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38 Snobby Bits of Trivia That Will Judge Your Brain Harshly

January 13, 2025

Even if you’re an introverted homebody, sometimes it’s good to invite people over because it gives you an excuse to clean. We’re never motivated to just get up and start cleaning for no reason. When given free time, we end up on the couch with a big, sloppy sandwich that usually gets cold while we endlessly hunt for something good to watch. If we know that a guest is on the way, we cram it in while it’s still warm and give this place a solid tidying.

These facts are parking their car now. If your brain is anything like us, it better clear a place for them to sit on its couch!

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Solar Panels

CRACKED The solar panel that never was. Solyndra wanted to provide innovative circular solar panels in 2009. They got over $1 billion between investments and federal loans, but the company's business plan was so transparent, it straight-up did not exist. — Source

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The Neverending Story

The Neverending Story Michael Ende Deverending Story السعودية to SALTY CRACKED.COM Fantasy author Michael Ende hated the rewrites on his original script so much that he tried to buy back the rights, and eventualy just had his name removed from the credits. — Source: 20 Movie Adaptations That Disgusted The Original Author

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The Great Train Robbery

COMPOSITING 1903 CRACKED.COM Edwin Porter's The Great Train Robbery was a pioneering film that used innovative matte shots to composite two separate images, creating a realistic effect. — PBS / Shutterstock

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Kris Kristofferson

Kris Kristofferson went into music after studying at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. CRACKED.COM Не moved to Nashville and made ends meet as a heli- copter pilot. After trying un- successfully to get Johnny Cash to hear some of his songs, he finally got Cash's attention by landing a heli- copter on his lawn. — The Times Picayune

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The Wolf of Wall Street

BEHIND-THE-SCENES PFACTS HILL GOT SICK FROM DOING TOO MUCH FAKE COKE. THE WOLF OF WALLE SUREET Crushed-up Vitamin D was used as a substitute for cocaine during filming. Turns out, snorting powder of any kind for several months isn't good for you. Jonah Hill ended up with bronchitis for three — People

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Men in Black 3

The Chinese version of Men in Black 3 is missing 13 minutes. The part of the movie that takes place in Chinatown, both the aliens disguised as Chinese restaurant workers and the innocent bystanders whose memories were wiped, were deemed too offensive for the country's release. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Alien

ALIEN Ridley Scott CRACKED.COM Scott (specifically, his hands) played the part of Putrid, Pulsating Egg Sac just before John Hurt gets facehugged. — Source

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Neil Patrick Harris

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Meryl Streep

METHOD MADNESS THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA MERYL STREEP as Miranda Priestly Her performance was Oscar nominated, but she said it was the last time she'd ever attempt method acting. It was horrible. I was miserable in my trailer. I could hear them all laughing... I was so depressed! CRACKED — 20th Century Studios
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Gremlins

Gremlins Gremlins was almost way darker. Screenwriter Chris Columbus has said that the original script was heavily R-rated. It had heads rolling down stairs, the science teacher getting stabbed with a bunch of needles in the face, people getting eaten in a McDonald's, and Billy's dog getting chomped. CRACKED.COM — Source: Collider, IndieWire

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Sloth Fungi

Some of the fungal strains that grow in sloth hair are being used to treat cancer. Sloths have algae, fungi, moths and insects growing in their hair. Some of the fungal strains are showing uses in treatment for ma- laria, chagas disease and even breast cancer. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Sloth Conservation

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Toy Story 4

In Toy Story 4, they created AI spiders to spin webs... ...saving animators months of work. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Washington Monument

The Washington Monument has a tiny, hidden twin. A 12-foot replica of the Monument is buried right next to it. It was built in the 1880s as a surveyor's tool-they'd use its scale to verify readings. The ground level rose over time, and the Mini Monument was encased in a tube, buried, and forgotten. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Pakistani Pilots

One third of Pakistan's pilots have been faking it. Just one false pilot is worrying-and in 2020, it came out that 262 of Pakistan's 860 airplane pilots had dubious licenses, which they got by cheating. These were all grounded, which is fine, but maybe entirely too many fake pilots kind of late. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Pope Lick Monster

THE POPE LICK MONSTER is the Joker of cryptids. Legend has it that this half-human, half-goat thing is the sole survivor of a circus train crash. Aft — More: 7 Monsters That Bigfoot Hunters Are Too Scared to Believe In

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Charlie Rose

Fallen Celebrities Then vs. Now CHARLIE ROSE hosted his eponymous talk show from 1991 to 2017. НЕ WAS FIRED FROM PBS AND CBS due to allegations of sexual harassment dating from 1991 to 2011. Не tried a comeback in 2022 by interviewing a billionaire. Sheesh, holding water to climate-collapsing obscene wealth sure is a great look, Charlie. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Tonight Show

Johnny Carson and Joan Rivers. With appearances on The Tonight Show in the '60s, Carson made Rivers a household name. When she got her own late night show in 1986, he never spoke to her again. Even Leno upheld her Tonight Show ban during his tenure, but Fallon had her on in 2014. CRACKED — Source

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The Allman Brothers

15 Epic Feats of Partying by Famous People - At the height of their popularity, the Allman Brothers Bad walked into their newly chartered Boeing 720 t — Source: My Cross to Bear by Gregg Allman

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Cabbage Patch Dolls

You can watch a Cabbage Patch Doll be born at BabyLand General in Georgia. The doll hospital is staffed by LPNs (Licensed Patch Nurses) who facilitate births from Mother Cabbage on the hour. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Idiocracy

CRACKED.COM TSN E OF Idiocracy The movie was inspired by a trip to Disneyland. Inspiration was sparked when Mike Judge witnessed an obscenity-ridden argument between two parents waiting in line for the Alice in Wonderland ride. — Source

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Community

THE 6TH SEASON OF COMMUNITY WAS FILMED IN A BASEMENT. CRACKED It was filmed under the set of Parks and Rec! — 15 Trivia Tidbits About ‘Community’ / Time

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Star Wars

The erupting lava in the 'Revenge of the Sith' Mustafar battle wasn't computer generated. CRACKED.COM In the 'Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith,' the images of the volcanic eruption on Mustafar is real footage of Mt. Etna in Italy, which was erupting at the time of production. — Source

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Antonio Banderas

Once Upon a Time in Mexico Antonio Banderas went bang, bang! himself. Banderas' Mariachi character has featured in three films, but only in the final one were the bullets entirely CGI. Unused to the lack of noise from blanks, Banderas - without thinking of it - started making gun shooting sounds during an entire fight, and it all had to be edited out. — Source: Internet Movie Firearms Database

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A Golden Monkey Baby

Golden Monkey Baby Finally, an answer to the question, What if a Furby was painfully cute? CRACKED.COM

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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

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Fecal Transplants

WHAT'S UP WITH SCIENCE? CRACKED.COM Fecal transplants may...reverse aging? NES COS Scientists have discovered that transplanting fecal microbiota from young into old mice can reverse signs of aging in the gut, eyes, and brain. Yup, we're talking poop transplants here. — Source

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Julian Altman

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Sweets

You know that sweets are bad for your body. They're also bad for your brain. Fatty foods and sweets load your body with sO much insulin that your brai

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Penis Fencing

CRACKED PENIS FENCING Marine flatworms fight each other with their penises to decide who will be the father and who will be the mother. The one who stabs the other first wins and the one who gets stabbed becomes the mother. Nature is majestic. — Reed

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Power Rangers

Power Rangers They met the X-Men (sort of). The closest we got to a meetup was when the X- Men ran onto a set filming what appears to be Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers. CRACKED.COM — Source: Marvel Animated Universe Wiki

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Forbidden Planet

Robby the Robot from Forbidden Planet sold for over $5 million Robby made history, becoming the most expensive movie prop ever sold at auction. CRACKED.COM — Source: The Guardian

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Hercules

CRACKED DISNEY FULFILLS A LION KING SUGGESTION IN HERCULES. In The Lion King, Zazu suggests that Scar would make a very handsome throw rug. In Hercules, while he's being painted, he wears Scar as a pelt then throws him on the floor (laid out like a throw rug). — Little Movie Moments / What Culture

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Hypocrisy

WEIRD WORLD A top British official who investigated lockdown parties held one of his own. Specifically, he was supposed to investigate lockdown parties being held in government ... ... and then it turned out they held one in his office. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Tiananmen Square

This is an uncropped photo of the Tiananmen Square Tank Man. T Seeing the whole picture, you can appreciate the sheer magnitude of what this ballsy

4

Seth Meyers

Children's books written by celebrities Seth Meyers TEL I'm Not Scared, YOU'RE Scared! pictures by Rob SayeghJr. I'm Not Scared, YOU'RE Scared! by Seth Meyers The talk show host wrote a story about an anxiety-ridden bear who has to overcome his fears so they don't rule over his life. (No word of a sequel book with the Charmin Bears to discuss toilet training dread.) CRACKED.COM — Source

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Cloning

Hwang Woo-Suk really wants to clone a woolly mammoth. He's a Korean scientist doing stem cell research. LOST WORL AMMOTHDARK And he doesn't mind commi

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Roger Corman

EDUCATION RICHARD CONTE Roger Corman Не sold his first script for $2,000. The script, titled House by the Sea, was renamed Highway Dragnet to cash in on the success of the Dragnet TV show. Corman served as an associate producer for no money, just for the experience. CRACKED.COM — Source: Wikipedia

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Medieval Lifespan

Medieval Lifespan i'm fine CRACKED.COM No, medieval people didn't all die before the age of 40. The average lifespan from that time is just that: an average. One that's heavily skewed by high child mortality rates. Plenty of people lived well past 30, allowing them to fully appreciate Steely Dan. — Source

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