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These facts want your brain and they don’t care who knows it

37 Random Bits of Trivia That Aren’t Shy About Their Knowledge-Giving Intentions

November 12, 2024

After a few brutal first dates, these facts aren’t playing around anymore. They’re attracted to your brain, and if it can handle facts that know what they want, they’re sure that they can make it very happy.

We feel like more of a representative than a wingman right now, but like we said, they’re not playing around. Your brain better not clam up, or these could be the facts that got away.

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The Dirtiest Man in the World

Amou Haji is considered the world's dirtiest man. CRACKED.COM Не hasn't bathed in over 60 years, eats the rotten meat of dead animals, lives in a hole, and uses animal poop to smoke from his pipe. — Source

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Henry Ford

CRACKED FORD Ford Motor Company was one of 500 firms linked to Auschwitz; it's not clear how much they were involved. Some of the companies used slave labor, others just asked about using Auschwitz inmates. — Source

35

Titanic

The founder of the Titanic Historical Society showed up in James Cameron's Titanic. Edward Kamuda consulted on the movie (Cameron introduced him as the man who made it all possible,) and also had a cameo, with this wife, as a passenger. CRACKED.COM — Source: MassLive, WBUR

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Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson gave his library to Congress after the British burned the Capitol in 1814. That doubled the size of the Library of Congress -- there were 3,000 volumes before the fire (all of which burned down), and Jefferson sent about 6,500 volumes. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Katy Perry

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The Rich

Rich people literally don't understand what others feel. Studies have shown that the higher in the socio-economic ladder you are, the more you struggle to read others' expressions and emotional cues. Researchers theorize that the reason might be that those of a lower background rely more on other people's help. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Drunk History

CRACKED TWO DRUNKS HAD A BRIGHT IDEA, AND COMEDY CENTRAL SAID, WHY NOT? In 2007, two drunk guys had an idea to make a show about people getting drunk and telling stories about historical events. They filmed the first episode in a backyard, and eventually Comedy Central picked it up as Drunk History. — Source

30

Planet of the Apes

TIME TRAVEL MOVIES PLANET OF THE APES THE HUMOR WASN'T IN ROD SERLING'S SCRIPT. The goofy, dated humor was added in rewrites, by a writer whose name associate producer Mort Abrahams doesn't even remember. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Chair Malfunction

37 Random Bits of Trivia That Aren’t Shy About Their Knowledge-Giving Intentions

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Kurt Russell

Kurt Russell says he saw the Phoenix Lights in Phoenix, AZ, in 1997. He saw them while flying his plane, and reported them to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport - he might be the first ever person who did so. CRACKED.COM — Source

27

De Beers

CRACKED DIAMONDS = COMMITMENT The diamond engagement ring seems like it's been around forever - but actually, it was created in the late 1800s by diamond mining company De Beers as part of a clever advertising strategy. — The Atlantic

26

Sean Astin

Jocks playing dorks SEAN ASTIN has completed ten marathons and a half-Ironman in seven hours and 25 minutes, which he considers a confidence- building accomplishment. CRACKED — New Line Cinema
People

25

Woodrow Wilson

Presidential jokes Woodrow Wilson went full debate bro with this way-too-accurate zinger: : A conservative is someone who makes no changes and consults his grandmother when in doubt. CRACKED.COM — Harris & Ewing
The Washington Post

24

Doctor Who

The guitarist from The Vapors writes for Doctor Who. 2 DuKg You may know The Vapors for their hit Turning Japanese and for being known for nothing but

23

Zaire

BANQUE DU ZAIRE VINGY MIELE ZAIRES 0 0 0 0 17-1991 Nyuhril When dictator Joseph Mobutu was overthrown, Zaire's government cut his face off the currency until they could design and print new notes. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

22

Flash Gordon

THOR BTS FACTS AND EASTER EGGS THOR: RAGNAROK THE MOVIE WAS PARTLY INSPIRED BY FLASH GORDON. With the bright colors and synthy-rock soundtrack, it's not too big of a surprise that director Taika Waititi used the 1980 cult sci-fi film as a blueprint. CRACKED.COM — Source: Syfy Wire

21

Sonic Youth

Sonic Youth FILING In 2011, after 27 years of marriage, Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore divorced when Moore cheated on her with Eva Prinz. Moore stated that he intended to keep the band together, but Gordon (and the rest of the band) clearly thought that was ridiculous. CRACKED — Source

20

Vienna

IN 1913, HITLER, TROTSKY, TITO, FREUD, STALIN, AND ARCHDUKE FRANZ FERDINAND ALL LIVED IN VIENNA. CAFE A city really full of up-and-comers. CRACKED.COM — BBC

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Potatoes

Prevent peeled/sliced potatoes from turning brown by submerging them in cold watero As long as they're refrigerated, this can prevent discoloration ev

18

Blockbuster Town

CRACKED.COM Blockbuster Video almost had its own city. BLOCKBUSTER Back in the '90s, Blockbuster wanted to build a 2,500-acre theme park near Miami - — More: Workplace Horror Stories From Famous Companies

17

Napoleon

Napoleon Bonaparte CRACKED.COM In his very detailed will, he requested that his hair be preserved and made into several bracelets with a little gold clasp for his friends and family. — Source

16

The Hoover Dam

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15

Cats

CRACKEDCON Some cats are allergic to humans. It's unusual, since people groom away most of their shed hair and skin. Ironically, cat allergies are usu

14

South Park

George Clooney is a megastar, plain and simple. And he also starred as Sparky, on South Park. So why would Clooney take time away from doing star stuf

13

Dave Thomas

Dave Thomas received his high school diploma when he was 60 years old The very successful Wendy's founder returned to school after dropping out 45 years prior and was voted Most Likely to Succeed in his 1993 graduating class. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

12

McDonald’s

There's a McDonald's in Guantanamo Bay. TOUTE McDonald's BILLIONS AND BILLIONS SERVED oDonald's DRIVE-THRU - - Yup, that military base. There's also a bowling alley, a kickball league, and a water slide. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

11

MAS*H

M*A*S*H CRACKED COM With a 2 hour finale on February 28, 1983, CBS honorably discharged M*A*S*H. The famous ending had stones spelling out goodbye as Hawkeye flew off, and the 105.9 million viewers made it the most watched TV event of all time, until the 2010 Super Bowl nudged it out with 106.5 million viewers. — Source

10

Christmas Carols

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9

The Father of the Laugh Track

All old-timey laugh tracks were made by one guy. If you hate canned laughs, you can thank Charles Douglass for them. Douglass invented the Laff Box, a gadget to add pre-recorded snickers, guffaws, and chuckles to TV comic material. Не had a virtual monopoly in the canned-laugh business. — More: The Awful, Unfunny History Of The Laugh Track

8

Bernie Madoff (Yep, Him Again)

Harry Markopolos warned people about Bernie Madoff, but no one would listen. The Boston financial analyst knew Madoff's results weren't possible, but between a petty rivalry between the SEC's New York and Boston offices and a staff consisting of lawyers who don't actually understand the financial industry, nothing happened. CRACKED.COM — Source

7

The Walking Dead

Negan from The Walking Dead got his name in a pretty weird way. Creator Robert Kirkman wanted a name that sounded negative, so he tired using Nagus, but DS9 already had a Nagus, so he came up with Negan. CRACKED.COM — Source: ComicBook.com

6

Lisa Kudrow

Lisa Kudrow Kudrow may be known for playing the stupidest character in a show that also featured Joey Tribbiani, but off screen, she studied biology a — Source: Screenrant

5

Captain Kangaroo

The first kids' show 1955 CRACKED.COM Captain Kangaroo was a show based on the warm relationship between grandparents and children and inspired all your favorite shows when you were a wee lad or lass. — Source

4

Albino Penguins

One of the few albino penguins was born in a ZOO in Poland. CRACKED COM Albino penguins don't last too long in the wild, as they are the first to be at- tacked by predators and even their own penguin peers shun them for their unusual coloring. — Reuters

3

Sting

THE ACTOR: Sting THE ROLE: Feyd Rautha in Dune WHY НЕ Не says he had doubts from the beginning, but HATED IT: thought director David Lynch could pull it off. I should trust my instincts, he says. CRACKED.COM — 24 Characters Actors Wish They'd Never Played

2

Oasis

Oasis CRACKED.COM FIRST SHOW: Noel Gallagher watched the first Oasis show from the sidelines-- and thought they sucked. But he saw an opportunity to weasel into his brother's project and play some stuff he'd been working on solo.

1

Bad Santa

BAD SANTA was also Drunk Santa I've traditionally played really extreme characters, says Billy Bob Thornton. If you're going to play a guy like this, you can't be sort of drunk, you know? And I wasn't sort of drunk. You have to go completely into it. — Entertainment Weekly

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