29 Random Bits of Trivia That Keep Making Eye Contact With Us From Across the Subway Platform

They only like us for our brains
29 Random Bits of Trivia That Keep Making Eye Contact With Us From Across the Subway Platform
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We were flattered that these facts were checking us out at first, but once we realized that they only asked questions about our brains, we felt a little used. It’s nice to be noticed, but we’re more than our brains, you know?

But who are we to stand in love’s way? We’ll gladly play matchmaker today and still be on the lookout for facts who like us for us.

Michigan

MICHIGAN DRIVERS MISTOOK A FLOCK OF DUCKS FOR AN OIL SLICK. Apparently, drivers crossing the Mackinac Bridge sometimes mistake large groups of migrating ducks for giant patches of oil, and that's what happened here. GRACKED

Futurama

The first mathematical theorem to be created and proven on TV was on Futurama. The theorem, in The Prison- er of Benda, theorized and proved that if two people could switch unique pairs of bodies only once, it requires only two extra individuals to return everyone to their orig- inal bodies. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

Uncombable Hair Syndrome

WEIRD WORLD There's such a thing as uncombable hair syndrome, it turns out. A toddler in Georgia was diagnosed with it, and it's kind of exactly what it says on the tin - but it's extremely, extremely rare. CRACKED.COM

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U.S. Army Pigeon Service

Heroic pigeon saves 100 soldiers from bombing. Time Gellantic GRACKED.COM G.I. Joe, a member of the United States Army Pigeon Service in World War II, flew 20 miles in 20 minutes to save at least 100 Allied soldiers from being bombed by their own planes and was awarded the PDSA Dickin Medal for his heroic efforts.

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The Patron Saint of JPEGs

Historical Photos LENA FORSÉN Forsén, a Swedish model who was featured in Playboy, has become known as the Patron Saint of JPEGs. This is because engineers at the University of Southern California used this image of her to create the JPEG digital image format. CRACKED

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Steroids

A person started to grow nails instead of hair after being treated for an allergy attack. CRACKED.COM For three years after a Memphis resident received steroids for an allergic attack in 2009, her body grew black nails where it would normally grow hair.

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The Silk Road

People along the Silk Road had domestic cats According to a full skeleton that was discovered in Kazakhstan, the tomcat was cared for and fed by nomadic herders as a pet. CRACKED.COM

Source: CNN

D-Day

D-Day was more a British operation than American. CRACKED Eisenhower commanded Allied forces, but D-Day had 892 British warships and only 200 American ones, 800 British planes to 400 American ones, 113,0 000 British naval men to 53,000 Americans.

Source: CNN

Famous Roomies

AT A GLANCE ROBIN WILLIAMS Robin Williams and Christopher Reeve were roommates in college that became lifelong friends Williams was at Reeve's bedside before his surgery after his accident. He was also a board member for the Reeve Foundation. CRACKED.COM

Source: Today

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Rudolph almost didn't get to have a red nose, because that reminded people of alcoholics. Some participants in a focus group said the nose had connot

Source: TIME

Justin Bieber

Justin Bieber has worn ridiculous disguises and even cavorted around in a gas mask all in an effort to avoid Beliebers. And those are just the inciden

The Song Dynasty

A person bought a Chinese bowl at a yard sale for $3. After a few years, they wanted to know where it came from and they had it assessed. It turned ou

Code Names

The Secret Service has been using code names for U.S. presidents, family members, and other high-ranking officials since the early Z0th century. RADIA

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