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If you just hear us out, these facts will be worth it

43 Random Bits of Trivia We Got From the One Telemarketer We Actually Heard Out

December 07, 2024

We know how you feel right now. We got a little impatient when someone approached us with these random facts, too. But after an eye roll and sigh, we were glad that we heard them out. Their spiel only took a few minutes, and we came out of it having learned all kinds of fun stuff. The best part was that they didn’t want anything in return.

So what do you say? Spare a few minutes for these facts?

43

Carlos Kaiser

CRACKED.COM CARLOS KAISER FAKED A WHOLE SPORTS CAREER. For over 20 years, Brazilian Carlos Kaiser Raposo was hailed as a soccer star-without ever playing. Не managed this by being charismatic while constantly faking injuries and feeding stories about his feats to the media. His real talent was hoodwinking everyone-even a dangerous gangster who hired him to play for his team. — Source: 18 Amazingly Interesting Facts To Stick In Your Head

42

Battery Life

ADVERTISED BATTERY LIFE REFLECTS HOPELESSLY UNREALISTIC CONDITIONS. Yes, you can get your computer to run 15 hours on a single charge- -if you disable

41

Pink Floyd

CRACKED.COM Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here 20 In 1975, the band's follow-up to The Dark Side of the Moon left many critics wishing for something better. Rolling Stone magazine declared that the epic song Shine on You Crazy Diamond, about their original lead singer, Syd Barrett, was so boring that they might as well be singing about Roger Waters's brother-in-law getting a parking ticket. — Source: 24 Pop Culture Iconic Things (That Bombed Initially)

40

William Post

WILLIAM BUD POST WON $16.2 MILLION Post had $2.46 in his bank account when he won $16.2 million in the lottery, but he would say, I was much happier — Source

39

KFC

KFC offers a popular Christmas meal package in Japan Kentucky Christmas It's so popular they recommend ordering two months in advance. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

38

Ants

Ants herd and domesticate aphids to 'milk' them for honeydew nectar. CRACKED.COM By stroking the back of some aphids with their antennae, the ants can induce a honeydew droplet. They will move them to sweeter plants, and protect them from ladybugs. — antARK / Pexels

37

Tropic Thunder

BEN BE STILLER TROPIC THUNDER CRACKED.COM After Stiller's bit part in Speilberg's Empire of the Sun he said, The actors were going to fake boot camp, and talking about these incredible experiences that really changed their lives. It was funny because people who actually went to war (or actual boot camp) would have actual transformative experiences. — Source: thethings

36

King of the Hill

The series ended not with a bang, but with a yep. CRACKED The first and last lines of the series are Hank and the boys exchanging a round of yep's.

35

Meat

Meat sealed in a vacuum pack is naturally purple, they just color it red to make it look better. That's done because purple meat looks pretty weird to consumers, of course - so carbon monoxide, rosemary extract and/or nitrite are added. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — MeatPoultry

34

Online Dating

1 in 10 coupled people met their partner online 32% people met their significant other through family or friends. However, 28% of LGB adults in relationships met their partner online. CRACKED.COM — Source

33

The Original Shrek

Before SNL comedian Chris Farley's untimely death, he was cast as the title character in Shrek. GRACKED.COM Farley had even recorded over three-quarters of the film's dialogue. In Farley's earlier version, Shrek was a teenage Ogre who was reluc- tant to enter into his family business, but who desired to become a knight. — Mental Floss

32

Big Brother

Celebrity Big Brother dropped Tila Tequila for being a Nazi. Cult In 2013, she wrote a blog post titled Why I Sympathize With Hitler Part 1: True History Unveiled, calling Hitler a man of compassion. Almost two years later, when she was on the show, the production company found out about it and booted her. CRACKED.COM — Source

31

Killer Cows

REVENGE OF THE COWS Cows kill more people than sharks every year. In the United States alone, the CDC estimates that about 22 people are killed by COW

30

Homeland

The background graffiti in Homeland's fifth season is a metaphorical middle finger. #blacklivesmatter Homeland is racist Ct A group of Arab street art

29

McDonald’s in Africa

McDonald's is only in four African countries ماكدونالدر McDonald's M بالدوبالت McDonald's If you find yourself in Africa craving a Big Mac, you'll have to go to Egypt, Morocco, South Africa, or Tunisia. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

28

Inglourious Basterds

In Inglourious Basterds, the massive fire at the end almost burned the actors alive. It was three times hotter than expected - so much so that the steel cables holding up the giant swastika liquefied, and it unexpectedly fell. CRACKED.COM — Source

27

Team America: World Police

Michael Moore is a suicide bomber in Team America. MATT STONE STUCK HIM IN THERE FOR REVENGE. Moore interviewed Stone, best known for his work on Sout

26

Janis Joplin

Janis Joplin's will set aside $2,500 of her estate for a post-funeral party. Article 11 of her will included the stipulation that the mon- ey goes towards a party at a suitable location as a final gesture of appreciation and farewell. 200 special guests attended the event at the Li- on's Share in San Anselmo, California. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Ultimate Classic Rock

25

Star Trek

J.J. Abrams kept paparazzi away from Star Trek: Into Darkness with a wall. MUJI HCZU 887834 5 MARK 4261 SPF MAI GR TARE с - NET = S DE CAP Abrams's wall Не barricaded the movie's outdoor set with 30 shipping containers. CRACKED.COM — Source

24

Lara Jill Miller

Lara Jill Miller got her start on Gimme a Break! as tomboy Sam. She later went to law school and passed the Pennsylvania and New Jersey bar, but soo

23

Forks

FORKS Due to their resemblance to the Devil's pitchforks, forks were initially associated with sinister behavior. An author famously insulted Henry III by saying his court never touch meat with their hands but with forks. Maybe for this reason Louis XIV didn't allow his children to use forks. CRACKED.COM — More: 4 Stupid Moral Panics Caused by Everyday Objects

22

Chelsea Peretti

Chelsea Peretti's brother Jonah came up with two of the biggest media sites. hCrunch DISRUPT P Не co-founded BuzzFeed, and in 2005 also co-founded The Huffington Post (with Ken Lerer and Arianna Huffington, who reached out after an email of his went viral). CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Celebrities With Little-Known Relatives (Who Are Amazing In Their Own Right)

21

The Bean Wars

The Bean Wars of 2011 GOUGOYA 149 149 Pinto Bean GOYA Frijoles Pin Frijoles Pintos Pinto Beans GOH Go Frijotes Photo Vinich the Otla GOY F GO Black GOVA GO Body F GGO GO From DO LA PRIME PAIME PALMIES MIUME GOYA GOYA GOYA GOYA GOYA GO GO GIVA GO GO GGOVOVOOOGOC Black LOVE TYPA Plata Drum 2 EGA Pinto Beam From THE Fridach Vinto - Beach Pinto Beams Frijoks Pull Pinto Beans Prijotes Piota Frijoles Pintos Frijoles Pintos, Colo CO PARA PRESIDE GRACKED COM ZEIME In 2011, a store called Sanders Supermarket was selling baked beans at negative 2 — Source: 15 Random Facts That Will Fill Your Life With Purpose

20

UFOs

Robbie Williams was so UFO-obsessed, he thought about becoming a ufologist. RW He's had plenty of what he claims are UFO experiences, including a particularly weird one when he played a song about alien contact. CRACKED.COM — Source

19

Martin Luther King Jr.

CRACKED.COM MYTH: Martin Luther King Jr. was a beloved leader during his life. King was an incredibly famous yet divisive figure. At the year of his death, he had an unfavorable rating of 63%. The FBI even attempted to blackmail him to commit suicide. Within civil rights circles, he was criticized for both being too radical and not radical enough. — Source

18

SpongeBob

Gary the Snail is Patrick's first cousin In the episode Rule of Dumb we learn of Patrick's genetic link to Gary. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

17

Lil’ Bow Wow

Lil' Bow Wow got his name from Dr. Dre He makes an apperance in Snoop Dogg's Gin and Juice music video. CRACKED.COM — Source: Alabama Local

16

Chocolate

A one ounce milk chocolate bar has 6 mg of caffeine. If you eat a 100-gram bar, you will get 81 milligrams of caffeine, which may cause sleeplessness or in- crease your heart rate. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

15

Che

Steven Soderbergh wishes he hadn't made Che, saying It took a long time to shake off. Everybody got scarred by a little bit, he said. For a year after filming ended, he'd wake up and he'd think, Thank God I'm not shooting that film. CRACKED.COM — The Guardian

14

Testicular Torsion

15 Horrifying Ways Sex Can Go Wrong - Have sex too rigorously, and a testicle might rotate, constricting the spermatic cord. This cuts off the blood s — Source: Mayo Clinic

13

Keanu Reeves

AT A GLANCE KEANU REEVES He starred in a holiday musical called Babes in Toyland The cheesy, fun 1986 film also features a young Drew Barrymore.

12

John Oliver

CRACKED JOHN OLIVER'S FIRST TV ROLE WAS AS AN ORPHAN. In 1985, Oliver played an orphan for the BBC mini- series Bleak House, based on Charles Dickens. — BBC
John Oliver’s TV Debut Was as a Dickensian Orphan

11

Australia

CRACKED.COM SWIMMERS TOGS BATHERS SWIMMING COSTUME SWIMMERSI COSSIES BATHING SUIT SWIMWEAR is called different things depending on which region you are in Australia. — Source

10

Santa Claus

Coca Cola is responsible for Santa Claus being depicted as fat. CRACKED.COM In 1863, cartoonist Thomas Nast began drawing Santa with a huge stomach, but his jolly weight problem wasn't cemented in pop culture until the 1930s with Coke's advertisements. — Source

9

Steve King

STEVE KING Congressman King said in a speech to the House of Representatives that transgender troops were similar to slaves who had been castrated. That guy's made plenty of bizarre quotes, but WRONG this one is up there. WRONG WRONG CRACKED — U.S. Congress/Wiki Commons,
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8

Cheech & Chong

CRACKED CHEECH MARIN & TOMMY CHONG Cheech wrote that Chong wanted most of the creative control, so the friendship faded and Cheech went on to solo work. There was still animosity when they reunited, and they've said another movie is highly unlikely. — NY Post / Philly Burbs

7

Rollerblade Barbie

CRACKED.COM $10 RÉBATE Rollerblade Barbie had skates that light up... Barbie Rollerblade Skates flicker'a Bash! Because they were basically lighters. — Source

6

Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam's accountant took money from them (and went to prison). He stole a total of $380,0 over many years after he was hired in 2005, and eventually got sentenced to 14 months in prison in 2014. CRACKED.COM — Source: Rolling Stone

5

Comas

A guy spent 12 years in a coma, but completely aware. South African Martin Pistorious slipped into a coma at 12. At 16 he began to regain consciousness, but he still couldn't move or speak for years. His strongest memory of his time locked in is Barney & Friends reruns on the TV. Today, he hates Barney more than any other living person. — More: 5 Real Horror Stories Ordinary People Got Trapped In

4

Dung Beetles

Dung beetles roll around nurseries made of poop, looking for a mate. CRACKED .COM After the dung beetle finds a nice pile of poop, it rolls it into a ball and goes out looking for a mate. When he finds his better half, they bury the fecal orb and lay a single egg within it. The dung ball serves as protection and food for the emerging offspring. — Source: San Diego Zoo

3

The Internet

The first website ever created was CERN's World Wide Web project website launched in 1989; it was hosted on a NeXT computer. CLUB W EZO GRAGKED.COM — Source

2

McDonald’s

McDonald's had a no women hiring policy until the late '60s. Even then, the owner demanded female employees be flat-chested and not work the grill since they didn't have the stamina for intense labor. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

1

300

comic Book Movies 300 Gerard Butler had multiple on-set injuries (including a hernia) while filming this testosterone-drenched, vaguely racist movie. CRACKED.COM — Source: Celebretainment.com

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