40 Random Bits of Trivia Our Well-Meaning DoorDasher Substituted for a Tub of Greek Yogurt

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40 Random Bits of Trivia Our Well-Meaning DoorDasher Substituted for a Tub of Greek Yogurt
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Don’t get us wrong, we love a good tub of yogurt. Those precious probiotics do wonders for our tummies. We’re just worried that by not getting their morning bowl of facts, our brains won’t start their day on the right foot.

We’ll call DoorDash to deliver some facts posthaste, and the second they get here, we’ll pour them down this list for you.

Zambia

Zambia entered the Olympics as one country and left the games as another. CRACKED.COM This is the only country to have done so. Northern Rhodesia, as it was called since 1911, declared inde- pendence on the last day of the 1964 Tokyo Olym- pics.

Stanley Tucci

Stanley Tucci now wishes he'd never directed his second movie, The Impostors. TUCCI PLATT Campbell 100y Alfred The TAYLOR SHALHOUB SCOTT MOLINA IMPOSTORS Whenever someone tells him The Impostors is their favorite movie ever, Tucci says he accuses them of escaping from an asylum. CRACKED.COM

The Battle of Texel

There is one recorded case of men on horseback capturing a naval fleet. In the Battle of Texel in January 1795, a fleet of 14 Dutch ships was trapped in ice near Texel Island. The French heard of that and sent infantry, cavalry, and horse artillery forces to capture them. Apparently, there was no fighting - after a five-day standoff, the ships surrendered. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

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The Platypus

THE PLATYPUS DOESN'T HAVE A STOMACH. Forget farm to table, the platypus' food goes gullet to intestine. CRACKED COM

McDonald’s Coffee Lawsuit

MYTH: Remember the woman who frivolously sued when her coffee was too hot? FACT: She was actually cripplingly burned. Stella Liebeck, 79, was sitting in the passenger seat of her grandson's car when she took the lid off her drive-through coffee to add cream and sugar. It spilled in her lap and gave her third-degree burns over six percent of her body, necessitating skin grafts and an eight-day hospital stay. She offered to settle for $20,000 but McDonald's refused to pay. CRACKED.COM http://www.lectlaw.com/files/cur78.htm

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Moths

Moths can speak bat. CRACKED.co COM Some moths have evolved the ability to detect bats' ultrasonic emissions, thwarting echolocation.

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Musical movies Willy Wonka and the chocolate Factory Author Roald Dahl hated this movie for various reasons, including changes to the story and Gene Wilder's casting. CRACKED.COM

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Pac-Man

EATING PIZZA INSPIRED CREATOR TORU IWATANI TO MAke THE GAmE PAC-MAN IWATANI SAYS He GOT THE IDEA WHILE STARING DOwN AT A PIZZA WITH TWO SLices missi

One Thing About Little Caesars Never Changes

LITTLE CAESAR'S Lillle aesar's PIZZA TREAT CHICKENFISHSHRIMP CARRY OUTS-DEL/VERY MINUTE ERVCE Little Caesars 1959 CRACKEDOO The Little Caesar's mascot has remained almost entirely unchanged since the 50's, even keeping his tuft of exposed chest hair (Yum!). What is disturbing is the inclusion of FISH and SHRIMP anywhere near my pizza treat.

SPAM

Bill Gates on SPAM: 2004 CRACKEDCO Gates had some high hopes for spam filters back in 2004: Two years from now, spam will be solved. He envisioned a

Parks and Recreation Improv

A real computer error led to a brilliant joke by Chris Pratt. In the Parks and Recreation episode Flu Season, Leslie is rushed to the doctor. As she

That's what David Lynch would call a "happy accident" on set.

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