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February 12, 2025

The next time you need to know that there’s a memorial of fallen astronauts on the moon or that Bill Nye invented a highly specialized ballet shoe, you’ll have this list to thank. See, it knows what you need before you do, and only included facts that will actually come in handy one day.

What other list of random facts can say that? None.

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The Emperor of China

In 1921, the Emperor of China requested a phone... ...so he could make prank calls. (Не was 15.) NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: 12 Movie And General Now-You-Know Facts

39

Jerry Springer

CRACKED A SUBWAY STATION Jerry Springer was born in a makeshift bomb shelter in London during World War Two. It happened to be at Highgate subway station, in use as a bomb shelter at the time. — BBC / NPR

38

Hard Work

Americans have more faith in hard work than people from other parts of the world. A Pew survey found that 73% of Americans said hard work is very important to getting ahead in life. Among the other 44 nations surveyed, a median of 50% had the same response. CRACKED.COM — Source: 29 Ways America Is Super Weird, Compared To Other Countries

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Tongues

CRACKED.COM Everyone has their own fingerprints. But your tongue also has a one-of-a-kind print. Because of its uniqueness, the tongue could be used in biometric scans or forensic dentistry as an identification tool in the future. — Source

36

Roosters

Red combs of roosters and hens are the best source of hyaluronan, which is used in plastic surgery. Hyaluronic acid is used to keep arthritic joints lubri- cated and used in plastic surgeries like botox. The combs are maybe the only part of the chicken people don't eat, but they still have a use. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — NY Times / Unsplash

35

War

CRACKED A SCHOOLTEACHER SAID НЕ WAS JESUS' BROTHER AND 20 MILLION PEOPLE PAID THE PRICE. The 19th-century Taiping Rebellion was one of the most devastating civil wars in history, with an estimated 20 million people losing their lives. It was started by a schoolteacher who said he was Jesus Christ's brother. — Source

34

Poison

CRACKED TWO UFOS FLOATING IN THE BACKGROUND. In this 2000 straight-to-TV thriller, after Traci drives a car into the water, the camera pulls back for a wide shot, and two glowing white orbs are seen floating in the sky. No one has been able to explain these UFOs. POISON — Youtube

33

Harry Potter

The clock tower Harry Potter flew over has a fancy apartment. Inside the St. Pancras clock tower, there's an apartment with ridiculously high ceilings and two bedrooms. Unfortunately, since it's literally on top of a train station, neither bedroom can give you a good night's sleep. CRACKED.COM

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Pepsi

Pepsi was once the 6th largest navy in the world. hwer MENC-KOMIA DENCH-KO ENCN NENCW-KONA RANBER th The USSR had restrictions on transporting rubles — Source: BBC

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James Bond

James Bond's submarine car was sold for $100. CRACKED.COM It happened to be in a storage container that some dude bought with no idea what was inside. Apparently, the original owners had stopped paying their rent in 1987. — Source

30

George W. Bush

A MAN TRIED TO BLOW UP GEORGE W. BUSH. Do you think a shoe was the worst thing anyone threw at President Bush? In 2005, Georgian national Vladimir Aru

29

Bill Nye

Bill Nye invented a highly specialized ballet shoe. Bill Nye (famously a ballet guy) added a a foot encirculating tubular sleeve to the classic pointe shoe in a surprising and gamechanging patent. — Source: Google Patents

28

H.G. Wells

H.G. WELLS FIRST WROTE ABOUT THE ATOM BOMB IN A 1914 NOVEL CALLED THE WORLD SET FREE. IT WOULD BE DECADES BEFORE SCIENTISTS MADE THE BOMB REAL. wells didn't even know the bomb was possible. не just knew a little bit about radioactive decay, and thought if we ever split an atom, it would probably make a really big boom. CRACKED.COM — Source

27

Museums

Somebody anonymously donated $25 million to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. That also happens to be the largest gift that its supporting organization, the DMNS Foundation, has received in its 121-year history. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 Unexpected Pieces Of Good News To Cheer Us Up

26

Fate of the Furious

The Fate of the Furious director F. Gary Gray put in an homage to his first film, Friday. It's when Tej says Hey Miss Parker, and it's kind of his substitute for a director cameo (which he doesn't like to do, because he's a terrible actor, he says) - in Friday,

25

The Ice Age

CRACKED MYTH: SABER TOOTH TIGERS AND WOOLY MAMMOTH LIVED AT THE SAME TIME AS DINOSAURS (AS SEEN IN ICE AGE) FACT: Saber Tooth Tigers and Wooly Mammoths came along long after the dinosaurs died out. However, they did live on Earth with humans. — Source

24

Under Pressure

CRACKED.COM Queen's collaboration with David Bowie on Under Pressure was pure impromptu. David Bowie just happened to be by the studio where Queen was recording tracks for their 10th studio album when both parties decided to work on an original piece during a 24-hour session. Mercury and Bowie even did their vocals separately without hearing each other as they sang their part. — Source

23

Gremlins

Making Gizmo work was a nightmare. Gizmo was supposed to be in just about 25 minutes of Gremlins, but then Steven Spielberg decided at the last minute that the fuzzball had to have a bigger part. So the puppeteers were left to improvise with a severely limited puppet that wasn't really made for basic stuff, like making it walk. CRACKED.COM — Source

22

Vin Diesel

VIN DIESEL SAID НЕ USED TO BE A BEASTIE BOYS BACKUP DANCER. EAST CURIOUS When Ad-Rock was asked about his claim, the musician said that it wasn't true. Не thinks Adam Yauch might've helped Diesel get into a dance club once and that the actor might've misinterpreted that as being a part of the band in some way. CRACKED.COM — Source

21

Kendall Jenner

Celebrities' Favorite Foods Kendall Jenner TWIX Twix Bar While she watches her diet due to her modeling jobs, Jenner is known to keep a Twix around her purse or cookie bars person to indulge in quick bite. CRACKED.COM — People

20

Henry Cavill

HENRY CAVILL WAS A WOW ADDICT. The actor revealed that he missed the call about being cast as Superman because he was busy doing a dungeon in World of Warcraft. He's also a massive Witcher 3 fan-having beaten the 100-hour game two times before even being cast as Geralt. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Hollywood Stars Who Happen To Be Huge Nerds

19

James Dean

Just weeks before he died after slamming his Porsche head-on into another vehicle, JAMES DEAN made a PSA for the National 130 Safety Council, warning of the dangers of reckless driving. TAKE IT EASY DRIVING. THE LIFE YOU SAVE MIGHT BE MINE. CRACKED.COM — Source

18

The Art of the Fart

CRACKED THE OLDEST KNOWN JOKE IS A FART JOKE. It was made in Sumeria around 1900 ВСЕ. — Nomad_Soul/Shutterstock
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17

A Hidden Stash of Bowling Balls

WEIRD WORLD A Michigan man found a total of 158 bowling balls stashed away under his house. OLD9C2946 He saw one poking out from under his back stairs, so he took it out and kept digging. A bunch of bowling balls was holding up the stairs, it turned out. CRACKED.COM — Source: CBC

16

Celebrity Feuds

jon andy LOVITZ DICK CRACKED.COM The two feuded on the set of NewsRadio, but patched things up. That was until drunk Dick confronted Lovitz at his own restaurant and told him I put the Phil Hartman curse on you, you're the next to die. The bad blood culminated in a fistfight at a comedy club before a doorman broke it up. — CBS News

15

Dating

Half of adults say dating has gotten harder Over the past 10 years, nearly half of U.S. adults say dating is harder. Women are more likely to say they have had negative experiences, with 65% having been harrassed on dates. CRACKED.COM — Source

14

Collectibles

Collectible Bubbles S Beanie Babies CANTO DADY LOY : 2 - in don't owny - by really run hun and - heart be - In the late '90s and early 2000s, Beanie Babies were all the rage. People were willing to pay huge amounts, with some even going for six figures. But eventually, the market cooled off, leaving many people with a lot less than they had invested. CRACKED — The Image Party/Shutterstock
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13

Flounder

Flounder isn't a flounder THE LITTLE MERMAID CRACKED.COM He's a yellow and blue tropical fish, which is a much worse name, we have to admit. Flounders are flatfish and are much less cute.

12

The Craft

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS The Craft hired a practicing witch to keep the film authentic. CRACKED.COM To make sure they were getting everything right, filmmakers hired Pat Devin, the (at the time) First Officer of Southern California's Covenant of the Goddess. Devin had a great experience on set, saying that a lot of my suggestions were acted upon and virtually all of my suggestions were given careful consideration. — Source

11

Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson CRACKED.COM In his will, Thomas Jeferson left James Madison his gold-mounted walking staff of animal horn as a token of their friendship. — Source

10

South Korea

Residents of the South Korean town of Daesong-dong are exempt from taxes. CRACKED COM This is an effort by the gov- ernment to keep people there despite being only 350m from the North Korean border. However, for security reasons, there is a curfew and nightly headcount. — Source

9

The Civil War

Police wear blue because there were a lot of Union Army uniforms to spare. CRACKED.COM During the Civil War, blue Union Army outfits were easy to come by, and the extras often went to police forces that didn't have official uniforms yet. — Mentalfloss

8

Slavery

In 1858, a fight about slavery broke out in the United States congress. And it ended thanks to comedy - somebody had put their wig on backwards, so everybody nearby started laughing, which helped break up the fight. CRACKED.COM — Source

7

Pink Floyd

PINK FLoyD's COMFORTABLY NUmB ISN'T ABOUT RECREATIONAL DRUGS. Pink Floyd didn't do drugs. The song is about the time Roger Waters was given heavy se

6

Birds of Prey

Birds of Prey has a subtle homage to Harley Quinn's first appearance. She wears the number 92 on her derby outfit - that's a nod to the episode of Batman: The Animated Series, broadcast in '92, where she first appeared. CRACKED.COM — Source

5

Michael Douglas

Michael Douglas used want to father your children as a pickup line to Catherine Zeta-Jones. GO EN GO BE DS A It put her off though, and he had to resort to a run-of-the-mill bucket of roses to make up for it. CRACKED COM — Source

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Fartox

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3

Sweet Child o’ Mine

Guns N' Roses' Sweet Child o' Mine began as a dumb joke. During a jam session, Slash started making faces while playing a silly melody. The other band members liked the tune and ran with it. Within an hour my guitar exercise had become something else, Slash wrote. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Of Our Favorite Songs (Have Surprising Backstories)

2

Vladimir Lenin

Lenin's dead body is bathed and dressed in new clothes every year. The body is kept under very warm and soft lighting which makes the discolored hair and yellowed skin a bit less noticeable. The public tomb is in the center of Moscow, despite his death wish to be buried next to his wife. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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The Moon

The moon has a memorial to fallen astronauts. It's a commemorative plaque placed at the Hadley-Apennine landing site in 1971, honoring 14 deceased NASA astronauts and USSR cosmonauts. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: Now You Know! 13 Facts About Movies And General Trivia To Un-Bore You

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