39 Dynamic Bits of Trivia Whose Gusto and Gumption Will No Doubt Rub Off on the More Apathetic Facts in Your Brain

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39 Dynamic Bits of Trivia Whose Gusto and Gumption Will No Doubt Rub Off on the More Apathetic Facts in Your Brain

Well, somebody (or something) needs to take charge around here. It sure as heck isn’t going to be us, so we’re more than happy to just sit back and let these born-leader facts whip your brain’s existing facts into shape.

All we can say is that they better get in line, because these facts don’t mess around.

NASA

NASA tried to recreate the smell of space for astronaut training simulations. They asked Steven Pearce of Omega Ingredients, a fragrance company, to recreate the odor (it smells kind of like spent gunpowder). NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Waterfalls

The largest waterfall on Earth is underwater. Jan Mayen RUSS Denmark Strait Norwegian Sea ICELAND FINLAND At the bottom of the Den- mark Strait, there is a se- ries of waterfalls that be- gin 2,000 feet under the surface and drop nearly two miles down to a depth of 10,000 feet. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

Japan

If your train is late in Japan, you'll get a ticket explaining your tardiness to your teacher or employer. Japanese railways have long instituted a procedure to prove that a passenger's tardiness was through no fault of his or her own. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

Ford

Ford had a concept nuclear-powered car called the Nucleon in the 1950's. The vehicle was to be powered by a small nu- clear reactor in the rear of the vehicle, based on the assumption that this would one day be possi- ble by reducing sizes. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

India

In ancient India, Diabetes was called honey urine as the urine would attract ants. 8 M Indian physicians Su- shruta and Charaka identified Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes as separate conditions for the first time in 400-500 CE. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

Medieval Insult Battles

In medieval England and Scotland, public insult battles were all the rage. It was called flyting, and it was basically the rap battle of its day - people would insult each other in all kinds of funny and clever ways. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Egypt

For a while, in ancient Egypt, iron was more valuable than gold itself. For centuries, Egyptians had no technology for smelting iron, so they got iron from meteorites - and it was very, very rare. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Fritos

A Mexican man sold Fritos in little bags at a gas station Charles Elmer Doolin, a surprising avid health food follower, bought the patent from him and made a fortune off it. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Cars 2

The car-sed tapestry: 2011 8-8 2012 CRACKED An unsettling all-car version of Brave's DunBroch family tapestry appears in Cars 2.

Heroes

In 2017, lowa frefighters improvised an oxygen mask to save a dog's life. A human oxygen maskwouldn't fit, SO they got a Styrofoam cup, cut the bottom

Bart Simpson in France

In the French dub of The Simpsons, Bart doesn't say eat my shorts! He says va te faire shampouiner! This translates to go shampoo yourself! CRAC

Westworld

The pixellated robot vision in 1973's Westworld was the first computer-generated image of any kind in a movie. It was done by an experimental filmmake

Tennis

The longest point in tennis history took 29 minutes. GRACKED.COM There is no time limit in tennis. In a match between Vicki Nelson and Jean Hepner in 1984, the ball was hit back and forth 643 times before a single point was awarded.

Michael Kors

Michael Kors redesigned his mother's wedding dress when he was just 5 years old. CRACKED.COM The toddler, before he would become a renowned fashion designer, said that the original dress that his mother planned to wear had too many ornaments.

Trains

The longest train in the world was 4.5 miles long. Minny GRACKED COM The Australian BHP Iron Ore train consisted of 682 loaded iron ore wagons and 8 GE AC6000 locomotives, giving a gross weight of almost 110,000 tons.

Rainbows

Rainbows can only be seen in the morning or late afternoon. CRACKED COM A rainbow is a 40 degree ring from the position opposite to the sun. Unless very close to the equator, the sun is only about 40 degrees either in the morning or late at night.

Pompeii

Scientists have found evidence of take-out restaurants in the remains of Pompeii. GRACKED.COM While digging through the remains of Pompeii in 2019, they found the remains of what they think made up over 150 different fast-food and takeout restaurants.

Trees

A mature tree produces enough oxygen for a family of four. CRACKED.COM The average adult tree absorbs nearly 50 pounds of carbon dioxide every year, releasing enough oxygen for a family of four.

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