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40 Admirable Bits of Trivia That Give All Other Random Bits of Trivia Something To Strive For

February 20, 2025

It’s good to have something to strive for. When we first started hunting down facts, we looked to some pretty seasoned, well-respected fact finders for guidance, and we learned a lot. Unbeknownst to us, these facts were looking up to the seasoned facts that those seasoned seekers found.

Look at us now: Facts and fact finders that this new generation can look up to. You’re in good hands, young ones. Now go get us some coffee, you worms!

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Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage made $2,161,000 selling the first-ever Superman comic book. His copy of Action Comics No.1, which features Superman's first appearance, was the first comic to break the $2 million mark in an auction. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Museums

There are more U.S. museums than there are Starbucks and McDonalds combined McDonald's HAMBURGERS SPECORE SERVICE STATEM We have Sold OVER 1 MILLION neDonald's There are around 11,000 Starbucks and 14,000 McDonald's locations in the U.S., compared to 000 museums. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: Washington Post

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Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel

Celebrity Weddings Justin Timberlake & Jessica Biel She non-traditionally wore a pink dress, with her bridesmaids in all white. They were married in Italy, because they love to eat! CRACKED.COM — Source: Hello!

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Japanese Words

Japanese TSUNDOKU when you acquire books but don't read them CRACKED.COM — HuffPost

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Moderate Drinking

BAD HABITS that are good for you MODERATE DRINKING is good for you. For reasons no one quite understands, moderate alcohol consumption is linked with heart health and insulin sensitivity, so if you're already inclined to have a drink every now and then, feel free to get your wine mom on. CRACKED — Look Studio/Shutterstock
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Peter Pan

Peter Pan was inspired by the writer's brother's death. David Barrie died in a skating accident just before he turned 19, and that gave his kid brother James the seed of an idea about a character who'd remain a boy forever -- and 33 years later, he wrote Peter Pan. CRACKED.COM — New York Times

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Ramen

95 billion packets of ramen noodles are sold every Year. Yeah, those ramen noodles. HIM HGN This is according to the World Instant Noodle Association, and, when you do the math, adds up to 15 packs of noodles for every human being on Earth. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Bette Davis

Bette Davis 1908 - 1989 DAVIS BARBAR E 16I OCICES BETTE DAVIS APRL nod OCTOBER 18 The did il the had ay A director once told the prolific actress that

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Movie Myths

13 Cool Things You Didn’t Know About Movies (And Other Stuff) - You can't revive someone who's flatlining with a defibrillator. — Source: The Conversation

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Planets

YOU COULD FIT ALL THE PLANETS BETWEEN THE EARTH AND THE MOON When the moon is farthest from Earth, the distance between Earth and the Moon is so large that all the other planets in the solar system could fit in between them comfortably. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Robert Rodriguez

A Robert Rodriguez movie won't be released until 2115. The only copy of 100 Years, directed by Robert Rodriguez and starring John Malkovich, is currently sitting in a time-locked safe set to open in November 2115. The movie was made as a publicity stunt for an extra-fancy cognac that is aged 100 years. CRACKED.COM — Source: 16 Random Facts That Will Increase Your Approximate Knowledge of the World

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Star Wars

A cameo appearance from 'N SYNC was cut out of the final version of Star Wars. CRACKED.COM George Lucas allowed the band members to make a cameo in 'Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones' in order to appease his daughters. — Huffington Post

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Mount Rushmore

The Sioux nation refused $1 Billion in compensation for Mt Rushmore, saying the land was never for sale. CRACKED COM The US Government took the land on which Mt Rushmore was built from the Sioux nation, and developed Mt. Rushmore on sacred Sioux grounds without any compensation. — The Atlantic / Wikipedia

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First Aid Kit

First Aid Kit was inspired by the dictionary. Klara Söderberg said, I was 13...and looking through a dictionary, looking for a name...I think music should be like a consolation to help you get through everyday life... CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Powerpuff Girls

PILOTS THAT WERE WILDLY DIFFERENT THE CW'S POWERPUFF GIRLS Written by Juno's Diablo Cody, this script has Blossom as a PTSD-ridden killer, anti-Powerpuff protestors,a plotline about Bubbles nudes getting leaked, an aggressively gay Buttercup, and the Professor as the villain. CRACKED.COM — Source: Tilt Magazine

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Zachary Adam

RADIOACTIVE BEACHES CRACKED COM Zachary Adam, an astro-biologist at the University of Washington, Seattle, claims that the gravitational pull of the moon (which was stronger when it was much closer billions of years ago) could have concentrated uranium on beaches. The energy from the radiation may have helped generate organic molecules and sparked life. — Source: animalogic
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Holy Moley!

HOLY MOLEY! Captain Marvel (the one we call Shazam today) gave us, of course, Shazam! - and also, holy moley! While the expression already existed, it took off as the superhero's catchphrase. — Source: The Word Detective

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Tibetan Burials

In Lhasa, Tibet, people are practicing Sky Burial It's a funeral practice where they lay a human corpse on a mountaintop to decompose or to be eaten by scavenging birds CRACKED.COM — 29 Seemingly Normal Cities With Disturbing Facts

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Ariel

Ariel is the only princess with a child. Ariel has a daughter named Melody in the direct-to-video film The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea. CRACKED.COM — Source: IMDB

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Nuclear Weapons

In 1986, there were 70, ,000 nuclear weapons in the world. Today, that number is around 000. NOW YOU KNOW — Source: BBC

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Early Halloween

Costumes had a greater significance than today. The Celts wore costumes, usually in the form of animals or beasts, to trick and fool any spirits that might want to bring them harm. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Robin Hood: Mafia Style

Al Capone opened a soup kitchen. In 1931, the gangster scourge of Chicago opened one of the world's first soup kitchens. According to the Chicago Tribune, Capone served 120,000 meals to the poor and homeless in the Windy City. FREE SOUP CRACKED — FBI/Wiki Commons,
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Soccer Fans

Soccer fan gets booted from stadium; rents a crane. CRACKED.COM Turkish soccer fan Ali Demirkaya got a temporary ban from his local stadium, but he still refused to miss a game. He spent $86 to watch from a crane parked nearby. — Source: Time

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Nuclear Weapons

Fogbank, a material used to build nuclear weapons, actually needs to be impure. If it's pure, the warhead doesn't work and the government only realized this when they tired to reverse-engineer their old manufacturing process. CRACKED.COM — Source: The Drive

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Sylvester Stallone

Sylvester Stallone sold high-protein pudding (not a euphemism). STALLONE HIGH PROTEIN STALLONE HIGH PROTEIN Pudding 20 GRAMS OF PROTEIN 20 GRAMS MILK CHOCOLATE Pudding OF PROTEIN LOW CARBI NET WT 5.8 SUGAR FREE 5.82oz (165g) STALLONE HIGH PROTEIN Pudding 20 GRAMS OF PROTEIN LOW CARBI MILK CHOCOLATE SUGAR FREE NET WT 5.82oz (165g) It was basically a thick protein shake that, Stallone said, would make you ripped. But he got sued by a guy who claimed he really invented the stuff. Stallone's response? The ingrdients were just common knowledge. They settled, while the world forgot about muscle pudding. CRACKED.COM — Source: Projects That Celebrities Definitely Didn't Think Through

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Lucille Ball

In Lucille Ball's hometown of Celeron, NY, an unsettling sculpture of the late actress had been there since 2009. CRACKED.COM In 2014, it was fi- nally replaced with another of the comedian that was easier on the eyes. — Vulture

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Ezra Miller

CRACKED EZRA MILLER WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH DISORDERLY CONDUCT AND HARASSMENT AFTER AN INCIDENT AT A BAR IN HILO, HAWAII. The actor allegedly became agitated when people at the bar began singing karaoke, grabbed the microphone from a young woman who was singing, and later lunged at a man who was playing darts. — Source

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Teletubbies

The Teletubbies' hill colotubbies was located in a field in Wimpstone, Warwickshire, England. Was. The landowner turned the place into a pond after she got sick of trespassing fans. CRACKED.COM — Source: 26 Eyebrow-Arching Facts About Hit Movie Locations

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50 Cent and Bette Midler

celebrity Besties Yeah, really 50 cent + Bette Midler The rapper and the singer have been friends since 2008, when the two collaborated on a community garden project in Queens. They keep working together on other community projects to this day. CRACKED.COM — Sources: 50 Cent/Instagram, Bette Middler/Twitter, New York Restoration Project

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New York City

Until 1953, New York City had a pneumatic tube mail network. CRACKED COM It spanned 27 miles and connected 23 post offices. At its peak, the system moved 95,000 let- ters a day. — Untapped Cities

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Video Games

Video games might help with surgical skills training. CRACKED COM Although it doesn't replace first-hand experience, video games help practice motionsustraining in surgery. — Source: EurekAlert!

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Asia

47% -amount of viewers who watch content on their PCs in Asia. Additionally, 37% watch content on their phones, and TVs only get 3% of overall watch time. CRACKED.COM — Source: Comparitech

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Coffee

In the 17th century, coffee was thought to make men impotent. At one point, in an attempt to restore their husbands' virility, a bunch of London women petitioned against coffee houses. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Prince Albert

Prince Albert of Monaco was a big bobsledder (he was in the Olympics). MON ACO TOMMY KILFIGER He competed in the Olympics for over a decade, and even stayed in the olympic Village with the hoi polloi -- I think it's a must. It's part of the Olympic experience. CRACKED.COM — Source: ESPN

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King Salman

King Salman of Saudi Arabia has a golden escalator that he uses to descend from his private plane. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Pac-Man

Pac-Man P ' mam READY! That signature wakka-wakka onomatopoeiai is pronounced paku-paku in Japan. They nearly translated that to Puck Man, until some

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Duct Tape

Product DUCT TAPE Original SEALING AMMUNITION Purpose CASES o'S EJOS Duct tape is the unhandy man's complete toolbox, but before it became the fix-it — Source: USA Today

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Monks

Tibetan monks can raise their body temperature with their minds. CRACKED.COM A 1982 Harvard study con- firmed practitioners of g-tummo yoga demon- strated the ability to raise the temperature of differ- ent parts of their bodies through meditation alone. — Source

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Rocky

In 1976, Sylvester Stallone bought two turtles for a scene in Rocky. He kept them. In 2018 he posted a photo of those same turtles on Instagram. They'

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