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35 Random Bits of Trivia to Generously Spread Atop Your Brain Like a Hearty Deli-Style Schmear

October 26, 2024

Today, when we say, “Open wide,” we don’t mean your mouth. We mean your skull! This butter knife of a list dug deep into a tub of facts, and it’s ready to slop them on that brain of yours.

Open wide… Ugh, your head isn’t pre-cut with a hinge on the back? Alright, hang on. This is gonna hurt a little.

35

Baby Khan

Trollitical History The Sadiq Khan balloon On September 1st, 2018, a giant balloon of then-London Mayor Sadiq Khan wearing a yellow bikini was flown over Westminster with the approval of the authorities. It was 29 feet long and nicknamed baby Khan. CRACKED — John Gomez/Shutterstock
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Peanuts

Charles Schulz created Franklin because of a fan letter. In 1968, former teacher Harriet Glickman, wrote to Schulz and suggested he add a Black character to peanuts as a small of way of helping change those conditions in our society which led to the assassination of MLK and which contribute — Source: NYTimes

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Marvel’s Frog Man

FROG MAN HUH? ...AND A FATHER REJOICES! WH- WHAT'D I DO? eUGENE! YOU DID IT! I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU DID IT.. BUT YOU DID! GRACKED COM Was Guy In Frog Suit taken? In 1964, Marvel's Toad could actually leap great distances and use that long tongue (we all saw the first X-Men movie in 2000), but 1982's Frog Man is literally just a guy in a frog mascot suit with springs in the feet. — Source: Fortressofsolitude

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The Failed Assassination Attempt of Kim Il Sung

CRACKED SOUTH KOREA'S UNIT 684 FAILED SPECTACULARLY - SEVEN DEAD, INSTRUCTORS KILLED. ФЕ In 1968, South Korea set up a secret team called Unit 684 to try and take out North Korea's leader Kim II Sung. Unfortunately, it didn't go well - seven people died, and the rest of the team revolted, killing most of their instructors. — Source

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The Crocodile Hunter

Australians don't want King Charles on their money, they want Steve Irwin. GRACKED.COM The Australian Nation- al Bank announced that King Charles III will appear on their $5 notes, to which the Aussies responded, Yeah, nah. — Indy100

30

The Wizard of Oz

CRACKED.COM DOROTHY'S SLIPPERS WERE RESCUED IN AN FBI STING. The iconic shoes from The Wizard of Oz were stolen in 2005 from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids. The FBI managed to recover the slippers 12 years later, after a year-long investigation that involved agents going undercover. — Source

29

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Charlie has a tattoo for continuity of a one-off joke. In Season 2, Charlie writes Bad New on his forearm, and it has remained on there in every episode since then. BEHIND THE SCENES CRACKED.COM — 14 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About 'It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia'

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Peter Sellers

Peter Sellers wouldn't let anyone wear green or purple around him. The Pink Panther actor was very superstitious of the two colors, and would storm off set if a member of the production crew were dressed in either hue. Sellers even had people search rooms he would stay in to make sure there wasn't anything resembling green or purple. CRACKED.COM — Source

27

Full House

An episode of Full House featured Aunt Becky in admissions scandal Uncle Jesse lies on his kids' preschool application, but in the TV show, Aunt Becky 'fesses up. CRACKED.COM — Source

26

The Dawn of the Light Beer

The movement for Prohibition led to American beer-makers moving towards lighter, blander beers. MARK REGISTERLU AMERIC BUD LIGHT BREWED USING THE CHOICEST HOPS AND BARLEY MALT CRACKED.COM In the early part of the 20th century, brewers tried to emphasize that beer was healthier than whiskey. Today, Bud Light alone has a greater market share than all craft beers com- bined. — Source

25

Goodfellas

The producer didn't want Ray Liotta. GoodFellas Behind the Scenes Scorsese was dead set on Liotta, but produce Irwin Winkler kept pushing him towards hiring someone with more star power. Liotta was able to pitch himself to Winkler during a chance meeting in a restaurant, winning him over. CRACKED.COM — Source: 20 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About 'Goodfellas'

24

Assassin’s Creed IV

A boat in Assassin's Creed IV gets sucked into an abyss. And the sailors are left floating in air. If you claim a ship called the Jackdaw, you might show up to the dock to find a hollow space-time vacuum where the boat is supposed to be, and the crew screaming as they get sucked into the sky. CRACKED.COM https://www.youtube. — Source

23

Airborne Viagara

Ter 100 OO A VIAGRA FACTORY IS LR100 CAUSING AIRBORNE HARD-ONS. VGR 10 zazija ٨ولا 001 fizer VGR zer 100 1100 Most of the world's Viagra supply is manufactured in Pfizer's factory at Ringaskiddy, Ireland. Neighbors claim that fumes from the plant are causing them to stand at attention at all times. Pfizer laughs off the claims, calling them an amusing myth. Still, locals stand outside the factory to inhale deeply. CRACKED.COM — Source: 18 Amazingly Interesting Facts To Stick In Your Brain

22

MLK

While attending Crozer Theological Seminary, Dr. Martin Luther King received a с in public speaking. CRACKED.COM King is widely known as one of history's greatest orators, but that particular skill might not have come so naturally to him. — Source

21

Forgotten NASA Experiment

There's a forgotten experimental hovertrain rotting in Pueblo, Colorado. It was a collaboration between NASA, MIT, Princeton, and the Grumman Aerospace Corporation, but the money ran out in 1975, so they just abandoned the prototype. CRACKED.COM — Source: Pueblo Railway

20

Parks and Recreation

Characters that weren't supposed to last Andy Dwyer on Parks and Recreation Chris Pratt's character was supposed to just disappear once Ann Perkins dumps him in the first season. However, show creator Mike Schur thought Pratt was too funny not to use, so he and writers slowly altered his character to be more loveable and sweet to keep him around. CRACKED.COM — Source

19

Heroes of the Pandemic

Braskem Workers lived inside a Pennsylvania factory for 28 days to help fight COVID. They all volunteered to do it, and the company, Braskem, paid the — Source: The Washington Post

18

A Raging Cockroach Infestation

A HOUSE IN ILLINOIS WAS SO INFESTED BY GERMAN COCKROACHES THAT IT HAD TO BE BURNED DOWN. Firefighters set controlled a burn and started with ring of a

17

Star Fox

CRACKED.COM We almost had a Star Fox claymation show. Back in 2014, CollegeHumor was working on an official Star Fox project, made in the style of Fantastic Mr. Fox. Nintendo pulled the plug (along with all of their other adaptations) when rumors spread about a Legend of Zelda live-action show by Netflix. — Source

16

O.J. Simpson

O. J. Simpson DISNEY'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND CRACKED.COM Simpson appeared as himself in this already unsettling kids' show, which made the truly baffling choice to call its final episode White Rabbits Can't Jump. — 15 (Once-Cute) Cameos From Awful People

15

The Lighthouse

Robert Pattinson licked up mud and made himself throw up for a movie. It was The Lighthouse, and that was part of his process for playing an insane character (and pissing his pants was another part of it). CRACKED.COM — Source: Esquire

14

The Last Abacus

You can still find shops in China where the merchants use an abacus to calculate a customer's bill. CRACKED.COM A few schools in the West still teach students how to use an abacus too. — ECB

13

Meghan Markle

MEGHAN MARKLE LIED ABOUT HAVING A SAG CARD. CENTURY ciTY In order to secure one of her first TV roles, Markle lied to the casting directors about bein — Daily Star

12

Colin Farrell

Colin Farrell is an authority on line dancing. He used to make a living teaching it in bars. As a 19-year-old aspiring actor, Farrell supported himsel — Source: 6 Surprising Talents Celebrities Are Hiding From The World

11

Deadly Stiffness

Rigor mortis only lasts for a few days The stiffening of the muscles occurs between 2 to 6 hours after death, but only lasts between 24 to 84 hours, when the muscles will relax again. CRACKED.COM — Source: ScienceDirect

10

Glenda Jackson

After winning 2 Oscars, Glenda Jackson spent 23 years in the British Parliament. She returned to TV and theater acting at the age of 80. — Source: New York Times, The Guardian

9

30 Rock

30 Rock has 7.44 jokes per minute on average Talib Visram calculated that the show had the most jokes per minute compared to other popular sitcoms. BEHIND-THE-SCENES CRACKED.COM — 14 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About '30 Rock'

8

Titanic

Easter Eggs of Oscar-winning movies 1998 11 Nominations Titanic 11 Wins The owner of the actual Titanic, J. Bruce Ismay, was rumored to have contributed to the icebergening of the ship by encouraging the crew to make it go faster. The exact conversation he was overheard having was shot for the film. CRACKED.COM — Source: Newsweek

7

McDonald’s

35 Random Bits of Trivia to Generously Spread Atop Your Brain Like a Hearty Deli-Style Schmear — Source: Edie

6

At-Home DNA Testing

OOH Taking an at-home DNA test can destroy your military career. If you're a member of the armed forces, a 23andMe test can cause worse than awkward family conversations. The tests can find genetic markers for medical conditions that'd get you booted out of the military, where you are not protected by the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act. CRACKED COM — Source

5

The Wolf of Wall Street

The chest-thump is Matthew McConaughey’s actual ritual. McConaughey says he sometimes hums and hits his chest to relax before doing scenes. DiCaprio saw him doing it on set and asked him to incorporate it into their scene. — YouTube

4

Star Trek: The Next Generation

The signs in Star Trek: The Next Generation are full of nonsense. OPTICAL DATA NET SERVICE ACCESS JUST T RIGIT UACK ANDB YOU'LL EARA TALE A TALE OFA F — Source: 7 Secret Jokes You Never Noticed In The Background Of Movies

3

Idiot Criminals

DUMB REASONS I PLE HAVE CALLED 911 A CAT BURGLAR WAS SCARED BY A CAT In Romania, a burglar once called authorities because of strange noises he heard in the 911 house he was robbing. Не was EMERGENCY arrested, and police found that CALL the noises were made by the homeowner's cat. CRACKED — Nynke van Holten/Shutterstock
Metro

2

Freaks

CRACKED Tod Browning's Freaks is now accepted as a masterpiece, an essential part of cinema canon. But before its release, test screenings caused enough vomiting and fainting that the studio insisted on 32 minutes of runtime cuts. — Source

1

Miami Vice

Actors Who Had To Put Their Foot Down During Filming - Jamie Foxx temporarily quit Miami Vice after a local cop shot one of their security guards whil — Source: 6 Pissed-Off Actors Whose Demands Radically Changed Movies

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