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40 Narcissistic Bits of Trivia That'll Use Your Brain As A Sounding Board But Never Ask It Anything About Itself

March 06, 2025

If you’re more of a talker than a listener, this list isn’t for you. Don’t get us wrong, these are some really nice facts, they just sometimes don’t know when to zip it. Especially when you get them going about their many, many interests. In conversation, they’ll hear a random keyword like “book” and immediately start spouting off about how the best-selling book of 1981 was a guide on solving Rubik’s Cubes!

You’ll learn a lot, but at some point, it’s like, “Good god, man. Shut up!”

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Arnold Schwarzenegger

Arnold Schwarzenegger's first movie appearance came with a dubbed voice. He And it sounded ridiculous - in Hercules in New York, he had the voice of a middle-aged American who was mildly annoyed. CRACKED.COM — Source: The Guardian

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Mating

DON'T LET THE BED BUGS STAB CRACKED.COM A male bedbug stabs a female in the abdomen with his sharpened genitalia and inseminates her directly in her body cavity. Her body can handle the stabbing, but sometimes males mistake other males for females and kill them with their needlelike member. — Source: time

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Daphne Todd

British portrait painter Daphne Todd took slow-burn revenge on a subject. She made a four-hour roundtrip during the Christmas holidays to do one guy's portrait, but he didn't want to get out of bed. So, when she finally started painting, she painted devil horns under his hair. They'll become visible as the top layer of paint fades over decades. CRACKED.COM

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Ants

ANTS ARE BETTER AT QUARANTINING WHEN SICK When worker ants are infected, they will quarantine themselves outside. Nurse ants will move the young ants deeper into the colony to protect them. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Amazon

In March 2017, a simple typo made by an Amazon amazon Web Services engineer took down thousands of websites, including Quora and Medium. They were sup

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Pepsi Number Fever

Public votes that backfired big time PEPSI NUMBER pepsi FEVER A Pepsi contest in the Philippines had a grand prize of 1 million pesos, but an error at the bottling plant led to 600,000 winning bottles. Riots and even grenade attacks injured dozens and killed 5 people in the deadliest marketing disaster in history. CRACKED — MDV Edwards/Shutterstock,
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The Devil Horns

Every rocker knows about the devil horns sign. It's actually for protection. The devil horns hand gesture was first associated with metal music by Ronnie James Dio of Black Sabbath. Не flashed the sign at the audience because it's a blessing his grandmother used, to ward off the evil eye. In other words, it's meant to flip off the devil, not tell him you think he's cool. CRACKED.COM http //news bbc.co.uk/2hi8887002.stm — Source

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A Blind Eye

The phrase turn a blind eye comes from Admiral Nelson being cleverly disobedient. In the 1801 Battle of Copenhagen, they gave him the signal to back — Source: Britannica

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Landmarks

The Leaning Tower of Pisa contains an empty tube. The Tower of Pisa is actually a bell tower for the nearby cathedral, and there's literally nothing i

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The Wicked Witch of the West

The Wicked Witch was a kindergarten teacher and used her fame for good. CRACKED.COM Actress Margaret Hamilton, best known as the Wicked Witch of the West, was a former kindergarten teacher who used her fame to benefit children, animals, and public education for the rest of her life. She was described as very kind and great with kids. — Chicago Tribune

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Planets

YOU COULD FIT ALL THE PLANETS BETWEEN THE EARTH AND THE MOON When the moon is farthest from Earth, the distance between Earth and the Moon is so large that all the other planets in the solar system could fit in between them comfortably. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Neutron Stars

NEUTRON STARS CRACKED.COM When a massive star explodes, its scrunched up core forms a neutron star, which is so dense that just a teaspoon of it would weigh more than Mt. Everest. The star's explosion can spin the neutron star to speeds up to 600 rotations per second. — Source: businessinsider

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Cricket

The longest Cricket Test match was played over 12 days. CRACKED.COM The game was between England and South Africa in Durban in 1939. It was eventually abandoned, otherwise, the England team would have missed the boat back home. — Source

27

Men in Black

The original ending for Men in Black was a philosophical debate between Will Smith and the Edgar bug. Director Barry Sonnenfeld was (understandably) n — Source: Monster Legacy

26

Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley was a natural blond CRACKED.COM In retrospect, no normal hair product could possibly achieve such a soaring quaff. Не would actually smother his mane in shoe polish. — Source: 14 Bizarro Celebrity Facts That Sound Like Mad Libs

25

Minerals

Human activity and interference on the Earth's surface, ranging from mining activities to shipwrecks, have led to the creation of over 200 new minerals. Simonkolleite, a glowing mineral first discovered in a mine in Arizona, was formed by the mixture of natural properties like water and mining artifacts. CRACKED.COM — 20 Bizarre Ways Humans Are Permanently Changing The Planet

24

Dairy Queen

Dairy Queen can't legally call its product ice cream because it's only 5% buttercream. DAIRY QUEEN To be categorized as ice cream, it must have 10% butterfat, so they refer to it as soft serve instead. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: Delish

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Bad Religion

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Jason Padgett

A JOCK GOT MUGGED, SUFFERED FROM A CONCUSSION, AND SUDDENLY BECAME A GENIUS. After recovery, Jason Padgett started seeing geometrical shapes everywhere. Не didn't know what it was, but after a few math classes, he realized it was math fractals he was seeing. Padgett's condition is called acquired savant syndrome. CRACKED.COM — Source

21

Taxes

CRACKED WESLEY SNIPES - NOT FILING TAX RETURNS NTO CARE JR Wesley Snipes got three years in jail for not filing taxes and owing $41 million to Uncle Sam. Не was convicted of not filing taxes from 1999 to 2001. — People / Nicki Swift

20

Gorillas

CRACKED GORILLA GORILLA GORILLA Science's official term for the western lowland gorilla. Presumably the people who named it wanted to make extra sure you knew what it was. — Source

19

Tropic Thunder

Easter Eggs Tropic Thunder I don't drop character till I done a DVD commentary. Не doesn't. CRACKED.COM — Source

18

Blade Runner

Surprising Ways Beloved Movies Accomplished Their Effects When Tyrell lowers the shades in his office in Blade Runner, no shades were actually lowered — Source: American Cinematographer

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Pickles

Hiding Christmas Pickles CRACKED COM This tradition likely started as marketing gimmick. Woolworths made up stories about German customs to sell the imported vegetable ornament in the late 1800s. — Atlas Obscura

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Tonsils

TONSIL STONES ARE AWFULLY SMELLY, SMALL, WHITE-ISH, CHUNKS IN THE THROAT OR ON THE TONSILS, USUALLY MADE OF CALCIUM. Tonsils Tonsil stone EXACT CAUSES

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Stealing Ones and Zeros

A THIEF KEPT STEALING ADDRESS NUMBERS. 10 THEY ONLY EVER STOLE 1's AND O's. Around Christmas, one resident found a trash bag on their stoop, filled with metal ones and zeroes. There was no note and no reason why the numbers were returned, so the neighborhood was just left with more questions. CRACKED.COM — Source: 20 True Crimes That Seem Impossible

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Halle Berry

Halle Berry was named after a department store. Halle Brothers Co. was based in her hometown of Cleveland, OH. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED COM — Source: CBS News

13

Rubik’s Cubes

CRACKED THE BEST-SELLING BOOK OF 1981 WAS A GUIDE ON HOW TO SOLVE A RUBIK'S CUBE. Actually, several different guides to solving a Rubik's Cube were on the bestseller list for that year. — Source

12

Lawyers

A lawyer dressed up as Tigger in court to prove a point. In 2004, a Walt Disney World guest accused a performer of groping her and her daughter. The guy's attorney said that the Tigger costume was too unwieldy for that, and put it on himself to prove it. The courtroom shenanigans worked, and the performer was acquitted. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Random Facts We're Hoarding In Our Collection of Knowledge-y Stuff

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Confidence

Sit up straight to gain confidence. One study shows that people who sat up straight were more confident in their own thoughts. — Source: Science Daily

10

Mike Tyson

WHEN BOXER MIKE TYSON WAS AT HIS PEAK, НЕ DID 2,000 SIT-UPS A DAY. He'd work out six days a week for 8 to 10 hours a day, and his daily routine also included jogging, sparring, 500 push-ups, 500 dips, and 500 shrugs. CRACKED.COM — Source: 21 Celebs That Work Harder Than People Know

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White Castle

White Castle 1921 Castle 5t White Castle 5 eler Established in 1921 HAMBURGERS Buy em by the Sock CASTL GRACKED COM White Castle was the first American fast-food chain. Hamburgers were 5 cents and quickly served to exact specifications, which would later be copied by other chains. — Source

8

The Graduate

Robert Redford was too hot for the lead role in 1967's The Graduate. CRACKED.COM Redford badly wanted the role but was rejected by di- rector Mike Nicholls because he didn't think Redford could play a loser. 'Let's put it this way, Nicholls reportedly said, Have you ever struck out with a girl? — Source

7

Edward Scissorhands

Tom Cruise asked way too many questions that couldn't be answered. edward SCISSORHANDS Cruise was perplexed by how Edward Scissorhands could do everyday things. Не would ask questions like, How does he go to the bathroom? and How did he live without eating all those years? Tom just couldn't suspend his disbelief. CRACKED.COM — Source: 10 Actors Who Turned Down Famous Roles (For Bizarre Reasons)

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Dahmer

The infamous Milwaukee serial killer and cannibal, Jeffrey Dahmer, was a class clown in high school. 75 72 69 66 63 MILWAUKEE COUNTY MILWAUKEE COUNTY SHERIFF S DEPARTMENT His pranks and antics E 0 23 were known as doing a Dahmer around school. CRACKED.COM — Source

5

Baby Powder

Scientists use baby powder to create models of volcano eruptions in an indoor lab. The powder is dropped into a tank where cameras and lasers capture

4

TV

The inventor of the TV was unimpressed by his invention until he watched the moon landing. His wife said, We were watching it, and, when Neil Armstrong landed on the moon, Phil turned to me and said, 'Pem, this has made it all worthwhile.' Before then, he wasn't too sure. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

3

Soda

CRACKED REGULAR SODA CANS SINK IN WATER WHILE DIET SODA FLOATS. Sprite cranberry ave This is due to the mass difference in aspartame versus sugar. — Source

2

The Grinch

Jim Carrey endured 8 hours of cosmetic work to get into costume for the Grinch. CRACKED.COM The costume got so claustrophobic they had to hire a CIA torture specialist to help him deal. — Source: Business Insider.com

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Stephen Baldwin

Stephen Baldwin has a Hannah Montana tattoo. Miley Cyrus told him he could guest star on the show if he got an HM tattoo. He got the tattoo but not the cameo. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED COM — Source: HuffPost

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