, it is geographically North American and European at the same time.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/1/0/864510.jpg)
Anderson Cooper interviewed students in Myanmar after forging a press pass.
![Anderson Cooper launched his journalist career by forging a press pass. CRACKED.COM After college, Cooper forged a pass and gained entrance to Myanmar to meet with students fight- ing the Burmese govern- ment. Не ultimately sold his home-made news seg- ments to Channel One.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/0/5/864505.jpg)
Fireworks are illegal in Florida, but are still sold in large quantities.
![Fireworks are totally illegal in Florida but are sold to ordinary people in huge quantities. CRACKED.COM Hundreds of stores across the state sell to anyone who signs a waiver saying they are for agricultural use to scare birds away from crops.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/9/8/864498.jpg)
Patrick Bateman's Inspiration
![CRACKED.COM christian Bale's American Psycho was based on Tom cruise. Bale called up director Mary Harron, saying that he saw Tom Cruise on David Letterman and thought that energy would be perfect for Patrick Bateman, citing Cruise's very intense friendliness with nothing behind the eyes.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/5/0/844850.jpg)
Source: HuffPost
The sun only shone on Moscow for a few minutes in December, 2017.
![Moscow only had six minutes of sunlight in December of 2017. CRACKED.COM They usually get a whop- ping 18 hours of sun for the month, but a wall of cloud that never moved sat over the city thanks to cyclone anomalies over the Atlantic and warmer tem- peratures.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/1/7/863217.jpg)
Kate Winslet's Drawing
![CRACKED.COM James cameron made the charcoal drawing of kate winslet in Titanic. In addition to a talented director, Cameron is a talented artist as well. The nude portrait of Rose, and all the other artwork drawn by Jack, was actually Cameron's work.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/5/4/844854.jpg)
Source: CBR
Bradley Cooper's Accent
![Bradley cooper spent 6 months to sound like sam Elliott in A star is Born. Cooper worked with a dialect coach for four hours a day - even before Elliott was cast to play his brother. Had Elliott turned down the role, Cooper would've wasted half a year of work. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/5/3/844853.jpg)
Source: Vanity Fair
Matrix Code
![The code in The Matrix is made up of sushi recipes. The production designer scanned the Japanese characters from his wife’s sushi cookbook and incorporated them into the now-iconic green stream of code in the film.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/5/1/844851.jpg)
Source: Wired
Rubik took a month to solve his own cube.
![It took the creator of the Rubik's Cube a month to solve. CRACKED.COM Ernö Rubik came up with the idea when he was teaching 3D design at the Academy of Applied Arts in Budapest in 1974. Не made the first Rubik's Cube with eight wooden cubes held together with rubber bands.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/7/1/837771.jpg)
How could they?
![COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM The Gas Station At The Proposal Is Fake - be adidas Hall C WEIR MON - The Office The crew built a fake rest stop for Jim and Pam's proposal scene with a race track circling it to give the look of an active highway. The shot cost $250,000 to produce which was the most expensive and elaborate shot the show had ever done up to that point.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/5/8/825558.jpg)
Source: Washington Post
Ah, that's why my brain is like that.
![Watching SpongeBob was shown to have negative effects on children In one study, the kid had an immediate negative effect on children's executive functions. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/0/3/819003.jpg)
Source: WNYC
SpongeBob is an ace icon.
![SpongeBob is asexual The creator said he sees him as almost asexual and Nickelodeon has confirmed he is part of the LGBTQ+ community. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/3/7/818637.jpg)
Source: Global News
The Jay Peterman of Paraguay
![COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM Who was Gary Sanchez? GARY SANCHEZ PRODUCTIONS McKay and Will Ferrell named their production company after a fake name that Ferrell had stored in his Blackberry. The imaginary Sanchez was a Paraguayan entrepreneur and financier.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/0/7/815207.jpg)
This seems very epic
![In 1999, lions fought a two-week war with hyenas in Ethiopia. A pride of lions lost six, but killed 35 hyenas and drove off the entire group to take control of the territory -- a conflict that was broadcast on Ethiopian TV and monitored by the police. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/3/2/813332.jpg)
This is a textbook facepalm
![A fire destroyed several buildings next to a Carl's Jr. location, and the restaurant was spared. Carl's r CHAREBON CD BUSQEDS Carl's Jr. cooked 165 burgers as thanks to first responders but a grease fire ignited and caused substantial damage to the building. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/2/5/813125.jpg)
Now you know how to identify the intent of pirate ships
![If a pirate ship had a red flag flying, it meant no life would be spared. A black flag signaled quarter would be offered. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/0/0/811800.jpg)
The German chocolate cake lie - revealed
![GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE DOESN'T COME FROM GERMANY German's chocolate is named after Sam German, who is believed to be American or English. The cake recipe came from a Texas homemaker. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/8/3/802283.jpg)
Source: NPR
Great run
![EMMA MORANO WAS BORN IN 1899 AND DIED IN 2017 Morano was the last documented person born in the 1800s to die. She died at age 117, citing her old age to genes, eating three eggs a day, and being single. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/8/1/802281.jpg)
Source: BBC
Let's try it
![You could completely fit Pluto within Russia's borders (but Pluto's area is greater). Russia is about 6,000 kilometers wide and 3,000 kilometers high, and Pluto has a diameter of 370 kilometers so, in 2D, it could fit inside Russia. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/2/8/781328.jpg)
Source: RBTH
Who let the Dutch out
![The Russian flag was heavily inspired by the Dutch flag (thanks to the Tsar). When Russia started to develop shipbuilding in the 1600s, they invited Dutch shipbuilders over, who suggested a flag like theirs. The Tsar agreed. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/1/9/781319.jpg)
Source: RBTH
All at once - hit it
![There are exactly as many cicada songs as there are cicada species in existence. Each species of cicada has its own song, and they're all really mating calls -. - they're sung by masses of cicada males trying to attract females. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/3/0/779730.jpg)
Source: AP News
Total deal
![Meghan Markle was a briefcase model on Deal or No Deal 2 $500,000 The former actor was on 34 episodes, slightly overlapping with Chrissy Teigan. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/8/5/770485.jpg)
Source: Bravo!
Lifetime ban or punch a hole through him
![A man punched a hole through a $10 million Monet painting He was sentenced to 5 years in prison. He is banned from art galleries until 15 months after his release. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/9/9/770199.jpg)
Source: Art Net
There goes your undies...
![Astronauts' dirty laundry is burned up in disposable spacecraft. There's no way to wash clothes on the ISS, sO dirty laundry sits around for a while and then gets put into a Progress ship (a one-way craft that brings supplies to the ISS) whenever one arrives. Once it's loaded up,](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/6/7/769567.jpg)
Source: NASA
Another total facepalm
![Ernie Hudson auditioned for the same part in The REAL Ghostbusters animated series that he played in the movie. Producers felt he didn't sound enough](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/6/2/0/745620.jpg?v=2)
‘Chile’ was misspelled on their own coin.
![No one noticed Chile misspelled their own name on their 50 peso coins. CRACKED.COM Chile printed a number of 50 peso coins in 2008 that misspelled the name of their country as Chiie. No one noticed until 2009, at which point the director of the Mint lost his job.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/0/3/864503.jpg)
That will soon change
![James Bond first appeared in 1953 and through all the books & movies... On HER MAESIYS SECRET SERVICE There has been one monarch of Britain: Queen Eli](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/8/0/4/743804.jpg?v=2)
One floor and you're fine
![To people have fallen from the Empire State Building and lived. They both fell from the 86th floor and landed on the 85th. NOW YOU KNOW](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/8/0/1/743801.jpg?v=2)
Yeah, that's a problem
![The 1767 expedition of the HMS Dolphin had to be cut short due to accidental horny mutiny. Captain Samuel Wallis noticed his crew were dismantling the](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/2/7/743727.jpg?v=1)
Tricky, tricky
![In WWl, the German ship SMS Cap Trafalgar was disguised to look like British ocean liner RMS Carmania in order to raise hell behind enemy lines. But t](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/1/9/743719.jpg?v=1)
And it's over!
![The -Zanzibar War was the shortest war in recorded history. The 1896 skirmish between the British Empire and the Zanzibar Sultanate lasted 45 minutes,](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/1/7/743717.jpg?v=1)
Can a get some to repair a number of things wrong w my body
![SCIENTISTS MADE TINY BIOLOGICAL ROBOTS, AKA XENOBOTS. Xenobots are living clumps of several thousand tadpole cells, designed in a Minecraft- program f](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/2/1/7/733217.jpg?v=2)
Pays to pay w credit card or accept them, we guess?
![A guy with a credit card reader stopped the Christchurch shooting. During the shooting, Abdul Aziz ran outside after picking up the first thing he saw](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/8/5/0/708850.jpg?v=2)
The first bank robbery almost went off without a hitch.
![America's First Bank Robbery was nearly the perfect crime. DAY GRACKED.COM $162,821 ($3.8 million to- day) had been taken from vaults of the Bank of Penn- sylvania in 1798. The cul- prit Isaac Davis was caught because he deposited the money back into the same bank.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/9/7/864497.jpg)
Spielberg's Pro-Bono Work
![steven spielberg refused a paycheck for schindler's List. The movie being a close and personal project for Spielberg, he refused to take a salary for it. His share of the profits went to the Shoah Foundation, a history archive for the Holocaust and other tragic events. GRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/6/2/844862.jpg)
Source: /Film
Tarantino's Wallet
![The wallet in Pulp Fiction was owned by Quentin Tarantino. Jules' profanity-enhanced wallet wasn't a prop. Tarantino had it as his own personal wallet. Не owned it as a reference to the movie Shaft. BAO OUTH R CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/5/5/844855.jpg)
Source: /Film