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40 Worn-Out Bits of Trivia That Still Deliver (But Man You Should’ve Seen Them in Their Prime)

February 14, 2025

Out of retirement and back on the field, these facts just don’t know the meaning of quitting. They may have hung up their jerseys a while back, but a few years of aimlessly puttering around the house was enough to get them back on the field. They still got it, too! They might not be as quick as some of the young facts out there, but they play to their strengths and can still hang with the best of them.

They might need some extra time in the post-list ice bath, but they’ll give it their all here today. Don’t you worry about that.

40

The Coinage Act

The Coinage Act of 1792 that established the US Mint made coin defacement, counterfeiting, and embezzlement by Mint employees punishable by death. — 23 Staggering (True) Facts About Money

39

Uranus

A Twitter account ExploreIGO made the mistake of asking the internet to name a probe heading to Uranus. GRACKED.COM Responses ranged from honest attempts from mature space-enthusiasts to your typical, juvenile internet commenters sug- gesting butt plug and Uranusy McUranusface. — Futurism

38

Garter Snakes

PATERNITY TEST CRACKED.COM It's a competitive market for red garter snakes. Up to 100 males can go after a single female at the same time, and the female ends up in the middle of a large mating ball. — Source

37

London

In 18th century London, any consumer of sex work could be truly informed. Harris's List of Covent-Garden Ladies was basically a catalogue of sex workers, including addresses and rates, and it was published yearly for most of the 18th century. CRACKED.COM — Source

36

Kanye West

It took Kanye West only 15 minutes to Write the lyrics for All Falls Down which went on to peak at #4 on the Billboard top REB chart.

35

Fletch

Season 3 of Stranger Things was inspired by a semi-obscure '80s movie. It's Fletch, a film about a reporter who's paid to kill a MILLIONAIRE for a small fortune -- thinking he's about to die anyway and trouble ensues. CRACKED.COM — Source: Vulture

34

Sesame Street

FOR THE FIRST SEASON OF SESAME STREET, OSCAR THe GROUCH WAS ORANGE. Не gained his signature green fur (and an arm!) by season 2, but according to puppeteer Caroll Spinney, the original eyebrow fur is still in use on the current puppet. CRACKED.COM — Source

33

Predator

Predator (1987) The Predator's blood is a mixture of K-Y Jelly and glow stick fluid. The same effect is still used in the sequels. CRACKED.COM — Source: 25 Special Effects Which Were Straight Practical

32

Sir Isaac Newton

Picture Isaac Newton, and you see a guy with an apple falling on his head. That never happened. Newton never mentioned anything about an apple, and in fact it was another guy named John Conduitt who first told the story some 60 years after it supposedly happened. Even then, there's no mention of it hitting Newton on the head. The story is even vague about whether Newton actually saw an apple fall, or whether he-or Conduitt, for that matter - used the metaphor of an apple falling from a tree as a way to explain his epiphany about gravity. CRACKED.COM http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Sgravity.htm — 21 Historical Figures Everybody Gets Wrong

31

White Castle

White Castle 1921 Castle 5t White Castle 5 eler Established in 1921 HAMBURGERS Buy em by the Sack CASTL GRACKED COM White Castle was the first American fast-food chain. Hamburgers were 5 cents and quickly served to exact specifications, which would later be copied by other chains. — Source

30

Bat Size

LARGEST BAT SMALLEST BAT Giant Kitti's Golden-Crowned Hog-Nosed Flying Fox Bat CRACKED COM — Source

29

Farts

Some Japanese noblewomen of the Edo period had fart- blame-taking heoibikuni. There were servants em- ployed to take the blame for their farts if their boss passed gas in front of oth- ers. This was done by the servant 'confessing'/ver- bally proclaiming it was her at the moment. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Sora News

28

Adele

Pop singer Adele celebrated her 30th birthday party by throwing a Titanic- themed bash. The singer, who is obsessed with the movie, threw an opulent bash with costumes and life jackets as party favors. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Absurdly Over-The-Top Celebrity Parties

27

Prom

A high school student was suspended in 2015 for an over-the-top promposal. CRACKED.COM Ibrahim Ahmad strapped fake explosives to his body and asked a girl to prom with a sign saying I know it's a little late but I'm kin- da the bomb. Rilea will you be my date to prom? She said yes. — Source

26

George Cowan

George Cowan was shot three times (once in the head), crawled to make coffee, crawled across Yellowstone, crossed a river... ...was burnt in a forest fire, thrown from a carriage, and his bed broke while receiving care. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

25

Ethan Hawke

Ethan Hawke Ethan Hawke turned down being Batman in Batman Returns, saying, This was after Tim Burton's, before the bad period. I just didn't want to go to the Knicks game and have everybody go, 'Wow, you were a great Batman!' Now I wish I'd done it, because I could have used it to do other things. CRACKED.COM — Source: Details

24

Indiana Jones

COMEDY NERD In an alternate universe, Chevy Chase is famous for playing Indiana Jones. But that's probably a universe we don't want to inhabit - yet somehow, apparently, he was on the list of people considered for the role. CRACKED.COM — Source

23

Ratatouille

We nearly had Ratatouille-branded wine (it was white Burgundy). Disney had had bottles made, but some people complained it might promote underage drinking, so Disney pulled it before it hit the shelves. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 Super-Cool Facts To Show Off Your Smarts

22

10 Cloverfield Lane

Famous People’s Voices (Secretly) In Your Favorite Movies - In 70 Cloverfield Lane, Bradley Cooper voiceS Ben, Michelle's fiance. — Source: Film School Rejects

21

Plagiarism Showdown

CRACKED JOE ROGAN In 2007, Joe Rogan had a very public confrontation with Carlos Mencia at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles. Не called out Mencia for plagiarism in front of everyone there, including other comedians. — Hollywood Reporter / NPR

20

Terry Gilliam

CRACKED TERRY GILLIAM LEFT THE U.S. so НЕ WOULDN'T BECOME A TERRORIST Terry Gilliam was so worried about becoming a full-time, bomb-throwing terrorist in the U.S. that he left in the late 1960s. He's now known as a Hollywood rebel because of his refusal to change his stories. — Source

19

Coca-Cola

18

The Food Chain

Human's place on the food chain is a mere 2.2 on a 1-5 scale. CRACKED.COM Apex predators such as lions and great white sharks have a trophic level of 5. Hu- mans rank even with pigs and anchovies. — Source

17

Squids

Squids can change their skin's color and brightness CRACKEDcO Scientists discovered light-reflecting cells that allow squids to shimmer, mimicking the ocean's dappled light. — Source: Science Daily

16

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

will smith Movies The Fresh Prince of Bel Air The only reason this show exists is because Will Smith owed the IRS money. Who can't relate to making a possibly horrible decision just because you need to pay taxes? CRACKED.COM — More: 6 What-The-Heck Origin Stories Of Classic Shows

15

Bayer

One man invented both aspirin and heroin within a two-week span. The man was Felix Hoffmann, a German chemist who worked for Bayer, and the inventions in question happened in 1897. CRACKED.COM — Source

14

Chocolate

European chocolate is smoother, richer, and creamier than American chocolate. enoco oL.lss Stice: Milka M milka OREO milrs TIAOLER re OT Mika POR Canr

13

Geena Davis

Geena Davis used to be a live mannequin. One day while working at a clothing store, Davis decided to pose as a mannequin in the store's window display. Since she managed to attract a crowd, and was really good at staying still, the store hired her to work as a live mannequin over the weekends. CRACKED.COM — Source

12

Einstein

17 Unexpected Accomplishments of Famous People - Maybe you’ve heard that Einstein used to work as a patent clerk. So, what great invention did he come — Source: The Atlantic

11

Electricity

People were afraid that electricity would make women and kids targets. Roaming murderers and rapists would see any women and children in a house with the lights on, the thinking went, and attack at once. CRACKED.COM — Source

10

Malcolm McDowell

THE ACTOR: Malcolm McDowell THE ROLE: Alex in A Clockwork Orange WHY НЕ McDowell said he didn't get what people liked HATED IT: about the film, and resented being pigoneholed as that character. CRACKED.COM

9

Corkscrews

Product CORKSCREWS Original BULLET REMOVER Purpose Bullets used to commonly get stuck in guns, and people needed a safe way to dislodge them, which is — Read More: The 5 Most Insane Original Uses For Famous Products

8

Movie Myths

The FBI won't just swoop in and take over. F9 SPECIAL AGENT DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE SERVICE LIGHT Tust APPEAR wanke SPECIAL Tel A - THE center to مشيقة e NT Smug feds won't walk all over the enraged cops, telling them it's their case now. They can't-police forces are not subordinate to the FBI. What they do is pool their resources with local law enforcement to work together in the case. CRACKED.COM — Source

7

Polar Bears

Due to their fur, the polar bear is relatively invisible to an infrared camera. GRAGKED.COM Polar bear hair has a hollow core which effectively prevents the infrared emission, or heat signature, of the polar bear from escaping the fur. This helps the bear retain its heat and stay warm. — Harvard University

6

Long Lives

Violet Brown 117 YEARS CRACKED.COM Brown said the secret to a long life is hard work, growing up working in sugarcane fields in Jamaica. She once said, I eat everything, except pork and chicken, and I don't drink rum and them things. — Source: ABC.net

5

Disney

Donald Duck used to wear pants. Before he appeared on screen, Donald made his first appearance in the popular children's book The Adventures of Mickey Mouse. Не sported a pair of green pants and a matching hat. CRACKED.COM — Source

4

Fallen Celebs

Fallen Celebrities Then vs. Now JUSSIE SMOLLETT had a somewhat solid career for around 30 years, THEN НЕ MADE UP A HATE CRIME FOR ATTENTION, spent less than a week in jail, and dared to appear in 2022's BET Awards like nothing happened. Truly a champion of black liberation. CRACKED.COM — Source

3

Lyrebirds

Male lyrebirds deceive females into mating GRACKED.COM Some lyrebirds will imitiate the alarm calls of birds spotting a predator when a potential mate is about to leave, scaring her into staying with him to mate. — Scientific American

2

The World’s Oldest Mill

CRACKED THE WORLD'S OLDEST MILL. The first record of the Otterton Mill in Budleigh Salterton, England was in the Domesday book by King William the Conqueror in 1068 AD. They say that it was milling flour long before then. 1000'S AD — Blue Bag Nomads

1

Gene Kelly

CRACKED.COM singin' in the Rain Gene Kelly shot that iconic scene with a 103-degree temperature. Despite being sick, Kelly convinced the director not to send him home without doing at least one take. That was all that was needed. — Source

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