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36 Random Bits of Trivia to Read In or Out of Order Cus It Doesn’t Really Matter Now Does It?

December 04, 2024

In our random fact meeting this morning, we asked why a random list has to be in order numerically.

That broke some brains for sure. If this is truly a “random” list, why can’t the 17th fact come directly after the 36th fact? Are we the only ones “out of line” here?

We’ll see. We can only pose the question. Those control-freak editors of ours have the power to make it happen, so let’s see what they went with.

36

The Abandoned Austrian Man

An Austrian man was taken into custody and forgotten about for nearly three weeks. CRACKED COM Andreas Mihavecz was left in his cell for 18 days by policemen. Не lost 53 pounds and holds the re- cord of surviving the lon- gest without any food or liquids. — Source

35

Zootopia

Zootopid continues a joke started by Frozen. In Frozen, Alan Tudyk voiced bad guy the Duke of Weselton (who demanded people stop calling him the Duke

34

Quibi

CRACKED Quibi failed... because of Covid? They spent 1.8 billion dollars to create big budget, ten-minute episodes with Hollywood stars. After it flopped, founder Jeffrey Katzenberg said I attribute everything that has gone wrong to coronavirus. Sure Jeff, no one consumed video during the pandemic. — NY Times / Stanford

33

Death

Your hair and nails don't continue growing after you die. CRACKED.COM The skin dries up and shrinks away from the base of the hair and nails, giving the illusion of growth. — Source

32

Odor Testers

Manufacturers of products (such as deodorants, mouthwashes, antiperspirants, and feminine hygiene sprays) employ Odor Testers' who judge how well th

31

Pirates

CRACKEDc C on The Lady Washington, a replica of an 18th- century brig, is the Interceptor in Pirates of the Caribbean and the Jolly Roger in Once Upon

30

The Church of Jediism

CRACKED COM Daniel M. Jones created the Church of Jediism in 2007. The website offers various training courses like Developing Your Superpowers and

29

City Birds

City birds use cigarette butts as pest control for their nests. Urban birds like finches and sparrows gather discarded cigarette butts to use in their nests. The nicotine in the cigarettes acts as a form of pest control that helps to keep parasites away. CRACKED.COM — Nature

28

Giles Brindley

Giles Brindley flashed a whole lecture hall. To demonstrate his work with erectile dysfunction drugs, Brindley dropped trou right at the podium, which isn't technically a study but is a sex crime. CRACKED.COM — Gizmodo / The Standard

27

NASA

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26

The Beatles

The other Beatles watched George Harrison lose his virginity. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

25

The Princess Bride

CRACKED THE SWORD-FIGHTING IN THE PRINCESS BRIDE WAS A BIG DEAL Cary Elwes (Westley) and Mandy Patinkin (Inigo Montoya) took the whole thing very seriously, and put in a lot of effort to prepare for their fight at the Cliffs of Insanity. — Source

24

Shabbos Goy

Orthodox Judaism forbids laboring on the Sabbath, or anything that could be considered labor, like driving, cooking, or even flipping light switches. YORK Shabbos Goy LOTTERY AVAILABLE TOM 1014 SHABBAT SHALOM - TOUR Yo Number - TH E - Milk Red Bull I A Shabbos Goy is a non-Jew who volunteers to perform these tasks in an emergency so the faithful don't break the Sabbath. CRACKED COM — Source: 29 Weirdo Jobs Nobody Thought Existed

23

North and South Dakota

North and South Dakota are different states because they couldn't agree on where the capital should be. GRACKED COM After controversy over the lo- cation of a capital, the Dako- ta Territory was split in two and divided in 1889. Later that year, North Dakota and South Dakota were admitted to the Union as the 39th and 40th states. — America's Library

22

The Fifth Element

The opera song from 'The Fifth Element' was composed to be impossible to actually sing. CRACKED.COM When opera singer Inva Muls came for the part, she sang 85% of what thought was tech- nically impossible, the rest being assembled in the studio. — Source

21

Wisconsin

You need 10 years of cheese making experience to become a Master Cheese Maker. CRACKED.COM Candidates are required to have had a Wisconsin cheesemaker's license for at least 10 years before they're even eligible to ар- ply to the Wisconsin Mas- ter Cheesemaker Program. — Wisconsin Cheese

20

British Farmers

Wealthy farmers commissioned paintings of large livestock to show off. Wealthy farmers in Britain would commission exaggerated paintings of large livestock as a status symbol, that they were somehow superior to other livestock farmers and breeders. CRACKED.COM — Source

19

Truth Serums

THERE'S NO TRUTH IN TRUTH SERUMS Any individual that can hold out in normal interrogation can hold out in a drugged- state, according to the CIA. If you trust them to tell us. CRACKED.COM — CIA

18

Unidentified Species

CRACKED MOST SPECIES ARE STILL UNIDENTIFIED. So far, scientists have identified 1.2 million different species of living things, but they think there are still around 8.7 million more out there that haven't been found yet. — Source

17

The Siberian Diamond Mine

This looks like a sci-fi superweapon, but it's what used to be the world's biggest diamond mine. This Siberian mine was blasted open in the 1950s with explosives and jet engines, and the Russians just kept digging for years. (They closed it in 2004.) The mine acts like a superweapon, too. It's so big that helicopters can't fly over it because the downdraft would suck them inside. CRACKED.COM — Source: 18 Seemingly Sci-Fi Places Here On Earth

16

Bill Nye

CRACKED Bill Nye created a better ballet slipper. The Science Guy designed the slipper to better support dancers by encasing and protecting the toes while providing support along the sole. Не understood that traditional ballet slippers hurt the dancer's body, and designed one that works with nature's forces instead of against them. — Source

15

The Largest Hailstone Ever

The largest hailstone ever documented fell in Aurora, Nebraska in 2003. CRACKED.COM The National Climate Extremes Committee documented the hail size that fell in that storm, with many being about the size of a soft ball. One particular hailstone found from that storm was just a little smaller than a standard soccer ball. — Weather.gov

14

Dogs

Hypoallergenic dog breeds Fi don't exist. 27% Allergic reactions are usually caused by proteins in the urine and saliva of dogs and cats, not their fur. NOW YOU KNOW — Source: Mayo Clinic

13

Leonardo Da Vinci

Leonardo Da Vinci dressed up a lizard to look like a dragon for one simple reason: So that he could use it to scare the crap out of his friends. He'd

12

J.M. Barrie

CRACKED.COM The creator of Peter Pan wrote Sherlock Holmes fanfic. Think fanfiction is a thing of the internet? People have been writing (and publishing) pastiches and imaginary sequels with their favorite characters since the 1800s. J. M. Barrie, author of Peter Pan, wrote his own Sherlock Holmes adventure in 1893. — Source

11

Nier:Automata

NIER:AUTOMATAI WAS ALMOST CANCELED BECAUSE ITS CREATOR LIKED TO SLEEP LATE. Yoko Taro almost gave up on his most successful game simply because he ref — More: Behind The Scenes Stories Of Huge Video Games

10

South Sudan

The youngest country in the World is 11 years old. South Sudan in North Africa just gained its in- dependence from Sudan in 2011. 98.83% of the 12 million residents sup- ported independence in January, 2011. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Telegraph

9

The Drug-Dealing Pastor

The drug dealing pastor. In 2012, Pastor Mark Derksen was arrested for selling heroin and meth to addicts that he was meant to counsel. He'd been on the DEA's watchlist for 2 years before they finally had enough evidence to raid his Arizona church. CRACKED — Source

8

Rocky

ROCKY BALBOA is based CHUCK WEPNER. on Nicknamed The Bayonne Bleeder, no one took Wepner seriously until he held his own against Muhammad Ali. Sylvester Stallone wrote Rocky shortly after the fight. — More: 9 Absurd Movie Premises That Actually Happened

7

Eagles

Eagle nests are extremely wide - about 6 feet across at the very top. They're also pretty deep, because eagles just keep building them up for years. The largest eagle nest ever found was 10 feet wide and 20 feet tall. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 Interesting Facts To Become A More Intriguing Conversationalist

6

Jell-O

Consumers accustomed to Jell-0 as a fruity dessert were disgusted when coffee flavor was introduced in 1918. CRACKED.COM Chocolate, cola, and celery fla- vors were also giggly blun- ders. — Mental Floss

5

Smoking Hipsters

FOR NITE POLICE a USA TEXTURE KB46 ONE HUNDRED KB SAVING FEDERAL NOTE HIPSTERS KB 46279860I B2 860 I TOSHA AND - 500 Done Coca-Cola the - 0 A CRACKED.COM HS His Collect Coobede People's The NIH spent $5 million on an anti-smoking campaign targeted specifically at hipsters, those KB4 focused on the alternative music scene, local artists and designers, and eclectic self expression. 60 I Hipsters went on smoking. A — Source

4

Michael Keaton

Michael Keaton worked on Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood Keaton worked at a PBS station and occassionally worked with Rogers' crew. CRACKED.COM — Source: ABC News

3

Dazed and Confused

DAZED AND CONFUSED WENT MOSTLY UNNOTICED. For a movie legendary for giving us both Matthew McConaughey and his Alright, alright, alright, Dazed and Confused barely made a profit - and only because it was very cheaply made. Compared to other movies released in 1993, it was less than a blip on the radar. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Movies And Shows (That Started Out As Flops)

2

Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones has a super-quick cameo by a Green Bay Packers player. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers is one of the soldiers in King's Landing in Episode 5 of the final season (Why? He's just a huge Game of Thrones fan). CRACKED.COM — Source: Vanity Fair

1

The Oscars

CRACKED.COM Forrest Gump The movie gave Tom Hanks an Oscar record. With his wins for Philadelphia in 1994 and Forrest Gump in 1995, Gump became the second performer ever to get Best Actor awards in two consecutive years (the first being Spencer Tracy in the 1930s). — Guinness World Records

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