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January 09, 2025

You probably already knew this, but your brain has become quite the random fact hotspot. A few facts that got in there recently started spreading the word to every random fact on the internet, so if you tell that desirable little devil to peek out front, it’ll see 36 of the hottest facts imaginable lined up to get in right now!

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Dogs

There is a special holiday in China where dogs are carried around like royalty. CRACKED COM Dog Carrying Day is a holi- day where villagers in China dress up a dog and carry it around on a throne to honor a legend where a dog saved the village by leading the people to water. — Source

35

Space and Time

Theoretically, you could actually cross the entire universe in your natural lifetime. To do that, you'd have to accelerate at 9.8 meters per second squared, and billions of years would pass while you got a few decades older. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Mulan

MULAN Mulan had two voices. Ming-Na Wen voiced the character during the speaking scenes, and Tony Award-winning Lea Salonga provided the singing voice. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Plants

CRACKED THE SWISS CONSTITUTION COMMANDS YOU TO RESPECT PLANTS. The constitution says that plants should be respected and treated with dignity. No other countries mention anything like that in their constitution. — Elen Nika/Shutterstock
National Center for Biotechnology Information

32

Bielefeld, Germany

There is a meme for German internet users to pretend the town of Bielefeld does not exist. The town in fact decid- ed to put out a press re- lease in 1999 confirming their existence, but they did so on April 1st, only further perpetuating the meme. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

31

Milk

2 MYTH: MILK BUILDS STRONG B BONES. CRACKED.COM This myth started when schools were provided nutritional material that boasted the importance of dairy in your diet, when studies cannot link milk consumption with healthy living and especially stronger bones. Who gave them this material? The National Dairy Council. — More: 6 Ridiculous Science Myths You Learned in Kindergarten

30

Mark Wahlberg

CRACKED MARK WAHLBERG WAS CHARGED WITH RACIALLY MOTIVATED ATTEMPTED MURDER. At 16, he knocked out a middle-aged Vietnamese man in the street. Later that day, he attacked another Asian man with a metal hook, leaving him blind in one eye. Не was charged with attempted murder, was sentenced to 2 years in prison, and only served 45 days. — Source

29

Shakespeare

Shakespeare is highbrow today, but the bard wasn't above making yo mama jokes. as CHIRON Thou hast undone our mother. AARON Villain, I have done thy mother. -From Titus Andronicus CRACKED.COM — Source: Ancient Jokes You'll Laugh, Not Eyeroll At

28

Film Firsts

Historical Firsts in Practical Effects 1909 George Albert Smith patents double exposure Не built his own movie camera and used his newly patented double exposure technique to make a ghost for his 1909 short The Corsican Brothers. CRACKED — Source

27

Dragonfly

CRACKED DRAGONFLY This close-up of a dragonfly shows its surprisingly cheery and, dare we say, cute face. — Source: Shutterstock

26

Superman

Producers wanted Christopher Reeve to wear fake muscles. Не refused, and got so yolked they had to re-shoot the early scenes, for continuity. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

25

The Simpsons

simpsons FANS Know ABOUTT FAmOUS AGTION HERO MeBAin. The o Schwarzenegocosue actori is named Wolfcastle. BUT DID YOU Know THERE'S A COmPLETE HIDDeN Mo

24

Chess

The chess world champion played Bill Gates, and beat him in 9 turns. You'd have missed it if you started watching but had to go to the bathroom: Magnus Carlsen won in about 1 minute and 20 seconds. CRACKED.COM — Source

23

Descendants of God

CRACKED OLYMPIC ROWER MATTHEW PINSENT IS A DIRECT DESCENDANT OF GOD. The 4x gold medalist traced his lineage to King Edward I. That medieval scroll showed that the royals linked themselves to the divine, because the lineage kept going back to Jesus, Adam & Eve, then God at the tippy top. 000S — Youtube / Team GB

22

Ryan Gosling

Ryan Gosling borrowed Justin Timberlake's mom CRACKED.COM Gosling lived with the Timberlakes for 6 months, while the two future heartthrobs were filming The Mickey Mouse Club. During that time, Justin's mom became Ryan's legal guardian. — Source: 14 Bizarro Celebrity Facts That Sound Like Mad Libs

21

The Cost of a Contract Killing

How much does a contract killing cost? The most extensive study was done in Australia in 2003. The offers ranged from $500 to $100,00. They averaged $16,500. Only use this information to write more realistic screenplays. CRACKED COM — Source

20

The Last of Us

THE LAST OF US Easter egg in the prologue that everybody missed. It took seven years for people to discover that, after completing a series of specific and somewhat convoluted actions, a cordyceps-infected ant will appear on Joel's TV screen. GRACKED.COM

19

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

18

News Corp.

CRACKED ОБЛЕН NECTI SOUTH AX JR HER #News Corporation boliet NEWS CORP. News Corp. sold Myspace for $35 million, a huge loss compared to the $580 million they paid for it in 2005. — Source

17

Dos Equis

THE MOST INTERESTING MAN IN THE WORLD DOS EQUIS CRACKED.COM When Jonathan Goldsmith wasn't acting on episodes of Dallas or CHIPS, he was a notorious ladies man. Не claims dalliances with Jack Warner's much younger girlfriend, one of Groucho Marx's wives, two congressmen's wives, and one runner-up to Miss Florida. — Source: 10 TV Commercial Superstars' Surprising Roles

16

Mo’Nique

Mo'Nique AS CRACKED.COM Usually Oscar winners get a pay bump and more acting offers, but after winning Best Supporting Actress for 2010's Precious, she was blacklisted because she didn't play the game and schmooze enough during Oscar season. — Vanity Fair / EW

15

Pineapple

GRACKED Why do you sometimes get a tingly sensation from eating pineapple? Because of the enzyme complex bromelain that's found in the fruit. This enzyme breaks down the proteins that make up the mucosal layer, which is the protective coating in your mouth. — Kotcha K/Shutterstock
Live Science

14

The Super Soaker

The Super Soaker was invented by a NASA engineer. I NERF Dr. Lonnie Johnson holds over 100 patents. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED COM — Source: CNN

13

Death Threats

WEIRD WORLD A top Australian academic sent death threats (and her own underwear) to herself. She sent the threats to both her home and office, and even put her underwear in one of them. She was found guilty of 11 charges. CRACKED.COM — Source: news,com,au

12

Iraq

Iraq's minister of higher education and scientific research did math problems in solitary confinement. GRACKED.COM Hussain al-Shahristani was forced into solitary con- finement in prison for 8 years under Saddam Hus- sein. Не kept his sanity by making up mathematical problems, which he then tried to solve. — Source: 15 Now-You-Know Facts That Sat On Our Chests Like A Sleep Paralysis Demon

11

Mindy Kaling

CRACKED adidas Natural Studies NP DUN MIF WASEN 1st Qua I MINDY KALING'S FAVORITE WORK OF HERS ISN'T THE OFFICE. Kaling thinks that Never Have / Ever is the best thing she's ever done, even better than her work on The Office. — Source

10

Outback

CRACKED OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE: FOUNDED BY LIPSTICK-WIELDING ROMANTICS? The people who started Outback Steakhouse wrote the name of the restaurant on a mirror, using red lipstick, when they founded it. OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE OPEM FOR LUNCH — Source

9

Sweating

Sweating won't make you slim. CRACKED.COM Sweating does not directly lead to weight loss, as it is simply the body's way of regulating its temperature. Therefore, it is a flawed belief that the more you sweat, the more weight you lose. — NDTV / Tenor

8

Halloween

OG Michael Myers actor Nick Castle did way more than you probably knew. He's not just an actor, but a writer and director - he co-wrote Escape from New York and directed '90s films like Dennis the Menace. CRACKED.COM — Source

7

The Tamagotchi Effect

Tamagotchi Effect 1 8 when people develop emotional attachments to robot or machines — Source: The iJournal

6

Birds

Many bird species rub ants on themselves to rid their feathers of parasites. CRACKED.COM Called anting, the formic acid released by the ants helps to kill the parasites on the bird when they roll in ant hills or pick ants up by their bill and rub them on their feathers. — Biodiversity Library

5

J. Cole

J. Cole was a first-chair violinist in high school. From 5th to 12th grade, the emcee played violin, earning the top spot at Terry Sanford High School. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

4

Martin Lawrence

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM Martin Lawrence BA YS Martiiiiiiiiin Lawrence is originally from Frankfurt, Germany and lived there until he was 8 years old! Petition to rename the film to Big Mutters House 3: Like Vater; Like Sohn — Source: Biography

3

Hidden Gems

CRACKED The Adoration of the Magi places multiple well-known figures of the time around Christ, including the powerful Medici family and the guy who commissioned the painting. The dude on the far right looking straight at us? Botticelli himself, showing off. — Source

2

The Baltic Sea

CRACKED SEABED TRACK 300 METERS UFO 60 METERS RI AN UNDERWATER ROCK FORMATION In 2011, Swedish divers exploring the Baltic Sea for sunken treasure stumbled upon something strange - it looked like the Millennium Falcon. A year later, they went back to take a closer look and found out it was just a circular rock formation. — ZME Science

1

Starburns

STARBURNS wrote some out-there sketches Hesitant to join the staff after The Dana Carvey Show tanked, Dino Stamatopolous (aka Community's Starburns) penned some of the weirder Mr. Show sketches, including Pre-Taped, Audition' and Jeepers Creepers. — Vulture

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