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44 Chintzy Bits of Trivia That Are Finally Ready to Give Up the Goods

January 01, 2025

These facts have owed us this wealth of knowledge for a long time, and today’s the day that they’re finally paying up. Day after day, they came up with a multitude of excuses, but for whatever reason, they’ve decided to dole out the info today. Do you know how frustrating it is to track down random facts, get them back to the office to put on display, only to have them clam up?

All we can say is that, with all this anticipation, these little tidbits better be good!

44

Capuchin Monkeys

CAPUCHIN MONKEYS WASH THEIR BODIES WITH THEIR URINE. This process attracts mates. Marcel on Friends was grosser than you thought. CRACKED.COM — BBC

43

The Cabbage Fairy

The first narrative film wasn't The Great Train Robbery (1903) as many people might think. It was The cabbage Fairy released in 1896, written and dire

42

Samuel Goldwyn vs. Louis B. Mayer

Sick burns by distinguished people Hollywood mogul Samuel Goldwyn quipped about his nemesis Louis B.Mayer, The only reason so many people attended his funeral was they wanted to make sure he was dead. CRACKED — Underwood & Underwood, Wiki Commons,
Los Angeles Times/Wiki Commons
The Wall Street Journal

41

Edward Snowden

PUNISHED HEROES THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS WHISTLEBLOWER. Edward Snowden leaked thousands of top secret documents about the NSA's surveillance of American citizens. The U.S. government considers him a traitor, and he faces 30 years in prison if he ever returns to the U.S. CRACKED — Laura Poitras/Praxis Films via Wiki Commons)
NPR

40

Christmas

it Merrü Christmas to цои Victorian Christmas cards were hardcore. Trees? Sleighs? Victorians had no time for such harmless BS-their Christmas cards had dead birds, murderous frogs, scary old men, and other imagery you'd only find in horror movies today. CRACKED COM — Source

39

Portugal

IN PORTUGAL, IT'S ILLEGAL FOR RESTAURANTS NOT TO OFFER VEGAN MEALS. In 2017, it became the first country where all food services (including schools, h

38

Grunge

JASON EVERMAN NIRVANA CRACKED COM Everman became a member of Nirvana and Soundgarden and managed to get kicked out of both. Не went on to join the army, get a philosophy degree, and live as a monk in Nepal. — Source: 15 Celebs Who Gave Up Fame And Found Happiness

37

Ancient Greece

Ancient Flat Earth Beliefs CRACKED.COM We like to think that people have only known the earth was round since Columbus didn't fall off. But the Greeks not only knew it, they even calculated its circumference. Which means flat-earthers could travel to 500 BC and still be considered dumb. — Source

36

The Hells Angels

THE HELLS ANGELS WERE ORIGINALLY A VETERANS CLUB. Motorcycle gangs were at first just bored World War Il veterans who got cheap Army surplus bikes and — More: Bad Groups That Weren't Evil Originally

35

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind partly inspired, of all things, Disney's Loki. TOKE That movie (like, say, Scott pilgrim), had a lot of elaborate practical sets that look like CGI-and Loki did too, to make its world feel like a real environment. CRACKED.COM — Source: DenOfGeek

34

24-7

Stores open 24-7 are a thing in the U.S. and Asia, but not Europe. WAL* MART SUPERCENTER Open 24 Hours Food Center Pharmacy Optical 1-Hr. Photo Tire & Lube F For example, in Germany, opening on Sundays is against the law in most cases, and late-night stores have started appearing only recently. In Austria, most shops can't work more than 66 hours a week. In France, pretty much the only 24-hour stores are a few pharmacies, and in Switzerland, the only late-night options are vending machines. CRACKED.COM — Source

33

Battery Life

ADVERTISED BATTERY LIFE REFLECTS HOPELESSLY UNREALISTIC CONDITIONS. Yes, YOU can get your computer to run 15 hours on a single charge- - if you disable WiFi, dim your monitor, and don't run anything or play any music or video. That's how that number was arrived at. CRACKED.COM — Source: 25 Marketing Lies Somehow Still Seen

32

Six Flags

GRACKED SPENDING 30 HOURS IN A COFFIN CARRETT BALES- 899 1933 trees - ЛА IIIGHT and TEST EIGHT FEST Six Flags America in Maryland gave couples a chance to win prizes by spending 30 hours together in a coffin. They did offer a few breaks for, well, bodily functions, at least. — UPI

31

OKCupid

THINK WOMEN LIKE COMPLIMENTS? MAYBE, BUT DON'T OPEN WITH ONE. A study by OKCupid found that starting a chat by calling a woman attractive makes her mo — For details, read 6 Things Men Do to Get Laid That Science Says Turn Women Off

30

Italy and COVID

Italy is considering separating people into COVID-immune and COVID-susceptible. Matteo Renzi A regional president suggested a license for people with COVID antibodies, and former prime minister Matteo Renzi talked about a Covid Pass. Germany is considering a similar plan. CRACKED.COM — The New York Times

29

Gone with the Wind

Censor Joe Breen almost had the most famous line in GONE WITH THE WIND replaced with such alternatives as: Frankly, my dear, I don't give a whoop! Thankfully director David Selznick successfully contended that the dramatic use of the word 'damn' was at worst a common vulgarism, not a curse or oath that required censoring. CRACKED.COM — Source: 46 Next-Level Movie Facts To Know

28

Oreo Barbie

CRACKED.COM OREO BARBIE DIDN'T LAST LONG ON THE SHELVES. Oreo Barbie, born in 1997 from a cross-promotional partnership between Mattel and Nabisco, came in both white and black versions. You can tell every person involved was white because nobody knew that MA Oreo is a derogatory OREO term in the African American community for a black person who is ORE white on the inside. — Source

27

Tinkerbell

MYTH: Marilyn Monroe inspired Tinkerbell The popular story that Tinkerbell in Disney's Peter Pan was based on Marilyn Monroe isn't true; the character was actually inspired by actress Margaret Kerry. CRACKED

26

Harry Potter

A minor character in Harry Potter is a tribute to a real fan. Harly Potter AND GOBLET THe FIRE OF In 1999 when she was still a hero to children everywhere, J.K. Rowling received a communication about a fan with Leukemia named Natalie. Rowling responded with the future storylines — Source: BuzzFeed

25

The Terminator

Arnold Schwarzenegger wasn't tough enough for the German dub ofTerminator. Schwarzenegger wasn't al- lowed to voice himself be- cause the producers thought that his Austrian accent wasn't tough enough for the Terminator. He's never dubbed himself in all of his movies since. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — ESL Stories

24

The American Obsession with Driving

FOR TRIPS OF LESS THAN ONE MILE... 70% OF AMERICANS WILL DRIVE. 70% OF EUROPEANS WILL WALK, BIKE, OR USE PUBLIC TRANSPORT. CRACKED.COM — Source

23

Blinking

BLINK AND YOU'LL MISS IT CRACKED.COM 1 blink is 100 milliseconds, and we blink roughly every 6 seconds, so that's 1/60th of our awake time. If we get 8 hours of sleep per night, then we're awake 2/3rds of hopefully an 80 year lifetime, and at that rate, we're blinking for 0.9 years of our lives. — Source

22

The Planet of the Apes

The original setting of Planet of the Apes was completely modern. THE IMPROVISATION: There were supposed to be monkeys watching movies, shopping, driving - everything. But the producers didn't want to pay for that, and they got a new writer, who created a new setting. THE RESULT: The barren wasteland with the iconic half-buried Statue of Liberty. CRACKED.COM — Source

21

Carpool Karaoke

Anthony Kiedis saved a baby's life whilst filming Carpool Karaoke. CRACKED.COM A distraught woman approached the set screaming My baby can't breathe. Kiedis calmly took the child and restored its breathing through CPR. Не then resumed filming the show. — Radio X / Wikipedia

20

Pretty Woman

Richard Gere will charm a laugh out of anyone. PRETTY WOMAN CRACKED.COM Не slammed the jewelry box shut on Julia Roberts' fingers, prompting her to recoil and laugh endearingly. — Source

19

The Grateful Dead

Lithuania competed in the 1992 Olympics wearing tie-dye uniforms from The Grateful Dead. CRACKED.COM Lithuania had to withdraw due to the lack of money after the fall of the USSR. The Grateful Dead agreed to fund transportation costs for the basketball team along with designs for the team's jerseys. — EW

18

Victorian London

Alligators weren't the first mythical sewer dwellers. Urban legends about sewer gators have their roots in Victorian London. Underground workers known as toshers had tales of wild pigs and supernatural rats. Similar myths go back even to ancient Rome. CRACKED.COM — Source

17

The Wizard of Oz

Dorothy Gale's dress was found in a shoebox at a Catholic school. THE WIZARD OF OZ CRACKED.COM One of the dresses Judy Garland wore was somehow given to a Washington, D.C. priest/drama teacher, who promptly lost it for decades. It was eventually found in the school's mail room. — Source

16

NASCAR

Z uTD 55 BAUGHMAN HASPEED The Dodge Charger Daytona was the first car to break the 200 mph barrier in NASCAR in 1969. It was later banned by authoriti

15

Batman Forever

TOMMY LEE JONES, VAL KILMER &JOEL SCHUMACHER CRACKED.COM In 1996, Batman Forever director Joel Schumacher called out Jones & Kilmer, saying I'm tired of defending overpaid, overprivileged actors. I pray I don't work with them again. Не called Jones an asshole and Kilmer psychotic and said, The two weeks where Kilmer didn't speak to me was bliss. — Source: independent

14

Salamanders

Because of their highly sensitive skin, salamanders are used by scientists to estimate pollution severity. Salamander population levels can provide a good idea of the general health of an environment. CRACKED.COM — Source: Grit

13

Monet

A man punched a hole through a $10 million Monet painting Не was sentenced to 5 years in prison. Не is banned from art galleries until 15 months after his release. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: 14 Now-You-Know Facts From Art History

12

Americans

GRACKED AMERICAN DATES ARE CONFUSING. 12 17 18 19 24 25 Americans write the month, the day, then the year, but pretty much every other country writes the day first, then the month, then the year. So 06/03/1985 is June 3rd, 1985 in the U.S., but the 6th of March, 1985 everywhere else. — The Guardian / Seeking Alpha

11

Doctor’s Scales

We trust the scale at our doctor's office to be reliable. But 20% of those are inaccurate. That's pretty disconcerting when you consider that dosages are based on patient weight. CRACKED.COM — Source

10

Elle King

EX'S & OH'S singer ELLE KING is the daughter of comic ROB SCHNEIDER. EIle says she took her mother's name because she raised me, and wanted to be m

9

H.P. Lovecraft

CRACKED.COM H. P. LOVECRAFT was afraid of a laundry list of stuff (including foreigners) - --but something recurring in his work is people losing their minds. That might be related to the fact that his father was committed to a psychiatric hospital, and Lovecraft feared what this might mean for his own sanity. — HeadStuff

8

Sharknado

Strange as it seems, the brilliant title Sharknado wasn't the first choice. NYFD They originally wanted to call it Dark Skies, and if they did, we're pretty sure the movie would have sunk without a trace. CRACKED COM — Source

7

Richard Nixon

RICHARD NIXON INFORMED FUTURE FIRST LADY PAT RY OF HIS INTENT TO MARRY HER BEFORE SHE HAD AGREED TO THEIR FIRST DATE. DURING THE TWO YEARS BEFORE SHE

6

Deadpool 2

Deadpool 2 almost showed Deadpool as, uh, a father (somehow). The initial idea floated by Ryan Reynolds and his co-writers on the movie was What if Deadpool had a child?, but it just did not work out at all. CRACKED.COM — Source

5

Trees

There's 9,200 tree species yet to be discovered A new study estimates there are 73,000 tree species on Earth, but there are still many potentional rare, undiscovered species that are threatened by climate change and deforestation. CRACKED.COM

4

The Razzies

CRACKED cO COM HALLE BERRY SHOWED UP IN PERSON TO PICK UP HER RAZZIE AWARD FOR CATWOMAN WAR Ds In her acceptance speech, she thanked her manager for r

3

Russia

RUSSIA IS ABOUT THE SAME SIZE AS PLUTO Pluto's surface area is 17,646,012 km2, compared to Russia's 17,098,246 km². CRACKED.COM — Source

2

Charles Adams

CRACKED CHARLES ADAMS President John Adams' son's alcohol-fueled hijinks were a continual source of embarrassment to his parents and siblings. Не drank himself to death in 1790. — PBS

1

A Judas Goat

A Judas Goat is used in the Galapagos to find other goats, which are then killed. To eliminate all the elusive invasive goats in the Galapagos, researchers attached a GPS to a 'Judas goat' who would, because of its gregarious nature, seek out other goats. It was then tracked down, the group killed, but with the 'traitor' left alive to repeat the cycle. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — National Geographic

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