40 Simple Bits of Trivia That Antoni Taught Us to Prepare When We’re Entertaining Guests

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40 Simple Bits of Trivia That Antoni Taught Us to Prepare When We’re Entertaining Guests

We learned a lot today. The first thing we learned was that we actually needed the guys from Queer Eye to come “fix us.” That was a tough pill to swallow, but the things we learned after that were so incredibly helpful. We now know how to prepare delicious facts, and that showering is actually quite important. Who knew?!?!

Huge shout out to our Cracked coworkers for siccing these lovely gentlemen on us. Apologies for the bland facts (and the smell) the last few years!

Red Lobster

A Red Lobster president lost her job after creating an endless crab promotion. Red Lobster Edna Morris tried to boost profits with a $22.99 din- ner promotion, but instead lost millions by bungling her calculations on how many times patrons would refill their plates with pric- ey crab. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

The Byzantine Emporer

A Byzantine Emperor blinded prisoners of war before returning them to Bulgaria. CRACKED COM Basil II clustered thousands of Bulgarian prisoners into groups of 100, blinding all but one in each group, who would then lead the other 99 back home. Tsar Samuel died of a heart attack upon seeing the returning soldiers.

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Neuromarketing

Neuromarketing, a growing trend, involves observing how people's brain activity responds to products. It's as creepy as you think: companies hook cons

The Australian Navy

All ships of the Royal Australian Navy are marked with a large red kangaroo. When warships are at sea it is customary to fly only an ensign to identify a ship's nationality. This tra- dition came about after Australian warships were frequently confused with British vessels. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

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The White House

40 Simple Bits of Trivia That Antoni Taught Us to Prepare When We’re Entertaining Guests
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Girl with a Pearl Earring

Girl with a Pearl Earring looks so mysterious because it's technically not a portrait. A portrait captures the appearance of a specific person. This p

Michelangelo’s David

Michelangelo's David has heart-shaped eyes. He also has a kind of strabismus (both of his eyes gaze in a different direction). The position of his lef

Cruise Ships

OPERATION BRIGHT STAR CENABD Code for a medical emergency on a cruise ship. Operation Rising Star is code that a passenger has died. CRACKED.COM

The Bad News Bears of World War II

JAy ZEAMER LED A TEAM OF OUTCASTS AND MISFITS IN WWII. AND THOSE LOSERS HELD OFF 17 ENEMY FIGHTERS. Zeamer's troublemakers were given a derelict B-17

Tequila

Much like with champagne, the name tequila refers to the region where the spirit was made. ALTOS ALTOS P ALTOS ALTOS 8331/8 ELNIRS If an e-based dri

The World’s Most Expensive Parking Spot

The world's most expensive parking spot costs $1.3 million A luxury building in Hong Kong sold a spot for more than $10,000 per square foot. CRACKED.COM

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Thor: The Dark World

In Thor: The Dark World, a simple Loki gesture is actually a Steve McQueen homage. When Loki lies on his bunk and tosses his cup in the air, then catches it, that's a reference to Steve McQueen's character doing the same thing with a baseball in solitary confinement in The

Hamilton

2015's Hamilton wasn't the first Broadway show about the man. In 1917, the play Hamilton premiered on Broadway. It was about Hamilton's push to get th

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