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40 Random Bits of Trivia the Government Has Been Broadcasting Into Our Heads Via 5G Towers

January 27, 2025

Since we usually think in random facts, we didn’t even notice that new facts were being transmitted into our brains. It was near impossible to differentiate our brainwaves from these fact-giving radio waves, but once we did, we wondered who exactly was sending them and why? What are they trying to tell us? Is it a warning of some kind? Did they detect that our fact well was running dry and they just want to help replenish it?

Whatever the reason, we’ll take them. We can worry about radiation later. For now, there’s facts, and that’s all that matters!

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Blue Eyes

CRACKED.COM Blue-eyed people are likelier to become alcoholics. Genetics is a mess. If you have genes for blue eyes, it's likely that you also have genes for a higher alcohol tolerance, which can lead to drinking too much. The effect is small, but study after study keeps showing the same thing. — Source

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Carrie Fisher

AT A GLANCE CARRIE FISHER Carrie Fisher was a script doctor. She worked (uncredited) to polish scripts to films like Hook, Sister Act, Lethal Weapon, and The Wedding Singer. CRACKED.COM — Source: The Mary Sue

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Ezra Miller

CRACKED EZRA MILLER WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH DISORDERLY CONDUCT AND HARASSMENT AFTER AN INCIDENT AT A BAR IN HILO, HAWAII. The actor allegedly became agitated when people at the bar began singing karaoke, grabbed the microphone from a young woman who was singing, and later lunged at a man who was playing darts. — Source

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Malaysian Words

Pisan Zapra noun. Soon. Literally: In the time it takes to eat a banana. Language of origin: Malaysian CRACKED.COM ttp.//www.bbc.com/culture/story/20141216-ten-untranslatable-words — 31 Phrases English Needs To Steal From Other Languages

36

Wizard Law

A law was passed that required psychiatrists and psychologists to dress up as wizards in court proceedings. CRACKED.COM The 'Expert Wizard Amendment' in New Mexi- со (1995) was revealed to be satire before the vote, yet passed the New Mexico Senate unanimously. It was not signed into law. — Source

35

The Placement of the Human Heart

CRACKED Your heart is on your-left side. It's a myth that the heart is on the left side of the chest. Actually, the heart is in the middle of the chest, but it's slightly tilted to the left. — Source

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Pizza Hut

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Black Holes

We owe Wi-Fi to black holes. In 1992, to create Wi-Fi, a physicist used some math he had come up with while looking for signals from tiny black holes. This math was able to pick up faint signals hidden in a lot of noise, which was key to Wi-Fi. CRACKED — Source

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Cookie Monster

Cookie Monster was created for an ad for Munchos potato chips. ncho In the ad, he ate up a whole bag of the chips, to the slogan of There's more to a Muncho! Later, he made his way to Sesame Street and found a love of cookies rather than chips. CRACKED.COM — The Power of Bad: How the Negativity Effect Rules Us and How We Can Rule It

31

Video Games

In Metal Gear Solid 2, Solid Snake and Otacon share a bro handshake. It goes up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right. Yep, it's the Konami code. But instead of finishing with BA or the start button, they bro-hug. CRACKED.COM https://youtu.be/BeUhmtlUg7Y — Source: 21 Unnoticed Game Details That Were Insane Work

30

Interior Decorating

DECORATE YOUR SPACE LIKE YOU People whose homes match their personalities report higher levels of well-being. This is especially important among older people. CRACKED.COM — Source

29

Leslie Mann

celebrity Hobbies Leslie Mann does unicycle tricks. The actor has been a unicyclist ever since she got one of the one-wheeled bikes for Christmas when she was ten. She loves to jump off curbs and cycle backwards. CRACKED.COM — Source

28

Twin Peaks

Angelo Badalamenti composed Laura Palmer's Theme from Twin Peaks on the spot. WEOME TWIN PEAKS Population 31201 One day, Badalamenti was sitting at

27

Back to the Future

Marty McFly's Hooverboard went for $500,000 The prop from Back to the Future // was signed by Michael J. Fox and significantly outsold the estimated $80,000 to $100,000. CRACKED.COM — Source

26

Mythology

FILIPINO MYTH MANANANGGAL The aswang is a beautiful woman during the day, but by night, she separates from her lower body, grows wings, and takes flight. She eats human flesh, especially infants and pregnant women. CRACKED — Source

25

Star Wars

Michael Jackson really wanted to play Jar-Jar Binks. LUCA At a concert, George Lucas introduced Ahmed Best to Jackson as Jar-Jar, after which the King of Pop acted awkward. Lucas later told Best that it was because MJ wanted the part, but he wanted to do it in prosthetics and makeup like Thriller. CRACKED.COM — Source: 22 Behind-The-Scenes Star Wars Facts

24

Pyura Chilensis

CRACKEDC COM This looks like a rock, but it's a sea creature known as PYURA CHILENSIS. In Chile, it's eaten with rice and salad, or it can be cooked i

23

Friends

Matt LeBlanc took home the Magna Doodle from the Friends set. my He gave it to Paul Swiner, the electrician who doodled on it every week and whose doodles appeared in the show, even though it would've been easy to sell it for a lot more. CRACKED.COM — Source: People.com

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22

Meganeura

Meganeura 300 MILLION YEARS AGO CRACKED COM With a wingspan of 2.5 feet, these giant dragonfly-like creatures were carnivores who ate other insects an — Source: Furman University

21

Jaws

Steven Spielberg says that Jaws left him with PTSD, and recovery took years. For years, he'd go to the Orca boat and sit there for hours, shaking even his hands would shake. That was his way of working through the trauma. CRACKED.COM — Source: Entertainment Weekly

20

Winston Churchill

40 Random Bits of Trivia the Government Has Been Broadcasting Into Our Heads Via 5G Towers — Source: UK National Trust

19

Crushed by a Cow

Brazil, 2013 João Maria De Souza was CRUSHED BY A COW IN HIS OWN BED. The COW, which had apparently escaped from a farm, got on De Souza's roof via a hillside. Then the roof collapsed under the cow's weight. De Souza's wife, who was sleeping next to him, was unharmed. CRACKED.COM — Source

18

The Cold War

In 1992, President 995 19 993 George H.W. Bush met 199 with Russian President 1999 Boris Yeltsin. 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 the 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 At the meeting, they 5 1996 1997 994 1995 formally declared that 992 1993 the Cold 1993 War is over. 1990 1991 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 NOW YOU KNOW: THE '90s CRACKED.COM — Source: 22 Amazing, Now-You-Know Things That Happened In The 1990s

17

Monkeypox

CRACKED THE WHO IS ADDRESSING MONKEYPOX (BY REBRANDING IT). The World Health Organization announced that they're changing the name of monkeypox to mpox, in order to reduce stigma and discrimination associated with it. We feel better already! il il - un = il Y - = باب - World Health ealth World Health World Health World Health VOS ation Organization Organization Organization Organization il = 00km التناسب = il - - World ealth World ealth VO Organ tion Org = = DE Dr Maria Van Kerkhove Dr Michael J. Ryan Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus WHO DIRECTOR GENERAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TECHNICAL — CNN / NPR

16

Sears

Sears tried to scam the inventor of a quick-release ratchet. SEARS Peter Roberts sold his in- vention to Sears for $10,000 who said that it was not worth very much. Sears then went on to make $44 million selling it, so he sued them for fraud and was awarded $1 million. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

15

The War in Ukraine

In Russia, thousands are protesting the war against Ukraine. Which might not seem like a big number - but considering the degree of repression in Russia, and the consequences you can face for protesting, it's pretty significant. CRACKED.COM — Source

14

Old Hollywood

CHILD ABUSE WAS COMMON. Classic Hollymood SUCKED F в С Shirley Temple is the rare child star who didn't grow up into a messed-up adult, but that wasn't because of Hollywood's lack of trying. She was only three when she was in sexually suggestive short movies - and when she misbehaved on set, she was forced to sit on a block of ice. CRACKED.COM — Source

13

Elisha Gray

This is Elisha Gray inventor of the variable resistance telephone. cross the bottom box of B fiece sheeld way the of the Before variable resistance, were w which voices transmitted via water reseel telephone line were garbled. also. Alexander Graham Bell made (Figh) bribed a patent officer into the box, B the the voice of was named Zenas Wilber to keep an eye out for patent S which pland low applications related to the talked into The telephone. When Gray's patent application crossed Wilber's desk, he contacted Bell's lawyer. The lawyer like hurriedly scrawled Gray's when breakthrough onto Bell's — Source: 23 Amazing People Who Were Screwed Out of History Books

12

The Hoosac Tunnel

Construction of the Hoosac Tunnel took 24 years, and 200 miners died. Thirteen perished particularly horribly - trapped underground by an explosion and presumed dead, in reality slowly dying from gas inhalation. They still haunt the tunnel, moaning from the beyond. CRACKED — Source

11

Lost Trilogy

Star Wars Then vs. Now The trilogy that wasn't George Lucas' outline for a third trilogy was part of his deal with Disney. The Mouse, however, did not keep its part of the agreement, and just kinda remade the original. CRACKED.COM — More: 6 Surprising Ways Disney's Changing The 'Star Wars' Universe

10

Drag Me to Hell

CRACKED.COM DRAG ME TO HELL THE MOVIE WAS WRITTEN IN THE '90S AS THE CURSE. While the movie came out in 2009, Sam and Ivan Raimi wrote the script over 10 years earlier. Then Spider-Man took priority, and they couldn't give the project much attention for a long time. — Source: Drag Me to Hell production notes (via archive.org)

9

Stolen Art

In 2012, seven paintings by artists like Picasso, Monet, and Matisse were stolen from a Rotterdam gallery. Some of the stolen paintings The thieves co

8

Harry Potter

The first Harry 1991 Potter L book 8 1999 096 published 1990 199 in 1997. 1999 1991 1992 1993 1994 1394 1995 1996 1997 1998 IMMH J.K. Rowling says she 1996 regrets having different titles in the U.S. vs. worldwide. 1991 NOW YOU KNOW: THE '90s CRACKED.COM — Source

7

The Inuit

The Inuit resolve disputes through singing contests. Each of the two people involved in the dispute composes a song ridiculing the other and performs it, and an audience picks the winner. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

6

Skyfall

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5

Al Khazneh

CRACKED AL KHAZNEH AS THE CANYON OF THE CRESCENT MOON. INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE The giant sandstone temple in Petra, Jordan doesn't actually hold the Holy Grail, but it was inhabited roughly 10,000 years ago, and it's one of the 7 wonders of the world, so yeah, it's captivating enough for a movie. — Business Insider

4

George Washington

George Washington's farewell party was a rager. According to the bar tab, the 55 attendees drank 54 bottles of Madeira, 60 bottles of claret, 8 of whiskey, 22 of Porter, 8 of hard cider, 12 of beer, and 7 bowls of alcoholic punch. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

3

Ethiopia

Ethiopia banned the export of teff in 2006, fearing food shortages. CRACKED.COM The staple crop of Ethiopia is a superfood, like quinoa. The export was banned when quinoa prices skyrock- eted in Bolivia, thanks to trends in western countries that increased demand. — Source

2

Behind-the-Scenes Sorcerer Horrors

A myriad of diseases on the set of SORCERER William Friedkin's 1977 thriller was shot in Ecuador and the Dominican Republic for 10 hellish months. Не lost 50 pounds and contracted malaria, and at least 50 cast and crew were evacuated from the set with malaria, food poisoning, gangrene, or other injuries. CRACKED — Source

1

Kool-Aid

The original Kool-Aid drinkers didn't want to drink the Kool-Aid. You might already know that Jim Jones' cult members drank poisoned Flavor Aid, not Kool- Aid. The expression is also wrong in that it was not a voluntary act of uncritical submission. Many were forced at gunpoint by Jones loyalists, after being held against their will for months. — Source: Nobody Really Wanted To Drink The Kool-Aid: 4 Big Misreported Historical Moments

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