31 Migrating Bits of Trivia That Are About to Land in Your Brain After A Long Flight From Down South

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31 Migrating Bits of Trivia That Are About to Land in Your Brain After A Long Flight From Down South
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Weevils

The Giraffe Weevil CRACKED.COM The giraffe weevil can crane its neck. It lives in Madagascar, and that long neck helps the male fight off rivals and build nests.

Trans Charity Events

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM IN 2014, PATTON OSWALT AND ZACH GALIFIANAKIS PERFORMED AT A TRANS CHARITY EVENT. It benefited the project TransYouth Speak, which seeks to address the intense discrimination and threats of violence faced by transgender youth every day.

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Mr. Rogers

Mr. Rogers was inducted into the TV'Hall of Fame by a man who appeared on his show as a boy. CRACKED.COM In 1981, Jeffrey Erlanger appeared on Mr. Rogers' TV series where he described to the audience what it was like to be handicapped and in a wheelchair. 18 years later, Jeff surprised Mr. Rogers with an appearance during his induction into the Television Academy Hall of Fame.

Bank Robbers

America's First Bank Robbery was nearly the perfect crime. DAY GRACKED COM $162,821 ($3.8 million to- day) had been taken from vaults of the Bank of Penn- sylvania in 1798. The cul- prit Isaac Davis was caught because he deposited the money back into the same bank.

AFC Richmond

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS RICHMOND DOESN'T HAVE A SOCCER CLUB. WELCOME TO NELSON ROAD HOME OF A.F.C. RICHMOND MOND BLACK DECKER ONO TED LASSO Although every other soccer club they play against in the show is real, AFC Richmond itself doesn't exist. Richmond is a real place in London, however, their only team is a low division Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. CRACKED.COM

Florida Man’s Penguin Prank

From 1948-58 a Florida man secretly stomped around a Florida beach at night in 30 pound, three-toed lead shoes to give the impression a 15-ft penguin was on the loose. The hoax wasn't revealed until 40 years later. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

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The K’Nex Citadel

K'Nex Citadel Shadowman93 devoted an entire room to his K'Nex creation, Citadel V2. It's the culmination of over three years of work and constitutes more than 55 individual elements, five lifts, three motors, and innumerable jiggers which direct the balls down 17 separate paths. CRACKED.COM

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Racial Slurs

CRACKED APPARENTLY YOU CAN BELT OUT A RACIAL SLUR AND ... GET INTO AN HBCU? Quarterback Marcus Stokes had a scholarship offer from the University of Florida taken away after a video of him singing a racial slur surfaced. Не was offered a spot at an HBCU instead, and accepted. SE

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Cyndi Lauper

Wrestling Celebrities WF - Address HULKSTER CYNDI LAUPER Lauper was in the Rock N' Wrestling Connection between WWE and MTV. She would get involved in verbal battles against Roddy Piper, and manage Hulk Hogan and Wendi Richter in high profile bouts. H CRACKED.COM

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The Outback

LESS THAN 5% OF AUSSIES LIVE IN THE OUTBACK The Australian Outback covers more than 70% of the continent but has only 800,000 residents. CRACKED.COM

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The World’s Oldest Pornography

The world's oldest porn shows bisexuality. k The Kangjiashimenji Petroglyphs are over 3,000 years old and show fertility ceremonies. NOW YOU KNOW CRAC

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Dogs

Dogs are more capable of understanding human communication, like pointing or following an eyeline, than even primates or wolves. DOGS ARE EXTREMELY IN

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