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Can you believe that highly intelligent people were just throwing these away?

40 Random Bits of Trivia We Rummaged Through A Smart Dude’s Dumpster For

January 10, 2025

Today, we dove headfirst into a genius’ scrap pile and found a ton of nuggets that could each spark a solid TED Talk. We expected some serious pushback for posting these, but he didn’t even know they were gone. It was like finding a million dollars in a multi-billionaire’s couch cushions.

How this knowledge-rich nerd couldn’t find more friends with gems like these has just become one of life’s great mysteries.

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Ancient Toothpaste

ANCIENT EGYPTIANS INVENTED TOOTHPASTE OVER 6000 YEARS BEFORE IT WAS COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE The original toothpaste was made of powdered ashes from ох hooves, myrrh, egg shells, pumice, and water. Mmm, tasty. It was thought to be created between 5000 and 3000 вс. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The First Easter Egg

ADVENTURE The first Easter egg was created by a disgruntled + Atari employee. ADVENTURE معر VIDEO COMPUTER SYSTEM GAME PROGRAM 3 GAMES VIDEO SHEEP LEVELS OZ PLAYER SALE created Warren Robinett, the programmer on Adventure, knew he wouldn't get credit for his work. So he created a secret room with his name written on the floor. By the time it was discovered, the games had hit the shelves. Atari decided to tell people it was a hidden feature, and coined the term Easter egg. CRACKED.COM — Source

38

OutKast

Andre 3000 OUT KAST wrote OutKast's Ms. Jackson as an apology of sorts to the mother of his former partner MS. JACKSON Erykah Badu. Badu wasn't entirely thrilled with the track at first, but when asked how her mother felt about it she said She bought her a 'Ms. Jackson' license plate, she had the mug, she had the ink pen, she had the headband, she had everything... loved it. CRACKED.COM — Source

37

Colombiana

CRACKED.COM A sequel to The Professional was turned into a different movie. In Colombiana, Zoe Saldana plays Cataleya, a ruthless assassin out for revenge. The project was originally about Mathilda, Natalie Portman's character in The Professional. — Source

36

Sunscreen

CRACKEDCe COM Your sunscreen probably contains oxidized. metals. FACE 60 SUNSCREEN LAROCHE-POSAY E DERMATOLOGIQUE LAFORATOIRE SPECTRUM AROAD SPF60 60

35

Eminem

Busta Rhymes shattered a windshield when he first heard Eminem PARENTAL ADVISORY EXPLICIT CONTENT Busta Rhymes was on a tour bus when he first listened the Slim Shady LP and was so moved that he smashed his head against the bus' windshield. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

34

Flash Mob Robbery

WEIRD WORLD 80 people swarmed into a Nordstrom in California, swiped stuff, then left. NORDSTROM It was basically a flash mob robbery - they showed up, took whatever they could, then got into their cars and left. CRACKED.COM — Source

33

The 1960s

BARELY ANYONE SMOKED POT IN THE 1960s. Ah, the '60s. Flower power, peace and love, everyone was high... Except that by 1969, only 4% of Americans had ever tried marijuana, and a whopping 34% didn't even know what its effects were. CRACKED.COM — Source

32

Metallica

Metallica's only Top 10 charting single was off Load. CRACKED.COM The '90s transition from thrash metal to hard rock didn't delight all of their fans, but Until It Sleeps, with its Soundgarden-like quality, was Metallica's first and (as of yet) only song to hit the top ten of the US Billboard charts. — Ultimate Classic Rock

31

Chevy Chase

Cornelius Crane Chase was nicknamed Chevy by his grandmother. She got the name from the medieval narrative folk song, The Ballad of Chevy Chase. CRACKED.COM — source: Yahoo News

30

Bumbled

CRACKED DATINGAPPTROUBLE Getting caught by the authorities A woman from Oklahoma bragged to her Bumble match about killing a deer illegally, not knowing that the person she was talking to was a game warden. She ended up getting fined $2,400 for it. — CLP Media/Shutterstock
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29

Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe would have been the first mainstream star to go topless in a Hollywood picture if her last movie was finished. GRAGKED.COM Something's Got to Give was shot in 1962. It was Monroe's last work, but from the beginning its production was disrupted by her personal troubles, and after her death the film was abandoned. — Source

28

The Lion King

Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella had Timon and Pumbaa tailor-made for them. They had auditioned for the hyenas in Lion King, but the studio liked them so much that they created two new characters, Timon and Pumbaa, for them. CRACKEDcO — Source: Entertainment Weekly

27

Solo

Christopher Lord and Phil Miller got fired from directing the Solo movie. SAN CON MIC MIC ATIO Apparently, they thought Han Solo should be funnier than he actually is, which didn't sit so well with the higher-ups. CRACKED.COM — Source

26

Knives Out

EASTER EGGSTRA MEANINGS AND REFERENCES Many of the names were based on '70s musicians This was to help Johnson remember them when he wrote the story. Joni is Joni Mitchell, and her ex-husband is Neil, Neil Young. Richard and Linda are Richard and Linda Thompson. Walt and Donna are Walter Becker and Donald Fagen from Steely Dan. Knives Out CRACKED.COM — Source: Film School Rejects

25

The Strangers

40 Random Bits of Trivia We Rummaged Through A Smart Dude’s Dumpster For — Source: PopSugar

24

A Christmas Story

CRACKED THE HOME IN A CHRISTMAS STORY IS NOW A TOURIST ATTRACTION. A CHRISTMAS STORY House Open Year-Round Mon -Sat 10am-Spa Sunday 12pm-Spec Original Clevel Femer No Sie the on - - The film takes place in the fictional town of Hohman, Indiana, but the real house is in Cleveland, Ohio. The home is currently a museum dedicated to the movie, and superfans can actually spend a night in the house. — Cleveland Historical

23

African Clawed Frogs

The only reliable pregnancy test up until the '60s was to inject a woman's urine into a female African clawed frog. CRACKED.COM If the woman was pregnant, the Frog would ovulate within 12 hours. Was the resulting offspring a prince, and could the spell be lifted with a smooch? — Smithsonian Magazine

22

Ball Pythons

Ball pythons get funerals in Nigeria if they are accidentally killed. CRACKED.COM They are allowed to roam freely or gently picked up and placed out in a forest or field by the Igbo people. If one is accidentally killed, many towns build a coffin for the snake's remains and give it a short funeral. — Source

21

Operation Unthinkable

CRACKED INVADING THE USSR JUST AFTER WWII In 1945, Winston Churchill asked his military leaders to make a secret plan called Operation Unthinkable to fight the Soviet Union right after the end of WWII and take back East Germany and Poland from their control. — Source

20

Actors

ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST THE ACTORS LIVED IN THE PSYCHIATRIC WARD DURING SHOOTING. All of the actors who played patients actually stayed in the sleep quarters at the Oregon State Hospital, to get a sense of what it was like to be hospitalized. CRACKED.COM — Source

19

Easter Eggs

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM THE MEDICAL DIRECTORY BOARD IN THE GOOD PLACE S3 IS FULL OF JOKES. GROUND FLOOR THIRD FLOOR Administration Offices BH 101-106 Undergrad Facably Offic DEL M General Labs BH 107-130 Dr. ferfer Merk P.D. You B4 325 Dr. Ginger Catapub - IN BH III -120 Classrooms Dr. Sinone Games PLAU BH 121 -130 Lecture Halls Noursecience List M.R.L Rooms FOURTH FLOOR SECOND FLOOR Domanographic Lab BH 202 General Lits E BH 202 DI LES Biology Lab Lecture Halt BC BH 205-226 Dr. Gigger Lettia Schmuf PAZ Biochemistry Lab BH 227 DI Fran von Plannzam Pt. L. Lecture Halls BH — Source

18

Botox

Now You Know! 13 Facts About Movies And General Trivia To Un-Bore You - Botulinum toxin CAKA Botox) is the most toxic compound on Earth. — Source: Science Line

17

Harry Potter

Richard Harris took the role of Dumbledore SO he could keep talking to his granddaughter. They offered him the job three times, and he kept saying no. Eventually, his 11-year-old granddaughter heard of it and told him she wouldn't speak to him again unless he played Dumbledore, so he agreed. — Source: The Guardian

16

Robin Williams

AT A GLANCE ROBIN WILLIAMS Robin Williams really wanted to play Hagrid. He called the casting director for the Harry Potter films, but they refused to waive their Brits-only cast rule for the star. CRACKED.COM — Source: The Guardian

15

An English MP

In 1881, an English MP named Sir William Payne-Gallwey died after falling on a turnip. CRACKED.COM Payne-Gallwey died at the age of 74, as a result of severe internal injuries sustained after falling upon a turnip while out shooting in the parish of Bagby. — Victorian Commons

14

Disney

MAIN STREET USA USES (MOSTLY) FAKE FLAGS. Bake ALL ARE MISSING A STAR OR STRIPE. So they're technically not American flags. This loophole spares them from standard flag protocol. Disney doesn't want to lower a million tiny flags to half-mast every time there's a tragedy. CRACKED.COM — Source: Dark Moments From Disney’s Past

13

Seinfeld

COMEDY NERD At one point, they wanted Danny DeVito to play George Costanza in Seinfeld. Paul Shaffer, Steve Buscemi, David Alan Grier, Nathan Lane, and Larry Miller were some of the other actors they looked at- eventually, though, Jason Alexander got the role. CRACKED.COM — Source

12

House

CRACKED FROM HOUSE TO THE WHITE HOUSE. Dr. Lawrence Kutner's character required a hasty write off, since actor Kal Penn accepted a job in the Obama administration. They chose to kill him with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. — What Culture

11

Sleep

40 Random Bits of Trivia We Rummaged Through A Smart Dude’s Dumpster For — Source: Science Daily

10

Sold Virginity

A model sold her virginity for $3 million to an Abu Dhabi businessman. 19-year-old Giselle says she'll use money to pay for college fees and traveling, and a new house. She de- scribed being able to sell her virginity as a 'form of emancipation.' CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Daily Mail

9

Sea Foam

This sea foam definitely does not look natural. Except that it totally is. Phaeocystis-produced sea foam shows up every So often in the wake of big st

8

Orcas

Many whale species, including orcas, mourn their dead. They exhibit strong social bonds and have been seen carrying their dead with them for days, sometimes weeks. CRACKED.COM — Source

7

Guns

The Harmonica Gun GRACKED.COM This gun, which functioned like Bugs Bunny eating a corncob, was nearly impossible to aim, since the weight was constantly shifting. Not to mention: if all its parts didn't line up perfectly, you'd blow your hand off instead of just blowing a sour note. — 7 Awesomely Insane Guns People Actually Used

6

Doctor Sleep

DOCTOR SLEEP Director Mike Flanagan paid homage to Stephen King's other big film adaptation, The Green Mile, by modeling the long corridors in the hospice to the death-row section. CRACKED.COM — Screen Rant

5

Breaking Bad

Bulgaria translated Breaking Bad as In Satan's Shoes. Somehow, Prada didn't use that as a marketing tagline first. — Source: IMDB, Google Translate

4

Promposals

A high school student was suspended in 2015 for an over-the-top promposal. CRACKED.COM Ibrahim Ahmad strapped fake explosives to his body and asked a girl to prom with a sign saying I know it's a little late but I'm kin- da the bomb. Rilea will you be my date to prom? She said yes. — Columbian

3

The Rock of Gibraltar

The British planned to seal 6 men in a cave if the Axis ever captured Gibraltar during WWII. CRACKED COM The men would be situated in a secret cave overlook- ing the harbor to secretly monitor and radio back en- emy movements. The cave had enough provisions for the men to stay for up to 7 years. — Source

2

Excel

Microsoft Excel can reach down to 1,048,576 rows. Kryiga1 - Microsoft Excel Datoteka Polazno Umetanje tagled stranice Formula Podaci Pregled Prikaz Dodac Optenito Uvjetno oblikovanje Umetni E Calibri 11 A A AZ % 000 Oblikuj kao tablicu Izbriti Zalijepi в I U Sortira 5 Stillovi celija Oblikuj 2. fitriral Meduspremnik Font Stilovi Celije Poravnanje Bro Uredi & A1 A в с D E F G H I J K L M 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 GRACKED.COM YouTuber Hunter Hobbs spent nine and a half hours straight holding the down arrow down to scroll all the — Source

1

HBO

TWO DAYS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT THAT PARALYZED CHRISTOPHER REEVE, HBO AIRED A MOVIE STARRING REEVE IN A WHEELCHAIR. The movie was called Above Suspicion, and it was released on May 25, 1995. Reeves' horseback riding accident was on May 27, 1995. CRACKED.COM http://www.chrisreevehomepage.com/n-1995.html — Source

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