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39 Perfectly Good Bits of Trivia We Pulled Out of the Internet’s Garbage

November 21, 2024

“Garbage” can be such a dramatic word sometimes. Like, okay, so these facts were technically pulled out of a garbage can, but they were just sitting there on top of some crumpled-up papers and a nice dry styrofoam box. There wasn’t anything sticky or decaying anywhere near them, we promise.

Either way, doesn’t the fact that they’re interesting and true negate all of that?

It does in our books.

39

Ogedei Khan

In 1241, Ogedei Khan died. Kyrgyz Delun Merkits Boldog Tatars Dy 121 Naimans Kaakorum Keraits 11225 Western. Khitan Ningcia ODunhuang Xia Khanate Tibe

38

Ed Wood

The relationship between Ed Wood and Bela Lugosi CRACKED.COM in Tim Burton's was a reflection of Burton's own relationship with Vincent Price. — Source: 46 Next-Level Movie Facts To Know

37

Shia LaBeouf

Shia LaBeouf has an injured hand in Transformers 2 because of a real-life injury. Не hurt himself in an auto accident so, rather than pause filming, they just wrote the injury into the movie (he hurt himself while teleporting). CRACKED.COM — Source

36

The Queen

Queen Elizabeth II and her sister snuck into the VE Day celebrations in 1945. They secretly joined the celebrations outside Buckingham palace, and she called it one of the most memorable nights of my life. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: British Legion

35

Wildfires

The worst wildfire in history lasted only two hours but killed 2,500 people across Wisconsin and Michigan. The reason the fire is for- gotten in the history books is it took place on the same day as the Great Chicago Fire, Great Michigan Fire, and Port Huron Fire. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

34

Stephen King

LIFE AND LEGACY OF STEPHEN KING CRACKED.co King is baseball mad. WOSTON 18 He helped build the Shawn T. Mansfield Stadium in Bangor, coached for two years, co-wrote a book about the Red Sox in 2004, and at one point owned a sports talk radio station.

33

Bulgaria

CRACKED.COM In Bulgaria, people nod to mean no and shake their heads to mean yes. NO YES — Source

32

David Bowie

His first solo album bombed (because of The Beatles). CRACKED.co Bowie's 1967 self-titled debut album was a flop, thanks in part to it being released on the same day as The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (ouch). The fledgling songwriter wouldn't score a No.1 hit until 1969's Space Oddity. — uDiscoverMusic

31

The First Female Mayor

SUSANNA M. SALTER WAS THE FIRST WOMAN TO BE A U.S. MAYOR R...BECAUSE OF A SEXIST PRANK. A group of men tried to embarrass politically active women by putting a woman on the ticket in Argonia, Kansas. She received 2/3 of the votes and agreed to serve. CRACKED.COM — Source

30

Kitty Litter

Kitty litter is used in nuclear storage facilities as an effective way to absorb radioactive waste. Turns out, kitty litter contains a high amount of

29

I’ll Be Back

Arnold Schwarzenegger has said I'll be back in other movies besides the Terminator franchise. Eleven other movies, to be exact. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

28

Labrynth

CRACKED.COM Labyrinth It took four people to operate Hoggle. While actress Shari Weiser did all of Hoggle's body movement, three other puppeteers had to operate all of the facial movements. There were 18 motors operating in the dwarf's face. — Source

27

Smoke on the Water

Deep Purple's Smoke on the Water recounts a real tragedy. The story in the lyrics actually happened - the band was in Montreux, Switzerland, when some stupid with a flare gun burned down the casino where they were supposed to record an album using a mobile studio. — Source: Albany Herald

26

Synthetic Dye

Product SYNTHETIC DYE Original MALARIA CURE Purpose When a chemist was trying to develop an artificial form of quinine, he instead saw the color mauve, a popular fashion color at the time. So he bottled it and sold it, creating the first artifical dye. CRACKED.COM — Source

25

NYC

42 BUILDINGS IN NEW YORK CITY ARE so LARGE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN GIVEN THEIR OWN ZIP CODES. CRACKED COM These include The Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, and Rockefeller Plaza. — Convene / TimeOut

24

Phony Degrees

Dr. Laura Callahan served as the Department of Homeland Security's Deputy Chief Information Officer. All of her degrees were phony. All three of Callahan's degrees, including her Ph.D., had been purchased from an online diploma mill within the space of one year. She'd had them backdated to avoid suspicion. CRACKED.COM Http://www.cbsnew3.com/news/diplomas-for-sale-08-11-2004/ — Source: The 27 Weirdest Lies That Everyone Believed

23

Willy Wonka

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22

Alien

Ridley Scott had to fight the studio to use the work of surrealist painter H.R. Giger in Alien. Giger, who designed all the aliens in the movie, almost didn't make the cut because the studio thought his work was too obscene. Scott got into a fight with the studio: I — Deadline

21

Saudi Arabia

Saudi women now have the right to participate in the Dakar rally (held in Saudi Arabia). Which is especially big news considering Saudi Arabia only started allowing them to drive a few years ago. CRACKED.COM — Source

20

Cat Mom

CRACKED.COM The oldest cat to give birth was 30 years old Her name was Kitty, and she gave birth to two kittens. She had a total of 218 kittens in her lifetime. She died at 32 years old, a young mother and also probably a great-great-great-great-great grandmother. — Source: Newsweek

19

Harry Potter

The clock tower Harry Potter flew over has a fancy apartment. Inside the St. Pancras clock tower, there's an apartment with ridiculously high ceilings and two bedrooms. Unfortunately, since it's literally on top of a train station, neither bedroom can give you a good night's sleep. CRACKED.COM — Source

18

Billionaires

CRACKED COM Most Americans are neutral about billionaires When asked if billionaires are good or bad for the country, more Americans are starting to say that they're bad for the country. However, most people aren't mad or happy about their existence... the same might be said about Maroon 5. — Source: PEW

17

Jaws

The Jaws shark was found in a random junkyard. CRACKED.COM The last shark made from Joe Alves's iconic mold languished for years before it was restored to hang over the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, where it definitely won't seek revenge. — SyFy

16

Shaving

CRACKED MYTH: IF YOU SHAVE YOUR HAIR, IT WILL GROW BACK THICKER. FACT: Shaving can sometimes make hair appear thicker or darker because the cut end of the hair is blunt, rather than tapered as it would be if it were left to grow naturally. This can give the appearance of thicker hair, but in reality, the thickness of the hair itself has not changed. — Harvard / Medium

15

Scream

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS Scream was based on actual events that happened in Florida. CRACKED.COM Danny Rolling went on a killing spree in 1991 in Gainesville, Florida, killing five students in their apartments with a knife and posing their bodies to shock investigators. Screenwriter Kevin Williamson was watching the news story when he noticed an open window in his home, which inspired him to write the Scream script.

14

Mel Gibson

THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST Mel Gibson CRACKED.COM Those are Gibson's greasy mits, no doubt fresh off a floorburger, driving spikes into Jesus' palms. — Source

13

El Mariachi

When making El Mariachi, Robert Rodriguez was too cheap to buy a can of black paint. His budget was so tight, he didn't paint the guitar case that had the weapons black (the color it was supposed to be). For shots of its exterior, he just used the Mariachi's case, which was black. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

12

A Chef’s Hat

A chef's hat is called a toque. It's derived from the Arabic word for hat. Really creative. Or you can call it a toque blanche (white hat) if you

11

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Classic movies crushed at the box office Escape From New York was melted by Raiders of the Lost Ark. John Carpenter's 1981 film was released to 600 theaters and wasn't as successful as Raiders of the Lost Ark and other films of that year. Despite this, the movie developed a cult following over time. CRACKED — Source

10

American Justice

CRACKED Welcome to America, where the police won't even cut your hand off. A guy who moved to the U.S. from Afghanistan said San Francisco is worse than his homeland, because the police didn't do anything when his store was robbed. At least in Afghanistan the Taliban will cut your hand off, he said. — 7713 Photography/Shutterstock
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9

Antacid

MYTH: ATE So MucH you FEEL SICK? POP An ANTACID. FAGT8 ANTACIDS MAke YoU FEEL even FULLER. Eating causes your stomach to produce hydrochloric acid to

8

Benedict Cumberbatch

CRACKED BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH WAS ABDUCTED IN SOUTH AFRICA. While filming the 2005 miniseries To the Ends of the Earth, he stopped to change a flat tire when he and his friends were ambushed by 6 men, robbed, and stuffed in the trunk. Не feared for his life, but was luckily left unharmed on the side of the road. — US Magazine / National Today

7

Anaconda

Movie Goofs Anaconda As the boat leaves, the shot is reversed, and so we see a waterfall in reverse. This goof is so blatant we just have to assume it was left there to make Anaconda some sort of avant-garde art film about movie making or something. MICAELA-I CRACKED.COM — Source: Screen Rant/YouTube

6

NASA

CRACKED.COM 2/3 of NASA astronauts were Boy/Girl Scouts As of 2011 (which is, okay, pretty outdated), there were 312 people selected to be astronauts, with at least 207 identifying as a Boy or Girl Scout. 11 out of the 12 people to walk on the moon were. — Source

5

Madagascar

Madagascar was settled by a small population of no more than 30 women. CRACKED.COM Madagascar was one of the last landmasses to be reached by peo- ple. Those 30 women are the ancestors of all native Malagasy today. — Source

4

Choking

CRACKED.COM SLAPPING CHOKING PEOPLE IN THE BACK MIGHT KILL THEM. By all means, slap that choking person in the back, like you see in movies-if you really hate them. The slapping can dislodge the object and send it further down, making the person choke harder. You're supposed to lean the person forward beforehand. — Source

3

Parasite

BEHIND-THE-SCENESFACTS CRACKED THE CAST BONDED BY GETTING DRUNK. SAD PARASITE Bong Joon-ho says the cast was quite nervous around each other at first due to the fact many of them never worked with each other before. They got around that the old-fashioned way: by getting wasted together. — Insider

2

Mamma Mia!

GRACKED COM Jukebox Musicals Mamma Mia! Pierce Brosnan didn't know what the movie was even about when he signed up for Mamma Mia! All he knew was that Meryl Streep was in it. — Source: Today

1

Tacos

The most expensive taco costs $25,000 For the price of a car, you can get a gold-infused corn tortilla with kobe beef, lobster, black truffle Brie, Beluga caviar, and some more gold for good measure. CRACKED.COM — Source

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