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Your brain can really help these facts come out of their shell

43 Introverted Bits of Trivia That Are Actually Feeling Like A Night on the Town

January 01, 2025

There’s nothing wrong with your brain being an introvert, because it “coming out of its shell” would be deadly (and quite messy). These facts, on the other hand, need to get out of their shell if they ever hope to do some brain-hopping. They can’t sit in this list forever. Sooner or later, they’re going to have to overcome their shyness and show the world how special they really are.

Well, it looks like they overheard our impassioned speech and are ready to get all up in your brain!

43

NASA

NASA wanted to send Big Bird into space on the Challenger in 1986 to get children interested in space. Me CRACKED.COM The Big Bird suit was too big, however, so they sent teacher Christa McAuliffe instead. The Challenger exploded shortly after liftoff. — NBC

42

Painting with Poop

English painter Mary Barnes was a schizophrenic who first painted with poop. Barnes's first paintings were done with her own feces on the walls depicting breasts. Her psychiatrist gave her grease crayons which led to Barnes evolving from crayon scribbles, to finger-painting, to oil painting. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Art of Psychiatry

41

The Lords of Salem

BTS STORIES FROM HORROR MOVIES 2012 THE LORDS OF SALEM Some sequences were shot at the Linda Vista Hospital in Los Angeles, which has an infamous spooky reputation. Filming in the basement would make people sick, and the crew would report weird and random sounds at other empty parts of the hospital. CRACKED.COM — Source

40

The Titanic

One of the Titanic's survivors was dubbed The Unsinkable Molly Brown. After the Titanic's disaster, she got highly involved in women's and worker's rights, and acquired a reputation. CRACKED.COM — Source

39

Bitcoin Mining

CRACKED TULIPS, BITCOIN, AND SOLAR: A DUTCH DREAM TEAM. In the Netherlands, a collaboration between a flower farmer and a bitcoin mining company is creating a 'win-win situation' by using the warmth from the servers to heat the tulip greenhouse, reducing energy bills and environmental impact. The servers are powered by solar energy from the roof, and both the farmers and the company are earning crypto. — RFI

38

Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe became a legend thanks to a spiteful rival. Poe never made much money from his writing while living. But sales of his books skyrocketed after his death, WHEN his long- time enemy Rufus Griswold published a slanderous biography describing him as a drunken maniac. CRACKED.COM — Source: 25 Famous People Who Were Total Nobodies While They Were Alive

37

The Universe

SKY FULL OF GHOSTS CRACKED.COM In 1802, William Herschel discovered that a telescope is like a time machine. The sun's light takes just over 8 mins to reach us, so when we look at the sun, we see it as it was 8 mins ago. Не stated, Some stars are so far away that by the time their light reaches Earth, they are already dead. We see their light, but their bodies perished long ago. — Source: space.com

36

The Karate Kid

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35

Ohio Attorney

An attorney was suspended from the Supreme Court for driving naked. CRACKED COM The Supreme Court of Ohio indefinitely suspend- ed Scott Blauvelt after he was arrested for nude driv- ing and exposing himself, three months after his first suspension for driving bare ass nude. — WDTN

34

Mads Mikkelsen

43 Introverted Bits of Trivia That Are Actually Feeling Like A Night on the Town

33

Hamas

Hamas ripped off Bugs Bunny and Mickey Mouse for its propaganda. In the Hamas TV show Tomorrow's Pioneers, Farfour (AKA Mickey) and Assud (AKA Bugs), played by actors in creepy costumes, urge Palestinian kids to overthrow the corrupt Zionist regime. 6 اللي Fruits And, horrifyingly, to kill Jews. In one episode, Assud even promises to finish them off and eat them. CRACKED.COM — Source

32

Treasure Planet

The standard pirate speech comes from a 1950s pirate movie - Treasure Planet. Robert Newton played Long John Silver, arrr'd a lot, and used phrases like shiver me timbers. That's how the whole thing got started. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

31

Devil May Cry

CRACKED COM A bug from another game inspired Devil May Cry's iconic feature where the main character can suspend enemies mid-air using continuous attacks. Coot ! e During the development of Onimusha: Warlords, they discovered a bug that caused the enemy to stay floating when being attacked. They thought it was kind of cool and adopted it for Devil May Cry. — Source

30

Vice

CHRISTIAN BALE VICE CRACKED.COM Bale won the Golden Globe for his portrayal of former V.P. Dick Cheney in Vice. In his acceptance speech, he said, Thank you to Satan for giving me inspiration on how to play this role.

29

Tenet

The plane wreck in Tenet was filmed by wrecking an actual Boeing 747. Turns out that option was cheaper than CGI or miniatures. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Cinema Blend

28

Big

YOU TALKIN' TO ME, ZOLTAR? BIG THE ROLE OF JOSH IN WAS ORIGINALLY OFFERED TO ROBERT DE NIRO BUT HE WAS UNAFFORDABLE SO TOM HANKS STEPPED IN CRACKED.CO

27

Casting

CHARLIZE THERON IN MONSTER CRACKED.COM In 2003, it was hard for critics and audiences to imagine Charlize Theron as gritty, crazed killer, Aileen Wuornos. She received an Oscar and Robert Ebert praised it as, One of the greatest performances in the history of cinema. — Source

26

Sylvester Stallone

In 1971, Sylvester Stallone sold his dog, Butkus, for $40 to buy food. After selling the script for Rocky, he bought him back for $15,000. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

25

Grunters

Studios hire voice actors just to grunt and breathe. They're called mimics, and they can impersonate all the non-verbal sounds an actor makes. They get hired to fill in gasps, moans, sighs, etc., during the sound mixing phase of production. CRACKED.COM — Source

24

Schitt’s Creek

EASTER EGGSTRA REFERENCES & HIDDEN MEANINGS CRACKED.COM SCHITT'S CREER The Birth of Venus Moira's long locks during the wedding is an homage to Botticelli's Italian Renaissance masterpiece. The idea came about when Catherine O'Hara suggested Moira be dressed like the Pope. — Source: 16 Easter Eggs And Hidden Meanings In 'Schitt's Creek'

23

Sharks

Sharks can track the position of the sun and often hunt with the sun behind them. This is so they can mitigate sun glare that may obstruct their vision while hunting and conceal their approach.

22

A Day’s Pay

CRACKED WORKERS DONATE A DAY'S PAY FOR AN APTLY NAMED BOMBER. In 1944, the workers at Hanford Engineer Works gave up a day's wages to buy a B-17 bomber, which they named Day's Pay and gave it to the U.S. Army Air Forces. TO РАСЦ DAYS PAY a 10 THE ARMY AIR FORCES AS A R If EMPLOYEES OF # NFORD El — Source

21

Bridesmaids

BRIDESMAIDS MINDY KALING AND BUSY PHILLIPPS WERE UP FOR ROLES. The two auditioned for Lillian and Megan, respectively, but didn't get the parts. CRACKED.COM — Source

20

Ozzy

Ozzy Osbourne regrets never learning an instrument CRACKED.co When he was younger, a friend told him not to bother learning to use anything but his own golden throat. As a result, can play a little bit of harmonica, and that's about it. His head is apparently too stuffed up with drugs and bat guts at this point to absorb a new skill. — Source: Rolling Stone

19

Space Diamond

CRACKED SCIENTISTS FOUND A DIAMOND THE SIZE OF EARTH. Scientists revealed that there is an 11-billion-year-old diamond the size of Planet Earth floating in space. The diamond is actually a huge, dead star known as a white dwarf that has cooled enough to turn to crystallized carbon. — 5 of the Most Useless Facts Scientists Have Deduced About Space / History

18

Death Row Records

Hasbro is the owner of Death Row Records. PEATH ROW RECORDS They bought the company on December 30, 2019, which means the people who own the rights to My Little Pony now also own the rights to the albums of Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre, and more. CRACKED.COM — Source: VICE

17

Eggs

America is one of the only countries that refrigerate eggs. WHY? ASABE A EN on 1234 be 1450 Because the FDA makes HOT anca us Fresh Form Eggs XL GOOSS ADE A EGGS wash off the hen's natural Tras coating that protects the egg from salmonella. CRACKED.COM — Source: 29 Ways America Is Super Weird, Compared To Other Countries

16

Tobey Maguire

Tobey Maguire's mom bribed him to take acting classes. When Tobey was in sixth grade, he dreamed of be- coming a chef and asked his mother to sign him up for a home economics class. His mother bribed him with $100 to take an acting class instead. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — CNN

15

Renting Prison Cells

WEIRD WORLD Denmark is going to rent 300 prison cells a year from the country of Kosovo. e ROOM Denmark has been dealing with prison overcrowding, and apparently this is the solution. CRACKED.COM — Source

14

Goodwill

13

Xbox

XBOX Initially, the marketing team hated the name, SO they came up with an entire list of names they thought were better. They did decide to leave XB

12

The Office

The Office started out as a dumb joke in a real-life radio office. Stephen Merchant and Ricky Gervais came up with a character named Seedy Boss as a gag at the radio station they worked at, then worked on it and turned it into a TV show. CRACKED.COM — Source: The Independent

11

Matt Lauer

Fallen Celebrities Then vs. Now MATT LAUER was the face of NBC's Today for 20 years. НЕ ALSO REPORTEDLY HARASSED A LOT OF WOMEN, abused his power, and had a button to close the door of his office automatically, as normal people do. Не was fired from NBC, and nobody has seen him since. CRACKED.COM — Source

10

The Hand of God

The Hand of God CRACKED.COM Soccer player Diego Maradona scored on a deliberate hand ball in the 1986 World Cup, but the refs didn't notice, SO the goal counted. Maradona himself dubbed it the Hand of God, and contends that it's not technically cheating. — Source: 15 Of The Most Brazen Attempts At Cheating In Professional And Amateur Sports

9

Golf Comedies

HAPPY OR BE TIN CUP? CRACKED.COM 1996 was huge for golf comedies. Kevin Costner was the producers' first choice to play Shooter McGavin, but he passed to make his own well-regarded, but very different, 1996 golf comedy, 'Tin Cup'. — Source: vh1

8

The Electric Chair

The electric chair was invented by A DENTIST Alfred Southwick came up with the idea for the electric chair, which was based on the chair he used in his dental practice. Anyway, enjoy your next dental appointment! CRACKED — Fer Gregory/Shutterstock
The Electric Chair Was Invented By A Dentist

7

Eli Roth

Eli Roth got into character for Inglorious Basterds with the help of Hannah Montana. He thought about his relatives being killed in the Holocaust while listening to a Hannah Montana song, and that put him in the crazy, murderous mindset he needed. — Source: CTVNews

6

Hyperinflation

In 1923, hyperinflation caused German currency to lose, almost all of its value. It became so worthless that people gave it to children to play with or used it as wallpaper. CRACKED.COM — Source

5

Alien Activity?

CRACKED STRANGE ISLANDS IN MICRONESIA People have looked into the possibility that aliens had something to do with the strange group of islands in Micronesia called Nan Madol, because of their strong magnetic energy. — Source

4

Bad Predictions

Nothing bad will happen to the stock market. IRVING FISHER CRACKED.COM 3 days before the stock market crash, an American economist declared that stocks had reached a permanently high plateau. — Source

3

The Rocky Steps

CRACKED THE PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART PROVIDED THE ROCKY STEPS. T E o S S G R Rocky ran up the now-iconic 72 stone steps that lead up to the museum, which holds 300,000 art pieces that span 2000 years. After you run up them, make sure to jump up and down with your hands up, then pose with the bronze statue of Rocky. — The Constitution

2

The Monkees

The Monkees were a fake band that became real. The four members were cast for a TV show about a rock band (and not all of them even played their instruments at first). While the show only lasted two seasons and their movie flopped, the Monkees are still around, their latest album released in 2020. CRACKED.COM — Goldmine Magazine, Discogs

1

Lost in Translation

The American Dairy Association's Got milk? campaign was such a hit that they decided to go international with it. YOUR MILK COMES FROM A GOOD PLACE AMERICAN DAIRY ASSOCIATION NORTH EAST The Spanish version was quickly discontinued, though, when they realized they'd been asking their audience the intrusive question, Are you lactating? CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Bizarre Brand Name Blunders

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