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March 10, 2025

Today, we’ve got a comforting batch of facts. Each one of them can hold your brain in a time of need and most likely even brew it some herbal tea. Now just imagine what 40 of them can do!

Your brain is about to feel like an incredibly wealthy dude with 40 staff members in his mansion, ready to hop to at a moment’s notice. No eye rolls or nothin’, no matter how childish the request.

40

The Grinch

Dr. Seuss wrote How The Grinch Stole Christmas about himself. Seuss stated that he wrote it to rediscover some- thing about Christmas that obviously I'd lost. The Grinch mentions he is 53 in the book, the same age as Seuss when he wrote it. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Cheatsheet

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Star Wars

Many Star Wars props are repainted WWIl airplane parts. Rolls-Royce Derwent jet engine cutaway IG-88's head and the cantina drink containers are jet e

38

Tiananmen Square

This is an uncropped photo of the Tiananmen Square Tank Man. T Seeing the whole picture, you can appreciate the sheer magnitude of what this ballsy

37

Malta

The Hal Saflieni Hypogeum in Malta is believed to predate the pyramids by up to 1000 years. CRACKED.COM It housed up to 7000 bodies of an unknown Neolithic civilization who mysteriously dis- appeared in 2500 B.C. without explanation. — Source

36

Justin Bieber

Justin Bieber is into adult coloring books (including NSFW anime ones). Apparently, he likes it because it lets him sit still and focus for long stretches of time -which is really hard for him to pull off otherwise. CRACKED.COM — Source: US Magazine

35

Pocahontas

POCAHONTAS POCAHONTAS CRACKED.COM The real story of Pocahontas would not be Disney material. Although the movie portrays her as an adult, John Smith was almost 30 when he met Pocahontas, who was only 10. — Source: Ranker

34

The Little Rascals

WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO... Petey THE LITTLE RASCALS CRACKED.COM Pal the Wonder Dog was paid $125 per week the second-highest salary in the whole cast. Bizarrely, Pal was poisoned by an unknown piece of human trash in 1930, and his son Pete took over the role. — Source: The Little Rascals: The Life and Times of Our Gang

33

Pearl Harbor

The FBI was told about the attack on Pearl Harbor before it happened but they ignored it. CRACKED.COM A Serbian double agent named Duško Popov knew about the attack on Pearl Harbor months before the attack. — The FBI / Wikipedia

32

Dan Harmon

Dan Harmon moved to California because Oliver Stone had optioned his friend Rob Schrab's comic, Scud: The Disposable Assassin. The friends were so con

31

Mutations

Benedict cumberbatch не has an eye mutation. If you've ever wondered if his eyes changed color, you don't have to adjust your TV. Cumberbatch has central heterochromia and sectoral heterochromia, which makes the color of his eyes a mix of blue, green, and gold. CRACKED.COM — Source: Mental Floss

30

Inglorious Basterds

Tarantino insisted he had to be the one strangling Diane Kruger in Inglourious Basterds. If it's just a guy with his hands on your neck, not putting any kind of pressurea.. you're not going to get the blood vessels bulging, or the eyes filling it with tears, he said, and — Source: IndieWire

29

TLC

CREEP TLC Lisa Left Eye Lopes was totally against the song's message suggesting it was okay to cheat on a cheater. She was opposed to releasing it as a single but was outvoted in the group. CRACKED — Source

28

Bob Ross

Behind the scenes, Bob Ross wasn't SO relaxed and laid back he was a control freak about every little detail of his show, which is why it was the success it was. CRACKED.COM — 19 Celebs Who (In Private) Aren't Like Their Public Personas

27

Orangutans

Orangutans THEY LAUGH JUST LIKE US Orangutans will laugh when tickled, just like us and other great apes. CRACKED.COM — Source: Live Science

26

Pulp Fiction

Marlon Brando introduced himself to Samuel L. Jackson by quoting the Pulp Fiction Ezekiel speech. Brando then gave him his number, and when Jackson called, he was told he got a Chinese restaurant. So he asked for Brando, and got him--it turned out that was Brando's way of filtering phone calls. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

25

Drawstrings

CRACKEDOON From 1985 to 1995, 17 children were killed by the drawstrings on their clothing The drawstrings got accidentally caught on moving objects w

24

LEGO

LEGO is an abbreviation of the Danish phrase leg godt. GRACKED.COM The phrase means play well.The company was originally called Billund Maskinsnedkeri. — Source: LEGO

23

Saul Wahl

Shortest Reigns Saul Wahl Saul Wahl Katzenellenbogen was king of Poland on August 18, 1587. This apparently happened because the actual king died, and custom demanded that the throne always be occupied, even by a foreigner. Now, this is all the stuff of legend, but historians think there is a kernel of truth. 1 day CRACKED.COM — Source

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22

Seven Bucks

CRACKED.COM Dwayne The Rock Johnson At his lowest point, he only had $7 to his name. As a reminder of where he came from, he named his production company Seven Bucks Productions. — Sources: Biography, Esquire

21

Katy Perry

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20

The Abyss

19

Astronauts

Yuri Gagarin became the first human to journey into outer space in 1961. But according to the LOST COSMONAUTS CONSPIRACY THEORY, the Soviet Union launched manned space flights prior to Gagarin's and cosmonauts have died in the attempts. This assumption acknowledges Yuri Gagarin only as the first man to SURVIVE human spaceflight. CRACKED.COM — Source: 37 Insane Conspiracy Theories The Internet Believes

18

Georgia

A person can be banished from every county in the state of Georgia except one. 1776 ECHOLS COUNTY This County, created by Act of the Legislature Dec. 13, 1858, is named for Col. Robert M. Echols, for 24 years a member of the General Assembly Не was a President of the Georgia Senate and a Bridadier General in the Mexican WAF And that is Echols County, which is a mostly unpopulated, uninhabitable swamp. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Los Angeles Times

17

The Hobbit

GRACKED #hobbitch When promoting The Hobbit in Switzerland, Swiss marketers unfortunately added CH (the country code for Switzerland) to the hashtag and other promo. — Source

16

Victorinox

Knife manufacturer, Victorinox, claims never to have had to lay off an employee. CRACKED.COM To avoid this they set aside profits during boom peri- ods to supplement reces- sionary periods, as well as temporarily contracting employees to other com- panies as outsourced labor during recessions. — Source

15

Retail

Retail stores have cluttered, crowded aisles to slow you down. The longer you linger, the more you'll shop. The more you shop, the more you'll spend. GRACKED.COM — Source

14

Olives

Black olives are just ripe green olives. Freshly picked olives are inedible, so both green and black olives are cured. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: 17 Tasty Now-You-Know Food Facts

13

Allergies

Children are less likely to develop allergies if their pacifier is placed in their parent's mouth first. A study showed that chil- dren whose parents placed the children's pacifiers in their own mouths before giving it to the child were less likely to develop aller- gies like eczema and asth- ma later in life. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

12

Jack the Ripper

Jack the Ripper CRACKED.COM This was a real guy who killed real London prostitutes in 1888. Не was bad at butchering (hence ripper), but the police were worse at policing: they haphazardly destroyed the plethora of clues he left that might have identified him. — Source

11

Magpies

Azure-winged magpies show 'human-like' generosity. They provide food to their group members sponta- neously and without the other birds begging them. This so-called 'proactive prosociality' has long been believed to be a human hallmark. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Phys.org

10

Marc Maron

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM MARC MARON SAYS YOU SHOULDN'T BOTHER WITH ANY KIND OF EDUCATION. Well, for comedy, anyway - - he says that you just have to do it. There's no schooling; the's no anything. Find a place where you can get on stage and do it. — Source

9

Free Willy

The whale who played Willy in Free Willy was released back into the wild in 2002. Keiko the whale died from pneumonia a year after his release. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: NBC

8

Chastity Belt Myth

6th century chastity HISTORY THE belts were a nightmare. When a man left his wife or daughter alone for an extended period, he'd gird her in padloc

7

Trident Studios

The studio recordings HEy for JUDE and BOHEMIAN RttApsoDy Were done on the same piano. It was the 100-year-old Bechstein Grand Piano at Trident Studio

6

Man of Steel

Henry Cavill wishes he'd smiled differently when he filmed Man of Steel. Talking about a scene with Martha at the end, he said I would've smiled differently. Every time I see it I'm like, 'That's an irritating smile.'. CRACKED.COM — Source

5

Loki

LOKI When Loki crashes in the Mongolian desert in episode one, it's a callback to Tony crashing in the desert following his escape in Iron Man. CRACKED.COM — Source: Buzzfeed

4

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

CRACKED.COM Close Encounters of the Third Kind A musical clue gives away the big moment. During the initial UFO chase, someone is heard whistling, She'll be Coming 'Round the Mountain. When the mothership finally arrives, it does, indeed, come 'round a mountain.

3

Pink Floyd

A Pink Floyd concert brought down the Venetian government. In 1989, Venice organized a free Pink Floyd concert. Predictably, the city was overrun. 200,000 fans left behind 300 tons of garbage, and since no porta- potties were provided, they went to the bathroom on historical monuments. The mayor and the entire city council resigned amid protests a few days later. CRACKED.COM — Source

2

The Senate

The U.S. Senate's Rule XIX states that a U.S. senator cannot insult their colleagues. GRACKED.COM The rule states: No Senator in debate shall, directly or indirectly, by any form of words impute to another Senator or to other Senators any conduct or motive unworthy or unbecoming a Senator. — Source: 15 Travel Sized Facts That Are Perfect For On-The-Go

1

Burger King

For one day in 2015, Burger King rolled out a fragrance called Flame-Grilled, for customers in Japan. It cost around $42, and reportedly BURGER KING smelled like cumin and onions. CRACKED.COM — Source

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