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November 16, 2024

As it starts getting colder outside, we can’t blame these wild facts for trying to get in our brains. Our domesticated facts are the first to detect them, so when they jump off the couch and start sniffing at our skull walls, we know we have an issue.

Don’t worry, we set humane fact traps, and we fully intend to give them a good home. It’s no big deal. At least they’re not those greasy football-sized big city facts.

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Toilet Paper Mask

CRACKED ROBBERY WITH A TP MASK A guy in Nashville, Tennessee held up a gas station while wearing a mask made out of toilet paper. The police, for somewhat mystifying reasons, later went through the store's security footage to see if they could figure out who it was. — AP / Super Lucky

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Booby Traps

Edward Briney booby-trapped his farmhouse which resulted in a burglar's legs being shot with a shotgun. CRACKED.COM The burglar sued him and won. Later, when asked if he would do anything different, Ed- ward Briney stated I'd have aimed that gun a few feet higher. — LegalEagle / Wikipedia

38

Aladdin

Disney's Aladdin has a hero you can root for, unlike the original. In the most popular English translation of the original Arabian Nights story, Aladd

37

The Hangover 2

Illegal filmmaking The Hangover 2 stole an artist S design. When Ed Helms' character gets Mike Tyson's exact face tattoo, they didn't ask artist S. Victor Whitmill for permission to use his original design. Не sued the production, and instead of digitally altering his face in post, they settled out of court. CRACKED — Source

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Walt Disney

Walt Disney himself helped to design a Mickey Mouse gas mask Though few remain, you can find several on display in various museums in the United States. CRACKED.COM — Source: These 47 Facts Will Make You A Walking History Channel

35

The Richest Man in India

MUKESH AMBANI BUILT A HOME FOR AROUND $1 BILLION. The richest man in India built his 400,000-square foot private residence in Mumbai. It has 27-stories, a garage with space for 168 cars, three helipads on the roof, gardens spreading over three floors, and many other ridiculous things. CRACKED.COM — Source

34

The Biggest Pig Ever

CRACKED Other than your mom, history's biggest pig was Big Bill, a 2,500-pound Poland-China hog who was five feet tall at the shoulder and nine feet long. Born in Jackson, Tennessee, in 1930, he died at three after breaking a leg. — Source / ISSUU

33

Jay-Z

CRACKED JAY-Z- KINGDOM COME 2003's The Black Album marked his retirement, so fans were thrilled for his return with 2006's Kingdom Come. Commonly referred to as his worst album, it is remembered as a false start before 2007's American Gangster properly kicked off Hov's second coming. — XXL Mag

32

The Walk of Fame

There are more than 2,600 stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame GODZILLA 17 are dedicated to fictional characters GRAGKED COM — Source: 22 Hollywood (Revealing) Statistics

31

Alien Architects

CRACKED H ME الذكف FBC الناد لي NRT العهد الاتجاه la 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. — Times of Israel

30

Burger King

Burger King issued a recall of 25 million Pokemon balls. After two deaths, Burger King offered a small fry in exchange for anyone who would return the kid's toy. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: CPSC

29

George W. Bush

In 2005, George W. Bush was nearly assassinated in Georgia by a man named Vladimir Arutyunian, who threw a grenade at The President. It did not explode. GRACKED.COM — Source

28

Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan won't carry this franchise. CHICAGO BULLS GM LLS CRACKED.COM General Manager Rod Thorn was almost apologetic that there was no one taller he could have drafted: What can you do? Jordan isn't going to turn this franchise around. — Source

27

Alligators

Alligators in Oklahoma keep their snouts above the ice to breathe while they brumate. Alligators enter a sluggish state known as brumation in cold temperatures. The small number of gators in Oklahoma stay in the cold water and poke their noses out above the ice during this time. CRACKED.COM — Oklahoman

26

The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court also has a basketball court. Storage space above the courtroom was turned into a gym with a basketball court in the 1940s. John Roberts used to play basketball with William Rehnquist there, and Sandra Day O'Connor organized yoga classes in the gym every day. CRACKED.COM — Source

25

Dim Lighting in Restaurants

Customers consume more calories in dimly lit restaurants. A 2017 study determined lighting plays a role in how people order meals. Customers tend to m

24

Mercury in Tuna

For children, eating a can of white tuna a week is enough to exceed the EPA's mercury consumption limit. AR8MUMA In fact, tuna has so much mercury that that amount would almost be double the EPA's limit -- just 2.5 ounces of white tuna exceeds the limit, and a typical can — Source: Consumer Reports

23

The Poop Emoji

The poop emoji comes from comics. Everyone's favorite emoji was already big in Japan before emoji were even a thing. A popular 1980s manga called Dr. Slump (later adapted to anime) regularly featured sentient piles of poo. Its author eventually left friendly feces behind and went on to create Dragon Ball. CRACKED.COM — Source: Fun Facts For Your Brain To Munch On

22

Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs is buried in an unmarked grave, and people are trying to find it. ALTA MESA MEMORIAL **** 695 ALTA MESA CEMETERY and FUNERAL HOME His family requested an unmarked grave (in Alta Mesa Memorial Park) for privacy, but fans apparently don't care - they're looking for the grave anyway. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

21

Woody Harrelson and Willie Nelson

CRACKED.COM Celebrity Stoners Willie Nelson brought Woody Harrelson back to weed. Harrelson quit weed in 2017, because he had 30 solid years of just partying too f***ing hard. His sobriety ended two years later, when fellow toker Willie Nelson kept offering a vape pen to him during a poker game. — Source: Esquire

20

Emilia Clarke

In 2010, Emilia Clarke starred in a movie about reanimated dinosaur skeletons. Syfy's Triassic Attack involves three skeletons in a museum's fossil hall being brought to unlife and running rampant, acting just like real dinosaurs. CRACKED.COM — Source: HuffPo, Smithsonian Magazine

19

Dawn of the Dead

Essential Zombie Movies DAWN OF THE DEAD When there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the Earth George Romero admitted that he came up with the tagline on a drunken night, when he was crashing to finish the script. Не added it was also probably inspired by Dario Argento's remarks on Romero's Caribbean, voodoo-adjacent heritage. CRACKED.COM — Rolling Stone

18

The Constitution

The document is framed in pure titanium coated with gold. The encasement is designed so the building could collapse around the Constitution and the document would survive. CRACKED.COM — Source

17

Adele

Adele hain-smoked and drank heavily while writing her mega- -successful album 21. In a Vanity Fair interview, the singer revealed, I was completely o

16

Death by Beard

A man tripped over his own beard and died in 1567. CRACKED.COM Hans Stieninger had the longest beard in the world, so long in fact that it was a safety hazard. Steininger died after tripping on his facial hair while running from a fire. — Atlas Obscura

15

Hugs not Drugs

LÓPEZ OBRADOR'S SOLUTION TO THE OPIOID CRISIS: MORE HUGS AND CUDDLES. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador thinks that the opioid crisis in the U.S. is due to people not getting enough hugs and cuddles from their families. CRACKED — Source

14

Spiders

The venom of the Brazilian wandering spider can cause an erection that lasts for more than 4 hours. GRACKED.COM Erections resulting from the bite are uncomfortable, can last for many hours and can lead to impotence. Priapism is generally treated by jabbing a large needle in the penis and draining the blood. — Source

13

Batman

Sean Young broke her arm in pre -production. BATMAN W Remember the Vicki Vale horse riding scene in Batman? Yeah, that's because they wrote it out aft

12

The First Toothbrush

The first toothbrush was fashioned by an inmate using a bone leftover from dinner. CRACKED.COM William Addis, in the 1770s, saved a small ani- mal bone from his previous meal and attached bristles through small holes he had drilled. This improved the then-current method of us- ing a rag and soot. — Library of Congress

11

Coyote Ugly

CRACKED COYOTE UGLY: INSPIRED BY A GQ ARTICLE. QX16-03 30 HID 44270 GH 4670 15-2038 NATION SURME Wt DON'T TU De KODO NO The movie Coyote Ugly was inspired by a GQ article written in 1997 by Eat, Pray, Love author Elizabeth Gilbert. The article was about her time working as a bartender at the Village Idiot, a dive bar in the East Village of New York City. — The Ringer / Variety

10

Steve McQueen

Steve McQueen was offered the leading role of Close Encounters of the Third Kind. CRACKED.COM McQueen declined since he couldn't cry on cue. Steven Spiel- berg offered to remove the scene but McQueen said it was the best part of the film. — Source

9

Bulworth

BULWORTH Warren Beatty needed Cornel West's opinion before releasing the movie. Beatty was concerned about how the movie would be received by black audiences, and wanted its intended message heard, so he arranged a private screening for the professor and civil rights activist. West gave the film a thumbs up. CRACKED.COM — Source

8

Supernovae

Supernovae explode on an average once every 100 years in a galaxy. CRACKED.COM Assuming there are 170 billion galaxies in the universe, there are 53 supernovae exploding every sin- gle second. — Source

7

Ant-Man

EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES ANT-MAN THE FIRST LIVE-ACTION ANT-MAN ACTOR Garrett Morris has a super fast cameo as the cab driver in Ant-Man. The SNL alumnus was the first actor to portray the character in a comedy sketch back in 1979. CRACKED.COM — Source

6

Pineapples

A single pineapple used to cost $8000. Pineapples were imported to be used as lavish decoration in the American colonies. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: 17 Tasty Now-You-Know Food Facts

5

Cars 2

In international releases of Cars 2, Jeff Gorvette is replaced in one scene by a unique car representing that country. Max Schnell Germany Carla Velos

4

The Oldest University Still in Operation

The world's oldest university still in operation was created 1,160 years ago. GRACKED.COM The University of Al Quar- aouiyine in Morocco, founded by Muslim woman Fatima al-Fihri in 859 A.D., and became one of the leading spiritual and edu- cational centers of the Is- lamic Golden Age. — GWR

3

Thomas Edison

CRACKED EDISON SCREWED OVER TESLA Even though Edison had promised Tesla a reward of $50,000 for improving his DC generation plants, Edison refused to pay him when the job was done. — Source

2

Trick-or-Treating Monkeys

CRACKED.COM Begging hellmonkeys roam the streets of Jakarta, Indonesia. In Kampung Monyet, a slum in Jakarta, people dress trained monkeys in children's clothes and doll head masks (ostensibly to beg). The government has made efforts to stop the practice, because it's cruel to the animals and because just goddamn look at that. — Source: 14 Creepy Random Facts to Celebrate Halloween Properly Spooked

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Batman

In the 1960s Batman series, Batman and Robin buckled their seatbelts before taking off in the Batmobile. This occurred after a complaint by the National Safety Council & the Dynamic Duo set a good example thereafter. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — 12 Movie And General 'Now You Know' Facts To Feed Your Brain

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