27 Reliable Bits of Trivia That You Can Bet Your Bottom Dollar Won’t Jam in A Fact Duel

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27 Reliable Bits of Trivia That You Can Bet Your Bottom Dollar Won’t Jam in A Fact Duel
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When you find yourself squaring off against some dude with a brain full of facts at high noon, you’ll be darn glad this fact tumbleweed crossed your path first. Believe us, going into a fact duel with confidence in your interesting facts is the only way to get out of it alive. 

Slower fact-slingers than us have come and gone, so get these up in ya now. We can’t emotionally handle another funeral.

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A woman's race track winnings were stolen when she posted a selfie with the ticket. After winning $825, an Australian woman took a selfie with the winning bet slip and posted it on Facebook. As the barcode was visible, someone was able to use it and withdraw her winnings. CRACKED.COM

Color Stereotypes

THE STEREOTYPE... BLUE IS FOR BOYS! PINK IS FOR GIRLS! BUT in REALITY... THOSE USED TO RUN THE OPPOSITE WAY. A 1918 editorial from Earnshaw's Infants' Department said pink was a more decided and stronger color ... more suitable for the boy; while blue, which is more delicate and dainty, is prettier for the girl. CRACKED.COM

Pranking the Queen

CRACKED SONY PIERRE BRASSARD In October 1995, Queen Elizabeth II was tricked into thinking she was talking to the Canadian Prime Minister... but really it was a radio host trolling her for 17 minutes. She agreed to give a speech on TV asking for everyone in Quebec to come together.

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Thanos

Thanos creator Jim Starlin hated a Thanos homage in Avengers: Endgame. Thanos' weapon is shaped like a helicopter blade, which is a nod to the dinky Thanos helicopter that showed up in a kids' comic. Starlin tried to forget about that helicopter, so he says he'll never forgive that homage. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Early Spider-Man Comics

spider-Man originally had a magic ring. The first draft of the character, developed by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, was a teenager who became a jacked up hero with a magic ring. It was version 2.0 (by Steve Ditko instead of Kirby) that originated the iconic web-slinger. CRACKED.COM

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Americans and Money

Two-thirds of Americans will struggle to come up with $1000 for an emergency. Those who make less than $50,000 a year have it worst with around three-quarters finding it difficult. Among those who earn more than $100,000 a year, approximately 38% stated that it would be difficult even for them to scrounge up that amount. CRACKED COM

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Groucho Marx

GROUCHO MARX said his last film was 'God-awful.' SKIDOO CRACKED cOM Groucho regretted taking the role, saying he looked embalmed onscreen. Chemicals were involved, as director Otto Preminger wrote Skidoo after experimenting with LSD.

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Discovered Fossils

A KID PLAYING HIDE AND SEEK LITERALLY STUMBLED OVER A STEGOMASTODON SKULL. CGRA Nine-year-old Jude Sparks tripped over the 1.2-million-year-old fossil

Star Trek

The Star Trek episode Amok Time showed us Vulcans' mating season, which is triggered by a condition called Pon Farr which would kill Spock unless

Bleeding Steaks

That red puddle under your steak isn't blood. CRAG Beef carcasses are drained of blood before they are butchered and processed. The red liquid on your

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