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39 Gritty Bits of Trivia That, With A Little Elbow Grease, Can Smooth Those Brain Folds Right Out

January 03, 2025

It’s good to clean out your brain once in a while. Not a full factory reset, since you probably don’t want to forget your ABCs and 123s, but a spring cleaning of sorts. Out with the old, in with the new. Maybe donate a few of your older facts at parties to free up space for these fresh facts.

Of course, you’ll probably want to share these at those parties as well, which would inevitably overshadow those old, dusty facts. Better just load up some crates and take them to the dump.

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Paraguay

Paraguay is now a producer of 100% renewable energy. And it's the first country in its region to produce 100% renewable energy - This is an unprecedented historic event, said president Mario Abdo Benítez at a ceremony marking the electrification of the city of Bahia Negra.COM — Source: 13 Pieces Of Good News To Make The World Seem Less Gloomy

38

Office Life

Those bright lights at your office sure do keep you alert. Actually, they're making you tired. The use of fluorescent lights and/or over-illumination

37

Red Lobster

A Red Lobster president lost her job after creating an endless crab promotion. Red Lobster Edna Morris tried to boost profits with a $22.99 din- ner promotion, but instead lost millions by bungling her calculations on how many times patrons would refill their plates with pric- ey crab. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

36

Spam

The creators of Spam sued Jim Henson Productions for using the name Spa'am. CRACKED.COM The judge dismissed the suit for failure to prove damages from the pig character in Muppet Treasure Island, noting, one might think Hormel would welcome the association with a genuine source of pork. — Source

35

The U.S. Navy

CRACKED SUBMARINES HAVE XBOX CONTROLLERS - BECAUSE WHY NOT? In 2017, the US Navy announced they'd be swapping out the expensive and complicated helicopter-style control sticks for Xbox 360 controllers to more easily navigate periscopes on submarines. — Source

34

Bill Gates

CRACKED BILL GATES WAS ARRESTED TWICE. The Microsoft co-founder was arrested once in 1975 for driving without a license and speeding. Не was then arrested in 1977 for again driving without a license, and failing to stop at a stop sign. — Source

33

Chipotle

CHIPOTLE HAD TO PAY THE LARGEST EVER U.S. FOOD SAFETY FINE. ICHIPOTLE LEXMCARD eST CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL They had to cash out $25 millon for sickenin — Source: The New York Times

32

The Komodo Dragon

Until 1910, the Komodo Dragon was considered a cryptid. CRACKED.COM Dutch Colonial officer Lt. Steyn van Hensbroek took an expedition to Komodo Island to find the mythical beast, killing one that was six feet long. — Source: PBS

31

KFC

CRACKED KFC'S CANDLE-LIT TABLE SERVICE. For Valentine's Day in 2016, a UK KFC offered date-night table service with flowers, linen napkins, and a silver candelabra. A soft drink sommelier even helped couples pair the perfect soda for their chosen meal. — Source

30

Insects

This is the world's longest insect; it's 24.6 inches long. Species name: Phryganistria chinensis Zhao The researcher who found it initially mistook it for part of a tree. CRACKED.COM — Source

29

Google Maps

WEIRD WORLD Because of Google Maps, an Indonesian guy nearly married a stranger. RA. 3 MIFTAHUL TPA-TPQ JANNAH CIMANGOU КЕГА RT.OI/W 2018.11 13 09:2 The app took him to the wrong wedding venue - apparently, there was both a wedding and an engagement taking place at the same village. CRACKED.COM — Source

28

The NFL

A protestor that ran onto the field during a Rams game filed a police report after he got clobbered. CRACKED.COM The fan filed a police report with the Santa Clara Police Depart- ment for the blatant assault perpetrated by Bobby Wagner and Takk McKinley. — KNBR / Wikipedia

27

Fergie

A Butt-Shaped Cake Fergie sent Alanis Morissette a cake in the shape of a butt because she enjoyed Morissette's cover of 'My Humps SO much. CRACKED.COM — Source: NPR

26

Haley Joel Osment

Haley Joel Osment Osment was a household name when he was eighteen and went to Tisch School of the Arts at N.Y.U. Не studied experimental theater, even though he had already been nominated for an Oscar. CRACKED.COM — Source: New York Times

25

The McHotDog

The McHotDog danced on Ray Kroc's grave. hot dog ho CRACKED COM Even though the Krocs started off in the hot dog biz, Ray Kroc later refused to sell them at McDonalds because he couldn't be sure the meat was high enough quality. Turns out: Americans don't really care about the quality of their speedy meats! — Source

24

Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp has a room full of fancy Barbie dolls. Не reportedly uses them to test new voices. Не originally collected them for his daughter, and when she lost interest, he couldn't bring himself to get rid of them. Не has a number of limited-edition Babies, like Beyonce, Paris Hilton, Marilyn Monroe, and Audrey Hepburn. CRACKED.COM — Source: 19 Celebrities Who Are Huge Fans Of Surprising Stuff

23

Bob Dylan

Celebrity Endorsements Bob Dylan correctly predicted his commercial future. In a 1965 interview, Dylan joked that he'd only ever sell out for women's undergarments. Fast forward to 2007, Dylan appeared in an ad for Victoria's Secret. CRACKED.COM — Source: Still Dyl/YouTube

22

Sleepwalking

CRACKED It's not dangerous to wake a sleepwalker. They won't be hurt, but they might get confused, and some people get punchy when they get confused, so it's probably best to quietly lead them back to bed. — Pixel-Shot/Shutterstock
BBC

21

Friends

Friends was almost destroyed by Coca-Cola. For Friends second season, Соса-Соӏа spent $30 million to promote Diet Coke with the help of the hip twenty-somethings. The campaign was huge - so huge, in fact, that people got sick of seeing the characters everywhere, and rankings plummeted. (They got better, though.) et CRACKED.COM — Source

20

Astronauts

Astronauts reported Santa BETTER WATCH OUT CRACKED.CO In December 1965, astronauts aboard Gemini 6A reported a UFO, with its pilot wearing a red suit. Then they rang bells and played Jingle Bells on the harmonica. — Source: Smithsonian

19

Star Trek

The USS Enterprise in Star Trek originally had a way, way less cool name. NEC-1701 ЭЭЛ It was called Yorktown, after a WWII aircraft carrier -- eventually, Gene Roddenberry went with Enterprise, also after a WWII aircraft carrier (apparently, he just liked that one better). CRACKED.COM — Source

18

The Biggest Recorded Snowflake

Huge examples of normally small things The biggest recorded snowflake A ranch owner in Montana found the biggest snowflake ever in 1887. It was 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick, made up of lots of ice crystals and water droplets. CRACKED — Source

17

Scrooge McDuck

Scrooge McDuck's first cartoon was capitalist propaganda. In the original comics, Scrooge was pretty much, well, a scrooge - but in his 1967 animated debut in Scrooge McDuck and Money, his villainish side disappears as he becomes a wise advisor, giving Huey, Dewey, and Louie valuable lessons about how capitalism works. CRACKED.COM — Source

16

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

The Buffy episode Hush had almost no dialogue. How do S get my JOSS WHEDON LEFT IT OUT TO SPITE HIS CRITICS. Whedon's detractors felt that dialogue was his only redeeming skill, so Whedon decided to prove them wrong. Hush is almost completely silent from beginning to end, which Whedon accomplished by having demons take away people's voices. The episode wound up earning an Emmy and a huge cult following. GRACKED.COM https:/www businessinsider.com aw/buffy-episode-hush-was-a-masterpiece-2014-7 — Source: 15 Things Created As Revenge

15

Margot Robbie

Margot Robbie held an unbroken 24-hour party to celebrate her birthday. t started at 9 AM, and included under-the-sea-karaoke, a Western-theme part, progressively filthier and filthier bars, and finally champagne at 9 AM next morning. CRACKED.COM — Source: Vulture

14

Proposals

Public proposals are more likely to get rejected 85% of people say they would prefer a private proposal. CRACKED.COM — Source: The Cut

13

Game of Thrones

Fantasy movies Game of Thrones George R. R. Martin had a cameo in the unaired pilot. Martin played a Pentoshi nobleman during Daenerys and Khal Drogo's wedding. When the pilot was redone, the cameo went with it, and so we've never been able to see him in his own show. CRACKED.COM — Source: GamesRadar+, Insider

12

Africa

A South African resort lets the rich vacation in a shanty town to get a taste of the hard life. Shanty Town in Bloemfon- tein looks exactly as it sounds on the outside, but the corrugated metal shacks are actually equipped with the ameni- ties elites are used to: heated floors and WiFi. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Amusing Planet

11

Notorious

LIL KIM NOTORIOUS CRACKED.COM Never consulted by filmmakers or actress, Naturi Naughton, Lil Kim saw her audition tape after the fact, and dubbed her the worst possible candidate. Kim stated, I would have never picked Naturi, she doesn't have a Lil Kim aura at all! — Source: Hiphopdx

10

Modern Slavery

CRACKED SLAVERY It's estimated that right now, more people than ever before are living in slavery. The United Nations' International Labour Organization and the Walk Free Foundation say that 40.3 million people are affected. — The Guardian

9

Alien

CRACKED COM Alien eggs were made to look less genital to avoid Catholic backlash. H.R. Giger had designed the top of the eggs in Alien to look like a — More: 5 Famous Films Hollywood Had Zero Faith In

8

Australia

There's a sovereign state inside of Australia CRACKED.COM 5 farms on the Hutt River attempted to secede from Australia in the 1960's a request that the state obviously denied. Except that, in their denial, they referred to the Administrator of Hutt River Province, which actually granted them statehood. To this day, the Province doesn't pay taxes. — Source: The 6 Most Creative Abuses of Loopholes

7

Glee

The cast of Glee has had 207 SONGS on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. That's three times as many as the Beatles. CRACKED.COM — Source

6

Scallops

A new scallop fishing technique involves showing them disco lights. CRACKED.COM Small underwater pot- lights were designed for lobster and crab traps to prevent the need to use fish as bait, but it was ac- tually scallops that were the most interested in the LED lights. — The Guardian

5

Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe married his first cousin. CRACKED.COM Poe married Virgina Clemm when he was 26 and she was 13. She died 11 years later, and Poe was often found in the winter sitting at her tomb almost frozen. — History.info

4

The Joker

HEATH LEDGER THE JOKER CRACKED.COM Some influences for Heath Ledger's Joker were A Clockwork Orange, Johnny Rotten, Sid Vicious, and ventriloquist dummies. Не also said, I locked myself away in a hotel room in London for a month, and landed more in the realm of a psychopath

3

Rattlesnake Killer

In 1925, Kate McHale Slaughterback killed 140 rattlesnakes. She was out with her adopted son Ernie in Colorado and became surrounded by over a hundred rattlesnakes. She shot them with her rifle until she ran out of ammo, then took a nearby sign (it's believed to have said No Hunting) and killed every last rattlesnake. She had to club them non-stop for two hours. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

2

Fitbit

A Fitbit played a role in solving a murder. CRACKED.COM Using the Wife's Fitbit and analyzing her movements, analysts were able to create a timeline that proved the husband had cre- ated a false story. — Source

1

Ecce Homo

Disrespectful uses of priceless artifacts Monkey Jesus Around 1930, Spanish artist Elías García Martínez painted the unremarkable Jesus portrait Ecce Homo. In 2012, untrained amateur artist Cecilia Giménez just said to herself, Sure, I can restore it, how hard can it be? Such childlike obliviousness gave US the artistic monstrosity our godforsaken age deserves. CRACKED.COM — Source

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