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Spreading the good factual word

40 Random Bits of Trivia the Local Church Group Wrote on the Check in Lieu of a Tip

January 22, 2025

If we worked a job that relied on tips as a large portion of our income, we’d be thrilled to get a solid fact written on that gratuity line once in a while. Money is great, don’t get us wrong. In this scenario, we probably got five or six other monetary tips already, so learning that the roars in The Lion King were actually made by tigers is a good way to switch things up. Keep it fresh, you know?

We’ll ask our landlord if we can start paying rent in facts!

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Absinthe

Absinthe isn't more dangerous than similar strength alcohols. It doesn't have any hallucinogenic properties. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — NCBI

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Citizen Kane

In 1982, Steven Spielberg rrOSHUS bought the sled from Citizen Kane for $60,500. ROSE

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Affluenza

A kid got off easy for being a spoiled rich brat. 100E In 2013, 16-year-old Ethan Couch plowed his truck into a group of people, killing four and injuring nine. His father's defense team argued that he had affluenza, that is, he was too rich to know any better. Judge Jean Boyd agreed, and sent him to rehab instead of prison. CRACKED — Source

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The Color Purple

Purple is a royal color because of the properties of purple dye in ancient times. It was made from sea snails' glands, and unlike so many other dyes, it only got more intense over time instead of fading away. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Joaquin Phoenix

JOAQUIN PHOENIX MADE A FAKE ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT. Phoenix appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman in 2014 and announced he was marrying his yoga instructor. The very next day, the Oscar winner admitted he came up with the story because his life is boring and he wanted the audience to like him. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Head-Scratching Lies (Told By Famous Actors)

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Airplane!

Airplane is more than just a general satire of disaster movies. HYDRASSEN CONTROL FR NO SINTER mit CRACKED.COM Comedy film Airplane! is a direct parody of the 1957 movie Zero Hour! Many scenes, situations, lines of dialogue, as well as the entire storyline, are redone almost verbatim. — YouTube

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Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson gave his library to Congress after the British burned the Capitol in 1814. That doubled the size of the Library of Congress - -- there were 3,000 volumes before the fire (all of which burned down), and Jefferson sent about 6,500 volumes. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 Movie & General Now-You-Know Facts To Rev Up Your Gray Matter

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The Dark Knight

The Joker's clown mask in the opening of The Dark Knight is a homage to the 1960s Batman series. His mask looks just like the one Joker wore in his first episode of the show, The Joker is Wild. CRACKED.COM

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Daniel Day-Lewis

CRACKED DANIEL DAY-LEWIS Daniel Day-Lewis said he literally saw his father's ghost when he was performing in Hamlet at the National Theatre in 1989 - though he later denied it in an interview with Time Magazine, and explained he meant it metaphorically. — Source

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Pulp Fiction

Mia Wallace from 'Pulp Fiction' is, technically, a Disney princess. CRACKED.COM Miramax was owned by Disney from 1993 to 2005, which means that the film was, in a way, a Dis- ney movie. — Source

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Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman consulted on The Social Network. When she heard David Fincher was doing the movie, Portman (who went to Harvard from 1999 to 2003) called him over for dinner. She told him about how final clubs worked and how prestigious they were for underclassmen -- which made its way into the movie, as it starts with Zuck talking about how much he wants to join one. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Lululemon Murder

Bethesda, Maryland The Lululemon Murder, or Murder in a Luxury Yoga Store n lululemon In March of 2011, two employees were found inside the Lululemon Athletica store, one brutally murdered and the other wounded, saying that masked men robbed the store and killed her co-worker. But the survivor, Brittany Norwood, was the actual killer. Apparently caught trying to steal pants from the store, Jayna Murray confronted Norwood, who flew into a rage and bludgeoned, choked and stabbed Murray to death. She then gave herself some wounds, tied her own hands and feet, and lay next to Murray's corpse to be — Source: 15 Real Crimes Straight Out Of A Horror Movie

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Community

40 Random Bits of Trivia the Local Church Group Wrote on the Check in Lieu of a Tip — Source

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King of the Hill

The series ended not with a bang, but with a yep. CRACKED The first and last lines of the series are Hank and the boys exchanging a round of yep's.

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Currency

CANADA You MAY NOT pay with too many coins. 1972 CENT CANADA ISC and 2006 CANADA There's a limit of 25 pennies, 100 nickels, and 20 toonies per transaction. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Looney Tunes

Looney Tunes has a dazzling array of characters. THE BEST ONES WERE INVENTED TO SPITE ONE GUY. Eddie Selzer was a Warner Bros. producer who reportedly liked barging into the animators' room, shouting random orders, and leaving. The animators hated him so much they invariably did the opposite of what he said. For example: No Sylvester and Tweety combos. No skunk characters. No Tasmanian Devil. And absolutely no bullfighting or camels. CRACKED.COM http://articles chicagotribune com/1989-11-07/features/ 8901280895_1_first-animator-cartoons-chuck-jones — Source

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The Dutch TV Island

Frustrated with the government's monopoly on TV, the Dutch built an artificial island in the '60s to transmit uncensored TV. CRACKED.COM Eventually, the Neth- erlands legally ex- panded its maritime claim and the mili- tary raided the island by air. — Source

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Cameron Crowe

CAMERON CROWE apologized for casting Emma Stone as an Asian-American character. LO co. ake After much controversy about his decision to cast Stone in — The Verge

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Genes

There is no gay gene However, in a study of almost half a million people, scientists have discovered genetics explain up to 25% of same-sex behavior (or at least explain why some people are more open to same-sex experiences). CRACKED.COM — Source: Science

21

Alexander Hamilton

CRACKED ALEXANDER HAMILTON Hamilton wrote an account of a really bad hurricane hitting the island of St. Croix in 1772. This was printed in a local newspaper, and it was so good, especially from a teenager, that it encouraged people to raise money to send him to the U.S. from the West Indies. — Mentalfloss

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Susan B. Anthony

Susan В. Anthony was fined $100 for illegally voting, and never paid. CRACKED.COM In 1872, Susan В. Anthony was fined for unlawfully voting in the election of Ulysses S. Grant and Horace Greeley, but she was posthumously pardoned... by President Donald Trump. — Source

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Paul Newman

Paul Newman's daughters are suing his Newman's Own Foundation for not donating enough to charity. STOP GRACKED.COM Newman's daughters Su- san Newman and Nell Newman allege those in charge of the foundation have ignored philanthropic endeavors and are not giv- ing enough to charities. — CBS

18

Ozark

NO BATEMAN, NO LINNEY CRACKED COM Laura Linney agreed to be on the show because of Jason Bateman. Before Ozark, Linney wanted to get away from TV, but Bateman's involvement got her interested and she began seeing new possibilities for the show. — Source

17

Okapis

The okapi is an animal that likes its privacy, preferring to live a solitary life within a large secluded area. They mark their territory with a sticky tar-like substance coming from their hooves. And urine, of course. CRACKED.COM — Source: 12 Cool Facts To File Away For The Future

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YouTube

The first YouTube video: 2005 CRACKED COM YouTube cofounder Jawed Karim's Me at the zOO has the energy of an aborted Jackass stunt. He motions to th — Me at the zoo

15

Stranger Things

Joe Keery originally wasn't supposed to play Steve in Stranger Things. He auditioned for Jonathan, along with everybody across the country, but they — Source: GQ

14

The Lion King

CRACKED THE ROARS IN THE LION KING WERE ACTUALLY TIGERS. Turns out that lions' roars weren't loud enough to be used in the film. — Source

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Franz Liszt

Back in the 1800s, composer Franz Liszt was worshiped like a rock star. In fact, he received so many requests for locks of his hair that he eventually bought a dog, only to snip off patches of its fur to send to his admirers. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Classic FM

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Captain America

lconic Captain America #1, with Cap punching Hitler, came out a year before the U.S. entered WWil. Jewish creators Joe Simon & Jack Kirby received dea — CBR

11

Hornbills

A Great Indian Hornbill received a 3D-printed prosthetic at ZooTampa after developing skin cancer. Veterinarians at ZooTampa worked with hospital physicians, biomedical engineers and the University of South Florida to save the life of a Great Indian Hornbill after she developed skin cancer. CRACKED.COM — ABC

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Little Shop of Horrors

Little Shop of Horrors The plant was nerfed. Just like the stage musical, the 1986 movie was going to have a dark ending, with Audrey II taking over the world. This was changed, as test audiences hated that ending - but the opening narration still refers to Twoey as a deadly threat to very existence. — Sources: Den of Geek, Movie Intro on YouTube

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Pizza Hut

A woman being held hostage used the Pizza Hut app in order to receive help. 50.00 THANKS FOR YOUR ORDER TOWN TODAY - and DELIVERY TRACKER C WE'RE MAKING YOUR ORDER - MIC et 2004 MAKES BASK When her captor let her use a phone to order a pizza, she included Please help. Get 911 to me in the comments. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

8

Rats

Think rats are just a minor, gross annoyance? THEY DESTROY OR CONTAMINATE UP TO 40% OF OUR FOOD. In poor and rural areas, rats eat 20% of the crops, then eat another 20% of grain in storage. Worldwide, rats are thought to eat or otherwise ruin up to 10% of everything humans produce. CRACKED.COM — Newsweek

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China

CRACKED.COM China is building a new Great Wall made of trees. China is trying to stop desertification in the traditional Chinese way-by building a huge-ass wall. This Green Great Wall (made by planting trees, not piling stones) was started in 1987, and it will be several decades before it's finished. — Source

6

Glenn Close

Glenn Close was raised in a cult. Close's parents joined the Moral Re-Armament, a right-wing religious cult, when she was seven and she was in it up until she was 22. The actress says the experience had a profound impact on her life, and that for years after she wouldn't trust any of her instincts because all her beliefs had been dictated to her. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Wizard of Oz

Dorothy Gale's dress was found in a shoebox at a Catholic school. THE WIZARD OF OZ CRACKED.COM One of the dresses Judy Garland wore was somehow given to a Washington, D.C. priest/drama teacher, who promptly lost it for decades. It was eventually found in the school's mail room. — IndieWire

4

Dunkirk

The guy walking off into the sea in Dunkirk -well, that really happened. The man who did it in real life just dropped his equipment, told people he'd walk to England, and simply walked off into the waves. CRACKED.COM — Slate

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Adam Levine

CRACKED ADAM LEVINE Adam Levine, frontman of Maroon 5, was originally part of the post-Weezer indie pop band Kara's Flowers. Не was a huge fan of the Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, and Simon and Garfunkel, and couldn't get enough of them. Now... well, he's Adam Levine. — Telegraph / IMDB

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Sting

MICROSOFT SURE KNOWS HOW TO PARTY (BUT NOT HOW TO MANAGE). Microsoft held a fancy event in Switzerland with Sting, attended by execs. The next day, they said they'd cut 10,000 jobs. CRACKED — Source

1

The Thing

Movie and TV Aliens The Thing The Thing put its FX artist in the hospital. FX wizard Rob Bottin got pneumonia and bleeding ulcers for overworking himself. An up-and-coming Stan Winston stepped in to help (uncredited, as he insisted that it was Rob's film). CRACKED.COM — Source

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