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A little give-and-take between your brain and these facts

40 Random Bits of Trivia That Reached a Conveniently Politically Advantageous Agreement

January 29, 2025

As mediators, we’d like your brain and these facts to both walk away happy. We’re confident that this can be the case since your brain stands to learn all kinds of fun new randomness, and these facts will get a platform to share their wealth of knowledge.

As long as both parties agree to keep things civil, this can be quite the fruitful day for all!

40

The Kaiburr Crystal Cocktail

CRACKED THE KAIBURR CRYSTAL COCKTAIL The Hyperspace Lounge on the Disney Wish cruise ship has the most expensive drink in the universe - the Kaiburr Crystal cocktail. It comes in a fancy container called a camtono and it'll set you back $5,000. A steal, really. — OC Register / Pirates and Princesses

39

LifeLock

Eager to promote confidence in his company's identity theft protection services, the CEO of LifeLock Social Security used campaign. his number actual in stock advertising Perhaps fell victim to identity theft. Thirteen times. My Social Security # is: As a result, 457-55-5462 LifeLock was LifeLock. accused of Guarantee Your Good Name deceptive advertising and fined $12 million. Guarantee Your Good Name Then again, five years later. This time for $100 million. GRAGKED.COM — Source

38

Iowa City

According to various legends, either kissing someone under the Black Angel of lowa City - a 13-foot terrifying-looking statue marking a grave - or kissing the statue itself for some unhinged reason will condemn you to death. CRACKED — Source / Josh Meier

37

Sight

Yes, you can actually tell when someone is watching you. It's not some sixth sense, just one of the boring big five - you simply see the person. As it turns out, your field of vision is wider than you think, and if someone within it is looking at you, your brain gets the information. — More: Yes; You Can Sense When Someone's Watching You

36

Coca-Cola

COCA-COLA WAS ADVERTISED FOR ITS HEALTH EFFECTS. Coca-Cola Coca-Cola Соса-Соӏа was born during a health craze for sodas in the late 19th century. Its creator, an Atlanta pharmacist named John Pemberton, claimed it cured everything from depression and nervousness to morphine addiction. The secret ingredient was cocaine, which was later removed from the formula. CRACKED.COM — Everyday Objects That Started Out As Something Else Entirely

35

The Yellow Book

Celebrity Endorsements David Carradine was a Sage of Phone Books. Yellow I Book i - - - - - The star of Kung Fu and Kill Bill promoted enlightenment through the Yellow Book in 2006, even though Google had long replaced phone books. CRACKED.COM — Source

34

Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage made $2,161,000 selling the first-ever Superman comic book. His copy of Action Comics No.1, which features Superman's first appearance, was the first comic to break the $2 million mark in an auction. CRACKED.COM — Source

33

Calvin and Hobbes

CRACKED STEVEN SPIELBERG WANTED TO MAKE A CALVIN AND HOBBES MOVIE. But Bill Waterson, famously anti-licensing, wasn't into it. — Source

32

Zoolander 2

CRACKED ZOOLANDER 2: REVENGE OF THE SNUBBED. Ben Stiller, Billy Zane, Jon Cryer, C. Thomas Howell, and Kyra Sedgwick all tried out for parts in the iconic movie Back to the Future, but didn't get them. However, they all ended up appearing 2016's Zoolander 2. — Paramount Pictures,
Universal Pictures
Rejected ’Back to the Future’ Actors Made ’Zoolander 2’ Instead

31

Dinosaurs

Gigantic dinosaurs look super heavy, but they were actually surprisingly light. 3-FINGERED HAND Some of them, anyway, including the largest ones - and it's all because they had really light bones, plus air sacs throughout their body. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

30

Bikinis

The early modern bikini was SO scandalous its creator, Louis Reard, couldn't find a model willing to wear it, SO he hired a stripper to do it. Wearing

29

Inuit Culture

Inuits sy CRACKED.cO In some Inuit cultures, mostly centralized in Greenland and Northern Canada, farting after a meal is a compliment, showing apprec — Source: Mashed

28

The London Fire

CRACKED GROUNDS FOR EXECUTION Starting a fire (without actually being there) Robert Hubert confessed to starting the Great Fire of London in 1666, even though he arrived in England two days after it began, and was too weak to throw a firebomb. Не was convicted and put to death by hanging. — Josepha Jane Battlehooke/Shutterstock
The Register

27

Banana Slugs

In 1986, students at University of California, Santa Cruz voted to make the school's official mascot the Banana Slug. CRACKED COM The chancellor refused to honor the result, instead polling just student-ath- letes on the question, who also voted over- whelmingly in favor of the Banana Slug. — Source

26

Bill Gates

CRACKED BILL GATES WAS ARRESTED TWICE. The Microsoft co-founder was arrested once in 1975 for driving without a license and speeding. Не was then arrested in 1977 for again driving without a license, and failing to stop at a stop sign. — Source

25

Bataan Death March

American and Filipino soldiers walked the Bataan Death March during WWII. CRACKED.COM The Japanese made the soldiers march 60 miles, with little to no food or water, while subjected to physical abuse. Thousands of soldiers died. — Source

24

Jason Alexander

Comedy performers in cringeworthy ads JASON ALEXANDER In a 1981 ad, Hershey's Kisses high-school Alexander says, Mom always said big things come in little packages as a much taller girl approaches. That's cute. CRACKED — Columbia Pictures Television,
The Hershey Company
Commercial on YouTube

23

The MCU

Ralphie’s actor helped launch the MCU
Peter Billingsley is close with Jon Favreau, and served as a producer in Iron Man (in addition to playing a bit — Source: Vulture

22

The Colosseum

THE COLOSSEUM WAS INAUGURATED IN A.D. 80. nnicocaDs enlmnnonrarn CRACKEDCON THEN CAME NINE MONTHS OF PARTYING, ROMAN-STYLE. More than 000 animals were — For details, read The 7 Most Unexpectedly Awesome Parties in History

21

Toxic Toys

Product Recalls Aqua Dots/ Bindeez Beads A toy called Aqua Dots in the U.S. and Bindeez Beads in Australia was recalled after it was found to be contaminated with a chemical that can turn into a dangerous drug. Three children in Australia had to be hospitalized. THEMED THEMED SINCE THEMED THEMED HEMED PART FIRST ... QUA OOTS NOUA OOTS AQUA OOTS AQUA OOTS AQUA OOTS DOT PAGS mam GING ADVECTURE VERMOH CCIAN I | ! adidas SCIE I I I MADICALLY MARICALLE ECTS JEON MINTS MARITALTY 1 WATER MARKET adidas FREE I BOTH RUS WITH a WATER! CON DE PAMANO — CPSC.gov
CNN

20

Ultra Rich People

CRACKED.COM The family of the Sultan of Brunei owns a forgotten collection of 2,500 supercars. BN516 BQ 205 PO 28 The family has lost interest in the collection, and there are no plans to sell it or turn it into an exhibit, so it's literally rotting into oblivion in a big compound. Over 2,000 of the cars are beyond saving. — Source

19

DaBaby

DaBaby's homophobic rant effectively ended his career. CRACKED.COM After the rant at the Rolling Loud Festival, music festivals like Lollapalooza and iHeartRadio Music Fest dropped him. His credit on the remix of Dua Lipa's hit song Levitating was removed. — Source

18

Chick-fil-A

CRACKED CHICK-FIL-A'S INVITE-ONLY VIP ACCESS. In this exclusive food loyalty program, top eaters were given VIP status and a black card, which gave them free meals, backstage tours to locations, and getaway trips. — Source

17

Ducks

Ducks become cannibals when bored DONALD DUCK CRACKED.COM In commercial farming, beak trimming is often required to prevent poultry from eating each other. — Source: NSW

16

Diversity

Diversity Helps Everyone One study showed that middle school students of all races feel safer, less alone, and less bullied in schools where there are students from various racial and ethnic backgrounds. CRACKED.COM — Source: EurekAlert!

15

Citibank

CRACKED CITIBANK Citibank made a mistake and accidentally sent $900 million to the wrong people, and the lenders refused to return the money. The lenders were taking advantage of the situation due to a longer running saga between them and Revlon, the company that borrowed the money. — Source

14

Axolotls

Baby axolotls chew off each other's arms when there's not enough food around. Which sounds awful, but it's not really that bad-they can fully regrow their arm in a few months, so it's a mild inconvenience to help a bro or sis. CRACKED.COM — Source

13

Star Wars

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12

Elections

IN 1928, NEW YORK GOVERNOR ALFRED SMITH RAN FOR PRESIDENT WITH THE SLOGAN MAKE YOUR WET DREAMS COME TRUE. GRACKED It was about repealing prohibition. Не did not win. — 15 Smatterings of Trivia That Juiced Our Brains This Week / Express

11

Judge Judy

In 2010, a group of people made up a fake case just to get on Judge Judy. It involved smashed TV sets and a dead cat, and four roommates just made it up out of thin air. CRACKED.COM — Source

10

F. Scott Fitzgerald

F. Scott Fitzgerald dropped out of college due to bad grades. The Great Gatsby author, whose work is now a staple in school curriculums, failed trigonometry, geometry, algebra, and chemistry before leaving Princeton University. CRACKED COM — Source: Princeton Archives

9

Knocked Up

The Chinese title for Knocked Up was One Night . Big Belly. Amazingly, they found a way to take bluntness to a whole new level compared to the origina — Source: 9 Famous Movies That Have Cooler Titles in Foreign Countries

8

The Godfather

The horse's head in The Godfather was real. Francis Ford Coppola didn't like the mockup of the fake head the studio wanted him to use, so his scouts went to a dog food plant and found a horse that was going to be slaughtered. They asked for its head when the time came, and the plant dutifully shipped it to them in a crate full of dry ice. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

7

Substitute Criminals

Prosecuted rich people in China sometimes hire body doubles to serve their sentences in prison. CUBS LIEBRA *Hu Bin, a rich 20-year-old who ٨ hit and killed a 19 *Alleged body pedestrian while double of Hu Bin. drag racing. The practice is called ding zui, which translates to substitute criminal. GRACKED.COM — Source

6

Carl Sagan

While best known for his work in astrophysics, Carl Sagan also touched on the subject of politics, social, and biology in his books. He did that with

5

Marlon Brando

MARLON BRANDO was the first actor to get paid $1 million for his work. It might not seem a lot today lughl, but in 1962 it sure was, and it set the precedent for actor salaries to come. Brando paved that way by becoming the highest paid actor for his work in Mutiny on the Bounty. CRACKED.COM — Guinness World Records

4

Ghostbusters

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3

Lauren Bacall

Lauren Bacall owned a pair of deer antlers, and they were auctioned off. It happened after her death, and the antlers fetched a price of $2,000 (they got bought by an actor who'd been friends with her). CRACKED.COM — Source

2

Wearing Red

WEARING RED MAKES YOU MORE ATTRACTIVE TO OTHER PEOPLE. More importantly, research shows you also feel more attractive in red. CRACKED.COM — Source: 18 Scientific Facts About Love & Dating To Ruin The Romance

1

CGI

Inconspicuous CGI Black Swan Darren Aronofsky used tons of CGI trickery to take us down this terrifying descent into madness, but one of the uncanniest must be Natalie Portman's weirdly elongated hands. That's not a hand double, but a CGI alteration of Portman's own hands. CRACKED.COM — Source

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