40 Random Bits of Trivia We Learned in Detention Instead of From Movies

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40 Random Bits of Trivia We Learned in Detention Instead of From Movies

Facts can come from anywhere, and that’s honestly what we love most about them. It makes our jobs so much easier, since we don’t even have to leave our cubicle to find them. There are facts about desks, pens and picture frames right in front of us.

Ugh! Our boss won’t let us use any of those facts since he thinks they’re boring. Maybe he’ll like the one fact we found about a terrible boss. Take that, hot shot!

Ballooning

When certain species of spiders want to pack up and take over new lands and resources, they use a process called ballooning They climb to a high point, spin a few strands of silk, catch some air and float away. Some have even traveled hundreds of miles overseas Mass ballooning

Drowning in Mud

During World War I, soldiers drowned in mud. One soldier wrote about that unique feeling you get when you successfully navigate the mud, only to realize you were stepping on corpses the whole time. A Canadian and German solider were found drowned together while locked in struggle. CRACKED.COM

Snoop Dogg

CRACKED SNOOP DOGG IS BIDDING ON AN NHL HOCKEY TEAM. As a massive fan of hockey, Snoop attends a ton of L.A. Kings games. He's now throwing in with businessman Neko Sparks to co-own the Ottawa Senators, in the hopes of helping grow the sport in the black community.

Whole Foods

CRACKED WHOLE FOODS MARKET Whole Foods relies on prison labor. Whole Foods has gotten some things, like goat cheese and tilapia, from farms that rely on the labor of incarcerated people. ROOM OPEN ONLY

Inglorious Basterds

There was a small group of WWII spies that were kind of real-life Inglorious Basterds. Two Brooklyn Jews were parachuted behind German lines to gather intel, and they were soon joined by a disillusioned ex-Nazi lieutenant. CRACKED.COM

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Freckleface Strawberry

Children's books written by celebrities Freckleface Strawberry Julianne Moore Illustrated by LeUyen Pham Freckleface Strawberry by Julianne Moore Inspired by her childhood, Moore has a series of books about a freckled redhead that goes on adventures while learning to love who she is and how she's built. (While Freckleface Strawberry is a bit on the nose for a name, it's at least more creative than Ginger.) CRACKED.COM

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Box Office Returns

Classic movies crushed at the box office Batman swept Ghostbusters II away. Batman, released on June 23 1989, grossed $251,188,924 from 2201 theaters in the U.S. Columbia Pictures' Ghostbusters II came in eighth that year, with $112,494,738 from 2,410 theaters. CRACKED

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Forgotten World War II Bomb

As city workers were digging a trench for a fiber optic cable at the Hollister Airport dog park, they found an active WWII practice bomb. DISARMED 9/10/18 MCSO CH The Jerry Gabe Municipal Dog Park located in California was once a former Navy base in the 1940s, so it is believed to host more bombs and fuel tanks underground. CRACKED.COM

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The General Services Administration

In 2010, the GSA spent $800,000 on a conference in Vegas. : | E I P NO 850498142 D NO на вбе. conoscions ... 100 OTI THIS NOTTING eep ried Twinkie The General Services Administration is the eRm agency that is in charge of eliminating government waste. Expenses included a $75,000 team building exercise, various $5,600 in-room parties, $31,000 networking receptions and assorted mysterious catering bills, such as a $7,000 sushi bill. CRACKED.COM http://www.gsaig gov/?LinkServiD=90537F5B-FBF8-E39E-A4F0D09005742C28&showMeta=0

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Alcohol Tolerance

ALCOHOL TOLERANCE Young men hold their liquor better than young women, while old women hold theirs better than old men. The difference comes down to how well their bodies respond to the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase.

Source: BBC

Oldest Jokes

The oldest known joke is about farts. It's a 3,900-year-old Sumerian joke that goes Something which has never occurred since time immemorial - a youn

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