35 Random Bits of Trivia to Knuckledust Into Your Noodle

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35 Random Bits of Trivia to Knuckledust Into Your Noodle

Fact train coming through — your skull, that is. 

Sorry that they’re barging in like this, we just got a little bored with our normal fact-delivery method. Typing facts onto an image doesn’t get them into your brain fast enough. Today, we’re blasting them right in there, and when you come to, your brain will be chock-full of this random knowledge. 

Brace yourself!

Civil War

A Civil War General spied on the opposing side by cross dressing. CRACKED COM Brigadier General Na- thaniel Lyon successful- ly spied on a Confeder- ate camp dressed as a woman, complete with a bonnet and veil to hide his facial hair.

Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein wasn't interested in accepting his Nobel Prize. CRACKED.COM Не never received a Nobel Prize for relativity, and he did not attend his prize giving for services to theoretical physics. Не chose to contin- ue with a lecture tour of Ja- pan because he simply no longer valued it.

World War II

The US military tried to segregate pubs in England during WWII, but it backfired. C O 340 white I I THE ALEX LES GRAGKED.COM Bamber Bridge hosted American servicemen, and when the white officers de- manded one pub be desig- nated for black service- men, the locals made all the town's pub for Black soldiers only in protest.

Antarctica

Antarctica used to be called Australia until modern-day Australia stole its name in 1824. CRACKED.COM Before this, Australia was called New Hol- land. This left the con- tinent nameless for 65 years, until its current name was adopted in the 1890s.

Snowmen

16th-century Belgians built porn snowmen. The Miracle of 1511 was a huge winter festival held in Brussels, when lots of elaborate snow figures were made - more than half of them of a sexual or scatological nature. People were mad (at the government and the harsh winter), and the snow things gave them an outlet to vent. CRACKED.COM

The Royals

CRACKED.COM There's a collector's market for royal underwear. Queen undies are a hotter commodity than the underwear of living celebrities. Pairs of Queen Victoria's bloomers have sold for over $15,000, and Queen Elizabeth I's (dirty) panties fetched $18,000 on eBay in 2012.

9/11

CRACKED.COM Six men survived 9/11 thanks to a squeegee. All six were stuck in an elevator after the plane struck-among them veteran window washer Jan Demczur. Demczur used his squeegee to jimmy the door open and then cut through the brittle plasterboard wall. They managed to get out of the building minutes before it collapsed.

UFOs

CRACKED.COM The first flying saucers weren't flying saucers. Pilot Kenneth Arnold, the first person who reported seeing UFOs, said they were flying like a saucer if you skip it across the water. Не was very annoyed when he was misreported as saying they were saucer-shaped - an image that was then cemented by hoaxes.

Alcohol

CRACKED.COM A treatment for alcoholism involves poisoning the patient. Disulfiram was the first drug approved by the FDA to treat alcohol dependence. It's never the first option, though, as its effect is as simple as it is devious: it makes alcohol poisonous. (Or rather, it interferes with the body's ability to make it not poisonous).

Clowns

CRACKED.COM British clowns use eggs as a makeup registry. Over 250 ceramic eggs are housed in the London's Clown Gallery-Museum, each painted with the signature look of a particular clown as a form of copyright protection. The gallery- museum is housed inside a church, because clowns are apparently trying to be creepy.

New Coke

CRACKED.COM NEW cc Conservatism played a big part in the failure of New Coke. de_mark The backlash against the new recipe was particularly strong amongst Southern conservatives, who saw it as a new aggression from those damn Yankees. A University of Mississippi professor called it an intrusion on tradition that Southerners won't like, regardless of how it tastes.

George Washington

CRACKED.COM George Washington was actually the 15th U.S. president. Before Washington, 14 people held the office of President of the Continental Congress between 1774 and 1788, when the Constitution created a new executive branch. Those guys aren't officially counted, mostly because it was a largely ceremonial position with no real power.

Rick and Morty

CRACKED.COM Rick & Morty's Council of Ricks is based on The Fantastic Four. A body composed of versions from different realities of a genius scientist? Reed Richards did it first. The Interdimensional Council of Reeds was founded by three Fantastic Men who finagled themselves an Infinity Gauntlet.

Cobra Commander

A Springfield, IL officially honored Cobra Commander. As Springfield was hosting a big G.I. Joe convention in 2015, the event was celebrated by handing the keys to the city to the show's villain. It kinda checks out, Considering Illinois' long history of government corruption. CRACKED.COM

Groundhog Day

CRACKED.COM 12:01 PM was Groundhog Day before Groundhog Day. The 1990 short film starring Kurtwood Smith doesn't just have the same premise as the Bill Murray movie, but a lot of the elements and plot beats are the same. The writer and the director reportedly tried to sue the makers of Groundhog Day, but ultimately gave up.

Video Games

Video games might help with surgical skills training. CRACKED.COM Although it doesn't replace first-hand experience, video games may help surgeons-in-training practice motions used in surgery.

Sea Sponges

Sea sponges can creep CRACKED.COM Sea sponges, previously thought immobile, can crawl slowly but they have to sacrifice bits of their bodies

Mars

Mars' ocean water may still be there CRACKED.COM A new NASA study proposes that water on Mars didn't disappear into space, as previously believed, but might be trapped within minerals in the planet's crust.

Hurricanes

So, space hurricanes exist CRACKED.COM Scientists spotted a swirling mass of plasma hundreds of kilometers above the North Pole. Instead of water, it rained electrons.

Teens

Teens with secure family relationships have more empathy for others GRAGKED.COM However, those teens without secure family relationships were able to catch up with peers and increase empathy to close friends as they developed.

Tea

Unfiltered water makes tea taste better CRACKED.COM Researchers discovered that chemical impurities in tap water, especially calcium carbonate, makes tea taste crisper and less bitter.

Americans

1 in 5 Americans didn't seek medical treatment they needed during the pandemic CRACKED.COM And it's not surprising why: cost. Nearly 20% of Americans didn't receive needed medical care because they couldn't afford it.

Trans Actors

Transgender TV characters can change people's attitudes Irmata Telephone Osa - - - ORIGIN As opposed to news coverage, transgender characters on fictional shows changes attitudes toward transgender people and policy issues. Representation does matter. CRACKED.COM

Human-Monkey Embryos

Scientists have developed human-monkey embryos. CRACKED.COM Human stem cells were injected into primate embryos and grew up to 20 days, giving us the possibility of more insight into development and evolution.

Tear Glands

Scientists grew tear glands in a dish and made them cry CRACKED.COM Using human stem cells, scientists were able to grow tear glands and induce tear production. This is great news for people with tear gland disorders.

Money

Money can buy happiness. CRACKED.COM In a study that will surprise no one who has ever been broke, higher earners have more choices and feel more autonomy, leading to an increase in happiness.

Rats

Rats will help other rats, but prefer to help those they know CRACKED.COM Research suggests that rats will rescue a fellow rat in distress... but not if that rat is an outsider. Researchers believe this limited altruism may be true of humans as well.

Butterflies

Butterflies eat live catepillars CRACKED.COM Recently seen for the first time, cannibalistic milkweed butterflies have been spotted clawing and then slurping up the juices of caterpillars.

Narcissism

Narcissism is linked to aggression CRACKED.COM 437 studies showed a significant link between narcissism and both aggression and violence.

The Gender Gap

The gender gap in negotiation emerges in eight-year-olds CRACKED.COM Consistent with adult research, girls asked for less than boys when negotiating with a man, starting as early as eight-years-old.

Being Yourself at Work

It's healthier and more productive to be yourself at work | Research shows that expressing your non-visible stigmitized identity in the workplace results in improved job satisfaction, decreased work anxiety, and increased commitment to the job. CRACKED.COM

Screams of Joy

Humans are wired to hear joyful screams better GRACKED.COM Researchers discovered screams of excitement are processed by the brain quicker and with more sensitivity than screams of horror.

Conspiracy Theories

Even if you don't believe conspiracy theories, they influence you CRACKED.COM Just being confronted with conspiracies is enough to affect our behavior, regardless of our actual belief.

Jaws

Jaws may have hurt shark conservation efforts GRACKED COM 96% of movies involving sharks show sharks as a threat to humans, despite humans serving as a bigger threat to sharks.

Brains

The connection between our brain and guts is linked to how we feel about our appearance CRACKED.COM New research shows weaker communication between internal organs and the brain (processed at an unconscious level) may result in increased body shame and weight preoccupation.

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