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40 Adventurous Bits of Trivia That’ll Try Any Brain Once

These facts want to see what your brain’s workin’ with

40 Adventurous Bits of Trivia That’ll Try Any Brain Once

February 14, 2025

We don’t have the exact stats in front of us, but these facts get into a lot of people’s brains. They’re fluid like that. They play the field, and they’re so interesting that people can’t help but share them.

Sorry if you thought your brain was their one and only.

40

Trees

Early trees threatened to freeze Earth over. When trees first appeared, no microbes yet existed that could eat the wood so when the trees died, they would just accumulate, sequestering more and more carbon and making the planet cooler and cooler. This period of rampant wood pollution lasted 40 million years. — More: 5 'Whoa' Scenes From Ancient Earth School Forgot To Teach

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The Hindenburg

The Hindenburg Disaster was almost The Adolf Hitler Disaster. CRACKED.COM Joseph Goebbels, who was in charge of Nazi propaganda, requested the Fuhrer'

38

Django Unchained

CRACKED.COM Leonardo Dicaprio really cut his hand in Django Unchained. The glass in DiCaprio's hand was never intended to break, but he just used it to enhance his performance. After the take, the crew applauded his performance... then got him medical attention. — Source

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The Sun

Some of the P water you drink is older 3 than the Sun. A 4 2+8 CRACKED COM That's even though the Sun is older than the Earth. Some water predates the whole solar system, molecules unchanged mg for billions of years. 04 — Source

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Flossie Wong-Staal

CRACKED COM Flossie Wong-Staal became the first researcher to successfully clone and map HIV. Her work paved the way for the development of HIV blood tests.

35

El Sombreron

40 Adventurous Bits of Trivia That’ll Try Any Brain Once — Sources: Remezcla, Guatemala.com

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Cow Burps

When we talk about climate change, people love to make jokes about farting cows. But cow farts aren't a thing. 0092 Cows do emit methane, but 95% of it comes from burping. They belch because they're ruminants, and burping is part of their digestive process. CRACKED COM — AP News

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Zoe Saldana

Zoe Saldana apologized for her prosthetic nose SINGER ACTIVISI SURVIVOR LEGEND CRACKED.COM Saldana wore a fake nose and dark makeup to play Nina Simone in 2016. By 2020, she realized she'd made the wrong move: I should have done everything in my power to cast a Black woman to play an exceptionally perfect Black woman. — Source: CNN

32

Alpha Centauri

CRACKED THREE STARS, ONE SYSTEM, 4.25 LIGHT-YEARS AWAY: ALPHA CENTAURI. Alpha Centauri is the closest star system to Earth, consisting of three stars: Alpha Centauri A, Alpha Centauri B, and Proxima Centauri. Proxima Centauri is the closest star to Earth, located 4.25 light-years away, while Alpha Centauri A and В are a binary pair located 4.35 light-years away. They orbit a common center of gravity every 80 years. — Source

31

Ice Ships

Great Britain tried out ice ships during World War II. Short of metal to build warships, Britain launched Project Habakkuk to build a bergship out of pykrete (a tough mixture of ice and sawdust that takes months to melt). But the idea turned out not to be very practical, and the good ship Popsicle was eventually scrapped. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Random Facts to Water and Fertilize the Brain

30

Relationships

On-and-off-again relationships might be toxic for your mental health 2018 CRACKED.COM These relationships have higher rates of abuse, poorer communication, and lower levels of commitment. — Source: 13 Scientific Findings About Breakups To Ease The Pain

29

Air Fresheners

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28

3 Musketeers

Musketeers 240 A pack of 3 Musketeers used to come in three pieces as per its name, and was large enough to share. CRACKED.OON

27

Minecraft

CRACKED.COM MINECRAFT PLAYERS ARE HELPING PRESERVE A DYING LANGUAGE. Elfdalian is a rare language with about 3,000 speakers in Sweden. To help keep it alive, a group of Swedish and American enthusiasts are recreating the town where it is spoken in Minecraft, complete with quests to immerse players in the language. — Source

26

Adam Sandler (Kinda)

CRACKED ADAM SANDLER IS TERRORIZING SANTA CRUZ IN A COOKIE MONSTER SUIT. Only it's not the famous Adam Sandler. It's just a guy named Adam Sandler who is very weird. — Source

25

Baffling Corpse Discoveries

Baffling Corpse Discoveries SAMPLE TUNIN TWO YEARS LATER, IN FRONT OF THE TV In early 2006, the body of a 38-year-old English woman was found in her apartment, with the TV still on. She suffered from domestic abuse and had isolated herself from friends and family, so nobody noticed her lifeless body for two whole years. CRACKED.COM — Source

24

The Simpsons

The characters' yellow was designed to be eye-catching An animator showed the color to Matt Groening who approved because when you're flicking through channels with your remote control, and a flash of yellow goes by, you'll know you're watching The Simpsons. CRACKED.COM — Source: 14 Facts About The Simpsons (In Case You Run Out Of Episodes To Watch)

23

Birthday Odds

CRACKED.COM You are more likely To die on your than on any other day of the year

22

Pot Dealing

Samuel Caldwell was the first person in America to be arrested for selling marijuana. Не was arrested in 1937 for selling two joints and was sentenced to a $1000 fine and four years of hard la- bor. This happened in Den- ver, Colorado, one of the first US states to legalize marijuana. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Leafly

21

The Departed

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The Boston Bombers

15 Of The Most Shameful Cases Of False Reporting From The Media - The NY Post didn’t just publish the names of two mistaken suspects of the 2013 bombi — Source: Washington Post

19

William Burke

SERIAL KILLER WILLIAM BURKE'S SKIN WAS MADE INTO A POCKETBOOK William Burke was a murderer and grave robber who was publicly executed. After his death, macabre souvenirs were made from his body. CRACKED.COM — Source: Cult of Weird

18

Jackie Wilson

ONE OF JACKIE WILSON'S BIGGEST HITS, 1958'S LONELY TEARDROPS, FEATURES THIS SOULFUL LINE: Lonely Teardheps MY HEART IS CRYIN', CRYIN'. on septembe

17

Bad Predictions

Tired: gold. Wired: steel. THOMAS EDISON CRACKED.COM Edison was convinced we were on the verge of dispensing precious metals like a Taco Bell soda fountain. And what would we do with the power of alchemy? Devalue gold and turn all our furniture into cold, hard steel. — Source: 15 Impossibly Silly Predictions (Made By Serious People)

16

Sushi

Your sushi place is probably mislabeling the fish they offer. 74% of all sushi eateries mislabel the species of fish they serve, to trick you into thinking you're eating a more expensive species. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: Eater

15

Pilots

The first woman in the US to hold a pilot's license was of African and Native American descent. GRAGKED.COM In 1920, Bessie Coleman found a financial sponsor through a newspaper, trav- eled to France, and learned how to become a stunt pi- lot. She returned to the US as Queen Bess. — LA Times / Wikipedia

14

Diamonds

Diamonds From Coal CRACKED.COM If you compress coal for a very long time under high pressure, eventually, you will waste an incredible amount of time. Diamonds form from a separate process that has nothing to do with coal, much deeper below ground. — Source

13

Coca-Cola

There is more sugar in a can of Coke than cotton candy. il is 1 10 ة CRACKED.COM A typical serving of Cola cotton candy, which is basically all sugar, contains 30 grams of sugar, where a can of Coke has 39 grams. — Source

12

Dolly Parton

AT A GLANCE DOLLY PARTON She founded the Eagle Mountain Sanctuary. In 1991; Dollywood opened an aviary house for the largest conservation of non-releasable:: bald eagles. The birds are under the care of the American: Eagle Foundation. CRACKED COM — Source: Dollywood

11

Blade Runner

Blade Runner blew its budget on details you never see. Conceptual artist Syd Mead was hired for a few days, at $1,500 a day - but he ended up staying for weeks, filling the sets with stuff you never really notice (like fastidiously detailed, futuristic parking meters). That was one of the reasons for the movie's budget issues. CRACKED.COM — Source

10

Julia

Sitcoms and real world events Julia thought representation was enough. In 1968, NBC aired the first show starring an African-American woman. Although it did showcase a woman of color, it was criticized for steering clear of any associations with Civil Rights activism. CRACKED — 20th Television
Smithsonian Magazine

9

Strokes

A HICKEY GAVE A WOMAN A STROKE. 20 2010 21 mm CRACKED.COM Days after a make-out session, a 44-year-old Maori woman found her arm getting weaker. Turned out a love bite had created a blood clot, which traveled to her head and led to a stroke. — New Zealand Medical Journal

8

Starbucks

Starbucks Kids as young as eight were discovered toiling away on farms in Guatemala that provide Starbucks with its coffee beans. They were working 40 hours a week in tough conditions, and getting paid just a bit more than the cost of a latte. TM MADE WITH CHILD LABOR CRACKED — ARTISTBELLA/Shutterstock
The Guardian

7

France

A lodge built for King Francois I was so large that the Loire river was diverted to make room for it. Chateau de Chambord was built as a hunting lodge, and so the King could be closer to his mistress. Itcontains 440 rooms, 84 staircases, and 365 fireplaces. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

6

The Bee Gees

The Bee Gees' Stayin' Alive is about what a dump NYC was. The Gibb brothers have explained that the group's most emblematic song is not about disco dancing at all, but about how hard it was to survive in 1977 New York City. They didn't even know the plot of Saturday Night Fever when they wrote the song. CRACKED.COM — Source: 18 Random Facts For Your General Edification

5

A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born pays homage to its predecessors through a song (kind of). Early on, Lady Gaga hums Somewhere Over the Rainbow, which was sung by Judy Garland - who had Gaga's role in the 1954 version. CRACKED.COM — Source: Vanity Fair

4

Karlie Kloss

CRACKED KARLIE KLOSS RUNS A CODING CAMP. Kode With Klossy is model Karlie Kloss' tuition-free coding camp for young women, gender non-conforming, and transgender teens. It aims to boost interest in STEM fields and the tech world in general. — Kode With Klossy / The Knot News

3

Migrating Eagles

Migrating eagles being tracked by scientists ran up huge data roaming charges. CRACKED.COM A Russian eagle named 'Min' and 3 other eagles un- expectedly flew into Iran/Pakistan. Scientists had to take out a loan and ask for help on social media to pay off the phone bill. — Source: 15 Head-Spinning Facts That Really Boggled Our Minds

2

Eduardo Saverin

Eduardo Saverin renounced his U.S. citizenship to avoid paying $700 million in taxes. GRACKED.COM Saverin denies it, and stated that he renounced his citizenship because of his interest in working and living in Singapore where he has been since 2009. — Source

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Tropic Thunder

Easter Eggs Tropic Thunder I don't drop character till I done a DVD commentary. Не doesn't. CRACKED.COM — Source

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