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They can remember a ton of interesting info, but would forget their head if it wasn’t screwed on

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Take it from us, geniuses can be pretty scatterbrained. It’s probably because our minds are so focused on highly important things like compiling lists of random facts that less important things like car keys or our children’s birthdays fall by the wayside. These random facts are no different. They’ve mastered their respective subject, but always get to the list a few minutes late.

Maybe give them a minute or two to get in here. Oh, and happy birthday, little Henry boy! We think.

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Vikings

Katheryn Winnick kind of went above and beyond to get cast in Vikings. I went to great lengths to try to do everything I could to get this role. I ended up actually going to a Halloween costume store and renting a costume to try to really embody what Vikings would wear for my screen test, she said. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Dino Eggs

Dinosaurs - at least some of them- laid eggs that were colored. Which is surprising, because scientists thought colored eggs only appeared once birds showed up - - but that's apparently not the case. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Survivor

OUTPLAY OUTWIr SURVIVOR GAME CHANGERS MAMANGA IISANDS OUTAST In 2017, Zeke Smith was outed as transgender by an angry tribemate during a tense Tribal

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Helicopter Pilots

A helicopter pilot flew to 40,820 feet, setting a world record for the highest altitude reached by helicopter. OSMS - ADT POLICE RESCUE AMS E GRAGKED.COM However, when he started to descend, the engine failed, but he safely landed the helicopter with absolutely no power, a world record for the highest unpowered descent by a helicopter. — Source

36

Goldfinger

The first GPS device. 1964 OUTHEND ON SEA CRACKED.COM Not surprisingly, James Bond is the first movie character to use a tracking device and fire up his archaic Garmin predecessor in Goldfinger. — Source

35

Adventure Time

Adventure Time Every episode has a small snail in it. Hidden in all the episodes of the show is a snail that is waving to the audience, usually as a running gag but sometimes hidden on an Easter-egg level. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Rage Against the Machine

Rage Against The Machine was kicked off SNL before they got to play their second set. UNITE CRACKED.COM In 1996, Rage was the mu- sical guest while Steve Forbes hosted. In protest of billionaires like Forbes, they hung two up- side-down flags from their stage, against the wishes of the staff. — Source

33

Harbinger Households

Harbinger households predict market failures by always choosing the wrong products. CRACKED.COM The research paper 'The Surprising Breadth of Har- bingers of Failure' claimed that households in certain zip codes could predict the market by usually choos- ing products destined to fail. — Source

32

Green Bay Packers

The Green Bay Packers got their name from a packing company sponsorship. a 12 INFLI L CRACKED.COM Thanks to just $500 in sponsorship from the Indi- an Packing Company in 1919, the Packers came to be. The future NFL team's co-founder, Earl Lambeau, worked for the packing company at the time. — Source

31

Galaxies

We've only known that other galaxies exist for 100 years. Before 1920, we just figured the Milky Way contained every star in the universe. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Star Trek: Voyager

In Star Trek: Voyager, the titular spaceship needs 70 years to make the 70,000-light-year trip back home. Today's spacecraft would take 300 MILLION years to travel the same distance. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Brain

Brain Aneurysms have little to no warning (headache) and are only diagnosable by CT Scan. CRACKED.COM Roughly 1 in 50 Ameri- cans have an unruptured brain aneurysm right now that could rupture at any time. So anyway, have fun trying to fall asleep to- night. — Source

28

Stuntmen

Historical Firsts in The World of Stunts The first stuntman 1903 In the Guinness Book of World Records as the first stuntman, Frank Hanaway landed a part in 1903's The Great Train Robbery for his ability to fall off a horse without injuring himself. CRACKED — Source

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Jeffrey 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 p SHEKIFF b DEPARTMENT His pranks and antics I - were known as doing a Dahmer around school. CRACKED.COM — Source

26

Pearl Harbor

A comic book foretold Pearl Harbor. CONSTATION National Comics #18 depicted an air assault on Pearl Harbor. It was released in November 1941-one month before the attack by Japanese airplanes. GRACKED COM — Source

25

Spiders

In ancient Greece and Rome, doctors used spider webs to make bandages. CRACKED.COM Spider webs suppos- edly have natural anti- septic and anti-fungal properties, which can help keep wounds clean and prevent in- fection. — Source

24

Slavery in Brazil

Brazil received four million African slaves. GRACKED COM That's during the entire Atlantic Slave Trade and was over ten times the number that went to the United States. When Brazil abolished slavery in 1888, 40 percent of Rio were slaves, — Source

23

Heidi Montag

Heidi Montag spent $10 million prepping for the apocalypse. CRACKED.COM Montag and husband Spencer Pratt were so sure that the world was ending via asteroid in 2012, that they started spending (and tipping!) lavishly. When the world didn't end, they had to move in with Pratt's parents. — Source

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Marketing

CRACKED 19TH-CENTURY STOVEMAKERS CREATED MODERN MARKETING. Stovemakers used innovative marketing strategies to make their products stand out, such as creating different types of products, giving them unique identities, the kind of see today. and setting stuff up sales you networks. MANIFACTURERS OF STOV — Wiki Commons
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21

Dumb Criminals

CRACKED ROBBERS MISJUDGE AN ATM'S STRENGTH. Two thieves repeatedly rammed their tiny car into a massive ATM in Melbourne, Australia. The ATM barely budges and they destroy the car in the process. Can they really be called thieves if they made off with nothing? LIC 3 cm — NY Post

20

Condiment King

THERE WAS A BATMAN VILLAIN NAMED CONDIMENT KING. CRACKED Не was defeated by slipping on his own ketchup. — Fandom

19

True Lies

CRACKED.COM Arnold Schwarzenegger True Lies is a remake of a French film. Schwarzenegger showed La Totale! to James Cameron, who loved it. Right away, Cameron committed to remake the little French film as a blockbuster starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. — Source: GQ/YouTube

18

District 9

District 9's aliens could have looked like hobos. Bodbex Sarttex adidas An early idea was that they'd have such sensitive skin, they'd cover themselves with whatever they found nearby - from plastic bags to traffic signs. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Movie Scenes That Were Supposed To Play Out Differently

17

Presidents

The tallest and shortest US presidents had an entire foot between them. CRACKED.COM Abraham Lincoln takes the top spot at 6'4, while James Madison lands at the bottom at 5'4. The most recent presidents have been above average height, as humans have on average become taller over time. — Newsweek

16

Patton Oswalt

celebrities who Are Into Magic: The Gathering Patton oswalt General Patton is what they call him on the fantasy battlefield as he commands his magical troops. A rare and powerful card, according to him: Kneeling BUS Kneeling Bus Autobús que so desciende CRACKED.COM — Source: Patton Oswalt/Twitter, Patton Oswalt/Instagram

15

Horses

Horses can nap standing up thanks to special tendons. CRACKED.COM Sleeping on the ground leaves the horse vulnerable, so with the help of a special system of tendons and ligaments that lock the major joints in its legs, the horse can sleep for short periods while standing. — Source: National Library of Medicine

14

Bram Stoker’s Dracula

If it were left to the studio, Charlie Sheen would've played Harker in Bram Stoker's Dracula. The studio wanted a big name, and was looking at everyone from Sheen to Christian Slater before giving the role to Keanu Reeves. CRACKED.COM — Source

13

GameBoy

The Nintendo GameBoy inspired props from The Rise of Skywalker. - Nintendo GAME BOY... START SELECT The computer terminals in Babu Frik's workshop are basically slightly futuristic versions of the GameBoy. CRACKED.COM — CinemaBlend

12

Radar

CRACKED.COM MICROWAVE OVENS COME FROM RADAR. Russell Hobbs In the years following World War II, engineer Percy Lebaron Spencer was working with radar technology when he noticed a chocolate bar he had in his pocket had melted due to the radiation. Intrigued, he kept experimenting with the device and eventually turned it into a new way to cook. — Everyday Objects That Started Out As Something Else Entirely

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I Heart Huckabees

David О. Russell threw a violent temper tantrum. I HEART HUCKABEES CRACKED.COM After Lily Tomlin expressed frustration with his notes and revisions, he freaked out and started throwing and kicking props all over the set. The whole thing was caught on camera! It's wild! — Source: 15 Actor-Director Feud Big-Time Overreactions

10

Cows

Researchers are successfully potty-training COWS CRACKED.COM In an experiment to help reduce air pollution in the future, researchers were able to train 11 out of 16 calves to use a latrine. — Source: EurekAlert

9

Twilight

Robert Pattinson hates Twilight more than you do. CRACKED.COM Pattinson openly drags the script every chance he gets, but he willingly shares the blame, saying his approach to playing Edward Cullen was to look slightly constipated and stoned. — Source: 5 Famous Actors Who Hate Their Most Iconic Roles

8

World War Z

They rewrote the last act after production wrapped. WORLD WAR Z CRACKED.COM They'd already filmed and edited a gigantic zombie brawl, and were ready to call it a day, when the directed decided it wasn't character-driven anymore. They went back to the drawing board and rewrote a full third of

7

The Big Bang Theory

Sheldon & Leonard THE BIG BANG THEORY Sheldon and Leonard from The Big Bang Theory are named in tribute to Sheldon Leonard, the producer of The Dick Van Dyke Show. Lorre then honored hall of fame quarterback Steve Young with his next show, Young Sheldon. I think. — Source: PopSugar

6

Manhunter

For sale: Hannibal Lecter, never worn. The Slience of the Lambs was a juggernaut of a psychological horror that spawned a sequel and two prequels, but it all stemmed from 1986's Manhunter -.- a movie that flopped SO hard, the producer lent out the rights to the Hannibal Lector character

5

Xenobots

SCIENTISTS MADE TINY BIOLOGICAL ROBOTS, AKA XENOBOTS. Xenobots are living clumps of several thousand tadpole cells, designed in a Minecraft- program f — Source: The New York Times

4

Lightning

You don't want to be struck by lightning, SO... Don't lie on the ground. Lightning causes electric currents in the ground, and you definitely don't wa

3

Repetition

CRACKED co COM Repetition drives the point home. Each time you hear something, it gets embedded deeper into your brain. Carefully spaced repetition of

2

Hasbro

Between 2008-2016 Hasbro printed billion over 20 Magic: The Gathering cards. Kokusho. Virdlicare the Evening 000 Star Breeder Master Sahr. Endrek $pin

1

Coin Flips

Flipping a coin repeatedly rarely comes out evenly. CRACKED.COM In 100 flips, there's less than an 8% chance that you'll have 50 heads and 50 tails.

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