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40 Bright-Eyed and Bushy-Tailed Bits of Trivia That Do More Before 8 A.M. Than You’ll Do All Day

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40 Bright-Eyed and Bushy-Tailed Bits of Trivia That Do More Before 8 A.M. Than You’ll Do All Day

April 09, 2025

Wakey wakey, sleepy head! Time to rise and shine. We hope that sleeping until 8 a.m. was worth it, because you really missed out on a lot this morning. These facts had our brains up at 5 a.m. for a pretty rigorous workout before serving them a hot, knowledge-rich breakfast.

We saved some leftovers for you here, but the facts said you can’t have any until you drop and give them twenty!

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Pencils

Pencils never actually contained lead. CRACKED.COM The extremely pure and solid graphite that was discovered in 1500 was thought to be lead because chemistry was in its infancy. The words for pencil in German, Irish, Ara- bic, and others literally mean lead pen. — Source

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A.I.

10411210+ CRACKED.COM OL 11001101 0011101 1110101 10000 L 110101 1012111 / 10 good 110011 re 001110 01 Artificial intelligence might have already killed people. According to U.N. reports, lethal 1 autonomous weapons systems (drones 0 that can identify and attack targets 1 without human intervention) destroyed a convoy in Libya in 2020. It's not clear, however, if anyone was killed in the attack. — Source

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Freaks and Geeks

BUSY PHILIPPS AND JAMES FRANCO DIDN'T GET ALONG CRACKED.COM Philipps says that Franco was a bully and physically assaulted her on-set. — Source

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Size Comparisons

597 ft. The Statue of Unity in India is so tall the Statue of Liberty could barely touch his knees with her torch. 152 ft. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Dave Navarro

DAVE NAVARRO 1998 CRACKED.COM After shooting UP some heroin at a Playboy Mansion orgy, the Jane's Addiction musician tried to use the syringe to write his name on the wall in blood. This earned him a lifetime ban from the house. — Source

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Eating Disorders

EATING DISORDERS ARE A FEMALE PROBLEM. 25% of anorexia & bulimia sufferers, and 40% of binge eaters, are (4 20 0lbs 320 men. 300 DE S 10 145 SI 25 140 O 20 09 N Many men 062 by 0٤ 08 SEL 130 280 SE don't get 125 OF OF OZZ 120 help because SV 260 50 00 SEE 052 110 55 OIL they're CRACKED.COM 105 240 100 OZ embarrassed. 95 DEL 06 DEZ no 60 99 GL 70 — Source

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Air Conditioning

Air conditioning was invented as a way to keep printing plants going. In 1902, a printing company asked the Buffalo Forge Company to figure out a way to keep heat and humidity in the plant stable, so that the printing paper wouldn't keep getting warped. The result of that was the first air-conditioning system. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Norman Rockwell

A Norman Rockwell painting was discovered in a secret compartment inside the walls of a cartoonist's house. CRACKED.COM Don Trachte had forged several paintings he owned to stop his ex-wife from getting them in a divorce settlement and had hidden the originals. It'd been hid- den there for 35 years. — Source

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Rome

A Roman goldsmith may have discovered aluminum 1800 years before modern chemists. CRACKED.COM Emperor Tiberius had the discoverer killed in order to ensure the metal would not di- minish the value of his own gold and silver as- sets. — Source

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Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley trolled its own hardcore fans. 01100110 01101001 01101110 01100100 00100000 01100001 00100000 01101000 01101111 01100010 01100010 01111001 00100000 01100110 01101111 01110010 00100000 01100111 01101111 01100100 00100111 10100110 TOCCOTTO 00000100 01100110 01101001 01101110 01100100 00100000 01 00001 00100000 01100118 00000100 TODIIIIO 01000110 01000110 IIIIOIIO 01101111 01110010 00100000 01 11100100 00100110 11110110 IIIO a 11001110 00000100 11001110 10100118 Herette 100 01110110 тевтетте 01100118 00 0010 00000 01100001 00100000 BOOTOITE IIIIOITO 110 01111001 00100000 01100110 01101111 01110010 00100000 111 01101111 01100100 00100111 01110011 00100000 01110011 10100110 HOTEL 100 In the fifth season's trailer, Gavin Belson speaks in front of a screen — Source

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Millipedes

Millipedes cause train crashes in Australia. The invading Portuguese millipedes like the moisture on train tracks, and there are so many of them that train companies face mass cancellations and loss of revenue. When crushed under the wheels, they explode into a viscous goo that makes tracks dangerously slippery. The disgusting critters even caused a train crash in 2013. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

In 1992 we saw our fun loving pal Michelangelo turn into an angry mexican stereotype. In an effort to pack even more racism into the Wacky Wild West line, Playmates included Chief Leo. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover demanded that White House staff be invisible. Any time Hoover or the First Lady entered a room, White House servants were expected to jump into the nearest closet, to avoid being seen. CRACKED.COM http://www.classroomhelp.com/lessons/Presidents/hoover.html — Source

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Atomic Discoveries

CRACKED JAMES CHADWICK, THE DISCOVERER OF THE NEUTRON, WAS THE STUDENT OF ERNEST RUTHERFORD, WHO DISCOVERED THE PROTON. Rutherford was the student of J.J. Thomson, who discovered the electron. — APS / Linda Hall

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George Washington

IDENTITY UNKNOWN Agent 355 In a 1779 letter to George Washington, one Abraham Woodhull wrote that he was planning to go to New York, and thought he could outsmart everyone with the help of a woman who was referred to as 355. We still don't know who she was. CRACKED — Harper's Weekly (via Smithsonian Magazine)
Smithsonian Magazine

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The Smell of Health

Health fads of the past NOT BATHING Europeans from about the 14th to 19th centuries believed that taking a dip would expose them to disease, but to be fair, their water was mostly cholera. CRACKED — Alfred Stevens/Wiki Commons
Discover Magazine

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Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson wrote Billie Jean after a fan that terrified him. Billa GRAGKED.COM The real-life fan sent him a letter with a weapon and instructions to kill himself. Не kept her photograph to memorize her face, in case she ever turns up someplace. — Rolling Stone

23

Dunkirk

CRACKED.COM Dunkirk Actual survivors attended the premiere. About 30 survivors of the Dunkirk evacuation saw the film at the London premiere. Several of them thought that Hans Zimmer's score was louder than the actual bombardment. — Source: Screen Rant

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Anthony Kiedis

Musicians trying to be actors (and vice versa) Anthony Kiedis woke up from his Californication. The rock singer appeared in Point Break in a so-so performance, but put his acting pursuits on hold after appearing in The Chase. The film got mild reviews, not so much red hot as a chili pepper. CRACKED.COM — Source: RogerEbert.com
Photo Credit: Sven Mandel/Wiki Commons

21

College Degrees

Only 62% who start their degree finish their program in six years, that number lowering to 42.2% among students at two-year public schools. — Source: PEW

20

Jojo Rabbit

CRACKED.COM Taika Waititi Не didn't want to play Hitler. Не only took the role in Jojo Rabbit because the studio demanded it. Не made the character as buffoonish as possible, to somewhat appease the shame and embarrassment he felt. — More: 4 Things Actors Endured (To Play Terrible Real-Life People)

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16 and Pregnant

MTV's 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom contributed to a drop in teen birth rate. 16 and GRAGKED.COM Economists theorized that the timing of the introduction of MTV's 16 and Pregnant is such that it could have contributed to the staggering drop of teen pregnancies between 2008 and 2012. — Wellesley College

18

Lions

Lionesses can actually get birth control implants that work. And they receive those implants in ZOOS sometimes - that way, all the lions can hang out without new cubs being born all the time. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Sculptures

Greek and Roman sculptures were painted in bright colors The pigments have faded over time. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — The New Yorker

16

Wonder Woman

Patty Jenkins wishes Wonder Woman had more small, funny moments. If I had my druthers, the movie would be longer with little tiny jokes and moments that were hard to lose, she said. CRACKED.COM — Source

15

Ticks

The Paralysis Tick CRACKED.COM This Australian bug dispenses a toxin that can paralyze you. This doesn't help the tick-as a parasite, it prefers you healthy and mobile-but it does it anyway. — Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology

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The Truth Chamber

The Truth Chamber ter or CRACKED.COM The New York criminologist who designed the Truth Chamber intended it to drive suspects mad, by showing them infinite images of themselves. In reality, he just invented the original influencer-bait pop-up museum. — Source: The 9 Most Hilariously Irresponsible Old-Timey Weapons

13

John Hinckley Jr.

The guy who shot Ronald Reagan did it just SO he could impress Jodie Foster. The wannabe assassin, John Hinckley Jr., got obsessed with Foster after he watched Taxi Driver and saw himself, a disgruntled loner, in Travis Bickle. CRACKED.COM — Source: The Independent

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Neil Armstrong

Neil Armstrong CRACKEDOOM In stark contrast to Buzz Aldrin, Neil tried his best to fade into obscurity upon his return from the moon. He even sued Hallmark when they made a commemorative moon landing ornament and dared to put his name on it. — Source: 5 Celebrities Who Hated Fame More Than Kanye Loves It

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Acne

Having acne makes you more likely to finish college. Fi It also makes you more likely to have a better high school GPA, and better grades in high school English, math, science, and history. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED COM — Source: University of Chicago

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Chocolate Bars

On average, there are 8 insect parts in a chocolate bar. DOu HIERSHE anlevys Dove Do Deve HERSHEY'S Dove aA y's It's theorized that that might be why some people suffer allergic reactions to chocolate -- they're actually just reacting to the roach guts. NOW YOU KNOW — Source: ABCNews

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Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin bought all of Jack's suits after the show ended. T The costume designer said, He wrote a big check to NBC. BEHIND-THE-SCENES CRACKED CO — Source: Mental Floss

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Super Bowl

13 Little Things You Didn’t Know About Movies And A Bunch Of Other Subjects - The bathrooms at the Super Bowl use more water than passes — Source: ESPN

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Ed Gein

40 Bright-Eyed and Bushy-Tailed Bits of Trivia That Do More Before 8 A.M. Than You’ll Do All Day — Read more: Horrifying Details Movies Got Right

6

Halloween

Some of the older games and traditions got lost over time. For instance, an old Halloween tradition centered around women finding a companion, or hopi — Source: History.com

5

Robert Downey Jr.

40 Bright-Eyed and Bushy-Tailed Bits of Trivia That Do More Before 8 A.M. Than You’ll Do All Day — Source: Jimmy Kimmel Live

4

Dennis the Menace

In March 195l, both the American and British Dennis the Menace comics premiered, coincidentally. There is no way either creator could have known what — Source: BBC

3

Ricky McCormick

No one can read Ricky MCCormick's encryted notes. In 1999, McCormick was found murdered and badly decomposed in a Missouri cornfield, 15 miles from wh

2

Migrant Mother

The iconic Migrant Mother photo isn't a lucky snapshot: Dorothea Lange carefully composed the image for the greatest impact on the viewer.

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Morse

SAMUEL MORSE, INVENTOR OF THE TELEGRAPH, WAS AN ART SNOB WHO PAINTED A COPY OF THE MONA LISA. Before he invented the telegraph, American Samuel Morse

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