40 Random Bits of Trivia That Tasted Better When We Were Kids

Sweet enough that your brain won’t know they’re actually good for it
40 Random Bits of Trivia That Tasted Better When We Were Kids

Don’t get us wrong, these are some pretty tasty facts. All we’re saying is that, back in our day (before all those pesky “regulations”), the dyes and chemicals in these facts really made them pop. We’ll take Red Lake 40 over beet juice any day of the week! 

You won’t be able to taste the discontinued recipe for comparison, but take a big ol’ scoop of these and let us know what you think.

King of the Hill

CRACKEDOON Mike Judge based the voice for the marble-mouthed character of Boomhauer on King Of The Hill off of a rambling and angry voice mail he got

Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat

Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat Over half a decade before Warhol's death, the young Basquiat and Warhol collaborated on (critically panned) paintings together. Basquiat frequently appeared in Warhol's diary, as they were inseparable for a few years. CRACKED.COM

Source: Vanity Fair

Air Bud

WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO... Comet FULL HOUSE CRACKED.COM Buddy the golden retriever was discovered on America's Funniest Home Videos, playing football, basketball, and other traditionally human-dominated sports. That all tracks, since he went on to get his own franchise: Air Bud.

Source: IMDB

The Random Transiter

One of the most mysterious stars in the galaxies the The Random Transiter. CRACKED.COM it has 28 equal plan- et-sized objects orbiting it in random ways. The Ке- pler planet-hunter space- craft observed this star for 87 days during the second- ary K2 part of its mission.

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Lampreys

19 Terrifying Real-World Monsters You Won't Believe Exist - Lampreys grow to 3.5 feet and feed by eating their way into the sides of fish till guts co
Source: NOAA

The Island Nation of Niue

The nation of Niue puts pop culture icons on their money. Niue, an island nation in the Pacific, is so tiny  that it doesn't have much of an economy. A sizable portion of its revenue comes from the pop culture coins they mint. While the coins are certainly legal tender, their true value comes from selling them as collector items.

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