40 Random Bits of Trivia We Foraged From A Particularly Fruitful Fact Thicket

Fresh facts (that just need a good rinse)
40 Random Bits of Trivia We Foraged From A Particularly Fruitful Fact Thicket

When mother sent us out for fresh facts this morning, she never dreamt that wed bring home such a massive haul. We couldnt be more proud of ourselves, but her slightly worried smile tells us that it might be a bit too much. They wont last forever, after all. 

We told her not to worry because wed help jar them and bake them into pies. Heck, if the fact bushes out back keep producing like this, we can start our own little fact pie business. Try this one, and let us know what you think!

Red Dead Redemption

19th-century artists inspired Red Dead Redemption 2. In The Mountains, Albert Bierstadt The game's lighting director, Owen Shepherd, looked to the pastoral and landscape painters like Turner, Rembrandt and American landscape painters from the 19th century such as Albert Bierstadt, Frank Johnson, and Charles Russell.

Source: Polygon

The U.S. Air Force

The US Air Force got adjustable seats and equipment thanks to one guy. His job was to calculate average pilot dimensions, but soon figured out that equipment designed for an average pilot would fit no current pilot. CRACKED.COM

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Being John Malkovich

Meta Movies Being John Malkovich It just had to be John Malkovich. Charlie Kaufman didn't personally know Malkovich or anything, he just liked how the name sounded. And yet he wouldn't budge on his choice, even shooting down the studio's idea of turning the movie into Being Tom Cruise. CRACKED.COM

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40 Random Bits of Trivia We Foraged From A Particularly Fruitful Fact Thicket

Desalination

A suitcase-sized desalination unit could bring freshwater to communities that need it. CRACKED.COM The device, designed by MIT scientists, uses electricity to trans- form seawater or other non-potable water sources into fresh drinking water.

SYFY

Banner Ads

The first banner ad: 1994 Have you ever clicked your mouse right HERE? CRACKEDCON Wired.com (nee HotWired) ran this vintage clickbait ad for AT&T. It

Source: Wired

The Breakfast Club

Molly Ringwald's character in The Breakfast Club wasn't supposed to be Claire. Her full name in the movie is Claire Standish, but in the original script, it was Cathy Douglas. CRACKED.COM

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Heather Langenkamp

Heather Langenkamp starred as Nancy Thompson in the cult-classic A Nightmare on EIm Street'. Heather is now CO-owner of the award-winning make-up FI

Three-Year-Old Mayor

A U.S. town had a 3-year-old mayor. CRACKED COM In the small town of Dorset, Minnesota, where a new mayor is picked every two years by drawing names out of a hat, a 3 year old named Robert Tufts was elected mayor in 2015.

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Basset Hounds

In 2014, a basset hound named Yo Yo was allowed to stay on campus at Cambridge University despite the rules. CRACKED.COM After meeting with the college council, the dog owner was told Yo Yo would classify as a very large cat.

BBC

Star Trek

Geordi LaForge was based on a disabled Star Trek superfan. His name was George LaForge, he'd suffered from muscular dystrophy, and he showed up all the time at fan conventions. Не made friends with Gene Roddenberry, and Roddenberry remembered him when he was creating characters for The Next Generation. CRACKED.COM

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