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40 Affectionate Bits of Trivia That Just Wanna Snuggle Up With Your Brain Under Its Scalp Blanket

February 24, 2025

Brainy, it’s cold outside!

Okay, we understand that the classic Christmas song we’re referencing has been labeled problematic, but we’d like to assure you and your brain that we’re only saying it once. If your brain says no to a nice evening by the fire with these facts, then they will respect your brain’s wishes, and leave without pressing the issue.

These facts would love to get all cozy in your skull for the night (and it doesn't need to go any further than that), but if not, they completely understand.

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Flight

AN EARLY, STEAM- POWERED BAT-PLANE ACTUALLY MANAGED TO FLY. The Eole, designed in 1890 by Clement Ader, was the first heavier-than-air craft to fly u — More: Photos Of The Past That Look Like Trippy Fantasy

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WALL-E

More sound files than Star Wars: WALL-E ts WALL-E GRACKED.COM The futuristic animation required a massive number of made-up noises. TO create the sound of Wall-E moving slowly, audio designers used an old army radio generator. For the little guy's faster speeds, the choice was a bi-plane starter motor. — BBC

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Wales

There is one castle for every 5,200 people in Wales. CRACKED COM There are more than 600 castles in Wales, more per square mile than anywhere in the world. Some have been lived in continuously for a thousand years, while others are romantic ruins. — Wales.com

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Jimi Hendrix and Neil Young

Jimi Hendrix and Neil Young stole a pickup truck in order to get to Woodstock. After their charter plane flew to the wrong airport, Hendrix, Young and lawyer Melvin Belli were supposed to be picked up by helicopter, but the roads were jammed and no one was at the airport. CRACKED.COM — Far Out Magazine

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Peter Fleming

Peter Fleming, brother of Ian, was a travel writer who also wrote popular history. He wrote travelogues about journeys in Brazil, Central Asia, India, and Russia. Later, he wrote about historical events in those regions. CRACKED.COM — Source: The Independent

35

Mozart

In 2016, Mozart outsold Beyonce, Adele, and Drake in CDs Universal released a 200-disc box set for the 225th anniversary of Mozart's death, meaning that each purchase counted for 200 disc sales. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

34

P.T. Barnum

Barnum's American Museum tricked guests into leaving to make room for more crowds. Signs saying This Way to the Egress were put up. Not knowing Egress was another word for Exit, peo- ple followed the signs to what they assumed was a fascinating exhibit but ended up outside. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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George Carlin

CRACKED THE GEORGE CARLIN SHOW Showcasing Carlin's rants about the world, The George Carlin Show was just a sitcom version of his much better stand-up. His feuds with co-creator Sam Simon and low ratings had it canceled after 27 episodes. Fillo — Vulture

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Walmart

Wal-Mart used to take out life insurance policies on their employees. WAL MART SECTION GUARANTEED CRACKED.COM The corporation would then keep the payouts when they died, a prac- tice colloquially known as Dead Peasant Insur- ance. — Source

31

Daniel Craig

40 Affectionate Bits of Trivia That Just Wanna Snuggle Up With Your Brain Under Its Scalp Blanket

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Encanto

ENCANTO Everyone's clothes hide details alluding to their powers. Doloros has sound wave patterns on her collar, Luisa's sporting dumb bells, and Bruno's ruana features hourglasses. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Oranges

Oranges are sold in bright red net bags to cause Munker's illusion. CRACKED.COM This affects the per- ceived color of the fruits, letting the red netting deepen the color of the oranges to make them appear more attractive. — University of Hannover

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Bill Murray

Bill Murray played the Human Torch on radio. 4 Superhero radio plays were still a thing in the mid-'70s - and a struggling, pre-fame Murray found himself pretending to flame on for a full ten episodes (which you can listen to onlinel) — Source: Entertainment Weekly

27

Troy

In Troy, two llamas can be spotted walking around a marketplace. The film is set around 1250 ВС, so those llamas either swam across the Atlantic or somebody massively screwed up. Llamas were exclusive to South America for about 2800 more years. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Silly Historical Mistakes From Famous Movies

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Ketchup

INGREDIES THE Tomato Spice ge - STORA whete PROH 57 ketchup was a medicine. In 1834, Ohio physician John С. Bennet began selling tomato ketchup as a medicine for all kinds of ailments. The condiment was a medical fad until around 1850, when studies showed that its miraculous healing properties were (amazingly) not real. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Best Movies Ever The Good, The Bad and The Ugly The movie is actually a prequel. This is the last movie in Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy, but it's set during the American Civil War, before 1964's A Fistful of Dollars and 1965's For a Few Dollars More. It also shows Clint Eastwood's Man With No Name acquiring his iconic poncho. CRACKED.COM — Wikipedia, Mental Floss

24

Cloverfield

40 Affectionate Bits of Trivia That Just Wanna Snuggle Up With Your Brain Under Its Scalp Blanket — Source: IGN

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Las Vegas

The Sky Beam that shoots out of a Las Vegas casino attracts so many insects that it has-established-a.new ecosystem. CRACKED.COM Moths, bats, and owls are drawn to the light at the Luxor Hotel/Casino, which is the strongest beam of light in the world. — Review Journal

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Hammer and Sickle

The hammer and sickle stand for Marxism and communism. And also gender equality. At the time of its design, the hammer and sickle stood for worker-pea

21

Bear Jail

Canada has a jail for polar bears. CRACKED.COM The polar bear jail (officially known as the Polar Bear Holding Facility) is a special building in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada where polar bears that are considered troublesome or dangerous are isolated before they can be relocated. — The Atlantic

20

Eliot Ness

Eliot Ness ended up selling burgers. Ness' life wasn't good after AI Capone went down among other things, he went broke by being involved in a start-up which turned out to be a scam. He spent his final days doing odd jobs, including selling frozen hamburger patties. — More: 5 Famous People Whose Final Days Were Surprisingly Undignified

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The Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty is actually walking forward, breaking free of shackles. You can only see it from above, but her right foot is stepping off the ground, and there's a broken chain around her feet and beneath her robes. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

18

Alcatraz

A Fresh Serving Of Movie-related And Miscellaneous Facts - In 1969, 78 Native Americans occupied Alcatraz Island. — Source: Native Voices

17

Backstreet Boys

Backstreet Boys RADIC WIC aas CCC BSB never broke up. Brian Littrell is on Parler and may believe in QAnon. Nick Carter was accused of rape by Melissa Schuman of the girlband Dream. — Source: Vulture and CNN

16

Assassin Bugs

Assassin Bugs CRACKEDo This crafty insect plucks on a web so the spider thinks a small insect has landed. When the spider comes close enough, the assassin strikes. — Source: The Atlantic

15

Oprah

Oprah really hates chewing gum, thanks to bad childhood experiences. She grew up poor, and her grandma would stick chewing gum around to save it-s Oprah would bump into chewing gum, say, on the bedpost. CRACKED.COM — Source

14

Sir Isaac Newton

Isaac Newton was a member of Parliament, but he was very ineffective. During his 21-year stint there, he apparently only spoke once, and it was to the usher - he asked him to close the window one time when it was chilly. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 Cool Conversation-Starting Facts We Never Knew

13

China

China did not produce glass between the 14th-19th centuries. GRACKED COM Due to the early invention and their love of ceramics, they were left behind in the progression of sciences and didn't have things like glass windows and mirrors. — Source

12

Walt Disney World

Walt Disney World has a severe alligator infestation. The number of alligators caught within the premises of the resort increases every year, mainly because it is located at the center of water ways and canals commonly inhabited by alligators. GRACKED.COM — Source: 24 Startlingly Dark Secrets About The Disney Company

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Bitcoin

Bitcoin's rise from $150 to $1000 was probably due to just one person. NON B That's the conclusion of a study that looked at trades happening when the price jumped - t they were done by two bots that didn't even own the BTC they traded. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — TechCrunch

10

New Jersey

A rich NJ guy bought his former boss' house just so he could raze it to the ground. (illustration) Billionaire David Tepper bought it from his boss' ex-wife, then demolished it, and built a giant 11,268-square foot palace on the property. CRACKED.COM — Source

9

Birds of Prey

Quentin Tarantino's movies kind of ended up inspiring Birds of Prey. Director Cathy Yan said that the structure of the film was a bit like Pulp Fiction meets Rashomon. CRACKED COM — Source

8

The Senate

The Senate has a 'candy desk' that is, yes, filled with candy. CRACKED.COM Senator George Murphy started the tradition in 1968 when he sat at the desk and offered candy to other passing Senators. Since then, whoever sits at the Candy Desk maintains its original purpose. — Times of Isreal

7

Maleficent

Angelina Jolie scared little kids while in costume on the set of Maleficent. One kid said, Mommy, please get the mean witch to stop talking to me. Her daughter, Vivienne Jo- lie-Pitt, who played young Aurora, was the only child who was not scared of her. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

6

Nicolas Cage

NICOLAS CAGE SEEMS CRACKEDcO TO THINK HE HAS INFINITE MONEY. Cage sued his former business manager in 2009 for causing his financial ruin. The manager

5

Emergency Cash

Two-thirds of Americans will struggle to come up with $ 1000 for an emergency. Those who make less than $50,000 a year have it worst with around e-qua

4

Smokey and the Bandit

CRACKED Smokey and the Bandit is a film about two bootleggers attempting to transport hundreds of cases of illegal Coors beer. It was inspired by dire

3

Nintendo

Penelope Cruz advertised New Super Mario Bros 2 for the Nintendo 3DS. They even had her dress up as Mario (of course), and the TV spot involved her and her sister saying things like get the coins, get the coins, run, run run, and come on Mario, let's go. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Dr. Seuss

Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel) created a documentary film exposing government manipulation in Japan. TRUTH ENEMY SHOCKING TOMORROW'S UNMASKED! THE ABOUT O — Source: 7 Celebrities Who Had Badass Careers You Didn't Know About

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Simon Cowell

Simon Cowell dropped out of school at 16 FO R THE The talent show judge entertainment producer is known for being no-nonsense, which might be why he left his British boarding school. Who needs a degree when you can say you're responsible for One Direction? — Source: Yahoo!

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