40 Random Bits of Trivia Our Landlord Doesn’t Know We Poured Down the Drain

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40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia We’d Urgently Tell Our Ancestors If We Could Go Back in Time

40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia We’d Urgently Tell Our Ancestors If We Could Go Back in Time

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40 Foreign Words to Spice Up Your Vocabulary

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40 Battered Bits of Trivia That Are Ready for A Deep-Frying in That Boiling Brain of Yours

Dunk these in and let them soak

40 Battered Bits of Trivia That Are Ready for A Deep-Frying in That Boiling Brain of Yours

March 17, 2025

Well, we couldn’t have made this any easier for you. Like the morning-shift crew in the kitchen, we chopped these facts, whipped up some fresh batter and changed your brain’s fryer oil. You just had to step in here, open up that skull of yours and drop in this basket of tasty goods.

Now just do us a solid and tell our manager what a great job we did. Thanks.

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Salamanders

Because of their highly sensitive skin, salamanders are used by scientists to estimate pollution severity. Salamander population levels can provide a good idea of the general health of an environment. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Tanzania

In Tanzania, somebody narrates movies for people as they watch them. People who do that are known as video jockeys, or VJs, and they re-enact dialogue, comment on what's happening, and fade the soundtrack in and out. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Helena Bonham Carter

Helena Bonham Carter accidentally ruptured Neville Longbottom's eardrum. CRACKED.COM While filming Harry Pot- ter and the Order of the Phoenix, she accidental- ly perforated Matthew Lewis' eardrum when she stuck her wand into his ear canal. — Source

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Bras

The first TV commercial that showed bras on live models aired in 1987. Old commercials for bras featured women who demonstrated bras on mannequins. That changed in 1987, when Playtex released two TV ads that showed women actually wearing bras. CRACKED.COM — Source

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William Coltman

The most decorated enlisted man in the British Army in WWI never fired a single shot. CRACKED.COM William Coltman was a stretcher bearer who won the Victoria cross for charging into fire unarmed and carrying out 3 wounded men on his back. — Source

35

Rage

Rage Against the Machine's Killing in the Name was the #1 Christmas single in 2009. cage against the machine GRAGKED.COM The song sold 500,000 copies, beating the 4 year run of X-factor winners, thanks to a couple from the UK starting a Facebook campaign. All proceeds went to homeless charities. — Source

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Sewage

It turns out that sewage water is actually an important tool for law enforcement. Studying sewage water shows researchers trends in the consumption of illicit drugs, which might be helpful for law enforcement - according to one European official, it's an important new drug monitoring tool. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Russia

CRACKED.COM RUSSIA IS ABOUT 400, 000 км² BIGGER THAN PLUTO M People's Anagen - PAR Nogyn Korea - RUSSIA - - une - ONE - - PULA - — Source

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Animal Planet

Disastrous Comedy 2002 Comedians Unleashed Not to be confused with Comics Unleashed, this was Animal Planet's attempt at a stand-up comedy show. Here's the kicker: It was only animal-themed jokes. They only aired one episode. CRACKED — Source

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The Eiffel Tower

A luxury apartment sits at the top of the Eiffel Tower. Gustave Eiffel had it built for himself when the tower went up, and kept it secret for a long time. He'd get offered crazy sums for a night in it, but always said no. It didn't open to the public until 2015, 90 years after he died. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Manti Te’o

Manti Te'o said his girlfriend died of cancer. The story pushed him to a a Heisman Trophy. Girlfriend Kekua wasn't real. Te'o claims he only learned he'd been catfished right before the winner was announced. But he also claimed to have met Kekua in person ... years before the catfisher made contact. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Milk

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Shaq

Shaq owns 155 Five Guys Burgers and 17 Auntie Annie's Pretzels. FIVE GUYS RE SHAME TE FIVE GUYS E BUT L BET CARD - NOT ENTER That's more than 10% of the Five Guys in the United States. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Ancient Egyptian Egg Farming

Ancient accomplishments Hatching eggs without chickens The ancient Egyptians invented a way to hatch eggs without needing a hen. They made mud ovens that mimicked the conditions a hen would provide, and could hatch up to 4,500 eggs in just a few weeks. CRACKED — Irina Kozorog/Shutterstock,
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Atlas Obscura

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Rachel Dolezal

KEPT LYING AFTER HER FAMILY POINTED OUT HER LIES Ezra Dolezal, RACHEL DOLEZAL's adoptive brother, said that she's been making up more and more stories to back up her claim that she - a white person - identifies as black. She even said there's no proof her biological parents are just that. CRACKED — Aaron Robert Kathman/Wiki Commons
CNN

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Dustin Diamond

CRACKED DUSTIN DIAMOND His doctors had just told him the slightest scratch could cause him to bleed to death, so he told his friend Dan Block, When I swallow my throat hurts... but like something dropped honey on the bed sheet, not even the floor, not my jeans, so it's five second rule... yeah 0.0005 second rule could kill me. — The Sun / BBC

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Scams

CRACKED VICTOR LUSTIG Victor Lustig, nicknamed The Count, tricked a scrap-metal dealer into buying the Eiffel Tower. Не also sold a lot of money boxes to people who thought it could make perfect copies of $100 bills. — Smithsonian Mag / NatGeo

23

The Grinch

The voice of Tony the Tiger also sang How The Grinch Stole Christmas. Thurl Ravenscroft was known as one of the boom- ing voices behind Tony the Tiger for more than five decades, and also sang the relentlessly cruel You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/25/magazine/our-cereal-hero.html

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Bambi

The art of'Bambi' was inspired by Chinese landscape paintings. Led by the film's Chi- nese-born lead artist, Tyrus Wong, back- grounds in the film were inspired by land- scape paintings of the Song dynasty. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — NY Times

21

Clint Eastwood

GRACKED.COM The Man With No Name's iconic poncho has never been washed. According to Clint Eastwood, the poncho he wore for A Fistful of Dollars, A Few Dollars More, and The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly was never washed, because it would fall apart. — Source: Mikie ENT Today (via archive.org)

20

Katydid Bugs

The katydid bug hears through holes in its hind legs. + x Katydids hear by using a structure called a tympanic organ, located on each foreleg. Males are the primary sound producers, as the females of many species are silent. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Britannica

19

Hot Fuzz

Cate Blanchett plays Simon Pegg's ex-girlfriend in Hot Fuzz. 1274 She appears in one scene, wearing goggles and a surgical mask. Edgar Wright thought it would be funny to get an Oscar winner in there but not see her face, and he offered Blanchett the cameo. She loved the idea so much that she was happy to do it for free-she donated her fee to charity. CRACKED.COM — 12 Stealthy Celebrities Cameos In Films

18

BBQs

The barbecue stall happens, basically, because the meat sweats a lot. A stall is when meat on a BBQ gets to 150°F or so and then doesn't budge, and it happens because the evaporating moisture continually cools off the meat. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — SmokedBBQSource

17

Big Bang Theory

Bazinga! The line doesn't appear in the Big Bang Theory until Season 2's finale. It was originally the catchphrase of show writer Stephen Engel, who would say the word after pulling a prank on another writer. CRACKED.COM — HuffPost

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The Great British Bake Off

Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively enjoy The Great British Bake Off. N CO C say DIEGO CON Apparently, that's their favorite thing to watch together. Reynolds says that Everybody on the show is nice to each other, which I find refreshing. CRACKED.COM — Source

15

Beer

One monastic order went on a beer fast during Lent back in the 17th century. They weren't allowed to eat anything solid during Lent, so they figured they'd drink beer since it was basically liquid bread -- that'd be A-OK. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

14

Deadpool 2

In Deadpool 2, Deadpool's angst about committing suicide is from the comics. He gets pissed off all the time in the comics at the fact that he's suicidal but can't actually kill himself (due to his healing factor). CRACKED.COM — DenOfGeek

13

Community’s Gas Leak Year

EASTER EGGSTRA REFERENCES & HIDDEN MEANINGS THE GAS LEAK YEAR community The phrase became a running joke within the show's mythology, referencing the troubled season 4. In season 5, it's explained that there was a gas leak at Greendale the year before, and everything that happened then was the product of a metaphorical hallucination. In the series finale, while Abed says cool for every season, Chang farts during the fourth cool, saying: I farted during the Fourth one. It's an inside joke. CRACKED.COM — Screen Rant, Video Clip

12

Lake Erie

Lake Erie lies above a massive salt mine. The mine is a three-mile-long complex that's so deep underground, fresh air has to be pumped in and miners have to carry an hour's worth of backup oxygen. Many of its sprawling tunnels are unexplored (and might BE home to horrors that should not BE awakened). CRACKED.COM — Source: 17 Unknown Secrets In Well-Known Landmarks

11

Robots

ROBOT HAND CRACKED.COM This lone, metal hand with articulated fingers was found by the Underwater New York organization in Great Kills Park beach, Staten Island. The rest of the cyborg was nowhere to be seen, and is presumably out for revenge. — Source: Live Science

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Blackface

Blackface is still a thing in the movie stunt industry. It would be unthinkable today for a male actor to put on a wig to portray a woman, or for a white person to play a black person in blackface - but it happens among stunt performers. Both wigging and 'painting down have been fought for decades, but are still common. — More: Movie Stunt Industry Has A Dangerous Lack Of Diversity

9

Hair

How strong is human hair? The strength to weight ratio of hair is comparable to that of steel. — Source: UC San Diego

8

Logan

Unpredictably Weird Decisions That Gave Us Major Movie Moments - James Mangold wanted Logan to be R-rated SO he could have free rein. — Source: Film School Rejects

7

Einstein

17 Unexpected Accomplishments of Famous People - Maybe you’ve heard that Einstein used to work as a patent clerk. So, what great invention did he come — Source: The Atlantic

6

Star Wars

40 Battered Bits of Trivia That Are Ready for A Deep-Frying in That Boiling Brain of Yours

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J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis

J.R.R. TOLKIEN AND C.S. LEWIS Both authors were in a literary discussion group at Oxford. The men, along with Henry Victor Dyson, had a long religious — Source: Mental Floss

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Peter Yarrow

CRACKEDCON Peter Yarrow (center) is the Peter of the folk group Peter, Paul and Mary. He's also a convicted sex offender. He went to prison in the '70

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Christopher Walken

CRACKED.COM Christopher Walken dances a lot in his movies. That's because he started out as a dancer rather than an actor, and he tries to incorporate

2

Shoppers

Millionaires and celebrities hire personal CRACKEDCON shoppers to do their holiday shopping. They charge $400 an hour or a percentage of the shopping

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Aladdin

Genie from Aladdin wouldn't have been a comic relief if he had looked like the original sketch envisioned. ORACKEDCON

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