40 Random Bits of Trivia to Drown Your Sorrows In

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40 Random Bits of Trivia to Drown Your Sorrows In

The CEO of Southwest Airlines once arm wrestled a rival CEO to settle a copyright dispute out of court.

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The Golden Girls

A 25-year old Quentin Tarantino appeared as an Elvis Presley impersonator in one episode of THE GOLDEN GIRLS GRACKEDOON

Southwest Airlines

Two CEOs arm wrestled over copyright infringement. GRACKED.COM Instead of going to court over a copyright infringement dispute, the CEOs of Southwest Airlines and Stevens Aviation challenged each other to an arm wrestling duel. No lawyers were ever involved, and the men honored the outcome of the match.

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Frank Abagnale

Frank Abagnale, the con artist whose exploits were the basis for Catch Me If You Can, said the book was highly inaccurate and exaggerated. catch me CR

Heroin

The Treaty of Versailles took away Bayer's trademarks on Aspirin and Heroin. That applied in the U.S., UK, and France. Bayer is a German company, and this was one of the consequences of Germany's defeat. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

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Abe Lincoln

One of Abe Lincoln's most famous portraits is a fake. They didn't have any heroic likeness of the president- so they just pasted his face onto South

Ghost Rider

GHOST RIDER SET IN: TEXAS FILMED IN: MELBOURNE The bridge seen in the background of the riding a flaming motorcycle on water scene in Ghostrider def

U.S. Military

Between 1942 and 1964, the U.S. Military built an artificial island in the Pacific. Johnson Atoll, 860 mi southwest of Hawaii It was abandoned in 2004. We don't know how much it cost, but a comparable project in scope and scale would be the Japanese Kansai Airport. That was another artificial island built to support a landing strip, and it cost around $20 billion. CRACKED.COM www.urbanghostsmedia com/2010/04/isolated-and-abandoned-military-airbase-johnston-atoll/

Facial Hair

FACIAL HAIR TRENDS MAY BE GUIDED BY EVOLUTION In the mating game those in pursuit of a potential mate are often attracted to a rare trait. I For insta

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