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35 Disruptive Bits of Trivia That Will Yell Their Info From the Back of the Class

December 28, 2024

Normally, we’d be rolling our eyes and mouthing a not-so-subtle “shut up” to the class clown facts at the back of the class, but they were actually yelling something of note today. The teacher had her back to the class as she wrote something about the equator, when these disruptive little devils yelled, “Female scorpionflies are wooed by spit and choose a mate based on saliva secretion.”

Ol’ teach wanted to reprimand them, but she pulled up a chair for more of these random facts instead.

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Scapegoats

The term scapegoat comes from an old Jewish ritual. CRACKED.COM A town would place all the sins of the townspeople onto a goat and then banish that goat from town to die, sending the burden of their sins with it. — Source

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Deforestation

Massive deforestation results in humans being exposed to more infectious diseases. The diseases are mostly spread by animals migrating for survival. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — National Geographic

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Butterflies

Butterflies are so named because of their poop. CRACKED.COM When butterflies metamorphose, their first poop upon emerging from the chrysalis, called meconium, is brightly coloured, often yellow or orange. — Carleton University

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Apple Seeds

CRACKED APPLE SEEDS ARE POISONOUS. Amygdalin is a compound found in apple seeds, and it is poisonous to humans. However, it would take around 40 apples to produce enough seeds for a fatal dose. — Source

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Avocado Influencers

CRACKED IN 2017, 3 MILLION PHOTOS OF AVOCADO TOAST WERE UPLOADED ONTO INSTAGRAM. Every. Day. — The Atlantic / CA Avocado

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Sugar

Around 50% of sugar made in the US comes from sugar beets. In the world, 35% of sugar comes from sugar beet and 65% from sugar cane. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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Quaker Oats

RADIOACTIVE QUAKER OATS CASTAL DELP - EBER la - NO 11 QUAKER - EST OATS 1877 GRACKED.COM 100 former students of Fernald State School in Waltham, Mass shared $1.85 million settlement after they were fed Quaker oatmeal with radioactive iron and calcium in 1946-53. The students were told it was a science club, then unwittingly used as an experiment. — Source: washingtonpost

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Beards

It was against Brigham Young University for students to grow a beard until 2015. CRACKED COM Exceptions at the Mor- mon flagship school were given to students with medical conditions, actors who need a beard for a role, or for reli- gious reasons. — Source

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Mister Ed

WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO... Mister Ed CRACKED.COM Alan Young went into the series straight-up scared of horses, but Bamboo Harvester won him over. Young would routinely go and hang out with the horse when they weren't filming, and visited him after the show wrapped. — Source: Washington Post

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Happy Accident

Thanks to a missing comma, 120 Maine dairy drivers got $5 million. DAIRY The natural goodnes 202 FL80 Oakhurst The absence of a comma in a state law made it pretty unclear if the drivers can get overtime pay, and the judge presiding in their case said the ambiguity must be construed liberally, and sided with them. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — NPR

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Movie Locations

THE INCREDIBLE В HULK CRACKED.COM The film was set in New York, but the climactic fight scene takes place directly in front of Toronto's iconic Sam The Record Man on Yonge Street. — Source: Gothamist

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Morphine

There was a baby-teething medicine in the 1800s that contained morphine. CRACKED.COM Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup promised to soothe your child, soften their gums and diminish their teething pain - which it probably did really well with all the morphine in it. — The Quack Doctor

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Everyone’s Favorite Number

NUMBER FACTS CRACKED.COM A SURVEY ASKED 30,000 PEOPLE FOR THEIR FAVORITE NUMBER. o 9 3 9 C 4 8 8 1 2 2 7 4 ^ o 3 9 9 8 3 4 5 4 7 9 8 5 5 6 5 9 6 5 5 4 4 5 ما A 8 c 6 2 1 2 6 3 6 5 9 4 5 7 1 4 7 5 9 9 5 5 9 1 7 8 3 8 9 9 4 4 7 ٤ 1 O 8 ح I 3 L 6 o 8 3 ح 2 2 6 1 — Source

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The Golden Girls

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM THE GOLDEN GIRLS SPUN OFF A SHOW CALLED THE GOLDEN PALACE. It ran for a total of one season, and it features a young Don Cheadle (circa 1992) as a hotel manager. — Source

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Tectonic Plates

Tectonic plates have two gears. continental crust ust lit sd Mant They move at about the same rate your fingernails grow - and that's high gear. NOW Y

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Spiders

In ancient Greece and Rome, doctors used spider webs to make bandages. CRACKED.COM Spider webs suppos- edly have natural anti- septic and anti-fungal properties, which can help keep wounds clean and prevent in- fection. — Source

19

Fighter Jets

Ejecting from a seat in a fighter jet can be way more dangerous than you'd think. In movies, it looks like a last-second chance to get out in one piece - but in reality, you have a very high chance of spinal fracture, and some chance of head, leg, or arm trauma. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Three-Peat

Pat Riley has made over a million bucks from his ownership of the word, Three-peat. The former Lakers coach trademarked the phrase in 1989 while pur

17

Crime Labs

A crime lab chemist in MA intentionally mishandled thousands of samples. Annie Dookhan was driven by a compulsion to over- achieve, even if it meant making things up or cut- ting corners. As a result, only 320 convictions from a total of 21,907 were not thrown out. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Buffalo Bill

Italian cowboys challenged Buffalo Bill when his troupe toured in Italy. CRACKED.COM The Butteri, led by Au- gusto Imperiali, chal- lenged his troupe in 1890 when they came around - and won, proving far more expe- rience. — Rome Central

15

The Mona Lisa

Disrespectful uses of priceless artifacts Coolest bathroom decoration ever After Leonardo's death, the Mona Lisa was acquired by his benefactor, King Francis I. The French king hung it in his bathroom at the Fontainebleau palace, where it stayed for a bit until the French court was moved to Versailles. Of course, bathrooms were way different, bigger, and classier if you were a French royal. CRACKED.COM — The Mona Lisa, by Leonardo da Vinci
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Lord Byron’s Vinegar and Water Diet

CRACKED LOSE WEIGHT THE 1820 WAY-WITH LORD BYRON'S VINEGAR AND WATER. Lord Byron popularized the Vinegar and Water Diet in 1820, which involved drinking a mixture of water and apple cider vinegar. — CNN / Mashed

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Paedophryne Amauensis Frogs

At 7-8mm in length, the Paedophryne amauensis frog from Papua New Guinea are the smallest known vertebrates on Earth. Here's one sitting on a dime. CRACKED.COM — Source

12

Bob Saget

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM BOB SAGET WENT TO USC FILM SCHOOL FOR A GRAND TOTAL OF THREE DAYS. It was for a graduate degree, but apparently he'd decided going into comedy would make more sense. — Source

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Killer Polar Bear

In 2013, 69-year-old Canadian Bill Ayotte attacked a polar bear with a shovel to save a stranger. They were both seriously injured, but survived, and — Source: Toronto Star

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Holland, Michigan

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Dunedin, Florida

CRACKED FLORIDA TOWN RAISES $10 MILLION TO PRESERVE 44 ACRES OF UNTOUCHED LAND. The people of Dunedin, Florida, joined forces to raise an impressive $10 million to purchase the 44-acre Gladys Е. Douglas Preserve. It has 143 native plant species, 11 of which are endangered, threatened, or exploited. DINON Gladys E. Douglas Preserve Hours 7 am Sunset No Oversight Parking Help Protect Nature! The following and postard e the park Alcohol Golf Carts Smoking Bicycles - Dogs which — Source

8

Electronic Games

Electronic games were invented in the 1940s. The Cathode-Ray Tube Amusement Device used knobs to shoot missiles at various targets. Photo: Wikimedia Commons GRACKED.COM http://classicgames.about.com/od/classicvideogames101/p/CathodeDevice.htm — Source

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Sarah Knauss

Sarah Knauss 119 YEARS CRACKED.COM Her family attributed to her longevity her demeanor, saying she was a calm person who was not surprised by events. When she was told she was the oldest living person, she replied, So what? — Source: BBC

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The Sopranos

Sopranos TKe Tony Soprano is Boss of the DIMEO crime family. There is no Soprano crime family. CRACKEDCO COM

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The Mask of Zorro

CRACKED.COM THE MASK OF ZORRO RAUL JULIA WAS GOING TO PLAY THE ELDER ZORRO. Julia was the first pick to play Don Diego de la Vega, but he unfortunately passed before filming and the role went to Anthony Hopkins. — Source: Eighties Kids

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Stephen Paddock

bh NEW YORKT NEW The father of Stephen Paddock, the 2017 Las Vegas shooter, was a bank robber who was on the FBI's most wanted list. CRACKED.COM

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Mating Rituals

DROOLING BE OVER HER CRACKED COM Female scorpionflies are wooed by spit and choose a mate based on saliva secretion. The male draws her in by hacking up a drippy gift, then reuses whatever's left to romance new conquests. — Source: time

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Russian Aircraft

Russian aircraft of all types have been banned from European Union airspace. And the EU also pledged to spend half a billion on arms and supplies for Ukraine. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Win Ben Stein’s Money

CRACKED BEN STEIN USED A PEN NAME TO ROAST JOAN RIVERS. In 1987, Ben Stein penned a hit piece about Joan Rivers in Gentlemen's Quarterly magazine under the pen name Bert Hacker. She sued the mag and Hacker for $50 million, but dropped the suit and had Stein donate to the charities of her choosing. — LA Times / YAF

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