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38 Random Bits of Trivia That Fell Out of Our Pockets When the School Bully Held Us Upside Down and Shook Us

December 04, 2024

If our experience has taught us anything, it’s that we’re so full of facts that they’re just spilling out of us. So if any fact-thieving bully wants to snatch up our facts, we’ll just let him walk away. We’re of the belief that if you give a man a fact, he’ll learn for a second, but if you teach a man to fact-find, he’ll learn for a lifetime.

Hopefully, there’s a fact in here about curbing the inclination to bully people, because these wedgies are really starting to hurt.

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Escape From New York

Snake's wardrobe in Escape From New York was pretty carefully planned. According to Kurt Russell, he wears a slightly different version of black and white fatigues to reflect the fact that the character had been in Siberia. CRACKED COM — Source

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Vanilla

13 Cool Things You Didn’t Know About Movies (And Other Stuff) - A 12-year-old slave invented modern vanilla pollination. — Source: National Geographic, Lapham's Quarterly

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Jimmy Stewart

CRACKED.COM Jimmy Stewart suffered wartime PTSD while shooting It's A Wonderful Life. Stewart was going through much mental turmoil after his service as a pilot during World War II, to the point that he considered quitting acting. Accepting the now-Christmas classic relaunched his career. — Source

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Hitler

CRACKED HITLER'S PLAN FOR MOSCOW WAS TO KILL ALL ITS RESIDENTS And replace the city with a lake. — Reidl/Shutterstock,
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The War Aims and Strategies of Adolf Hitler, by Oscar Pinkus (via Google Books)

34

The Nightmare Before Christmas

The scriptwriter wanted to change Oogie Boogie because she thought he was a racist caricature. Oogie Boogie had ugly, dangerous, racist connotations for Caroline Thompson - he looked like a Klansman to her; his name was a derogatory Southern term for Blacks; and the character was voiced by a Black singer, so it's like a trifecta of wrongness. She begged Tim Burton to change the character, but to no effect. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Wild Facts About 'The Nightmare Before Christmas'

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Quicksilver

Two super pals ended up becoming the same hero at the same time. KICK-ASS AGE OF ULTRON/ DAYS OF FUTURE PAST Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Evan Peters, who

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Lungs

One of your lungs is slightly smaller than the other. CRACKED.COM The left lung is slightly smaller than the right lung because 2/3 of the heart is located on the left side of the body. The left lung contains the cardiac notch, an indentation in the lung that surrounds the арех of the heart. — Inner Body

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Jim Carrey

Mr. Popper's Penguins credits make us worry for Jim Carrey. NO PENGUINS WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS FILM. JIM CARREY, ON THE OTHER HAND, WAS BITTEN MERCILESSLY. BUT НЕ HAD IT COMING. AMERICAN HUMANE AMERICAN HUMANE ASSOCIATION MONITORED THE ANIMAL ACTION. I guess Mr. Popper's penguins had their revenge. CRACKED.COM — Source

30

Marilyn Monroe

For 20 years after her death, Joe DiMaggio had red roses delivered to Marilyn Monroe's grave 3 times a week. DiMaggio and Monroe had a brief marriage — Source: Atlas Obscura

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The Oscars

what's the deal with the Oscars GIVING OUT AWARDS WAS IMAGE REHABILITATION akland Cribune LAST EDITION SEESES FATTY ARBUCKLE CHARGED WITH ACTRESS' MURDE FILM STAR iTragedy Wipes Smile from Arbuckle's Face IRISH AGREE Pontuauste BRIOGE WIT DENIES ALL TO THiet. ORESUMING 200 CRASHE DEATHBLAME PEACE TALK SCORES DE San Dead — Source: The Conversation

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Alden Ehrenreich

Alden Ehrenreich was discovered at a Bat Mitzvah. As a kid, Ehrenreich used to make silly comedy videos with his friends. One of those videos ended up

27

Australian Crime

WEIRD WORLD Australian authorities locked up two women for five months over ginger tea. Apparently, the tea tested positive in a preliminary test for illegal drugs - but that turned out to be wrong as the test was, indeed, preliminary. CRACKED.COM — Source: 9news.com.au

26

The Ballad of the Green Berets

AN AMERICAN PATROTIC SONG TOPPED THE CHARTS AT THE HEIGHT OF THE BRITISH INVASION. Do you think the '60s were all about The Beatles? Nope! The Ballad of the Green Berets, by Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler, was the #1 song on the Billboard chart for 1966. GRACKED.COM — Source

25

Hugh Jackman

Hugh Jackman says he owes his career to Russell Crowe Crowe passed on the role of Wolverine, and then recommended his friend Hugh for the job, which e

24

Beauty and the Beast

Super-Weird Early Versions Of Famous Characters - In the 19th century, The Beast from Beauty and the Beast was an anthro. — Source: 9 Incredibly Dumb Early Versions Of Iconic Characters

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Peter Steele

ICONIC '90s FRONTMEN ТУРЕ O NEGATIVE Peter steele Type o Negative's 1993 album Bloody Kisses went gold. In 2008, t age 46, singer Peter Steele said, I'm probably closer to 7/8ths of the way through my life, that's what I hope anyway. Не died two years later from diverticulitis. CRACKED — Manuel Lino/Wiki Commons
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Antarctica

ANTARCTICA Is not completely covered with ice and snow. Pictured: Wright Valley, one of several that make up the McMurdo Dry Valleys. Also visible is Lake Vanda. — Source

21

Mark Wahlberg

Mark Wahlberg got $1.5 million dollars when an actor was replaced on his movie. His contract for All the Money in the World had a clause that gave him approval over who his co-star was, so when they quickly replaced Kevin Spacey with Christopher Plummer, he said he wouldn't approve it unless they paid him more money - and they did. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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20

World War II

As city workers were digging a trench for a fiber optic cable at the Hollister Airport dog park, they found an active WWII practice bomb. DISARMED 9/10/18 MCSO CH The Jerry Gabe Municipal Dog Park located in California was once a former Navy base in the 1940s, so it is believed to host more bombs and fuel tanks underground. CRACKED.COM — Source

19

Berlin

Berlin tried to use mimes to deal with drunken tourists in the streets at night. POUL ГОРОШЕК and ГОР MAP The mimes would go out in groups of four and let people take photos with them while exerting social pressure on tourists to act appropriately. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Russia

Russia didn't classify beer as alcoholic until 2011. arnicy OOLE oolon Magna R Ramivoe KECR Anything under 10% ABV was a soft drink. NOW YOU KNOW CRAC — Source: BBC

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Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron was discovered by a talent agent when she was yelling at a bank teller. CRACKED.COM The teller had refused to cash a check the 19-year-old Theron needed to pay her rent. She got the attention of a talent agent behind her, who introduced her to casting agents and an acting school. — Source

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Abercrombie & Fitch

Abercrombie & Fitch began as an outdoor goods retailer, known for high-end hunting, fishing and camping gear. CRACKED.COM — Source

15

Islam

RELIGIOUS MYTHS MUSLIMS WORSHIP TERMAGANT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH Termagant is what, during the Crusades, Catholics called the god they thought Muslims worshiped. No, it's not clear at all why they thought this, as there's nothing remotely close to a deity called Termagant in Islam. CRACKED — FOTOKITA/Shutterstock
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14

Jurassic Park

Jurassic Park's Alan makes a faulty seat belt work by tying two buckles. Не needs to create something new and all he has are receiving, or female, parts. So he improvises. This is exactly what ends up happening with the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park, who reproduce despite no males being available. CRACKED.COM — Source: 21 Movie And TV Brilliant Foreshadowing Moments (That Get Missed)

13

Kobe Bryant

CRACKED.COM KOBE BRYANT Finals spoke several languages. LAKERS In addition to his native English, the former NBA star was fluent in Italian and Spanish. Не could also curse in Serbian and French. — 24 'Wait-A-Minute-What?' Celeb Facts

12

Jeremy London

party of five actor Jeremy London CRACKED.COM claimed in 2010 that he was kidnapped at gunpoint and forced to go on a drug bender. whitebak Because of Jeremy's history with drug abuse, his story was doubted publicly by his twin brother, Jason. Additionally the man who was arrested for the kidnapping claimed that there was no gun, no kidnapping, and the drugs were done of Jeremy's own free will. — Source

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YouTubers

ATTEMPTS AT ONLINE FAME CEMENTING YOUR HEAD INSIDE A MICROWAVE In 2017, five firefighters spent an hour trying to help a YouTuber who had gotten himself stuck in a microwave. Не had put a plastic bag over his head, his head into the microwave, and then filled the microwave with bags of cement. 12:00 Auto Cook People Family Vegetable . Fooden Veganobie CRACKED — goir/Shutterstock
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10

The Trojan Horse

CRACKED THE TROJAN HORSE WAS NOT ACTUALLY MENTIONED BY HOMER IN THE ILIAD. The story of the Trojan Horse was likely added later by other writers. — Source

9

Big Cats

Wildlife sanctuaries welcome lions and tigers rescued from circuses. CIRCUS SHOW TODAY!!! INFO: (702) 336 wm Two tigers were part of a traveling circus and dropped off at a local farm in Argentina, and then the circus never came back. The tigers had two cubs and spent 4 years in a metal train carriage. The tigers were rescued and now live in Lionsrock Big Cat Sanctuary in South Africa.'OM — Ecowatch

8

1917

Scofield getting knocked down on the battlefield in 1917 was a total accident. An extra just walked into George MacKay, and they kept filming. Screenwriter Krysty Wilson-Cairns loved it, though, and says it's one of her favorite scenes in the movie. I wish I wrote that, she said. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

7

Yesterday

CRACKED.COM Paul McCartney was afraid he was plagiarizing Yesterday. After dreaming up the melody, McCartney wasn't sure it was actually his creation. For a time he went around asking people in the business if they had heard it before. I thought if no one claimed it after a few weeks then I could have it, he said. — Ultimate Classic Rock

6

The Hidden Blade

Samurai movies 2004 The Hidden Blade The movie takes place in the 1860s, when Japan was leaving samurai culture behind. In addition to samurai film staples, The Hidden Blade provides compelling love story. CRACKED.COM — IMDb

5

The Billionaire Boys Club

Billionaire Boys Club was a Ponzi scheme started in 1983 by young boys from rich families. GRAGKED.COM Money contributed by in- vestors was spent support- ing lavish lifestyles. When funds ran short in 1984, club members turned to murder & at least two peo- ple were killed as they tried to raise more money. — Washington Post / Unsplash

4

Vladimir Putin

Putin says that Western leaders would look disgusting topless. CRACKED.COM Boris Johnson joked that leaders at the G7 summit could take their clothes off to show that we're tougher than Putin. Putin says they would look disgusting if they tried to emulate his bare-torso appearances. — AP News

3

Cat Births

CRACKED.COM The oldest cat to give birth was 30 years old Her name was Kitty, and she gave birth to two kittens. She had a total of 218 kittens in her lifetime. She died at 32 years old, a young mother and also probably a great-great-great-great-great grandmother. — Source: 14 Cat Facts That Get Our Purr Motor Running

2

Double Down Dog

Double Down Dog KFC KFC DOUBLE DOWN WARNING OUTRAGEOUS Y DE DOG CRACKED.COM KFC shook us to our very core in 2010 when they first announced the Double Down as an April Fools joke, then sold it for real less than two weeks later. Then, in 2015, while the meat-eating public was still reeling from whiplash, they unleashed this hot dog version upon the good people of the Phillipines. — Source: 15 Big Swings From The Titans Of The Fast Food Industry

1

The Shining

DANNY LLOYD HAD NO IDEA HE WAS IN A HORROR MOVIE. Kubrick decided not to tell the five-year- old what the movie was about. Lloyd thought the film was just about a family. — Source: The Guardian

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