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40 Random Bits of Trivia We Have to Show Our Wife Every Morning on Our Houseboat or Else She Freaks Out and Doesn’t Know Where She Is

October 31, 2024

We see this list as a metaphorical North Star. Wherever we are in this crazy world and whatever crazy state of mind we happen to be in, we can look to it for guidance and grounding. The hustle and bustle of the modern day-to-day makes it easy to forget what’s important: the facts.

So if you’re lost or a little cloudy, let these facts set you straight and bring you home.

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Bambi

40 Random Bits of Trivia We Have to Show Our Wife Every Morning on Our Houseboat or Else She Freaks Out and Doesn’t Know Where She Is — For details, read 6 Creepy Details That Were Almost in Classic Disney Movies

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Boxing Cats

1894 Boxing Cats Filmed in Thomas Edison's New Jersey studio, possibly the first cat video of all time shows two cats boxing. Even Thomas Edison was just like us and loved his sillu cat videos. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 Historic Art Pieces That Show Humans Have Always Been Freaky Weirdos

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Top Gear

'Top Gear' staged breakdowns of the Nissan Leaf and Tesla Roadster, making them seem unviable. CRACKED.COM The cars were driven in loops, for miles, until their batteries were drained. The hosts then staged a breakdown during a 60 mile journey, declaring that electric cars are not the future. — Time

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Crime Myths

TH: Gunshots can easily knock you off your feet (and big guns will send you flying across the room). REALITY: If they did, the shooter would be flying

36

The Dark Crystal

The Dark Crystal was hugely influenced by a Scientology-esque spiritual text. A SETH BOOK SETH DRIVER law ainta - - SPEAKS DARK Seth dictates his starting view of the universe through channeler Jane Roberts CRYSTAL JANE ROBERTS author of The Seth Material Creator Jim Henson was really into Seth Speaks, a book by sci-fi writer Jane Jacobs who claimed that Seth, a multi-dimensional being outside of time and space, used her as a medium while she was in a trance. The Dark Crystal's core spiritual ideas ended up being heavily based on that book. CRACKED.COM — Gizmodo

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Tony Hawk

- - I - Tony Hawk spent ten years working on mastering the landing on a 900. While he could pull off the two and a half spins since 1989, he couldn't properly land after doing them. After ten years, and several lost teeth, broken ribs, and concussions, he pulled it off at the 1999 x Games. CRACKED COM — Source: 21 Celebs That Work Harder Than People Know

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The Lone Wolf and Cub

Samurai movies 1972-1980 The Lone Wolf and Cub Series Based on a manga, this film follows a shogun executioner who turns into an assassin-for- hire alongside his toddler son, with his sword and weaponized baby carriage in tow. A great and bloody series of films. CRACKED.COM — Wikipedia

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Bagpipes

CRACKED SCOTLAND DIDN'T INVENT THE BAGPIPES. Persia did. CLINIQUE LINIQUE lauid tacial SOUR party mild dire avon visage kcal) doux 2 — NLS / Beth Roars

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Toothpaste

CRACKED YOU NEED ALL THE TOOTHPASTE YOU CAN FIT ON THE BRUSH The toothpaste industry has been telling us that we need to use a ton of toothpaste to get our teeth clean, but that's not true. A pea-sized amount is all you need to get your teeth sparkling. — Rene Dell'acqua / Altima Dental

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Art Theft

CRACKED PARTHENON SCULPTURES In 1801, Britain's ambassador to the Ottoman empire was asked by an Italian painter to get twelve marble saws to Athens as soon as possible. They then cut off a bunch of sculptures from the Parthenon and shipped them to Britain. — The Guardian

30

Mariah Carey

While promoting a reality show, Mariah Carey said she eats two foods. Apparently, she ate nothing but Norwegian salmon and capers, at least at that point. I try to stick with the protein. It's the worst, she said. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Hooters Air

HOOTERS AIRLINES N250TR HOOTERSar FOR HOOTERS In addition to three FAA certified attendants, two Hooters servers (wearing the classic uniform of course) would mingle and host trivia games with prizes. It lasted from 2002 to 2006. CRACKED — Source: CNN

28

Cinderella

Helene Stanley pulled double-duty modeling both Cinderella and her flute- -bastardizing step sister, Anastasia.

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Epic Pranks

In 1985, a man rigged his computer to call Jerry Falwell's toll-free prayer line every 30 seconds for eight months. It clogged the line and cost it over $750k in reverse charges. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Time

26

Wolves

A man named Marcos Rodriguez Pantoja grew up in the wild amongst the wolves. CRACKED.COM Marco didn't rejoin hu- man kind until he was 19-years-old. In 2018, he expressed he was disap- pointed with humanity and wished to return to the wild. — Source

25

Corncobs

Corncobs were used as toilet paper in the US. According to the Farm- ers' Almanac, Even after toilet paper became available, some people in Western states still pre- ferred corncobs when us- ing the outhouse. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

24

World War II

Nazis partially succeeded in counterfeiting the British pound to cause hyperinflation. CRACKED.COM Using a German concen- tration camp, they man- ufactured 132 million GBP, which is the equiv- alent of 6-7 billion mod- ern-day pounds. — Source

23

Spider-Man 3

Originally, Venom wasn't supposed to be in Spider-Man 3 at all. Sam Raimi wanted to use Vulture, not Venom, as one of the villains, and set everything up for Spider-Man 4 where Vulture would be the main villain. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Antifreeze

CRACKED ANTIFREEZE INGREDIENTS Propylene glycol is a food additive that's generally safe, but has caused health worries because it's in antifreeze. It's used to make food look, taste, and last longer. — Healthline / Family Handyman

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Coffee

CRACKED.COM For a more flavorful cup of coffee, don't use a coarse grind. The finer, the better. A finer grind means an overall greater surface area, which slows the water as it flows through the grounds. This gives it more time to bring out the flavor of the beans, resulting in richer tasting coffee. — 26 Food And Cooking Common Misconceptions

20

Wonder Woman

Buv S of hninin Protpin Bars Get $5 towards WONDER One Movie Ticket to WOMAN WAS THE FACE OF THINKTHIN thinkThin PROTEIN BARS. thinkThin That's right,

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Spider-Man: The Animated Series

CRACKED.COM spider Man Animated George Takei Takei portrayed Wong, the MCU's current Sorcerer Supreme,in Spider-Man: The Animated Series.

18

Susan Sarandon

celebrity Hobbies susan sarandon will school you at ping pong. The Oscar winner is a huge fan, as it's a game that people of any size, age, or gender can play competitively against one another. She even supports a program that brings ping pong tables to underprivileged schools. CRACKED.COM — Source

17

Weird Al

CRACKED COM WEIRD AL'S SONG, I REMEMBER LARRY, CONTAINS THE BACKWARD MESSAGE WOW, YOU MUST HAVE AN AWFUL LOT OF FREE TIME ON YOUR HANDS — Source

16

30 Rock

Liz Lemon's favorite cheese snacks in 30 Rock have the saddest flavor in the world. DIRI DISMING WEEK SABOR DL SOLEDOO gR EMMA CRUJENTE Their name is Sabor de Soledad, or in Spanish, Taste of Loneliness. CRACKED.COM — Source: We Found These Killer Movie & TV Jokes So You Don’t Have To

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Unsolved Mysteries

An estimated 200,000 murders in the United States have gone unsolved since the 1960s. — Source: NPR

14

Robert Johnson

Very little is known about Robert Johnson. Johnson is considered one of the best guitar players in history, and an inspiration for Bob Dylan, Keith Richards, and many others. But he only ever played in juke joints and street corners before dying at 27. CRACKED.COM — Source: 25 Famous People Who Were Total Nobodies While They Were Alive

13

TV Firsts

The First Live Studio Audience SHARP I Love Lucy beat All In The Family to the punch by 20 years. CRACKED.COM — Source: 20 TV Groundbreaking Firsts (That Seem Pretty Mundane Now)

12

Cleopatra

Cleopatra's handwriting is on display on a papyrus document at Philadelphia's Franklin Institute. GRAGKED.COM The document refers to a tax break for a friend of her husband Mark Antony. Cleopat- ra signed it with a Greek word meaning make it happen. — Reuters

11

American Dad

Roger CRACKEDCO the alien AMEe on DADY ADL is a thinly veiled rip-off of bawdy 1970s comedian and Hollywood Squares mainstay Paul Lynde.

10

Coffee

Coffee leads to insurrection! century Mecca banned the beverage out of fear that it led to political thoughts and rebellion. In the 17th century, European clergymen called it the devil's drink, citing the Islamic origin. — Source: Good Housekeeping

9

Russia

In 2019 a small Russian village discovered two radioactive barges hanging out on their beach. 3aB.N2 The barges may have been involved in a nuclear ac

8

Mechanotherapy

CRACKED EXERCISE YOUR WAY TO WELLNESS WITH DR. ZANDER'S MECHANOTHERAPY. K1 Dr. Gustav Zander pioneered the concept of mechanotherapy which promoted health and healing through the use of exercise apparatus, and his machines were popularized in the late 19th century due to the industrialization of society and the mechanization of labor. — Smithsonian Magazine

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AYDS

AYDS om AYDS APPETITE S. UPPRESSANT APPETITE CANDY SUPPRESSANT أ CANDY - - - - - - - AYDS - - Chocolate USE ONLY AS DIRECTED CRACKED.COM Made to aid your weight loss regimen, this diet pill's name couldn't survive an epidemic, no matter how hard the company denied it being a problem. — Source: 12 Reasons These Businesses Have Ridiculous Names

6

Pizza Hut

Pizza Hut 1958 PIZZA HUT CRACKED.COM Brothers Frank and Dan Carney borrowed $600 from their mom to open a pizzeria. They came up with the name Pizza Hut because their sign only had room for 8 letters. — Source

5

The CIA

CIA inserted LSD in the bread of a bakery. GRACKED COM The CIA secretly spiked the bread from a bakery in the French village of Pont-Saint-Esprit with enormous quantities of LSD as part of its cold war mind-control experiments. — Source

4

Warren Buffett

Warren Buffett bought an entire company only to fire one person. In 1962, Seabury Stanton, chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, tried to cheat Buffet in de

3

Crime Myths

SOCIOPATHS IN FICTION Myth SOCIOPATHS ARE SOULLESS MONSTERS. Truth That's probably what their parents told them. Often it's abusive parents, not innate darkness, that causes Antisocial Personality Disorder to arise. CRACKED.COM — Source: MentalHealth.gov

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Drinking Myths

MYTH8 THERE IS no CURE FOR AHANGOVER. FACT: A BACON SANDWICH HELPS. British scientists have said that a bacon sandwich will cure a hangover. The bread

1

Limp Bizkit

LIMP BIZKIT IS NAMED AFTER A MASTURBATION GAME. Circle Jerks is named after the same game. CRACKED.COM http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=limp+biscuit — 29 Bizarre True Stories Behind the Most Popular Music Ever

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