40 Random Bits of Trivia We Popped Out of A Rusty Old Can of Beans

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40 Random Bits of Trivia We Popped Out of A Rusty Old Can of Beans

Not that were pessimistic or anything, but it seemed reasonable to assume that a rusty old label-less can wouldn’t provide us with anything other than a rotten, room-filling odor. We know that we probably shouldve thrown the can away the moment we found it in the back of the office cupboard, but we were desperate for facts, and thought wed try our luck.

That's how chock-full of facts we are around here. Sure, theyre a little smelly, but theyre so good that you might not even notice.

Vincent van Gogh

A COUPLE RENOVATING THEIR HOUSE FOUND A CACHE OF VAN GOGH'S PAPERS STASHED UNDER GRAU THE FLOORBOARDS. UNION ASSURANCE OFFICE, A.D. I714, FIRE U L& No

Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs

GRACKED.COM national MCLS Nathan's Famous used fake doctors to sell hot dogs. When Nahum Handwerker opened his first hot dog stand in 1916, he used a few publicity tricks - including planting fake customers dressed in white coats. People assumed these were doctors from a nearby hospital - and if these cheap hot dogs were good enough for doctors, then they couldn't be all that bad.

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Jon Hamm

Jon Hamm voiced a 0OO sentient. toilet. ORACKED COM In the episode O.T. The Outside Toilet, Gene discovers an advanced, talking toilet in the woods and VOWS to protect it from Max Flush, the toilet hunter.

Jeff Gordon

JEFF GORDON drives for Team Kwik-E-Mart 6 -GRACKED.com In one of the quickest Simpsons cameos ever, NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon crosses through frame with a casual Hey, Moe. The bartender accurately observes, I bet we never see him again.

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Falling TV Injuries

In the US, there are almost 12,000 injuries per year due to falling TVs. To compare, there were only 57 unprovoked shark attack bites worldwide in 2020. Be more afraid of your beloved TV showing JAWS than a shark attack. CRACKED.COM

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Bootleggers

During Prohibition, bootleggers would try to mimic the tastes of different drinks with strange ingredients. For instance, to imitate bourbon, they would add dead rats and rotten meat. Juniper oil was used for gin, and creosote for scotch's smoky flavor. CRACKED.COM

Twinkies

MYTH: TWINKIES WILL LAST FOREVER, GUYS! NEVER DATE: IPIRATION FACT8 THEY ACTUALLY LAST ABOUT A MOnTH. The urban legend goes that Twinkies aren't made

Shin A-lam

If you challenge a ruling, you can't leave the court FENCING www.allsta CRACKED.COM When Shin A-lam contested a controversial call at the 2012 Olympics, she was forced to stand on the piste while the call was reviewed, which took 75 minutes. She was essentialy forced to filibuster for a fair call, and was ultimately dragged off by security.

Tropicana

CRACKED CO Tropicana installed an artificial sun in Trafalgar Square to promote their fruit juice. The 'sun' produced 4 million lumens of light (imagi

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