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39 Random Bits of Trivia We Got for A Dime at A Smart Lady’s Yard Sale

November 11, 2024

It feels great to stumble upon a solid deal!

This poor old genius didn’t know what kind of facts she was sitting on. Or maybe she’s so smart that these gems are her throwaway facts. They say that one person’s trash is another person’s treasure, and boy golly, were they right! Folks with average IQs like ourselves will treasure these bad boys forever.

Man, we gotta start rummaging around smart peoples’ houses more often!

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Mangoes

Mangoes can get sunburned, ruining crops. GRACKED COM The fruit can be damaged by the sun, getting burns that result in bleaching, le- sions, and discoloration. In 2014, Australian mango growers lost nearly a quar- ter of their crop due to sunburn. — Source

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Space

The Great Wall of China isn't the only man-made object visible from space. No man-made object is visible with the naked eye from the moon, but from orbit, astronauts can see city lights. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — NASA

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Bread

Would you like some potassium bromate to go with your bread? Your answer should be no. It's a commonly used additive to treat flour in bread. It's als

36

Bruce Springsteen

The song about leaving NJ was almost made the state's official rock theme. The New Jersey State Assembly voted to honor Bruce Springsteen's Born To Run as the rock theme of NJ. Fortunately, once the assembly realized the meaning of the song, the bill was dropped. CRACKED.COM — Ultimate Classic Rock

35

Crab Blood

GROSS BUT VALUABLE CRAB BLOOD The pharmaceutical industry spends around $50 million every year on horseshoe crab blood, which costs about $15,000 for each quart. It's enormously valuable for its unique immunological properties. GRACKED — Source

34

Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee's iconic on-screen fight with Chuck Norris was filmed illegally. They fought in The Way Of The Dragon at the Colosseum in Rome, and really filmed part of the scene there - filming there is against the law, but they bribed some officials and hid filming equipment in bags. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Joe Biden

WEIRD WORLD Joe Biden gets a unique honor when the earliest known ancestor of the vampire squid bears his name. The torpedo-shaped creature with 10 arms and fins on its back is beautifully preserved, with even soft tissue fossilized in perfect condition. The fossil, Syllipsimopodi bideni, gives new insights into when vampyropods evolved. CRACKED.COM — Nature

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Kill Bill

CRACKED.COM FG DM KILL BILL: VOL. 1 The Bride's name is in the first movie. While her real name is bleeped until Kill Bill: Vol. 2, eagle-eyed movie viewers with a pause button can see it printed on her plane ticket to Tokyo. BOARDING PA KIDOO SEATRIX - EL PASONTENXE OKINAMAR JAPAN AIRO со C6 978 1945 best CHECK IN RESSIRED G-SMO 001 2115497747 ATAC — Source

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Pretty Woman

Burt Reynolds turned the role that went to Richard Gere in Pretty Woman. They asked Reynolds to play Edward Lewis, but he said no- when he was asked why in an interview, much later, he said Because I'm an idiot. CRACKED.COM — Source: The Hollywood Reporter

30

K-Pop

South Korea's ministry of defense blasted K-pop across the border into North Korea. The ministry claims the songs, broadcast from 11 loudspeakers guarded by troops, will get the attention of listeners in North Korea. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: The Guardian, The Guardian

29

MoviePass

WEIRD WORLD MoviePass has a plan to use eye tracking to force you to watch ads. Apparently, their new app is going to be able to tell when you're looking at the screen, and won't play ads unless you're actually watching. CRACKED.COM — Source

28

American Gigolo

Glenn Close's audition for American Gigolo was so humiliating. She walked into a scene with John Travolta in a bed (with eight other people there), and neither of them knew their lines so she had no idea what to do. CRACKED.COM — Source: Variety

27

Starbucks

Starbucks 1971 CRACKED.COM The three founders were college friends who were instructed how to roast by Peet's Coffee and Tea founder. The company's name was picked out from Moby Dick...it almost was named Pequod.

26

Brimham Rocks

Yorkshire's Brimham Rocks formed over 320 million years. Before After Until 2019, when some teenagers goofing off ended up pushing one of the boulders over a cliff, smashing it to pieces. Professionals were sent to see if the damage could be repaired, but it's kind of hard to patch up something 320 million years in the making. CRACKED.COM — Source

25

Herman Sorgel

A German architect wanted to dam the Mediterranean to make a supercontinent. Herman Sörgel devoted his whole life to promoting the idea of draining the sea and connecting Europe with Af- rica, a landmass called At- lantropa. Не thought it could provide shelter, em- ployment and food. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

24

Veganism

Lots of modern money is not vegan. 24 countries' currency uses a polymer derived from tallow (beef fat). NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

23

Peter Weller

VICO HOULIHAN Loke TS Baar Rc -1l HOULIHA' CALA Ublft Peter Weller is now an art historian. He got a Master's in Roman and Renaissance Art from Syracu — Source: The 7 Most WTF Post-Fame Celebrity Careers, Old Dominion University

22

The Sopranos

Surprising Revelations About Movies From The People Who Made Them - Tony was probably shot at the end of The Sopranos. — Source: 7 Hotly Debated Movie Questions That Totally Have Answers

21

Barbie

GRACKED AMY SCHUMER: BARBIE-DOLLED UP ONE MINUTE, GONE THE NEXT. In December 2016, Amy Schumer was chosen to star in a live-action movie about Barbie, but by March 2017, she had left the project due to disagreements about how it should be done. — Source

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Silicon Valley

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Aqueducts

You can't improve on... AQUEDUCTS For millennia, aqueducts have been used to move water from places with lots of it to places with little. Ancient Romans used them to bring water from the mountains to Rome, and they're still used today. CRACKED — Angel DiBilio/Shutterstock
USGS.gov

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Gisele Bündchen

Gisele Bündchen has appeared in more than 350 ad campaigns, 1,200 magazine covers and 470 runway shows. But when she first began modeling in Brazil in 1995, people told her her nose was too big or her eyes were too small to be on a magazine cover. CRACKED.COM — Remix Magazine / CNN

17

Immigration

David Deng 2011 CRACKED.COM Deng recruited soldiers into a special forces group and charged them fees. It was all an immigration scam. Deng dressed an abandoned store as a recruitment center and falsely offered American citizenship. — Source

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Terrorism

The Last Temptation of Christ caused a spate of terrorist attacks in France. The film depicts Jesus with human flaws, and French theaters showing it had teargas and stink bombs thrown inside them (plus, some of the moviegoers got beat up),. CRACKED.COM — Source: NYTimes

15

Harry Potter

THIS IS THE HARRY POTTER NIMBUS 2000 VIBRATING BROOM. Sadly, they're no longer sold. It's a dick- shaped toy that vibrates when children stick it between their legs. (actual photo from Amazon) Actual Amazon review: When my 12 year old daughter asked for this for her birthday, I kind of wondered if she was too old for it, but she seems to LOVE it. Her friends love it too! They play for hours in her bedroom with this great toy. They really seem to like the special effects it offers (the sound effects and vibrating). My oldest daughter (17) really — Source

14

Old Faithful

Old Faithful (yes, the geyser) was used as a Laundromat. In the late 1800s, wary travelers who made it to the land which would become Yellowstone didn't need to carry on with dirty clothes - they'd just drop them in Old Faithful's bubbling pool. The clothes would come out clean, and — More: 6 Life Hacks From The Past That Now Sound Deranged

13

John Lennon

You could've bought John Lennon's tooth in an auction, if you could afford it. Lennon had given it to his housekeeper as a memento and, of course, it ended up being seriously valuable many years later. CRACKED.COM — Source

12

Happiness

PRESSURE TO FEEL HAPPY WILL MAKE YOULESS HAPPY Accepting unpleasant emotions is more beneficial to you in the long-run. Feel sad in order to feel happ — Source: UC Berkley

11

Star Trek

39 Random Bits of Trivia We Got for A Dime at A Smart Lady’s Yard Sale — Court Martial

10

The Economy

CRACKED THE U.S. ECONOMY IS SLIPPING (IN A WAY). The U.S. has been steadily losing its grip on the global economy since 1960, when it made up 40% of the world's total. Even though the U.S. economy has grown since then, its share of the global economy has dropped to 24%. — Source

9

Roman Slaves

Roman slaves wore iron collars with messages like a modern dog collar. CRACKED.COM One reads: I have run away; hold me. When you shall have re- turned me to my mas- ter, Zoninus, you will receive a solidus. — Cornell

8

Jellyfish

19 Terrifying Real-World Monsters You Won't Believe Exist - The atolla jellyfish lights up like a cop car when it’s under attack. Scientists call this — Source: Smithsonian

7

Convention of the Rights of the Child

The United States is the only nation that hasn't ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), which means that American children may be treated by the criminal justice system as adults, including being arrested and serving life sentences. CRACKED.COM — Source

6

Denmark’s Biggest Bank

CRACKED DENMARK'S BIGGEST BANK IS DOING SOMETHING ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE. Danske Bank is done with fossil fuel financing and won't give new long-term loans to oil and gas companies that don't have a plan to meet the Paris Agreement. — The Energy Mix / Ocean Panel

5

Bananas

GRACKED BANANAS ARE A VERY RECENT STAPLE. The banana was introduced in the U.S. at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition in 1876. They sold for 10 cents each - or around $3 today. — Hanna_photo/Shutterstock
Marshall Public Schools

4

Highway Delivery in Atlanta

CRACKED THE SIDE OF A HIGHWAY In June 2023, a baby girl was born on the side of a highway in Atlanta, Georgia. Apparently, this led to traffic delays. Ad-2 — Atlanta News First

3

Howard Stern

HOWARD STERN got Rude When Stern turned down the chance to appear on the show, producers invented the Sternesque radio program Jerry Rude and the Bathroom Bunch. An interview with Mr. Burns was followed by lesbian gladiators. — DVD commentary, The Simpsons: The Complete Tenth Season

2

Wonder Woman

In another universe, Charlize Theron played Wonder Woman's mom. That's the role they offered her, even though Gal Gadot is just 9 years younger than her (and Theron called it a slap in the face). CRACKED.COM — Source: Vanity Fair

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Koalas

Koala fingerprints are nearly identical to human ones. At one point, Australian authorities were even concerned that koala fingerprints might have mes — Source: Vernon Morning Star, The Independent

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