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40 Random Bits of Trivia to Marinate Your Brain Meat

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40 Random Bits of Trivia to Marinate Your Brain Meat

January 16, 2025

We honestly have no idea how this compares to cooking steak, but you only need your brain to marinate in these facts for a few minutes.

Fine, we’ll Google “steak marination” and find out. One sec…

Okay, so they say that marinating for 30 minutes to 2 hours is sufficient, but some cuts need up to 8 hours. There’s an extra fact that isn’t even on this list. Wow, we really are the site that keeps on giving.

Anywho, this was all to say that fact marinating takes nowhere near as long as steak. Give one a read, then think on it for a few minutes to really let that knowledge sink in.

40

Losing Bets

A New Zealand man had to change his name to one with 99 characters after losing a bet. CRACKED.COM It took 5 years, but the NZ government finally ар- proved the change to Full Metal Havok More Sexy N Intelligent Than Spock And All The Superheroes Com- bined With Frostnova. — Source

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Jonathan Swift

CRACKED JONATHAN SWIFT'S EPIC APRIL FOOL'S JOKE. As Isaac Bickerstaff, Gulliver's Travels author Jonathan Swift wrote Predictions for the Year 1708, and as a joke, predicted that astrologer John Partridge would die on March 30th. Then for April Fool's Day, he wrote a letter confirming that he was right. — The American Reader / The Daily Beast

38

France

A French town is using bioluminescent bacteria to light streets without electricity. Bioluminescence produced by bacteria could be an energy-efficient, sustainable way to light up our lives that doesn't require burning fossil fuels. CRACKED.COM — BBC

37

T.I.

They arrested T.I. for trying to get into his home in an Atlanta gated community. Akon He showed up at 4 AM and didn't have the key, so he got into an argument with a security guard. Soon, things escalated and the cops were called. CRACKED.COM — Source: Vulture

36

Skyfall

2012's Skyfall revived the straight razor industry. The movie's straight razor scene led to a spike in demand that didn't totally fade away even years later. One company went from making 8,000 straight razors per year in the mid-2000s to having orders for 110,000 a decade later. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

35

Watches

Your $10 Casio keeps better time than your $10,000 Rolex ORIGINAL 05 GAS ESCAPE ROLEX VALVE DEEPSEA 40 DATE WORLD - IO, RING YEL I C LOCK SYSTAM 30 20 Since Rolex watches use a mechanical oscillator, they are more vulnerable to temperature changes, magnetism, or just plain not having a full wound spring, unlike digital watches, that use a quartz crystal as an oscillator CRACKED.COM — Source: 25 Things Where Expensive Doesn't Mean Better

34

Voltaire

Bonkers Ways Famous Creators Made Iconic Works -Voltaire basically turned caffeine into his novel Candide. Over the fiv — Source: 7 Great Works Of Literature (Written While Wasted)

33

Dogma

Kevin smith не protested his own film. When Dogma set off some fringe members of the Catholic faith, Smith decided to join in on the fun. After finding out about a local protest, Smith joined not in disguise, even being interviewed about it. CRACKED.COM — Source: 16 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About Kevin Smith And His Movies

32

The Alaskan Pipeline

A drunk person shot a hole in the Alaskan oil pipeline. 562 CRACKED.COM Clean up involved digging ditches and holes to cap- ture the oil, which was be- ing vacuumed into trucks. Daniel Carson Lewis had to pay for the $17 million cleanups and received 16 years in jail. — Source

31

Monkeys

Some monkeys are (theoretically) capable of human speech. Those monkeys (like the Japanese Macaque) have the right vocal anatomy, but not the brain anatomy they'd need to actually talk. CRACKED.COM — Source

30

Harry Potter

Three big-name music artists appeared in Harry Potter and the Goblet Of Fire. They're Jarvis cocker, plus Jonny Greenwood and Phil Selway from Radiohead, and they made up The Weird Sisters the band who played at the Yule Ball. CRACKED COM — Source: NME

29

The Sun

Our sun is white, not yellow. CRACKED.COM Despite Superman getting his powers from our yellow sun, like all stars of its kind, it is actually white. As the light refracts through our atmosphere, the color changes to yellow or orange. — Source

28

Royal Pranks

Princes Harry and William pranked Her Royal Highness with a voicemail message. In 2017, the Queen asked them to record an answering machine message for her, and they recorded Hey wassup! This is Liz. Sorry I'm away from the throne. For a hotline to Philip, press one. For Charles, press — Source: 7 Celebrity Pranks That Backfired Horrifically

27

Brad Renfro

CRACKED.COM In 2000 former child actor Brad Renfro was caught trying to steal a 45 foot yacht in Fort Lauderdale, Florida before shooting began on the film Bully. Renfro forgot to untie the boat before stealing it. — Source: 18 Celebs Whose Careers Imploded, Hard

26

Thermostats

90% OF OFFICE THERMOSTATS DON'T DO ANYTHING AT ALL. This is according to an HVAC De Set -3:49 Fan Auto specialist who Hold installs 78 dummy Run Cen thermostats at on How the request of landlords who are tired of complaints about the temperature. GRACKED.COM — 8 Gadgets That Lie to You Every Day

25

Migrant Mother

The iconic Migrant Mother photo isn't a lucky snapshot: Dorothea Lange carefully composed the image for the greatest impact on the viewer. CRACKED.COM — Source: 18 Historical Moments That Get Pictured Wrong

24

Ellen DeGeneres

Ellen's long, drawn out cancellation. CRACKED.COM After 19 years and over 3000 episodes, allegations of racism, sexual harassment and bullying brought the show to an end. Employees and former guests began speaking out in July 2020, but her show finally came to an end in May 2022. — The Things / CNN

23

Burt Reynolds

40 Random Bits of Trivia to Marinate Your Brain Meat — Source

22

The Great Wall

CRACKED.COM The Great Wall of China is actually a great cemetery. It is estimated around 400,000 construction workers had died building the Great Wall, and were just as easily buried in its foundation, which earned the deserved moniker longest cemetery on Earth. — Source

21

Jewel

Jewel's mom became her manager, and treated her like an ATM. In 2003, after many multiplatinum albums and a decade of touring, Jewel found out her net

20

Atomic Bomb Rehearsal

As a rehearsal for the very first atomic bomb test, they stacked 100 tons of TNT. Trinity Well, 108 tons, to be exact - and they detonated them simultaneously in May, 1945, two months before the real thing: Trinity, the first nuclear explosion. CRACKED.COM — Source

19

Lindsay Lohan

Lindsay Lohan She agreed to appear on a Russian talk show after breaking up with real estate mogul Egor Tarabasov -- if she was provided a private jet

18

Facebook Pirates

CRACKED Your Languag facebook Home Port Me Me Hearties Bottle o' Messages MG Siegler Adju 2008 MG Siegler Michigan has tied its win total from last yea Afrikaans Blue. squawked from Twitter - 24 shots o rum ago Swab Bahasa Indonesia Plank Cap'n's Log Portraits Bewitched Portra + Bahasa Melayu Bosanski beta What be troublin' ye? Català Attach some loot D Bla Čestina Cymraeg Cap'n MG Siegler Michigan has tied its win total week 3. Go Blue. Dansk 24 shots o' rum ago squawked from Twitter - Weigh in A Deutsch Cap'n MG Siegler MG's Music - The Smiths - Cir Coma http://bit.ly/2SNuXO Eesti hats 54 shots o' — Tech Crunch

17

Heaven’s Gate

Hollywood tragedies that brought change Heaven's Gate Mistreating a horse 1980's Heaven's Gate caused a lot of controversy when a lawsuit was filed for mistreating a horse. This led to Hollywood making a deal with the American Humane Association to increase oversight and ensure animals get treated properly. CRACKED — Source

16

Superstitions

CRACKED BABIES LOOKING INTO A MIRROR Many people in Greece still believe that a baby shouldn't see their reflection in a mirror until after they've been christened, as a way to protect their soul. This practice is still followed in many places, not just in Greece. — Huff Post / YT

15

A Paperclip for a House

One man successfully traded a paperclip for progressively larger items, until he had a house. Kyle-Not S CIN Ricky Over the course of 14 up-trades, which included a fish pen, a snowmobile, and a recording contract, Canadian blogger Kyle MacDonald was able to trade one paid, credited, speaking role in a film by Public Media Works for a house. The Town of Kipling, Saskatchewan offered the final trade, and welcomed him by making him Honorary Mayor of Kipling for One Day. CRACKED.COM — Source: 16 Interesting Facts That Make Us Go, “Neat!”

14

Jennifer Lawrence

CRACKED.COM Celebrity Stoners Jennifer Lawrence took a bong hit before the Oscars. Lawrence confessed that she got a little high before the Academy Awards in order to offset her anxiety. She refuses to specify which awards. — Source

13

Sonic the Hedgehog

Sonic the Hedgehog has a shout-out to Apocalypse Now. It's when Dr. Robotnik uses a piece of metal to shave his head that's a nod to colonel Kurtz. — Source: Twitter

12

Activism

CRACKED STUDENTS FIGHT BACK AGAINST ADMIN MISTREATMENT AT CONNECTICUT COLLEGE. The Dean of Institutional Equity and Inclusion at Connecticut College resigned after feeling mistreated by the admin. This sparked outrage, and students united to support the Division of Institutional Equity and Inclusion against the admin. — College Voice

11

Acid Rain

In the 70's and 80's, dead acidic lakes were fairly common in the US, Europe and Canada because of acid rain. CRACKED.COM The acidity in lakes killed all microbes and aquatic life, resulting in crystal clear water that allowed the lake bottom to be visible. — BBC

10

The Earth

Some scientists consider the Earth to have entered a new geological epoch, the Anthropocene; an age where human activity causes more changes to the Earth's ecosystems than natural forces. CRACKED.COM — Source: 20 Bizarre Ways Humans Are Permanently Changing The Planet

9

Pennies

CRACKED.COM These tiny crystalline flowers are growing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial... ...on a penny. http://hyperallergic.com/72044/sculpting-the-tiniest-flowers-in-the-world-to-build-the-future-of-nanotechnologyl — Source

8

Movie Firsts

THE FIRST 3-D MOVIE PREMIERED IN 1920. The Power of Love was the first 3-D movie for a commercial audience, but the film is now lost. CRACKED.COM — Source: 'Recent' Things That're Actually Older Than Dirt

7

Willis Carrier

Keeping cool during the summer? Then you thank can Willis Carrier for inventing air conditioning. Aside from keeping Wal-Mart shoppers comfortable, hi

6

Diamonds

The diamond engagement ring was invented by an ad campaign in the 1930s. Before that few Americans proposed with the precious stone, and the price of dia- mond was falling. Now, 3/4ths of American brides wear a diamond engage- ment ring, which costs an average of $4,000. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

5

Say No to the Dress

Elle King called off her wedding through Instagram. After King appeared on Say Yes to the Dress, she broke up with her fiancé, calling it off with an Instagram post. CRACKED.COM — Source: Refinery29
Photo Credit: Levi Manchak/Flickr

4

The Simpsons

Rusty Nails was the real-life inspiration behind Krusty The Portland entertainer was a very sweet clown, says Matt Groening, who would have grown up watching him. CRACKED.COM — Source: OPB

3

Marco Polo

CRACKED MARCO POLO (SORT OF) WROTE HIS TRAVELS. Ol' Marky PoPo wasn't actually much of a writer. In fact, it wasn't until he met a real romance writer in prison that he decided to grant him the privilege of recording his road trips. — History / Ancient Origins

2

Raiders of the Lost Ark

They used cayenne pepper for the plane fight in Raiders of the Lost Ark. Spielberg didn't want blood splashing around when Marion shoots the truckload of Nazis who arrive at the end, so he asked for a sort of mist, a dust feel. The only thing they could get for that on short notice was cayenne pepper, which meant everyone was coughing and sneezing. CRACKED.COM — Source

1

Prince Philip

Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip started dating/courting when he was 18 and she was 13. CRACKED.COM Philip was born into the Greek and Danish royal families and is a distant cousin of Elizabeth's. They both descend from the Victoria royal line. — Insider

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