35 Random Bits of Trivia We Traded Two Chickens and a Bushel of Beets For at the Local Farmers Market

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35 Random Bits of Trivia We Traded Two Chickens and a Bushel of Beets For at the Local Farmers Market

Much like that worm-catching early bird, the early fact-finder catches the fact. And while that clearly doesn’t have the same ring to it, it’s the clunky code we live by. Every morning, we’re up at the crack of dawn, scouring the universe for slimy, wriggling facts and then lugging a hefty batch of them to this here fact market. 

Feel free to pick through our bountiful harvest while we take a little nap. See you tomorrow morning!

Atomic Bomb Parties

Las Vegas used to host atomic bomb parties. The chamber of commerce advertised atomic bomb det- onation times and the best spots for watching them. Са- sinos offered special atomic cocktails and women com- peted for the Miss Atomic Energy crown at the Sands. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

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Ricky Williams

CRACKED Ricky Williams rides the couch. Не said, Back in 2004, I retired to smoke weed. Overall it was to help care for himself (which cannabis helped with), but his weed usage lost him $10 million in salary and endorsements.

Fettuccine Alfredo

Fettuccine Alfredo was brought to the US by a pair of silent movie stars. Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks ate it at the only restaurant in Rome that served it, really liked it, and asked for the recipe -- which they took home. CRACKED.COM

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Sugar

CRACKED Sugar makes you-hyper. It's been a long-held belief that eating too much sugar can make kids hyperactive, but science has found no clear proof of this. That said, it's possible sugar can still affect behavior in other ways, like changing how certain brain chemicals are made.

The First Bit of Profanity in a Movie

CRACKED VULGARITY HISTORY The first audible curse words in film The 1929 Paramount film Glorifying the American Girl has the first curse words in cinema history. They say damn six times, and jackass twice.

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South Dakota

THE GOVERNOR OF SOUTH DAKOTA GOT A FLAMETHROWER FOR CHRISTMAS. Governor Kristi Noem got a flamethrower as a Christmas present from her staff (and, of course, posted a social media video of herself using it). At least no tax dollars were spent on it (apparently). CRACKED

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Freddie Mercury and Dolly Parton

FREDDIE MERCURY AND DOLLY PARTON WERE BORN IN THE SAME YEAR The two music legends share a birth year, but the Queen frontman died from complications of AIDS too young at 45-years-old. CRACKED.COM

Super Mario Bros.

Tom Hanks almost starred in the 1993 Super Mario Bros. movie. The live action Super Mario movie was an unmitigated disaster, but it could have been way different. Tom Hanks was cast in the lead role, but coming off of a string of box office bombs, the role of Mario went instead to Bob Hoskins. Arnold Schwarzenegger was looked at for the corporate lizard-person Bowser, but he turned it down. CRACKED.COM

Source: IGN 

Wily Coyote

THOU SHALT HAVE SYMPATHY FOR THE COYOTE JONES TOOK INSPIRATION FROM MARK TWAIN'S DESCRIPTION OF A COYOTE: 'A LIVING, BREATHING ALLEGORY OF WANT. HE IS ALWAYS HUNGRY. HE IS ALWAYS POOR, OUT OF LUCK, AND FRIENDLESS

Gingerbread Men

35 Random Bits of Trivia We Traded Two Chickens and a Bushel of Beets For at the Local Farmers Market
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Harry Potter

Harry Potter revived the British boarding school industry. LIIILE EIIL!ELL 1111 LAOOGR The number of students in boarding schools fell every year from

The Nazis

Nazis invented exploding candy bars. The Nazis took advantage of the food shortage during World War I by handing out chocolate bombs. The bombs would

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