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35 Random Bits of Trivia That Are Sure to Get A Polite ‘Oh That’s Nice, Dear’ From Your Mom and/or Significant Other

January 07, 2025

Because you’re here right now, we can tell that you’re the fact-sharing type. Thank you. As you’ve probably seen before, random facts can get pretty tepid responses from friends and family. We don’t know why, but some people just aren’t as interested in these as we are. It’s insane.

Our advice is to just push past their polite nods and proudly spout the facts no matter what. You’re saving them from ignorance, and they’ll thank you later!

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‘I’ll Be Back’

CRACKED.COM Arnold Schwarzenegger Не didn't want to say, I'll be back. Schwarzenegger wanted to say, I will be back, as the contraction sounded weird to him (and he was supposed to be a robot). Не told all this to James Cameron, who simply replied, I don't correct your acting, don't correct my writing. — Source: GQ/YouTube

34

Hip-Hop Pioneers

SALT-N-PEPA & QUEEN LATIFAH CRACKED.COM Salt-N-Pepa's 1987 debut album Hot, Cool & Vicious became the first rap album by female act to go gold and platinum. In 1995, Salt-N-Pepa won a Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Group, and Queen Latifah won a Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance, both becoming the first female hip hop acts to win Grammy Awards. — Source: dailyrapfacts/salt-n-pepa
dailyrapfacts/queen-latifah

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The Ivy League

A teen managed to get an Ivy League education, in multiple universities, for free. CRACKED.COM A teenager named Guil- laume Dumas snuck into Ivy League schools over 4 years, gaining free education from Yale, Brown, Stanford and many others. — Source

32

Annie Hall

Characters made for their actors Annie Hall Diane Keaton as Annie Hall Keaton was not just Woody Allen's first choice for the role - she was the inspiration. CRACKED.COM — Source: Britannica

31

Avengers: Endgame

Ridiculous Behind-The-Scenes Stories From Your Favorite Movies And Shows - On the shoot for the Avengers: Endgame funeral scene, Gwyneth Paltrow — Source: Empire Online

30

Maisie Williams

Filming the battle at Winterfell in GOT S8 was utterly grueling on Maisie Williams. But nothing can prepare you for how physically draining it is. (...) You can't get sick, and you have to look out for yourself because there's so much to do that nobody else can do... there are moments you're just broken as a human and just want to cry. CRACKED.COM — Source

29

Bra-Burning Feminists

Bra-Burning Feminists A protest at a Miss America beauty pageant included women throwing away oppressive items, which included some bras but also lipstick, heels, etc. Reporters said the trashcan was lit, but many protestors dispute these accounts. CRACKED.COM — Source

28

The FBI

The FBI won't just swoop in and take over. F9 SPECIAL AGENT DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE SERVICE LIGHT Tust APPEAR wanke SPECIAL Tel A - THE center to مشيقة e NT Smug feds won't walk all over the enraged cops, telling them it's their case now. They can't-police forces are not subordinate to the FBI. What they do is pool their resources with local law enforcement to work together in the case. CRACKED.COM — Source

27

7 Society

The secretive '7 Society' at the University of Virginia is so mysterious, members are only revealed after their deaths. MCCONNELL UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, 1910 A MEMBER OF THE SEVEN SOCIETY 7 CRACKED.COM Members receive a wreath of black magnolias in the shape of a 7 placed at the gravesite, and the bell tower of the University Chapel chimes at seven-second intervals on the seventh dissonant chord when it is seven past the hour. — University of Virginia

26

U.N. Climate Talks

REPUBLICANS SHILLED FOR FOSSIL FUELS AT THE U.N. CLIMATE TALKS. Scientists overwhelmingly agree that heat-trapping gasses released from fossil fuels are causing extreme weather and species extinctions. Nevertheless, members of the Republican Congressional delegation took the stage to tout their benefits. CRACKED — Robert Lucian Crusitu/Shutterstock
AP News

25

Crimes Scenes

Cops don't investigate crime scenes. The people who collect and analyze the evidence do work for police departments, but they're not police officers-rather, they're civilian technicians with no badge. — Source: Deseret News

24

Warren Buffett

Warren Buffett made a bet with a hedge fund for a million dollars, and won. The bet was on whether hedge funds or index funds would make more - Buffett was sure it'd be index funds. Не was right. CRACKED.COM — Source

23

The Civil War

CRACKED MASS OVER 2% OF AMERICANS WERE KILLED DURING THE CIVIL WAR. 620,000 people died during the war, or around one in four people involved in battle. — Source

22

Mother’s Day Secret

Mother's Day founder Anna Jarvis spent her final days in a mental asylum. Funding to keep her in there allegedly came from flower and greeting card purveyors who weren't fans of her later efforts to repeal the holiday she created. CRACKED.COM

21

Soccer

America is one of the few countries where soccer is not the most popular sport. The map shows the most popular sports in every country. The color green represents soccer. Rather ironic considering the US Women's Soccer team has won the World Cup three times, more than any other country. CRACKED.COM — Source

20

Kiss

Celebrity Colognes and Perfumes KISS Her/KISS Him by Kiss The rock band puts their name on everything, so it's not a surprise that they'd make both a perfume and cologne. Oddly, the fragrance contains red peppercorns and wet fig leaves, but not grease paint. KISS HER KISS HER Untor CRACKED.COM

19

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: 15 Actor-Director Feud Big-Time Overreactions

18

Skyfall

The evil Skyfall lair is Gunkanjima in Japan. It used to house some 250 miners on just 16 acres. In 1974, the coal there ran out, and new jobs were offered on the mainland on a first-come, first-served basis. The residents fled the island as fast as they could, leaving toys on the floor and cups of coffee on the tables. GRACKED.COM — Source: 21 Famous Movie Locations With Killer Back Stories

17

Citizen Kane

The real-life inspiration for Citizen Kane mostly hated one thing about the movie. William Randolph Hearst used Rosebud as the name for his mistress' private parts, and he hated that the movie actually used it for the sled. CRACKED.COM — Source: Cornell Sun

16

Kim Cattrall

CRACKED KIM CATTRALL SNUBS HER FORMER CO-STARS. It was announced that Cattrall was coming back to And Just Like That, but it turned out she didn't talk to any of the other actors from the show while she was filming her part. — HBO
The Secret to Kim Cattrall’s ’And Just Like That’ Return: ‘No Contact With Anybody’

15

Banned Books

Charlotte's Web Charlotte's Web o A nursery school in Batley, England banned all books about pigs because they were worried about offending their 60% — Cracked

14

Jamie Lee Curtis

Jamie Lee Curtis VIRUS She says the 1999 horror sci-fi Virus is the worst movie she's ever been in, and that it's so bad that it's shocking.

13

Cowboys

At least on some trails in Texas, about 25% of all cowboys you'd see were Black. Turns out, Black cowboys were a lot more plentiful in the Old West than Western shows and movies would lead you to conclude. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

12

The Siberian Maldives

Russians pose in front of a toxic lake for their Instagram pictures. GRACKED.COM Called the 'Siberian Mal- dives, the lake is a beauti- ful turquoise color which is reminiscent of Caribbean waters. The lake's color is due to hazardous toxic waste runoff from a local power plant. — BBC

11

Theranos

CRACKED KEPT LYING AFTER A JOURNALIST'S INVESTIGATION After the Wall Street Journal investigated ELIZABETH HOLMES' company Theranos, Forbes changed her net worth to zero. She then said in an interview: First they think you're crazy, then they fight you, and then, all of a sudden, you change the world. — Debby Wong/Shutterstock
Vanity Fair

10

Baymax

Baymax' balalala sound was something his voice actor, Scott Adsit, made in the recording booth. The Big Hero 6 filmmakers were sure they wouldn't us — Source: Entertainment Weekly

9

Newspapers

CRACKED THE WORLD'S FIRST NEWSPAPER ORIGINATED IN CHINA. It dates back to 740 CE. — Source

8

Winnie the Pooh

A new horror reimagining of Winnie the Pooh makes him a serial killer in Blood and Honey. CRACKED.COM Since А.А. Milne's classic children's book has en- tered the public domain, anyone can now adapt those classic characters as they see fit - so long as they don't look too much like Disney's version. — https://www.ign.com/articles/winnie-the-pooh-blood-and-honey-is-a-nightmare-reimagining-of-the-beloved-bear

7

Australian Terms

Going troppo is an Australian term for being driven mad by heat. A study in Darwin found those who do not work in air-conditioning had high- er levels of negativity, anx- iety, aggression, and alco- hol use, and lower levels of general health. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

6

Children As Endurance Athletes

Children AS Endurance Athletes If you've ever wondered how kids can play SO hard, it's because they have fatigue-resistant muscles and can recover high-intensity exercise quicker than even well-trained adult athletes. CRACKED.COM — Source: Science Daily

5

Pocahontas

The villain in Disney's 'Pocahontas' was inspired by a real person that met a gruesome end. Governor John Rat- cliffe was flayed and burned alive by Native Americans after they lured him to their vil- lage by promising to trade with him. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Public People

4

E.T.

CRACKED WE CAN SEE E.T.'S PALS IN STAR WARS: THE PHANTOM MENACE. George Lucas confirmed that 3 members of the Galactic Senate are members of the same species as E.T. This returned the favor, since Spielberg included a Yoda costume in E.T.

3

Moonlight

Moonlight The three lead actors never met. The three actors who play the protagonist at different stages of his life never met each other in the 25 days of shooting. CRACKED.COM — Source

2

Girl with a Pearl Earring

Girl with a Pearl Earring looks so mysterious because it's technically not a portrait. A portrait captures the appearance of a specific person. This painting is a tronie - which means the girl is intentionally designed to not look like any specific person, or like she belongs to any specific place. CRACKED.COM — Source: 18 Wild And Left-Field Works Of Art, Explained

1

The Canyons

Lindsay Lohan spent as much money as the film made. THE CANYONS CRACKED.COM On top of some other vintage Lohan behavior, she reportedly spent $46k on a hotel room -- the film went on to gross just $57k. Ironically, she was actually rehired to finish filming this dud. — Source: 15 Freakouts That Got Actors Fired

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