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43 Random Bits of Trivia That Would Be the Most Lovable, Charismatic Guests on Your Brain’s Podcast

You’ll be legitimately interested in what these facts have to say

43 Random Bits of Trivia That Would Be the Most Lovable, Charismatic Guests on Your Brain’s Podcast

November 05, 2024

These facts aren’t like other facts your brain has had to converse with. Those other lame facts have it nodding along while thinking about what groceries you might need for dinner that night. Not these titillating little nuggets. They’re so interesting and charming that your brain will be left with a slew of questions that it didn’t even have time to ask them.

It’ll just have to ask them back for more.

43

British Columbia

The province of British Columbia in Canada is absolutely massive, covering about 365,000 square miles. In fact, the single province of British Columbia is larger than 85% of the countries in the world. CRACKED.COM — Source

42

American Werewolf in London

American Werewolf in London didn't want any supernatural lawsuits. All characters and events in this film are fictitious. Any similarity to actual events or persons, living, dead, or undead, is purely coincidental. After insulting the Prince of Wales in the film, they give a shout-out to him and Princess Di in the credits. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Beatles

HELTER SKELTER IS THE BEATLES' ATTEMPT TO OUT-WHO THE WHO. Paul McCartney wrote it after hearing The Who's eardrum-shattering style, and figuring he could do better. CRACKED.COM wwww.thecurrent.org/feature/2013/07/16/today-in-music-history-the-beatles-record-helter-skelter — Source

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Iraq

CRACKED H ME الذكف FBC الناد لي NRT العهد الاتجاه بلادي عراقية آسيا AN ANCIENT IRAQI AIRPORT In May 2021, the Iraqi Transport Minister said that an airport in the south of the country had been constructed by aliens thousands of years ago (now long vanished), using a Jewish author's ideas to back up his claim. — Source

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Leaded Gasoline

CRACKED LEADED GASOLINE In the 1960s, there was a huge spike in violent crime in America that lasted until the early 1990s. Scientists found that this was linked to lead poisoning from leaded gasoline. — Forbes / Your Teen Mag

38

Ben Stiller

BEN STILLER IS A HUGE TREKKIE. SA Stiller's film company Red Hour Films is named after the red hour from the Star Trek: The Original Series episode The Return of the Archons. Не also regularly references Star Trek in his movies. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Hollywood Stars Who Happen To Be Huge Nerds

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London

In 1952 in London, pollution, fog, and a high-pressure weather system combined to form the Great Smog. The smog was so thick that people had trouble seeing their own feet as they walked, and abandoned cars entirely. CRACKED.COM — Source: History

36

Fish Flakes

Fish flakes are generally made from fish meal, squid meal, shrimp meal, earthworms, spirulina and vitamins. The word meal wouldn't be in there twice if it wasn't hella edible! CRACKED — Source

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Rudy Ruettiger

CRACKED RUDY RUETTIGER MADE A MINT OFF A SCAM. 45 In 2011, Daniel Ruettiger, the guy who inspired Rudy, got in trouble with the SEC for a scam involving his sports drink company, Rudy Nutrition. The scam made millions, and he settled with the SEC for $382,866. — Grunge / Parent Previews

34

Ethan Hawke

Ethan Hawke could have been in Independence Day, but he said Nah. He was up for Will Smith's role, but he thought the script was so braindead, he literally threw it out of his car in the middle of reading it. CRACKED.COM — Source: IndieWire

33

Coffee

WHAT'S THE DEAL: COFFEE ORIGINS The Devil's Drink CRACKED.co .COM From there, coffee made its way to Europe in the 17th century, where Christians, as they are wont to do, decided it was evil. They asked the pope to ban it as an evil concoction, but he wanted to try it first, and luckily for future night shift workers, he loved it and told them to buzz off. — Source: National Coffee Association

32

World War II Heroes

Nicholas Winton saved 669 Czech children during WWIl. X His heroism went unnoticed for decades. And, when it was discovered, it was by accident. His w

31

Stock Trading

CELEBRITIES ARE BROUGHT IN TO BEGIN AND END TRADING D NYSE Euronext STAP GRACKED DECEMB Many famous people have rung 0580 The New York Stock Exchange's official opening and closing bell, from Snoop Dogg to Darth Vader. — Source: NYSE

30

Kathy Bates

Kathy Bates' grandfather paraded the (fake) mummy of John Wilkes Booth. According to Finis Bates, the Booth who died in a barn was an impostor. The real Booth ran away, and he, Bates, had his mummified body, which he exhibited at circus sideshows. Henry Ford was close to buying the mummy, until his subordinates exposed the hoax. CRACKED.COM — Source

29

Win Ben Stein’s Money

In the game show Win Ben Stein's Money, money won by contestants was actually paid by the producers. Money left over at the end of a season was given to Stein. If the total amount paid out exceeded that budget, the production company paid the excess. Ben Stein was never in any danger of losing his money. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — IMDB / Wikipedia

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Whiplash

CRACKED Notes From Execs WHIPLASH Damien Chazelle wrote and directed Whiplash, which ended with a long drum solo, and he got a note to cut it. The note said, verbatim, He's good at drumming. We get it. But the solo was the whole point of making the movie, says Chazelle. — Sony PIctures Classics
Screen Rant

27

Daryl Hannah

DARYL HANNAH turned Pris into an acrobat. The fight between Pris and Deckard was going to be very different, with the replicant and the blade runner using weights and barbells as weapons. The scene was re-written to showcase Hannah's gymnastic skills. — Source: Empire

26

Andy Kaufman

Andy Kaufman demanded that his alter ego, Tony Clifton, have guest appearances on 'Taxi! After showing up to set with 2 prostitutes, Clifton was fired. A week later, Andy showed up as if noth- ing had happened. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Pro Wrestling Stories

25

Xenomorphs

A xenomorph washed up on a Texas beach. A woman shared this bizarre, seemingly eyeless creature on Twitter after the passing of Hurricane Harvey in 20

24

Wyatt Earp

Kevin Costner did Wyatt Earp out of spite. Costner was attached to star in Tombstone, but left because he wasn't the film's sole focus. So he signed up for a different movie about Earp, and tried to use his Oscar clout to stop Tombstone from being distributed. Spite, sadly, wasn't enough to win the competition. — More: 4 Behind the Scenes Stories That Deserve Their Own Movie

23

The Hula Burger

McDonald's Hula Burger The hula burger was a cheeseburger minus the burger, plus grilled pineapple. Made to appeal to Catholics abstainning during Lent, it failed miserably where Filet-O-Fish succeeded. CRACKED.COM — Source

22

Leonardo da Vinci

43 Random Bits of Trivia That Would Be the Most Lovable, Charismatic Guests on Your Brain’s Podcast

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Lardboards

The left side of the ship was originally called larboard or the loading side of the ship. CAULOS RED CRACKED.COM Because it sounded too similar to the opposite side, starboard, the left be- came port since the left side of the ship was the one that was against the dock for loading. — NOS

20

Christopher Walken

Christopher Walken initially trained as a dancer. He has danced in over 50 of his movies. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED COM — Source: ScreenRant

19

Bali

CRACKED BALI'S DAY OF SILENCE. In Bali, New Year has 24 hours of silence and meditation known as Nyepi. There is no talking, travel, work, or activities, and the only people outside are the Pecalang - Security enforcing the rules. Doesn't this sound better than a hangover at brunch? — Source

18

A Lifetime of Mucus

The average human excretes 6,500 gallons of mucus in a lifetime. The thousand of gallons, roughly the amount contained in a large tanker truck, will drip, drain and dribble down our throats, unseen and unnoticed. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

17

Lord of the Rings

CRACKED.COM The Ents in THE LORD OF THE RINGS were inspired by Shakespeare. No, there aren't talking, walking trees in Macbeth - and that pissed off a young J. R. R. Tolkien, who expected that the prophecy about the woods coming against Macbeth's castle became literally true. So years later, he wrote that into his own book. — Source

16

Shazam!

Fred MacMurray lent his cleft chin to Shazam! Creator C.C. Beck said that the hero (first known as Captain Marvel) was based on the actor, whom he cal

15

Rabbits

CRACKED FRAGILE RABBITS Rabbits are really delicate creatures, and can easily pass away from being scared or being handled wrong. — Alina Bitta/Shutterstock
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14

Toyota

Toyota was forced to recall its first mainstream electric car because the wheels might fall off. HE TOYOTA 00300 de 71-86 CRACKED.COM Toyota warned owners of BZ4X electric SUVS to stop driving them for problems in which nuts or bolts could loosen and wheels or axles can be- come disconnected. — CNN

13

Vidal Sassoon

Vidal Sassoon (yes, the hairstylist) was the youngest member of an anti-fascist group. Sassoon was only 17 when he joined Group 43, which physically broke up fascist meetings. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

12

The Roman Colosseum

The Roman Colosseum had a cloth awning that weighed about 24 tons. It was supported by an elaborate network of ropes, and it was there to protect the people in the Colosseum from the sun. CRACKED.COM — Source

11

DNA

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. — More: Military Dangers They Skip In The Enlistment Brochure

10

George H.W. Bush and Boris Yeltsin

In 1992, President 995 19 993 George H.W. Bush met 199 with Russian President 1999 Boris Yeltsin. 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 the 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 At the meeting, they 5 1996 1997 994 1995 formally declared that 992 1993 the Cold 1993 War is over. 1990 1991 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 NOW YOU KNOW: THE '90s CRACKED.COM — Source: 22 Amazing, Now-You-Know Things That Happened In The 1990s

9

Chet Hanks

CRACKED CHET HANKS Of Tom Hanks' 4 children, only one has released a song called White Boy Summer (with terrible Jamaican Patois), was admitted to rehab for cocaine and crack use, sold drugs, then blasted Tom for not being a strong male role model. — Marca

8

Get Out

CRACKED.COM Get Out The movie was inspired by an Eddie Murphy stand-up bit. Jordan Peele loved Murphy's comedy bit about watching Poltergeist, and how a black family would just leave the house at the first sign of ghosts. Не fleshed out the rest of the story from there. — Source

7

McDonald’s

There was a futuristic floating McDonald's on a barge in Canada way back in 1986. It was set up for the 1986 World Expo in Vancouver, and orders were brought out on a conveyor belt. But after the Expo, it was left to rot for years. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 Cool Conversation-Starting Facts We Never Knew

6

The Cold War

Reagan and Gorbachev agreed to halt the Cold War if they were attacked by aliens. In an interview, former Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev revealed that in 1985, Reagan asked him whether the Soviets would help out the U.S. if it were attacked by aliens. I said, 'No doubt about it. Не said, 'We too. Why was this on his mind, you ask? Because Reagan was a big ol' sci-fi nerd. OR НЕ KNEW SOMETHING WE DIDN'T. CRACKED.COM — Source

5

Russell Crowe

RUSSEL CROWE itims In 2010, a Florida radio show started a fake rumor that the actor died in a mountaineering accident while filming a movie. Crowe responded to the rumors by tweeting, Unable to answer tweets, fell off a mountain in Austria, all over red rover. Don't know how I — Twitter & The Wrap

4

I May Destroy You

I May Destroy You is partly based on Michaela Coel's own experiences. On the show, Arabella is drugged and sexually assaulted while writing her second book, and that happened to Coel while she was writing the second season of the sitcom Chewing Gum. — Source: Vanity Fair

3

Star Trek

Star Trek's leads feuded throughout The Original Series. And Shatner kept stealing Nimoy's bicycle. When William Shatner started insisting that some o

2

The One Place Not to Go When You’re a Wanted Man

WEIRD WORLD A guy stopped by the Sheriff's Office to check if he was wanted... ... and he was. SAMETE COUNTY SHERIFF 514172 The visit really did not go well for him, and he ended up in jail - it's kind of unclear what he thought would happen if, indeed, he was wanted. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Fake Hate Crimes

LB Williars didn't weant his wife to leave hir. Jo he faked a hate crire. The Williamses were a biracial couple, and their marriage was falling apart.

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