41 Random Bits of Trivia to Plug Your Ears and Eyes With So As Not to Be Tempted by the Call of the Sirens

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41 Random Bits of Trivia to Plug Your Ears and Eyes With So As Not to Be Tempted by the Call of the Sirens

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Hockey

Sports Reinvented 20 O УМЕ HOCKEY IS PHASING OUT THE VIOLENCE The NHL's arms race of enforcers bare knuckle boxing on skates has all but silenced. With stricter rules against retaliation, fight statistics decline each year, with more focus on speed and skill. CRACKED

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The Visually Impaired

Why do some sidewalks have those colored bumps? To help people who are visually impaired. Called tactile pavement, these blocks warn people when the

Competitive Eating

Many competitive eaters are so skinny because it allows their stomachs to expand. CRACKED.COM Obese people have more fat in their midsec- tion and around their or- gans, but a skinny per- son lacks this which al- lows their stomachs to expand further.

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Space Travel

TWO MONKEYS WERE THE FIRST ASTRONAUTS TO RETURN FROM SPACE ALIVE. The first living beings, aside from fruit flies, to return to earth successfully wer
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Strange Conditions

CAPGRAS SYNDROME isacondition in which a patient thinks his loved ones were replaced by impostors. There was also an ATYPICAL case of a 78-year-old wh

Star Wars

Star Wars visual effect artist and designer Tippett was dropping acid while working on Return of the Jedi. He even won an Oscar for his creations >Jab

Red Lights

Americans, want to freak out friends from other countries? TURN RIGHIT ON RED To nearly everyone else in the world, a red light means you STOP and don

Hilary Duff

Hilary Duff needed an acting coach on set of Lizzie McGuire. After filming the pilot, Disney hired an acting coach to help the children on set. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

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Actor Prep

THE ACTORS: Gene Hackman & Roy Scheider THE ROLE: The Feds in The French Connection THE PREP: Scheider and Hackman spent a month shadowing real life f

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