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41 Random Bits of Trivia That Talk the Talk, Walk the Walk, Scream the Scream and Run the Run

November 22, 2024

If these facts say they can do something, you better bet your bottom dollar that they can. They’re not the type to blab on and on about their prowess in the truth game. They’re in knowledge’s locker room with determination in their eyes. They’re itching to get out there and show the world what they can do.

Haters can fact-check all they want, but you should save yourself some time. Just lay back in that recliner, pop open a cold one and witness true greatness.

41

Aretha Franklin and the FBI

CRACKED.COM THE FBI KEPT FILES ON... ARETHA FRANKLIN The FBI spent years surveilling Franklin's involvement in the civil rights movement. The Queen of Soul performed and attended events organized by the NAACP and SCLC. Her father C.L. Franklin, a close friend of Martin Luther King, Jr., was also closely monitored. — Source: NPR

40

Grand Theft Auto

Lin-Manuel Miranda and his wife were brought together by Grand Theft Auto. When they were standing outside after a hip-hop show (that he had invited her to), she said the traffic was like in GTA, which sealed the deal for him. CRACKED.COM — Source: Harpers Bazaar

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The Cold War

At least one Cold War-era microprocessor had a message for Soviet spies. consoco - Photo amoce A 1990s VAX computer It was VAX-when you care enough to steal the very best, engraved in Russian on the chip itself for any spies who stole the design. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Florida State University

38

Shia LaBeouf

Shia LaBeouf plagiarized a movie, then plagiarized his statement addressing the issue. His directorial debut HowardCantour.com was a complete ripoff of a graphic novel by Daniel Clowes. To address it, he tweeted a very slightly changed version of a random Yahoo! Answers post about copying vs. inspiration. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

37

Drake

Drake got his high school diploma at 25-years-old. Не had dropped out of high school to play a high schooler in Degrassi. Не returned to school in 2012, after he was already Grammy-nominated. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

36

Bees

Bees escaped a truck carrying hives during a long traffic jam. The bees, probably annoyed by the car fumes, flew out of their beehives which happened to not be closed properly. Although the insects swarmed cars in the traffic near the Buckman Bridge in Orange Park, Florida, no stings were reported.om — The Only Thing Worse Than Traffic Is Traffic With Bees

35

Hot L Baltimore

Hot L Baltimore 1975 CRACKED.COM George and Gordon were the first gay couple to be shown on TV. The show ran with a disclaimer about 'mature themes.' — Source

34

I Am Legend

15 Bonkers Movie Sequels We Almost Got - I am Legend 2 would’ve seen Will Smith return as (twist!) a clone.
The studio wanted a sequel so bad, they re — Source: 6 Horror Movies That Almost Got Bonkers Sequels

33

Mary Poppins

MARY POPPINS The books by P. L. Travers: Mary Poppins is a harsh, unlikable nanny. The movie: Mary Poppins is the — Source: Book Riot

32

The Lego Movie

CRACKEDCON Recreating The Lego Movie using actual Lego pieces would require Th 080.330 blocks. A tower made with that many Lego bricks would reach alm

31

John Mulaney

CRACKED JOHN MULANEY TRIED TO MAKE A QUICK BUCK, BUT ENDED UP THROWING IT AWAY. John Mulaney tried to make some quick money by buying a Rolex and then selling it. Not only did he lose money, he also threw $3,000 into the trash by accident. — John Mulaney’s Real Rolex Story Is 50 Percent More Bleak Than the One He Told in ‘Baby J’ / Deadant

30

James Michael Tyler

James Michael Tyler's Gunther from Friends was originally an extra. GRACKED.COM The actor who played Gun- ther on Friends was origi- nally cast as an extra. They eventually wrote Gunther into the 33rd episode, since Tyler was a former barista who knew how to work an espresso machine. — Insider

29

Marijuana

TWO pounds of marijuana were found in a 2,700-year-old grave. The Gobi Desert grave has the world's oldest known stash. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED GOM

28

Roundabouts

CRACKED ROUNDABOUTS ARE THE BEST WAY TO GO. Roundabouts are safer than traditional stop-sign or traffic-signal-controlled intersections, reducing injury crashes by 75%. They also achieve a 37% reduction in overall collisions, a 90% reduction in fatality collisions, and a 40% reduction in pedestrian collisions. — Ajdin Kamber/Shutterstock
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27

Kill Bill: Volume 2

Behind-The-Scenes Accidents 2004 Kill Bill: Volume 2 Quentin Tarantino made Uma Thurman drive recklessly through a dirt road, which resulted in her crashing and getting injuries to her neck and knees. Moreover, the stunt team was kept off the set during that day (and Tarantino is the one spitting on Thurman's face for yet another scene). Can't wait for his edgy new film about him just going to therapy. CRACKED.COM — Why Tarantino's 'Death Proof' Is Creepy Now, 6 Awful Things Fans Forgot Celebs Did

26

Key & Peele

KEY& PEELE THE TWO HAD A COMEDY MEET CUTE AT SECOND CITY IN CHICAGO. Back in 2003, Jordan Peele first saw Keegan-Michael Key's Coach Hines character on stage. Later that night, Key then saw Peele play a female Eurovision presenter. It was love at first laugh. CRACKED.COM — Source: Entertain This! (via archive.org)

25

The USSR

Russian prisoners tattooed images of Lenin and Stalin as protective amulets. While the USSR existed, some prisoners believed guards weren't allowed to shoot Lenin's and Stalin's faces, so they got those tattooed on their chests. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

24

Napping

Napping after learning leads to a significantly better recall rate one week later. GRAGKED.COM When tested 30 minutes after learning, cramming and napping led to signifi- cantly better memory than taking a break. After a week, napping maintained this significant advantage, but cramming did not. — Source

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23

Grand Funk Railroad

Grand funk's We're an American Band. has a verse mentioning Sweet, sweet Connie which refers to Connic Hamzy of Little Rock AR. Hamzy is one of th

22

Dirty Dancing

'Dirty Dancing' (1987) was the first film to sell over 1 million copies for home video. It also produced 2 multi-platinum music al- bums and is responsible for boosting attendance in dance classes across America. As of 2005, the film was still selling a mil- lion DVDs per year. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Jezebel

21

Lyndon B. Johnson

The first African American presidential secretary was announced on a game show. $ MR. DALY Instead of letting the world know about his appointment through a boring press conference, Lyndon Johnson wanted to use What's My Line?, a hit game show where people guessed what job guests had. The secretary, Geraldine Whittington, said OK, and history was made. CRACKED.COM — Source: 18 Historical Facts That Don't Get Mentioned

20

Pyramid Schemes

CRACKED.COM If you're planning to invest in multi-level marketing schemes, don't bother. More than 99 percent of those who participate lose money and only a few actually gain profit. — Source

19

E.T.

CRACKED.COM Steven Spielberg refused for years to release E.T. on home video. In the mid '80s, home video was booming - but the decade's highest-grossing movie wasn't available. It took the industry six years to convince Spielberg to release his ugly alien on cassette. His more recent beef with streaming platforms isn't exactly unprecedented. — Source

18

Bill Nye

17 Unexpected Accomplishments of Famous People - Nye patented a new type of ballet shoe, which offers the toe more support. This must be how he realiz — Source: The Atlantic

17

Coffee

Contrary to popular belief, lighter coffee has higher caffeine content. When coffee is roasted, it loses caffeine, meaning that a dark and robust cup of coffee has less caffeine than a lighter roast. CRACKED

16

Woody Guthrie

CRACKEDCO COM Woody Guthrie's THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND is taken to be a patriotic song. As they stdod there hungry, I stood there asking Isthisland made for you and me? It's a protest song. Guthrie THIS MACHINE. wrote it after getting sick of hearing Irving Berlin's 'God Bless America

15

Event Horizon

Deleted scenes from 1997's Event Horizon were found in a salt mine in Transylvania. CRACKED.COM The scenes were thought to be lost forever, but even after being recovered the director still thought they weren't worthy to be included in the Special Edition. — Movie-Censorship

14

Brie Larson

Brie Larson had a short-lived singing career. 17 BRE LONGON Edally CRACKED.COM Her album Finally out of P.E. released in 2005 focused on the ups and downs of being a teenager, and only sold 4,000 copies in the US. — Source

13

Casper

CGI LEAD CHARACTER 1995 CRACKED.COM Casper the Friendly Ghost from 1995's Casper was the first movie to feature a CGI lead character. It was a box-office hit, grossing $287.9 million against a $55 million budget and was created with the help of 150 people at George Lucas' Industrial Light and Magic (ILM). — Source

12

Mponeng Gold Mine

South Africa's Mponeng gold mine is basically an underground dystopian slum. The 236 miles of tunnels in the 2.5-mile-deep mine (Earth's deepest) are home to a society of illegal ghost miners, armed with AK-47s, whose economy has everything from bread to sex workers. Security guards leave them be, because the complex is just so huge. CRACKED.COM — Source: 18 Seemingly Sci-Fi Places Here On Earth

11

World War I

CRACKED COM When the Treaty of Versailles was signed, officially ending the First World War in 1919, French Marshal Ferdinand Foch responded... THIS IS NOT PEACE. IT IS AN ARMISTICE FOR TWENTY YEARS. The Second World War started in 1939. — Source

10

The Dalai Lama

You'd think the Dalai Lama wouldn't care about science. BUT He says: World-class scientists have generously coached me in subatomic physics, cosmolog

9

Computers

A computer can tell a real Jackson Pollock from a fake It has 93% accuracy. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: 14 Now-You-Know Facts From Art History

8

Swimming in Syrup

Scientists from the University Of Minnesota tried to find out whether we can swim in syrup as well as we do in water. They dumped 661 Ibs of thickenin

7

Fruit Flies

Apparently, getting turned down by a female can drive a fruit fly to drink. Male fruit flies that get rejected by females drink a lot more than those that don't get rejected. CRACKED.COM — Source

6

Jeremy Piven and John Cusack

Celebrities who were high school buddies Jeremy Piven and John Cusack They became close friends at Evanston Township High School. Sadly, the two drifted apart as their careers went in different directions CRACKED.COM — Source: Scubby

5

Legend of Zelda

LEGEND OF ZELDA Zelda originally had you defeat an enemy by + screaming at it. EEK! Originally the Japanese NES had a microphone, and the way to defeat a Legend of Zelda monster called Pols Voice was to scream into the mic. CRACKED.COM — Source

4

Grand Central Station

Grand Central is more radioactiue 3 than a nuclear plant. CRACKED CO Because granite is naturally radioactive. That doesn't mean Grand Central is dangerous. It means a little radioactivity is no big deal. — Source: Wall Street Journal

3

Blade Runner

Filmways, the company initially bankrolling Blade Runner, backpedaled at the last minute, leaving producer Michael Deeley with two weeks to come by $2

2

Jim Carrey

THE ACTOR: Jim Carrey THE ROLE: Col. Stars and Stripes in Kick Ass 2 WHY HE After the 2012 Sandy HATED IT: Hook school shooting, Carrey denounced the

1

7th Heaven

STEPHEN COLLINS COUNSELS AN ABUSED GIRL. 7TH HEAVEN CRACKED After admitting to sexually abusing underage girls, a scene involving his character, Rev. Camden, counseling a molested girl is just grotesquely ironic. — Source

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