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44 Random Bits of Trivia That We’ve Had It Up to Here With and Are Your Problem Now

November 25, 2024

We love these facts. We really do. But you parents out there know how it can be sometimes. It’s a rainy weekend, and you’re all just stuck in the house, bored and pissy. There’s only so many facts you can hear in one day! Kids ask a ton of questions, but facts give a ton of answers. Answers to questions we didn’t even have.

We thought coloring or sticking them in front of the TV would help, but they just keep spouting information. We’re at capacity and need a few minutes of silence. Take them! Please!

44

Ketchup

Ketchup was a fermented fish- based medicine. GRACKED.COM The original ke-tsiap was a Chinese delicacy, made of fermented fish, and thought to have medicinal properties. The British tried to replicate it, then American Henry J. Heinz tried to replicate the replication, giving us the twice-bastardized tomato paste we guzzle today. — 15 Food Origins That'll Make You Say "Huh. Wish I Hadn't Read That."

43

Florida Man

A Florida man disappeared into a sinkhole that formed under his house. CRACKED COM In 2013, a man in Florida ran to his brother's bedroom af- ter hearing him scream only to find the entire room and his brother being swallowed by a sinkhole. They were never able to find the body of his brother. — Source

42

Stevie Nicks

Stevie Nicks' Stand Back was inspired by Prince. When Prince's Little Red Corvette came on her car's radio, Nicks stopped her honeymoon to write the similarly synth-driven Stand Back. Then she contacted Prince to split the royalties, and was amazed when he showed up at the studio and did the synth part himself. — More: 4 Weird, Unexpected Collaborations Of Famous Musicians

41

Fragrances

44 Random Bits of Trivia That We’ve Had It Up to Here With and Are Your Problem Now — Source: Salon

40

Dallas Museum of Art

A 21-year-old man destroyed $5 million worth of ancient artifacts because he was mad at his girl. materia 201 soap meaning em DE PUS Protein - meanings can CRACKED.COM Dallas police said he evad- ed security guards at the Dallas Museum of Art, smashed glass casings, and destroyed ancient Greek items, at least one of which was from 450 ВС. — Fox

39

Queen Elizabeth

CRACKED The United States had 14 presidents during Queen Elizabeth's reign The Queen met with 13 of the sitting Presidents, starting with President Harry Truman. (But, for an unknown reason, didn't meet with Lyndon Johnson.) — Source: NPR

38

Scammers

CRACKED An online scammer got mail bombed In 1998, a 17-year-old from Vermont who was running a small-time online scam was tragically killed when he opened a package that had a bomb inside. It was sent to him by an angry customer. — New Africa/Shutterstock,
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37

Cruise Lines

The cruise line industry dumps 555,000 gallons of greywater and blackwater into the sea every day. WONDER= SEAS CRACKED COM The EPA says an average cruise ship with 3,000 pas- sengers and crew produces about 21,000 gallons of sewage a day-enough to fill 10 backyard swimming pools in a week. — Source

36

Russell Crowe

Russell Crowe unloaded on an airline because they didn't let him take hoverboards. When Virgin Australia didn't let him and his kids on the plane with the boards, he angrily tweeted, Kids and I offloaded. Goodbye Virgin. Never again. CRACKED.COM — Source

35

COVID

It looks like COVID can mess up your brain. COVID patients around the world have developed seizures, memory problems, loss of ability to speak, and ot — Source: The New York Times

34

Nicaragua

A Canadian company is saving money by outsourcing cashier positions to Nicaragua. 90990 CRACKED.COM 'Percy,' the company sup- plying remote workers, says it allows for the face-to-face customer ex- perience that restaurant owners and operators want to provide their guests. They pay $3.75 an hour. — Our Generation

33

Bank Robberies

Bank robberies are less profitable than you think. Two Italian economists pored over the data relating to over 5,000 bank robberies, and discovered th — From 5 Types Of Crime Everybody Pictures Completely Wrong.

32

Henry Head

Henry H.0 Head = 3, 3 Dr. Head severed his lown nerves SO he could experience firsthand what it was like. Over the course of several years, he had a f — Source: NY Times

31

Ashly Burch

One woman is the voice of tons of your favorite video game heroes. TWiTE Ashly Burch got her start all the way back in 2008 with a show she and her brother made called Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin'? Since then, she's lent her voice to huge games like Life is Strange, Valorant, and Horizon Zero Dawn. CRACKED.COM — Source

30

Wasps

There's a species of wasps that preys specifically on cicadas (called Cicada Killers). These wasps capture and paralyze cicadas, then take them to their own larvae, where the cicadas are left as food for the larvae when they hatch. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

29

Die Hard

In his Die Hard fall, Alan Rickman was supposed to get dropped on the count of three. They dropped him before three, to get a look of pure shock. CRACKED — Source: 18 Lies That Launched Beloved Pop Culture

28

Wes Anderson

CRACKED JACQUES HENRI LARTIGUE'S WORK IS ALL OVER RUSHMORE. The now-famous shot of Max sitting on a go-kart wearing goggles was inspired by a photo by French photographer Jacques Henri Lartigue. The real photo, as well as several others by Lartigue, appear behind Max in the film. — Reddit / Global Graphics

27

Demolition Man

CHECK THE NAMES IMPRISONED WITH WESLEY SNIPES AND SYLVESTER STALLONE IN DEMOLITION MAN: CRYO-PENITENTIARY MORNING HEARING SCHEDULE ID# INMATE TIME 07:00 HYDE, QUENTIN 357-M 08:15 PETERSON, SCOTT 4-NKT 07:30 PHOENIX, SIMON 468-W IT'S A MURDERER NAMED SCOTT PETERSON. Peterson would be the center of a sensational 2004 trial for killing his pregnant wife. The movie even put him in the right jail: Its cryoPrison houses california's worst criminals, as does scott's san Quentin, california's last death row facility. CRACKED.COM — Source

26

Bananas

The bananas you've been eating all your life are probably all clones. Almost every banana for sale is of the Cavendish variety - and Cavendishes are s — Source: National Geographic

25

John Wick

John Wick's car fight on the docks was a solution to a budget issue. They wanted a big car chase through the city, but there was no money for that, so they shot a car fu scene in which Wick fights bad guys in two SUVs with his car and gun. CRACKED.COM — Source

24

Asbestos

Hair dryers used by hairdressers often contained asbestos through the late 1970s. Hair dryers containing as- bestos, including hand-held and hood vari- eties, which were used to insulate the appliances, made up 90% of annual U.S. hair dryer sales. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

23

Godzilla

CRACKED.COM GODZILLA Godzilla was allegedly named after some big dude. According to director Ishiro Honda, Gojira (westernized as Godzilla) was a nickname for a large man that worked at Toho's publicity department. Gojira came about when two people argued whether he was as big as a gorilla or as a whale (kujira). — Source: Mental Floss

22

Drugs

A Florida police volunteer was arrested for selling drugs straight out of his patrol vehicle. - San Days Heron - POLICE NECT CRACKED.COM 69-year-old David Roberts was getting 90 Oxydone pills a month for the past two years and selling them for $10 apiece, while in uniform. — Fox 13

21

Statue of Liberty

The hand of the Statue of Liberty sat in an NYC park for six years. They sent the hand (with the torch) to be displayed in the US to raise the funds needed for finishing the statue - it took years, but it worked. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

20

Smallpox

Smallpox is considered the only human disease to have ever been entirely eradicated. This was thanks to the invention of the smallpox vaccine, the first ever vaccine. Pretty good for a first try. CRACKED.COM — Source

19

Luigi Galvani

GALVANIZING noun The term comes from Luigi Galvani, an Italian doctor who invented the process back in 1780. CRACKED — Wiki Commons
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18

Prometheus

44 Random Bits of Trivia That We’ve Had It Up to Here With and Are Your Problem Now — Source: Film School Rejects, Wikipedia

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Mackenzie Crook

In Pirates of the Caribbean, Mackenzie Crook had to wear two contact lenses in the same eye. It's uncomfortable, but not painful, he says. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

16

Monopoly

MONOPOLY IS PRETTY MUCH A LANDLORD GAME. of .. a IS 150 18= S it 575 18 S OF .. per BOWERY BE $75 32 E CHANCE - 11 MAGUIRE FLATS GEE WHI R R FAIRHOPEANEME user SUMBANGTROLLEY JOHNSON ORCLE LANDLORDS GAME BROAD : ER OIL FIELDS S.S SANIM COAL THE Tues I II RED $100 510 SIO CITYTHING DISON SQUARE $100 = O.E $20 FTH AVENUE CAC ... DE SUB $100 S20 ساعد R.D O R.R 200 - AND BOULEVARD PUBLIC TREAS IN HOUSE $100 LESS $22 MONEY DENOMINAT CHANCE is $5 SIO $50 $100 FREE WALL - OLLEGE f 5222 $100 $22 — The Guardian

15

Marlon Brando

CRACKED MARLON BRANDO TRADED AN OXYGEN MASK FOR A MIC. From a muscular leading man to an elderly woman. For his final role, he voiced Mrs. Sour in the as-yet unreleased Big Bug Man. To be method, he wore a blonde wig, a dress, and full makeup to record this animated character. They recorded in his home, since he was frail and on oxygen 6 hours per day. — Far Out Mag / IMDB

14

Trees

There are way more trees on Earth than stars in the galaxy. A 2015 survey found that three trillion trees grow on Earth, 7 times the previous estimate. About 15 billion are chopped down every year. CRACKED.COM — Source

13

Conspiracies

THE CONSPIRACY: Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella diamond is llluminati imagery. THE THEORY: Okay, sure, everybody's in the llluminati. But Jay-Z has gone SO far as — Source: Gothamist

12

South Korea

In South Korea, yogurt ladies drive around with mobile fridges selling dairy. (2012) They also check up on old people living alone, keep them company, and bring them their meds. CRACKED.COM — Source: 29 Weirdo Jobs Nobody Thought Existed

11

Halloween

OG Michael Myers actor Nick Castle did way more than you probably knew. He's not just an actor, but a writer and director - he co-wrote Escape from New York and directed '90s films like Dennis the Menace. CRACKED.COM — Source

10

Chumbawamba

The NAME CHUMBAWAM CAME FROM A DREAM. aalu In an early interview, band member Danbert Nobacon explained the origin of the post-punk group's name: He h

9

Earl Allen

DON'T CALL ME, I'LL CALL YOU Earl Allen was buried in Texas in 1929 with a phone in his hand. His instructions were to wait three days for him to call

8

Confucius

Confucius wasn't always popular. While Kong Qiu had some loyal students, he was relatively unknown in China during his lifetime. Only centuries later did his teachings become widespread, and he came to be known as Kong Fuzi, or Master Kong. tools CRACKED.COM — Source: 25 Famous People Who Were Total Nobodies While They Were Alive

7

Aerosmith

DUDE LOOKS LIKE A LADY IS ABOUT VINCE NEIL, FROM MÖTLEY CRÜE. According to Steven Tyler, the boys from Aerosmith spotted Neil from the back, in a bar, and assumed he was a woman. When he turned around, they realized their mistake and started riffing with the phrase, dude looks like a lady. CRACKED.COM http://wwwchuffingtonpost.com/sue-kerr/aerosmith-dude-looks-like-a-lady_b_3848538.html — Source

6

Mr. Deeds

higgs pna Onlhaa sss FALLS MANDRAKE fnns 1898 VRR DRPARTMENT The 2002 Adam Sandler movie Mr. Deeds was a remake of a 1936 film called Mr. Deeds Goes t

5

The Pyramids

The Great Pyramid of Giza built in the 26th Century B.C.is the only Seven Wonders of the Ancient World that's still standing. CRACKED.COM While there are still many questions concerning how it has held up, and how Egyp- tians managed to build the pyramid, archaeologists be- lieve that ramp systems may have helped put the millions of blocks into their positions. — Source

4

Bees

Bees can't see red, and what we perceive as the color red is seen as black. However, they can see ultraviolet light. UV al- lows them to see vein-like patterns in a flower, like a map that allows them to locate the nectar source. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

3

Aging

Getting older leads to a sense of peace and calm CRACKEDOOM Luckily, aging is easy to do. People over 60 years old report more feelings of ease and co — Source: Science Daily

2

Dolphins

Dolphins can actually breathe through their mouths - we thought they couldn't. We found this out in 2016, when a dolphin with an injured blowhole learned successfully to breathe through its mouth. CRACKED.COM — Source

1

Bad Luck

CRACKED GIVING PREGNANT WOMEN A LEI Giving pregnant women in Hawaii a circular lei is considered bad luck because it's seen as a sign of the umbilical cord getting tangled. So, it's better to give them an open-ended lei instead. — Travel To Paradise / Viator

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