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45 Random Bits of Trivia That’ll Finally Complete That Work-in-Progress Brain of Yours

January 07, 2025

Like that rusty old car in your dad’s garage, your brain has been sitting in the corner of these facts’ back shed waiting patiently for them to finish it. It wants to get out on the open road, but the facts just keep walking by it and telling us that they’ll get to it one day.

Well, today’s the day, facts! Get this old beater road-ready with this list, or sell it for parts.

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Burger King

Burger King issued a recall of 25 million Pokemon balls. After two deaths, Burger King offered a small fry in exchange for anyone who would return the kid's toy. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Superman

Warner Bros gave producer Ilya Salkind the rights to make a Superman movie in the '70s in two minutes. CRACKED.COM Salkind says he called WB to ask about Superman and they ended up throwing in the rights to include any character who had ever been in the same comic as him because they truly did not give a crap. — The Weird Connections Between 'The Godfather' And 'Superman'

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Dame Judi Dench

This actress' husky voice probably cost her a shot at being a Bond Girl. So naturally she went on to play... James Bond's boss 27 years later. This is

42

Coffins

HUMAN LIMITS Being buried alive UP TO 5.5 HOURS If you're buried alive in a coffin, you can survive for about five and a half hours, as long as you have enough oxygen. Basically, the coffin needs to be 886 liters in size and you need to be taking in half a liter of oxygen every minute. CRACKED — Fer Gregory/Shutterstock
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Raul Julia

RAUL JULIA in a video game movie was Game Over. STREET FIGHTER: THE MOVIE Producers didn't know Julia was losing a battle to stomach cancer. while filming Street Fighter. He took the role because his kids were huge fans of the game. (And because they paid him a mint.) — The Guardian

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Oil

The United States, China and Japan US are the top three oil 20% consumers in the world. CHINA 11.7% Americans use more JAPAN oil than China and Japan 5.3% COMBINED. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Robert Pattison

Twilight actor Robert Pattison, dealt with an obsessed fan in 2008 by taking her out. CRACKED.COM The woman apparently stayed outside of his apartment for weeks while he filmed a movie in Spain. Pattinson recalled, I just complained about every- thing in my life and she never came back. — Source

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Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg derided the president. FOR USE AS PART OF A LOW CARB DIET Slim-Fast LOSE BIG SlimFast dropped her as a spokesperson because of it. While attending a Democratic fundraiser back in 2004, Goldberg pointed at her crotch and said, We should keep Bush where he belongs, and not in the White House. It seems a whole lot of Bush supporters were potential customers of SlimFast. CRACKED.COM — Source

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McDonald’s

The French eat burgers with a knife and a fork. That's why the French McDonald's started giving out cutlery with the more expensive orders. CRACKED.COM — Source

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King of the Hill

King of the Hill's ratings were higher than The Simpsons' (for a year). CRACKED.COM The show hit its stride quickly, already outperforming its lead-in, The Simpsons, in its 2nd season. — HollywoodReporter

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The FBI

GRAGKED.COM THE FBI KEPT FILES ON... THE MONKEES The FBI started a file on the made-for-TV pop group in 1967 after they showed pictures and messages protesting Vietnam during a concert. There's a second document that's fully redacted that the last living member of the group is filing a lawsuit in order to see. — Source

34

Dune

The Easter egg Jason Momoa snuck into Dune for his son. For his climactic fight in the movie, Momoa included moves from the native Filipino martial art, Kali. Не specifically chose these moves because his kid practices Kali, too, and said it was his way of signalling to his son. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Mission: Impossible

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Bohemian Rhapsody

Rolling Stone said that Queen's BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY invented the music video. It only took four hours and £3,500 to make, but its success in 1975 had every record company thinking about video! Director Bruce Gowers became a star, and went on to make videos for the Bee Gees, Rod Stewart, Michael Jackson, and Prince. CRACKED — Source

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Headphones

CRACKED.COM Your headphones can double as microphones in a hurry. You can use your headphones (or speakers) as a makeshift microphone. Just plug them into your PC's microphone jack and talk into the listeny part. — Source: Life Hacks We Think Are Pretty Darn Boss

30

Genghis Khan

One in every 200 men is a direct descendant of Genghis Khan. CRACKED.COM ~10% of the men who re- side within the borders of the Mongol Empire as it was at the death of Geng- his Khan may carry his Y chromosome, and so do about 16 million individu- als alive today. — Discover Magazine

29

FedEx

CRACKED Frederick - Smith FEDEX WAS SAVED BY BLACKJACK. In 1973, FedEx was losing $1 million monthly, and couldn't even pay a $20,000 fuel bill. Facing bankruptcy, founder and CEO Frederick Smith bet the company's last $5,000 on blackjack and won $27,000. Just enough to pay the bill and keep the company afloat. — Business Insider / Britannica

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Ulysses S. Grant

ULYSSES S. GRANT WAS A NEVER NUDE. When he was in his 60s, the former President of the United States bragged that no one had seen him naked since he was a child. CRACKED.COM — Source

27

Selfies

OFFICIAL DRAINS OVER 500,000 GALLONS OF WATER TO FIND HIS PHONE. In May 2023, an Indian official got in trouble for draining water from a reservoir to look for his phone that he had dropped while taking a selfie with his buddies. CRACKED — Source

26

Kathy Bates

Kathy Bates' grandfather paraded the (fake) mummy of John Wilkes Booth. According to Finis Bates, the Booth who died in a barn was an impostor. The real Booth ran away, and he, Bates, had his mummified body, which he exhibited at circus sideshows. Henry Ford was close to buying the mummy, until his subordinates exposed the hoax. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Random Facts to Water and Fertilize the Brain

25

Mozart

In 2016, Mozart outsold Beyonce, Adele, and Drake in CDs Universal released a 200-disc box set for the 225th anniversary of Mozart's death, meaning that each purchase counted for 200 disc sales. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

24

Music Mojo

CRACKED SCIENCE SAYS MUSICIANS ACTUALLY ARE MORE ATTRACTIVE TO WOMEN. A new study finds women were far more sexually attracted to musical talent, while men were only a little bit. — Andrei Armiagov/Shutterstock
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23

Mandrills

CRACKED VS DISNEY CHARACTERS AND THEIR REAL-LIFE COUNTERPARTS The Lion King RAFIKI The monk-like monkey's real-life counterpart, the mandrill, has a way more colorful butt that Disney, for some reason, decided to leave out. Mandrills literally have the most colorful butts in the monkeyverse. GRACKED.COM — Sources: HITC, Popular Science

22

Popcorn

Movie theater popcorn costs more per ounce than fillet mignon Popcorn in movie theaters is sold at a 300% mark-up. This helps keep movie theaters afloat. CRACKED.COM — Source: ABC News

21

Ninjas

Ninjas used cicadas to help them sneak up on enemies without being detected. They had a box with a cicada, and they'd use the cicada's sound to drown out their footsteps and any other loud noises they'd end up making. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

20

Bank Robberies

Bank robberies are less profitable than you think. Two Italian economists pored over the data relating to over 5,000 bank robberies, and discovered that the average heist lasts under three minutes and yields 16,000 euro, or under $20,000. That's a lot of bucks per minute, but a far cry from the huge piles of cash movies promise you. 9904 Mit - 20 27% ED OF AMERICA STATES 96° CIEVER IN GOD WE TRUST H22 CRACKED.COM — Source

19

Thailand

WEIRD WORLD A giant lizard terrorized a 7-Eleven in Thailand. It was a six-foot-long monitor lizard, and it entered from a canal near the store and proceeded to climb up on shelves while customers and workers hid (amazingly, it didn't eat anything). Reptile handlers soon showed up and took it — Source: Yahoo

18

John Lennon

CRACKED.COM THE FBI HAD FILES ON... JOHN LENNON The FBI started a file in 1971 when the former Beatle traveled to New York on a visa to meet up with anti-war activists. The FBI proposed that Lennon should be arrested, if at all possible, on possession of narcotics charges which would make him more immediately deportable. The file includes a wanted poster for Lennon, but, despite having one of the most famous faces, they used a photo of another guy who had similar glasses. — Source: NPR

17

The Incredibles

The name of Syndrome's island in The Incredibles is a joke. It's Nomanisan, which sounds like a typical exotic island name until you take it apart t

16

Chris Columbus

CHEVY CHASE & CHRIS COLUMBUS CRACKED.COM On 'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation', Chase's nasty behavior led to director Chris Columbus quitting, and being replaced with Jeremiah Chechik. To be completely honest, Chevy treated me like dirt. I called John Hughes and said there's no way I can do this movie. I know I need to work but I can't do it with this guy. — Source: 15 Actors And Directors Who Hated Working With Each Other

15

The Woman Yelling at a Cat Meme

The Woman Yelling at a Cat meme has a dark backstory. I H The woman is Taylor Armstrong in The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills - and she's yelling at fellow cast member Camille Grammer, for spreading rumors about the suicide of Armstrong's former abusive husband. The cat's indifference doesn't look as hilarious in context, does it? CRACKED.COM — Source

14

Norman Reedus

Norman Reedus collects breast implants kind of) CRACKEDcO After receiving an implant from a fan on two separate occasions, he jokingly (???) leaned into his new pastime: I'm going to take them out of all the women's bodies and just make a giant pile of them and lay my head

13

Bumblebees

Bumblebees have a way of inducing plants to make pollen and nectar. Bumblebees just bite the leaves, which is apparently enough to make the plant bloom up to a month earlier than normal. CRACKED.COM — Source

12

Dikembe Mutombo

Mutombo came from The Congo with a scholarship to become a doctor. It was coach John Thompson who recruited him to play basketball. He ended up becomi

11

Toledo

Ohio and Michigan once went to war - over Toledo. N.Est L MICHIGAN Maumee Toledo Bay Disputed Toledo Strip Perrysburg er OHIO Maumee River From 1835-36, the two states argued over a thin strip of land at their border. It escalated to a brawl wherein someone was stabbed with a pen knife, but that was the only casualty. CRACKED.COM — Source

10

Tiger Woods

CRACKED TIGER WOODS Tiger Woods has set up his own charity, the Tiger Woods Foundation, and the first Tiger Woods Learning Center. Since it opened in 2006, it has helped out 16,000 students. — Reuters / CNN

9

Drake

Drake got his high school diploma at 25-years-old. Не had dropped out of high school to play a high schooler in Degrassi. Не returned to school in 2012, after he was already Grammy-nominated. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

8

Dark Mysteries

THE SKIERS WHO MYSTERIOUSLY DIED ON DEAD MOUNTAIN. A group of skiers were hiking in the Ural Mountains of Russia when a blizzard hit. They camped out for the night, but something terrifying happened because, when all nine of their bodies were discovered, it was clear that they fled their campsite half-dressed with bare feet straight into the storm in the middle of the night. Some of them had broken bones. One had a crushed skull. What happened to the group remains the talk of a lot of conspiracy theories. CRACKED.COM — Source

7

Mole-Rats

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6

Toy Story 2

Tom Hanks and Tim Allen wept at Jessie's backstory scene... ...when they first watched Toy Story 2, even though they both knew the whole script. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

5

Steve Bannon

PODCAST BS PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING YOU HEAR ON STEVE BANNON'S PODCAST Steve Bannon's War Room podcast was responsible for a lot of false or unproven information, according to a study. It made up about a fifth of all the false claims in conservative media they looked at. CRACKED — War Room
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4

Japanese Farmers

ROBOTIC MONSTER WOLVES PROTECT CROPS IN JAPAN. With local wolves hunted to extinction 200 years ago, boars and deer have become a nuisance to farmers. A modern solution is Super Monster Wolf, an animatronic, solar-powered scareboar that keeps animals (and probably people) at bay. CRACKED.COM — Source: 14 Random Facts to Shovel into Knowledge-Hungry Skulls

3

Jack Gleeson

Jack Gleeson played a cute kid in Batman Begins Before he was Joffrey, he was just an innocent li'l kid. CRACKED.COM

2

Her

Her В SAMANTHA DI VAL s CO CRACKED.COM Spike Jonze realized in post-production that having Samantha Morton perform her lines completely isolated from Joaquin Phoenix created exactly о chemistry. So he had Scarlett Johansson come in and re-record the lines for four months. — Source: 15 Actors Who Had To Be Replaced Mid-Production: First Episode / Last Episode

1

Chimps

Chimpanzees really enjoy eating cooked food. When given a straight choice of cooked Vs raw potatoes, chimps in a study picked cooked potatoes about 90

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