28 All-Purpose Bits of Trivia to Scrub That Ignorance Stain Out of Your Brain Rug

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Since we know that your brain has other fact guests coming by, we suggest getting this list in there first. They’ll not only tidy up the place, but they’ll leave you with some amazing talking points. You wouldn’t want to have it sitting there with nothing to add to the random fact convo.

Good thing you got here first.

Alf

The Alf cast had to avoid trap doors on the set every day. The set (which was the size of a living room) had 14 trap doors, for puppeteers who worked the Alf puppet. Which meant that, every day, actors had to carefully avoid falling and breaking their necks, while appearing to walk across the room naturally. CRACKED.COM

The Bliss of An Empty Nest

A new study suggests having kids makes you happier, once they move out of your house. CRACKED.COM Data from a European sur- vey of 55,000 people aged 50 and older revealed par- ents had greater life satis- faction and fewer symptoms of depression, but only if their kids had left home.

Gravity Falls

almost GRAVITY ended after FALLS one season. Showrunner Alex Hirsch was committed to not doing the second season because of burnout, until Jon Stewart of all people convinced him to do it. Actually a pretty big fan of the show. CRACKED.COM

Harry Potter

Harry Potter revived the British boarding school industry. The number of students in boarding schools fell every year from 1987 to the mid-2000s, when Harry Potter got mega-popular. CRACKED.COM The Harry Potter effect was SO strong, top boarding schools had to build new housing to satisfy demand.

The Titanic

The Titanic's captain was indirectly responsible for the disaster. The Titanic's captain, Ed- ward Smith, was first the captain of the Olympic when it collided with a warship, the repairs of which delayed Titanic's maiden voyage that ended in catastrophe. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

The Horse War

40 years of war over a horse race FFF CRACKED.COM In the year 568, two Arabian tribes went to war after an unbeatable horse named Dahis was scared off the track, mid-race, by opposing warriors. Dahis was, unfortunately, owned by a King, who declared war after his bet was ruined.

Lost World War II Bombs

CRACKED A WWII bomb was revealed due to an extreme drought in Italy. The device, which Italian military officials said contained 240kg (530lb) of explosive, was discovered near the Lombardy village of Borgo Virgilio in July and 3,000 nearby residents were evacuated so that bomb disposal experts could safely carry out a controlled explosion on Sunday.

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Lions vs. Hyenas

In 1999, lions fought a two-week war with hyenas in Ethiopia. A pride of lions lost six, but killed 35 hyenas and drove off the entire group to take control of the territory -- a conflict that was broadcast on Ethiopian TV and monitored by the police. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Source: BBC

Elton John and Eminem

EIton John is Eminem's AA Sponsor When he first wanted to get sober, Eminem called EIton John, who has been sober since 1990. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED COM

Source: NY Times

Frank Miller

Frequent Batman writer Frank Miller can't stand any of the live-action' Batman movies, not even Christopher Nolan's trilogy. I can't watch a Batman m

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