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41 Know-It-All Bits of Trivia With All the Answers to Questions You Didn’t Ask

December 26, 2024

Know-it-alls are usually pretty annoying because their need for informational superiority comes off as a little desperate. Each of these facts are know-it-alls about their own very specific field, but there’s no pomposity about it. They just want to share their knowledge with those who don’t have it. Unlike us humans who just had to write the word “pomposity” to show off our vocabulary.

Shameful. Just shameful.

Now let’s get to the much less annoying facts.

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Feeling Fear

SOME PEOPLE CAN'T FEEL FEAR, DUE TO A BRAIN CONDITION. SCIENTISTS TRY THEIR BEST TO SCARE THEM ANYWAY. They eventually discovered even the clinically fearless can indeed be spooked. Just mess with their air. Breathing high levels of CO2 made research subjects feel fear, and then panic. Note that these subjects did not previously know what fear even felt like. CRACKED.COM — Source: Disturbing Experiments Done By Real Scientists

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Bread

In Italy, it's considered bad luck to lay bread upside down. CRACKED.COM The bread represents the body of Christ, and as such needs to be treated with respect. — Source: “Growing up Italian Australian“

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Haunted Houses

Old Town, San Diego THE WHALEY HOUSE Built on the grounds of San Diego's old gallows, the Whaley House is said to be haunted with chandeliers swinging on their own and the ghosts of hanging victims walking around. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Too Hot to Handle

The reality show Too Hot to Handle was inspired by a specific Seinfeld episode. The episode is The Contest, where the characters try to go as long as they can without masturbating. They all had to not masturbate for money, and they all cave. I said, there's gotta be a show in there, said show developer Laura Gibson. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Harry S. Truman

Truman lived off his old army pension after his presidency. His only monthly income was the equivalent of $982 today. Because of this, Congress later passed the Former Presi- dents Act to give U.S. President's pensions. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Forbes

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America Ferrera

41 Know-It-All Bits of Trivia With All the Answers to Questions You Didn’t Ask — Source: Telegraph

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Danny DeVito

DANNY DEVITO SEINFELD Jason Alexander revealed that several actors (Chris Rock!) were considered for George, including an offer to Danny Devito. For whatever reason, Che] didn't take it, says the grateful Alexander. He probably didn't want to take a sidekick role. — E Online

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Webcams

CRACKED THE FIRST WEBCAM MONITORED A COFFEE POT. The webcam was invented in 1991 by a group of computer scientists at the University of Cambridge, and was connected to the internet in 1993. 10- 8 6- 4 — Source

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Fox Tossing

CRACKED FOX TOSSING Back in the 18th century, German aristocrats had a really weird sport called Fox Tossing. Basically, they'd let foxes, badgers, and wildcats into an arena, then fling them by pulling a cloth tight and releasing it. — Source

32

Hair and Nail Growth

MYTH: HAIR AND NAILS keep GROWING AFTeR DEATH. FACT: THEY Don'T. THE REST OF YOU SHRIVELS. Just like anything else in your body, hair and nail growth require a constant supply of nutrients, oxygen, and blood to keep going. The myth probably stems from the fact that after death, the body starts to dry up and shrivel, and the skin pulls away from the nails and hair in such a way that by comparison it looks like they're getting longer. CRACKED.COM http://www. smh.com au/lifestyle/do-your-nails-and- hair-continue-to-grow-affer-death-20130606-2ntmy — Source: 12 Creepy Urban Legends (That Are True)

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Mathilde of Austria

Vienna, 1867 Archduchess Mathilde ofAustria CAUGHT FIRE FROM HER OWN CIGARETTE. Mathilde's father had forbidden her to smoke - SO when he walked in o — Source: Royal Central

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The Ming Dynasty

The Wanggongchang Explosion killed 20,000 people in the capital of the Ming Dynasty in 1626. THE CHINI AN OCEAN No one knows what caused it, but it killed several government officials and the emperor's only heir. The only guard who remained calm enough to protect the emperor was killed by a falling ceiling tile. CRACKED.COM — Source: 10 Historical 'Now You Know' Facts

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Tattoo Fest

15 Amazing Festivals You Wish You Could Celebrate Right Now - Monks at Thailand’s Wat Bang Phra temple apply tattoos with oversize needles. People thi — Source: Reuters

28

Mystery Science Theater

MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 Joel Hodgson and his crew actually reached out on their own when they heard a new comedy channel was launching. It was a godsend for Comedy Central, the network's first cult hit at a time when it was struggling to find programming. The show would go on to win a Peabody Award. CRACKED.COM — Wired

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Rachel Bilson

Characters that weren't supposed to last Grown - 1 - HREE GOOD EASONS W BUY FUR I I - re Tre S Rush Summer Roberts on The О.С. Rachel Bilson only had three lines in the pilot, but show creator Josh Schwartz was so on VI impressed with her and her chemistry with Adam Brody that he wrote her into a regular role. CRACKED.COM — Fox
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Swords

Iron swords didn't replace bronze swords because they were better. There wasn't much of a quality difference between bronze and iron weapons. Iron swords, however, were much easier to make, as iron ore was readily available everywhere. CRACKED.COM — Source: MartialArtSwords.com

25

Animal Neck Bones

Whether it's a giraffe or a mouse, pretty much all mammals have the same number of neck bones. CRACKED COM — Source

24

The True Meaning of Having Big Shoes

MYTH: Big shoes mean... 3 60789101112 13141516 1718 19 8 13 14 15 16 17 19 There's no evidence that links penis size to other physical features, including height, body mass index, or shoe size. CRACKED.COM — Source: Science Mag

23

Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant's grandparents inspired one of his greatest achievements. LAKERS 8 The day he played his 81-point game was the birthday of his grandfather, who had died a few years earlier, and also the first and only time his grandma had come out to watch him play. Kobe was so happy, he scored 81 points. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

22

Graphic Cards

Sought after graphic cards are finally back on store shelves after years-long shortages. HOME END The global microchip shortage, stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic and disruption of supply chains, seems to have lifted a bit. Shipping is getting back on track and oil prices are stabilizing, and global manufacturing is revving up again. CRACKED.COM — Source

21

The Galaxy

There are way more trees on Earth than stars in the galaxy. A 2015 survey found that three trillion trees grow on Earth, 7 times the previous estimate. About 15 billion are chopped down every year. CRACKED.COM — Source

20

The Score

Marlon Brando walked around pantsless. THE SCORE CRACKED.COM Brando had it out for director Frank Oz. Не would only take direction from him via a third party, called him Miss Piggy, and showed up to set Donald Duck-style, so Oz couldn't film his whole body. — Source

19

Disney World

Typhoon Lagoon at Walt Disney World is visited by as many people that live in Houston. GRACKED.COM In 2013, Typhoon Lagoon in Florida attracted more people than any other park. Their total visitor count, 2.1 million, is just a tiny bit short of the entire population of Houston, Texas (2.3 million). — CNN

18

Restaurants

A San Francisco restaurant that shares profits with staff is doing super well. The restaurant doesn't rely on tipping at all, just profit sharing - and they say they weren't affected by the labor shortage at all. CRACKED.COM — Source

17

Bryan Singer

Bryan Singer got SO mad on Bohemian Rhapsody, he threw electrical equipment. Apparently, he'd had a fight with Rami Malek -- which is kind of amazing, because Malek is considered one of the nicest actors in Hollywood. CRACKED.COM — Source

16

Monsanto

Evil Things Huge Companies Have Done - Monsanto sells Roundup weed killer, and it also sells crops that are resistant to Roundup. Over time, Roundup-r — Source: NY Times

15

Popeye

The set of Popeye was one big drug party. ACR While filming the family-friendly motion picture in Malta, Harry Nilsson (the movie's composer) and many

14

Batman Forever

Arnie had to sign a contract to borrow one of the Mr. Freeze costumes from Batman Forever. He pays a token sum, around $1 or SO but he had to negotiate with the studio president to be able to borrow it. CRACKED.COM — Source: The Hollywood Reporter

13

Man-Thing and Swamp Thing

Marvel's Man-Thing and DC's Swamp Thing debuted within weeks of each other back in 1971. Man-Thing co-creator Gerry Conway and Swamp Thing co-creator Len Wein were roommates at the time. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Game Spot

12

Steve Buscemi

CRACKED C COM STEVE BUSCEMI WAS A FIREFIGHTER WITH THE NEW YORK CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT EDK! After the 9/11 attacks he returned to the fire department an

11

Keith Moon

Keith Moon pranked department stores with an elaborate troll. It involved two friends-- he'd rip up a pair of pants in the store to test their strength with one of the friends, then the other one would come in and offer to buy half of the pants. CRACKED.COM — Source: 4 Legendary Pranks Pulled Off by Celebrities

10

Jim Morrison

Jim Morrison got arrested for showing a concert audience his cock. Well, he offered to show it, anyway it's not clear he actually did, but he got arrested for indecent exposure and open profanity in any case. CRACKED.COM — Source: Rolling Stone

9

Seth Green

celebrities who Are Into Magic: The Gathering SCO ENDI seth Green MAGIC The Green and the rest of Robot Chicken all play Magic together. DECKMASTER CRACKED.COM — Source: Seth Green/Twitter

8

Chess

There is a type of chess where players can only see their own pieces. Kriegspiel players attempt to move on their turns, and the umpire declares their attempts 'legal' or 'illegal.' If the move is illegal, the player tries again; if it is le- gal, that move stands. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

7

Frogs

The Golden Rocket Frog (Anomaloglossus beebei) has only ever been spotted in a single mountainous area of a Guyana rainforest. It lives inside bromeli

6

The Beatles

The Beatles had huge successes with their films Help! and A Hard Day's Night. CRACKED.COM Thankfully they did not ever make Up Against It, a screenplay commissioned by the Beatles and written by play- wright Joe OrtonThe script was horribly offensive, there were scenes with sexu- al assaults written in for laughs, men and women fighting in a civil war against each other, and the band mem- bers dressing in drag and assassinating the Prime Minister. — Source

5

Homeowners

A home intruder fell asleep on someone's bed after BE cleaning their house. GRAGKED.COM Lukasz Chojnowski broke into a home while the owners were away on vacation and he cleaned up their house. The homeowners found him asleep in their bed when they returned from their trip. — BBC

4

Sylvester Stallone

Sylvester Stallone's '40s-era Rocky rehash Paradise Alley was based on his memories of growing up in Hell's Kitchen. Stallone wrote, directed, and starred in it, and even sang the theme song (badly). So when it tanked at the box office, he took it as a personal blow. CRACKED.COM — Source

3

World War I

The most decorated enlisted man in the British Army in WWI never fired a single shot. CRACKED.COM William Coltman was a stretcher bearer who won the Victoria cross for charging into fire unarmed and carrying out 3 wounded men on his back. — London Gazette

2

Scream

Meta Movies Scream The movie was inspired by a real serial killer. Danny Rolling, the Gainesville Ripper, also had daddy issues, stalked out college campuses, and posed his victims to maximize the shock factor. CRACKED.COM — Source

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