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40 Random Bits of Trivia More Unpredictable Than Any ChatGPT Fever Dream

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We scour the internet for random facts so much that we wondered how we’d stack up against a chatbot. A few people gave us some prompts and… We failed miserably. There’s just way too much to know.

Our little test did help conjure up these random facts, though! One question about a fir tree growing in a man’s lungs sparked a random fact-finding quest that landed us 39 more gems.

See? Aim for the moon. If you miss, you’ll land among the facts!

40

Toys

Kids in the US have a disproportionately high amount of the world's toys. Although the country has 3.1% of all children in the world, it consumes way more .. a total of two-fifth of all toys available in the world. CRACKED.COM — Source

39

Lobsters

Lobsters don't scream when they're cooked they're incapable of making noise. Those scream-like hisses they make as they're cooked are just the sound of air escaping from the lobster's shell during the cooking process. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: HowStuffWorks

38

Ketchup

Ketchup was a fermented fish- based medicine. CRACKED CON The original ke-tsiap was a Chinese delicacy, made of fermented fish, and thought to have medicinal properties. The British tried to replicate it, then American Henry J. Heinz tried to replicate the replication, giving us the e-bastardized tomato paste we guzzle today.

37

Miranda Rights

YOU AREN'T OFF THE HOOK IF YOU WEREN'T READ YOUR RIGHTS. Police arresting and interrogating you without a Miranda warning doesn't mean you will walk scot free, only that your statement can't be used as evidence in court. You can still be prosecuted, and all other evidence is still admissible. CRACKED.COM — Jetton & Meredith Law

36

Yoda

COMBINE STUART FREEBORN AND ALBERT EINSTEIN, AND YOU GET YODA. The late Stuart Freeborn was a makeup and creature designer on the original Star Wars trilogy. When he created Yoda, he based him on his own facial features and those of Albert Einstein. CRACKED.COM — 12 Bizarre Inspirations Behind Star Wars Movie Characters

35

True Story

SCREAM WAS BASED ON A REAL STORY If you google the Gainesville Ripper you'll read all about Danny Rolling, the guy who went on a killing spree in such a fashion that it inspired writer Kevin Williamson to pen the iconic slasher movie. CRACKED.COM — Source

34

Trees

The oldest living tree was almost five thousand years old when it was cut down. It was already 1,000 years old when the last woolly mammoth died. NOW

33

Groucho Marx

Groucho Marx began his career with a murderer. 14-year-old Groucho started out as part of a group called The Leroy Trio, headed by one Eugene Leroy who became a wanted man years later for brutally murdering his wife. (Young Groucho was lucky-Leroy and his partner just left him stranded in Colorado.) — More: 5 Super Dark Old Timey Celebrity Scandals

32

The Leaning Tower of Pisa

The Leaning Tower of Pisa contains an empty tube. The Tower of Pisa is actually a bell tower for the nearby cathedral, and there's literally nothing inside it. Aside from the ginormous bell, of course. CRACKED.COM — 17 Unknown Secrets In Well-Known Landmarks

31

Thor: Ragnarok

MARVEL STUDIOS THOR RAGNAROK IN THE COMIC BOOK THOR: RAGNAROK, THOR GOES CRAZY (NOT IN A FUN WAY). In the movie, he loses one eye. But in the comic, he rips out both his own eyes, then hangs himself from Yggdrasil, the World Tree. Later, he tears off Loki's head and wears it on his belt. In the end, he shatters Yggdrasil, killing everyone in the universe. CRACKED.COM — Source

30

Chuck E. Cheese

Chuck E. Cheese's was supposed to be called Rick Rat's Pizza. The mascot was supposed to be a coyote, and founder Nolan Bushnell ordered a coyote costume, but he got a rat costume instead. So he said he'd just call his company Rick Rat's Pizza, but his marketing department was really against that idea - so they ended up giving the mascot a name. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Bizarre Facts About Famous, Giant Companies

29

Game of Thrones

If you didn't like Euron in Game of Thrones, the actor might agree with you. Не says she wishes he could have played him more dark, more mysterious - that's closer to the books, he says. CRACKED.COM — Source

28

Bayer

The Treaty of Versailles took away Bayer's trademarks on Aspirin and Heroin. That applied in the U.S., UK, and France. Bayer is a German company, and this was one of the consequences of Germany's defeat. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

27

Boston

Christmas was banned in Boston between 1659 and 1681. CRACKED.COM Many of the English settlers who left the British Isles to found the Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay Colonies questioned the date decreed as the day to celebrate the birth of their Savior. — New Boston Post

26

Redheads

Redheads have less, but thicker, hair Blondes have 140,000 strands of hair per average, while redheads only have ooo. CRACKED.COM — Source: USA Today

25

The Amazon

On an average day, 20 billion metric tons of water evaporates from trees in the Amazon. There's so much water passing through the trees, it makes the Amazon a gigantic, natural sprinkler system that sprays an entire continent. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: TED

24

Harry S. Truman

Leslie Coffelt saved President Truman's life e-after being shot to death. Puerto Rican nationalists shot Officer Leslie W. Coffelt, in an attempt to assassinate Truman. Coffelt died-but not before crawling out of his guard booth and killing the guy who shot him. (The guy's partner had already been stopped by the Secret Service.) CRACKED.COM — Source

23

College Football

In 1896, Auburn students greased the train tracks leading in and out of the local station. GRACKED COM When Georgia Tech's train came into town, it skidded through town and didn't stop for five more miles. The GT football team had to make the trek back to town, then went on to lose, 45-0. — Source

22

The Amish

The Amish actually celebrate Christmas twice in a two-week period. The first celebration is on Dec 25, and the second one on Jan 6 - Christmas used to be celebrated all over the world on Jan 6 until relatively recently, and the Amish kept that tradition (but also took on the new one). CRACKED.COM — Source

21

Jurassic Park

Steven Spielberg earned college credit for Jurassic Park. RASSIK CRACKED COM When Spielberg re-enrolled at California State, Long Beach to earn his BA more than 30 years after dropping out, he was given three course credits in paleontology for making Jurassic Park. — Time

20

Rich People

Rich people have special therapists to help them from becoming mentally unstable due to their wealth. Called wealth therapists, their job is to help the 1% cope with the guilt and loneliness brought by being rich. GRACKED.COM — Source

19

Martin Sheen

Martin Sheen's real name is Ramon Gerardo Antonio Estevez. BE a Due to prejudices against Hispanics in 1950s New York, he named himself Martin after

18

McDonald’s

There was a futuristic floating McDonald's on a barge in Canada way back in 1986. It was set up for the 1986 World Expo in Vancouver, and orders were brought out on a conveyor belt. But after the Expo, it was left to rot for years. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 Cool Conversation-Starting Facts We Never Knew

17

The Golden Girls

CRACKED.COM The Golden Girls Rue McClanahan (allegedly) kept all of Blanche's clothes. McClanahan had so many of Blanche's polyester pants, padded blouses, and dresses that she had her apartment's kitchen transformed into a closet. — Source

16

Surgery

Surgeons once removed a fledgling fir tree from a man's lungs, after diagnosing it as a tumor. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: 19 Spooky Facts For Scaring Others

15

Woman Yelling at a Cat Meme

The Woman Yelling at a Cat meme has a dark backstory. The woman is Taylor Armstrong in The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills - and she's yelling at fellow cast member Camille Grammer, for spreading rumors about the suicide of Armstrong's former abusive husband. The cat's indifference doesn't look as hilarious in context, does it? — More: 5 Hilarious Memes With Messed-Up Origins

14

Walk Hard

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS THE PENIS BELONGS TO A FAMOUS DIRECTOR. ? WALK HARD According to Judd Apatow, the guy whose penis is shown onscreen went on to become a famous director, however, he refuses to reveal who it is. CRACKED.COM — Source

13

Atari

Source: New York Times

12

The IT Crowd

The IT Crowd 5.75 3.00 We almost had a US version featuring Joel McHale. But it was postponed, and McHale cust jumped ship for Community before they got their act together. CRACKED.COM — Source: 21 TV Shows That Were Cancelled Before They Had A Chance

11

Ariana Grande

Frankie, Ariana Grande's brother, is a dancer and singer, among other things. He's also an active YouTuber with over 400,000 subscribers, has appeared on Broadway, and has been a judge on America's Best Dance Crew. CRACKED.COM — Source: RadioTimes

10

Glasses

CRACKED BRAIN HACKS WEARING GLASSES Glasses can give politicians an edge in elections, because people perceive them as smarter and more trustworthy. Studies show this is true worldwide, making glasses a great asset for politicians. TV NEWS NEWS LIV — Source

9

Grey Griffin

GREY GRIFFIN VOICED ONE OF THE GREATEST ANIMATED VILLAINS OF ALL TIME. Griffin's voice could puncture the hull of an empire-class Fire Nation battleship, leaving thousands to drown at sea. Because it's so sharp. CRACKED.COM — Source: The Faces Behind Your Favorite Animated Characters

8

St. Louis

After the Civil War, the capital of the US was almost moved to St Louis. The scheme even involved disassembling important buildings like the White House and the Capitol building, and shipping them to St. Louis. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 Cool Facts To Feed Our Knowledge-Starved Brains

7

Miley Cyrus

At 15, Miley Cyrus was already super disciplined. While shooting Hannah Montana: The Movie, she'd board a plane after work on Friday, do two concerts

6

Hated Roles

THE ACTOR: Malcolm McDowell THE ROLE: Alex in A Clockwork OrAnGE WHY HE McDowell said he didn't HATED IT: get what people liked about the film, and re

5

Pools

Scientists can work out how much pee there is in a pool by measuring artificial sweeteners. Some of those sweeteners aren't digested and don't easily break down in water, so measuring their amount in a pool gives you a pretty good idea of the amount of pee. NOW YOU KNOW — Source: NPR

4

Cats

A Washington woman received $30,000 worth of fines because her cat was taunting other pets. CRACKED.COM The Regional Animal Ser- vices of King County (RASKC) issued violations for the cat, Miska, for tres- passing and taunting nearby pets. One of the neighbor's that complained was found to be the head of RASKC. — Local 12

3

Salma Hayek

SALMA HAYEK is one of four Latinas nominated for Oscar She's been nominated for an Oscar, a Golden Globe, a BAFTA, and a SAG Award. But she's got zero wins to show for it. Should have won for: Frida — CBS News

2

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

1

Orlando Airport

WEIRD WORLD Police were led on a chase through the Orlando airport by a drunk woman on a motorized suitcase. OUTBACK STEAKROUSE Chelsea Alston was kept from boarding her plane because she appeared to be intoxicated. When officers tried to get her another flight, she began rolling away and yelling profanities. Still want to defund the police NOW? CRACKED.COM — Source: CBS

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