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40 Random Bits of Trivia That Have Seen Things You Can Only Imagine in Your Dreams

February 02, 2025

You think you know something about this universe of ours? Well, let us tell you something, pal. You don’t know squat about squat. We didn’t want to get so harsh with you right out of the gate, but it's our way of warning you before you’re completely floored seconds from now.

These facts have been through hell and back to obtain this knowledge, and they’re not about to spoon-feed it to you.

40

David Letterman

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

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Trees

The peanut butter tree is a tropical tree that smells and produces a fruit that tastes like peanut butter. CRACKED.COM The finely-haired fruits are red-orange and the trees can easily be grown indoors, reaching about three feet in height. — Cape Gazette

38

Public Displays of Affection

HORNY HISTORY OFFICIALLY MILESTONES DESIGNATING A PUBLIC SEX SPOT In Puttenham, England, the police have designated a field near the A31 highway as a spot for people to have sex. It's become popular with both gay and straight people. CRACKED — Hrecheniuk Oleksii/Shutterstock
The New York Times

37

Egyptians

Ancient Egyptians were notorious for their subversive political humor. NATURAL The Romans banned Egyptian advocates from the law because all of their jokes dis- rupted the sanctity of the courts. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Vulture

36

David Letterman

COMEDY NERD David Letterman got fired from a job that he had on classical radio one time. Не was supposed to write bios for composers, but he just made fun of them - so they let him go for not respecting classical music, not too surprisingly. CRACKED.COM — Source

35

Sweat

Growing up in a warm climate will make your sweat glands more active. CRACKED.COM Sweat glands mature during the first 2 years of life, so growing up in warm cli- mates leads to more active sweat glands than people who grew up in a cli- mate-controlled environ- ment or in cold climates. — CNN

34

Wealth

A recent study by Italian economists shows that the wealthiest Florence families from 1427 remain the wealthiest even today, six centuries later. This trend is not exclusive to Italy, similar data was gathered in England and China. CRACKED COM — Source

33

Hitler

CRACKED ADOLF HITLER At the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Adolf Hitler and Jesse Owens didn't have a personal interaction, but they did exchange waves. Owens also felt slighted by FDR, who didn't recognize his accomplishments or those of the other 18 Black Olympians. — Britannica

32

The Civil War

The Civil War CRACKED COM During the extremely bloody Battle of the Wilderness, one Union and one Confederate soldier ended up hiding together in the — For details, read 5 Serious Historical Events That Became Goofy Farces

31

Jane Lynch

BEHIND-THE-SCENESE FACTS Carell went to bat for JANE LYNCH CRACKED.COM My role was orginally written for a guy, reveals Lynch. And Steve advocated for me and said 'we should bring Jane in for this.' Everything we improvised in the audition ended up in the movie. Including the Guatemalan love song? — Access Hollywood YouTube

30

Rihanna

Celebrity Workouts RIHANNA does pilates and runs 5Ks. The pop singer stays in shape doing cardio through long distance running, and works on her core via pilates three times per week. CRACKED.COM — Source: Women's Health

29

Capri Sun

CRACKED NEW WORLD RECORD FOR CHUGGING A CAPRI SUN. On April 13th, 2023, Andre Ortolf smashed the Guinness World Record for chugging a Capri Sun pouch in 10.41 seconds - way faster than Leah Shutkever's 15.71 seconds record set in 2021. We live in an amazing civilization indeed. — Source

28

Night of the Living Dead

CRACKED COM NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD Many people think Romero was making a statement about racism in NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, but according to him, the movie is really about our inability to communicate, even when faced with a crisis. — Source: 12 Movies That Everyone Misunderstands (And What They Mean)

27

Hashtag Fails

GRACKED #hobbitch When promoting The Hobbit in Switzerland, Swiss marketers unfortunately added CH (the country code for Switzerland) to the hashtag and other promo. — Source

26

Elf

23 Son Of A Nutcracker Facts About The Christmas Classic Elf - Buddy’s outfit was modeled after the elves’ costumes in the 1964 television special, R — Source: ABC News

25

Alice Munro

Nobel Prize in Literature winner Alice Munro co-founded a bookstore before she decided to write. GRAGKED.COM After reading some of the store's stock, she thought I can write better books than this. — Source

24

The National Service

Between 1949 and 1963, most British men had to serve in the National Service. are with you us IN NATIONAL SERVICE ? The requirement applied to able-bodied men between 18 and 30, and they served in either the Army, Navy, or Royal Air Force - it was basically peacetime conscription. CRACKED.COM — Source: nam.ac.uk

23

Drones

BEE SIZED POLLINATION DRONES. In 2016, the U.S. lost 44% of all honeybee colonies. Eijiro Miyako has designed an insect-sized drone designed for artificial pollination. Does this mean we're just giving up on the bees? Also, insect-sized drones seem pretty ideal for surveillance. CRACKED — NPR

22

Spider-Man 3

Spider-Man 3, which has gained the reputation of being one of the worst comic book movies ever, was actually the highest- grossing film domestically in 2007. It has also made more money worldwide than any other Spider-Man-based movie -- $890 million, to be exact. CRACKED.COM — Source

21

The Human Head

Your head ages faster than your feet. Time moves at different rates depending how close an object is to a gravitational field, even at a small scale. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

20

Pee-wee’s Playhouse

CRACKEDC LAURENCE FISHBURNE WAS A COWBOY IN PEE-WEE'S PLAYHOUSE. Before entering the dream world of The Matrix, Fishburne played Cowboy Curtis in the

19

Taxis

Riding in the back of a taxi is inherently American. BUT LOS DI In Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, and Scotland, taxi drivers will consider you rude if you don't sit in the front seat. GRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Things About Life In The U.S. That Are Super Not-Normal

18

The Catholic Church

The Catholic Church had to stop indexing books they deemed contrary to their beliefs because there were too many. PROHIBITORVM, CVM REGVLIS CONFECTIS per Patresa TridentinaSynodo delectos, auctoritateSan@iis.D.N. Pij IIII, Pont. Max. comprobatus. GRAGKED.COM The Catholic Church pub- lished the Index Librorum Prohibitorum starting in 1571, listing books and au- thors deemed contrary to Catholic faith, but had to stop in 1966 due to the sheer amount of texts. — The Cambridge History of Renaissance Philosophy

17

The Kettle War

The Kettle War SALTY SAILORS CRACKED.COM In 1784, Austria attacked the Dutch by sea. A small Dutch ship fired a single shot, which toppled a kettle of soup, soaking the Austrians and making them surrender. — Source

16

Pirates

A surprisingly high number of 18th-century pirates were actually from Africa. The reason for that is pretty simple - a pirate ship was one of the few places at that time where a slave could actually free themselves. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

15

Prison Escapes

PRISON ESCAPES KROPOTKIN WAS AWESOME (ALSO, НЕ ESCAPED PRISON). Helped by his friends, anarchist Peter Kropotkin escaped prison in 1876 in an elaborate, Ocean's Eleven- like plan (that's mutual aid, y'all). At the climactic moment, he made a run for it through an open gate. After a shave, the gang celebrated at St. Petersburg's fanciest restaurant (because no one would look for an anarchist there), and he then fled to London. CRACKED.COM — Source

14

Ted Bundy

PRISON ESCAPES TED BUNDY LAWYERED HIS WAY TO FREEDOM. In 1977, Bundy waived his right to an attorney and decided to represent himself. In what otherwise sounds like a wacky Adam Sandler comedy, however, he used the freedom to move around the courtroom (you know, being his own lawyer) to brush up on his law in the library - where he simply escaped through a window. CRACKED.COM — Florida Memory Project/Wiki Commons
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Wikipedia

13

Stanley Kubrick

Stanley Kubrick had A CRACKED.cor Clockwork Orange pulled from the British market. STANLEY KUBRICK'S OCORK When the movie was released, the UK was dea

12

Mormon Books

Utah school district asked to remove the Book of Mormon from libraries. In June 2023, a school district in Utah was asked to look into taking the Book of Mormon out of their libraries. This is because of a law passed the year before that said books with pornographic or indecent materials couldn't be in school libraries. THE BOOK OF MORMON ANOT CRACKED — Paul Maguire/Shutterstock
The Guardian

11

The U.S. Capitol

CRACKED imme THE U.S. CAPITOL BUILDING: NOT SUITABLE FOR NUCLEAR POWER, BUT RADIOACTIVE ENOUGH. The Capitol Building in D.C. has a lot of uranium in its granite walls, which makes it so radioactive that it could never be used as a nuclear power reactor site. — Source

10

The Terminator

CRACKED THE TERMINATOR filmed without a permit and poisoned the crew Since they didn't pay for permits, they snuck a lot of shots on L.A. streets. They didn't stop filming when pesticides were sprayed over the city, so the fog washing over the cast and crew was incredibly toxic. — Source

9

Walmart

WEIRD WORLD Apparently, the US' largest primary care provider may soon be Walmart. Walmart P14 AM 16° 28th 12 88 Water 29 49 '26 M 16 - Prim '44 And in some locations, you can now get things like, say, x-rays, optometry, and dental services at Walmart. CRACKED.COM — Source

8

Band of Brothers

They had to push Jimmy Fallon's jeep in his Band of Brothers cameo. It was a real WWII jeep, and he was a pretty bad driver, so he couldn't make it move. Two guys ended up having to push the jeep forward at the right moment while Fallon pretended to drive. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

7

Home Alone

WEIRD WORLD Apparently, the plot of Home Alone kind of happened in real life. In Arizona, parents left an 11-year-old at home for two weeks, and he didn't go to school in that time, according to sheriff's deputies. CRACKED.COM — Source

6

Toy Story 2

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5

Propaganda

CRACKED OPERATION EARNEST VOICE The idea behind this $200 million project by United States Central Command (Centcom) is to use fake online identities to influence conversations and spread pro-American messages. So, like what Russia does, but American. are AGE 37284 6 DE F 5 33 - 74UM ! I ein NET SEA FREE I v LIFE J& with ALL emoom ETHER . C&H30 DE POTA L 12 ITEX — The Guardian / Wallpaper Flare

4

SNL

CRACKED COM Pee-wee's Playhouse was a way to make SNL sorry. WWEE oy When Paul Reubens got rejected by Saturday Night Live, he spent the whole ride ba

3

A Molasses Flood

A molasses flood killed 21 people. The Great Molasses Flood wasn't some medieval, pseudo-mythical event - it happened in Boston in 1919. 2.3 million gallons of molasses burst from a tank, and the almost- biblical flood swallowed everything in its path. 21 people died and 150 were injured. CRACKED.COM — Source

2

Teeth

Martin Jones Sees through his tooth. MARTIN JoNes' CANINE TOOTH IS IMPLANTED IN HIS EYEBALL AND HOLDS A SPECIAL LENS. THE PROCEDURE ALLOWED HIM TO SEE

1

Beef

Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith of EPMD. : CLOU In 1991, Smith's home was robbed, and Sermon was named as the orchestrator. Sermon denied it but implied that Smith had it coming. Soon after they split in 1992, people shot up Sermon's house. After all this, they reunited for Back in Business in 1997. CRACKED — Source

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