26 Random Bits of Trivia to Soft-Launch on Your Insta Story

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26 Random Bits of Trivia to Soft-Launch on Your Insta Story
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Facts, or “knowledge samples” as we call them, are like a little taste of an overall topic. We’re no encyclopedia, but we like introducing you to several different topics to see which ones you’d like to delve deeper into. 

You better clear your schedule, because we’re guessing that this list will spark a ton of full-blown knowledge journeys today.

Electric Worm Getter

There was a product sold to fishermen in the '80s and '90s called the Electric Worm Getter. CRACKED COM It sent an electric shock through the top layer of soil forcing the worms to surface. It had to be recalled in 1993 after 30 people died using it.

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Pamela Anderson

Pamela Anderson went to a football game in a beer T-shirt. TEFR THE They put her on the jumbotron, and the crowd cheered. They next brought her down onto the field, and the crowd cheered even louder. The beer company whose logo she was wearing (Labatt's) signed her to a

Wild Bill Hickok

Wild Bill Hickok is a legend of the American Old West. But Bill wasn't short for William. Wild Bill's legend parallels those of Wyatt Earp and Billy

Arby’s

Arby's bought Dunkin for $11.3 billion ROAST Beer Sandwich IS DELICIOUS Arby's Several years prior, Arby's bought Buffalo Wild Wings for $2.9 billion. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Star Trek

The uniforms in Star Trek: The Next Generation smelled awful. The crew wore spandex uniforms for the first two seasons, and spandex retains smells very, very well. Which is a problem when people wearing all spandex are trapped in an enclosed space together for the better part of a day. Mercifully, they got wool uniforms in Season 3. CRACKED.COM

Galaxies

We've only known that other galaxies exist for 100 years. Before 1920, we just figured the Milky Way contained every star in the universe. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon was a term used for early movie theaters. I An odeon was any building used for live entertainment in an- cient Greece and Rome. A nickelode- on was a theater that cost a nickel to enter. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

Rooney Mara

THE ACTOR: Rooney Mara THE ROLE: Lisbeth Salander in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo THE PREP: Mara chopped off her hair, dyed it black, bleached her eyebrows, and pierced her ears, nose, brows, and nipple for the 2011 thriller. Before the role, her ears weren't even pierced. CRACKED.COM

Chanel’s Boomerang

CC Chanel's 2017 pre-spring collection included a $1,384 boomerang. CRACKED.COM

Hedy Lamarr

CRACKED.COM HEDY LAMARR made WiFi possible. Lamarr was a big-name actress in Golden Age Hollywood. She was also an amateur inventor. She came up with an idea for radio communication that eventually led to cellphones, WiFi, etc.

Singin’ in the Rain

The rain in Singin' in the Rain wasn't milk. It was just really good lighting and filming -- they lit it from behind, making sure you couldn't see all the lighting equipment in the shopfronts' windows. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

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Korean Greetings

CRACKED GREET KOREAN FRIENDS WITH A HANDSHAKE - BUT NO POCKETS. Shaking hands is a common form of greeting in Korea, however it is considered disrespectful to put one's hand in their pocket while doing so.

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Polaroid Pictures

Polaroid had to issue a statement in response to OutKast. OneStep Plus POLAROID LAND CAMERA GRACKED.COM After OutKast sang Shake it like a Polaroid picture, Polaroid released this statement: Shaking or waving can actually damage the image

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The Wanggongchang Explosion

The Wanggongchang Explosion killed 20,000 people in the capital of the Ming Dynasty in 1626. THE CHINI AN OCEAN No one knows what caused it, but it ki

Doritos

Right after the park opened in the mid 50s the 'Casa de Fritos' restaurant in DISNEPLAND was throwing away a lot of stale tortillas. A salesman for th

Woody Harrelson

Woody Harrelson grew up with his father behind bars. POLICE HOUSTON DEPT. TEXAS to 5116 5-20-60 Charles Harrelson went to prison when Woody was only 7

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