40 Random Bits of Trivia As Unique as Your Fingerprints

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40 Random Bits of Trivia As Unique as Your Fingerprints
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We knew that some facts were pretty similar, but we had no idea just how singular they were until a detective came to investigate one naughty office supply-thieving fact. He quickly honed in on a single fact, and when we asked if he was some sort of psychic, he told us that it was actually a pretty simple case to crack.

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Pizza Hut and Kale

Pizza Hut used to be the largest purchaser of kale in the U.S. Pizza Hut Pizza-Hut 5' It wasn't even eaten - it was a garnish on their salad bars. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

The Guy Who Complained About An Ambulance Ruining His Sleep

WEIRD WORLD In the UK, someone complained about an air ambulance ruining their sleep. Tradition - 000 MADIC GROUN G-DAAN www.dani.org DEVON AIR AMBULANCE - . APPLY - The helicopter flew over residential areas at 4 am, and one person complained to the life-saving charity that operated the helicopter. CRACKED.COM

Pineapples

CRACKED.COM Pineapples used to be a status symbol. For centuries, pineapples in Europe were rare, exotic, and above all expensive, as they were imported from across the ocean. The rich would often get one-not to eat it, but to show off their wealth by parading the fruit in front of other people.

Melatonin

Melatonin might be a legacy of our ancestors who roamed the oceans millions of years ago. They'd go to the surface of the sea at sunset, then fall throughout the night, and this cycle might have led to the evolution of melatonin. CRACKED.COM

Conspiracy Theories

Conspiracy theorists mistook a guitar pedal for a 5G chip. A TREBLE TuF DAJ I BASS A100 A1004 10oF 22% 220 1202 5G FREQ 4TH 10n 2XA4TR DA32 1/2V+ In December 2020, an electronic diagram started circulating online in Italy, with conspiracy theorists claiming it was for a 5G chip added to COVID-19 vaccines. It wasn't, though-an engineer revealed that it was the circuit board for a guitar pedal. (And a crappy guitar pedal, at that.) CRACKED.COM

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It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia

CRACKED.COM GLENN HOWERTON WAS REPLACED BY HIS SEX DOLL AT AN ALWAYS SUNNY EVENT. IT'S ALWAYS FXP SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA SEP 25 : IT'S VC IN PI When Howerton couldn't attend the season 14 premiere of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, his castmembers decided to bring his sex doll replica from the show as a replacement.

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Frankincense and Myrrh

The desert plants that can be made into frankincense and myrrh protect themselves with antibacterial chemicals. Frankincense and myrrh are derived from the hard- ened resin of desert dwell- ing plants. The resin gets its aroma from antibacteri- al chemicals meant to pro- tect the plant from infec- tion. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

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Blackbeard the Pirate

The fearsome Blackbeard was only active for a grand total of two years. He's first mentioned as a pirate in 1716 (he was a privateer from 1701 to 1713), and they caught and killed him in 1718 8 - - and that was that. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

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Monstera Deliciosa

The Delicious Monster fruit will cause severe irritation until it is 100% ripe. CRACKED.COM The outer layer of Mon- stera Deliciosa has the presence of oxalic acid (rust cleaner) unless the fruit is ripe, at which point it's safe to eat and tastes like a mix of pineapple, ba- nana, and coconut.

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The Statue of Liberty

The US and Europe raised funds for the Statue of Liberty with auctions, a lottery, and boxing matches. The statue was planned to be ready by the United State's centennial, but fundraising took longer than expected. It cost the French an estimated $250,000 (more than $5.5 million in today's money). CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

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Driving Into A River

WEIRD WORLD A guy in Yakima, Wahington drove his SUV into a river on purpose. HQH-977 (illustration) Emergency crews showed up at the scene, but the driver told them he'd replaced the thermostat in the car and he needed to fill his radiator with water. CRACKED.COM

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Pollution and Crime Rates

Violent crime in the US and Europe was at its highest in areas with the most lead pollution. CRACKED.COM Violent crime peaked 20 years after lead additives in petrol and paint were banned, before declining thereafter.

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Joaquin Phoenix

Joaquin Phoenix called himself Leaf until he was 15. CRACKED.COM Joaquin was inspired by spending time outdoors rak- ing leaves and desiring to have a nature-related name like his siblings. This was the name he used as a child ac- tor until he changed it back to Joaquin at 15.

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The Lost Glass Tumbler

WEIRD WORLD A glass tumbler was found in a woman after it was inserted, and lost, 4 years prior. A woman suffered from UTIs for a year before going to the emergency room, where an x-ray revealed something in her bladder the shape of a glass. Years prior, the woman lost the glass during an erotic encounter, which then migrated and became encased in calcified material. .ED.COM

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Avengers: Infinity War

In an early draft of Avengers: Infinity War, Thanos himself was the narrator. And the movie was actually non-linear - it had backstories for the Black Order, and they were all introduced in very cool sequences, according to co-director Joe Russo. CRACKED.COM

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Paul Newman

Paul Newman funeralized his career in Variety TOP GRACKED.COM Newman called his acting debut, The Silver Chalice, the worst film to be made in the entirety of the 1950s. When an LA television station decided to air it a decade later, he took out full-page ads in Variety and the LA Times, styled like an obituary, that said Paul Newman apologizes every night this week- Channel 9.

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‘90s Watches

In the '90s, watches were huge partly because of action movie stars. Watches were marketed by the likes of Ahnuld and Stallone, who had huge wrists, which influenced the trend of wearing oversized watches. CRACKED.COM

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The Lincoln Memorial

There used to be a typo on the north wall of the Lincoln Memorial. The wall that was supposedly engraved with Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address missp

Black Panther

In the casino scene in Black Panther, the colors of the outfits worn by T'challa, Okoye, and Nakia collectively form... The colors found on the Pan-Af

Henri Poincare

X Henri Poincare was the foremost expert on relativity in the late 19th century and was a most likely the first person to formally present the theory

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