30 Random Bits of Trivia That Are Only Here Because Their Parents Were Successful Bits of Trivia

These nepo babies actually know what they’re talking about
30 Random Bits of Trivia That Are Only Here Because Their Parents Were Successful Bits of Trivia
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When the higher-ups asked us to take a fact-finding intern out into the field, we gave an eye-roll that actually threw out our necks. Man, we should do more stretches. Anywho, we found out that this intern was the son of an executive, so we threw on a smile and showed the kid around. 

We were pleasantly surprised that the youngster knew a thing or two about random facts, and (don’t tell anyone) actually taught us some things. So don’t pre-judge these nepo baby facts. They might surprise you.

Earth’s Largest Birds

Some of Earth's largest birds were about 10 feet tall and lived on New Zealand. HEINKICH HARD They were called moas, and they lived there for millions of years but went extinct about 600 years ago, when humans showed up (apparently, we hunted them to extinction). CRACKED.COM

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Skrillex

Skrillex was Sonny Moore's old AOL name. It was a stupid old online AOL screen name. There really isn't a meaning behind it. CRACKED.GOM

Silicon Dioxide

SiO 2 Silicon dioxide is an agent used in many foodstuffs and drugs to prevent caking. It's found naturally in quartz, and in turn, on beaches and in deserts throughout the world. So yeah, it's basically sand. CRACKED.COM

Greek Mythology

Sirens were originally really horrific creatures, not sexy seductresses at all. They were actually bizarre bird-women in Greek stories, and they definitely weren't seductive. CRACKED.COM

Stan Lee

Stan Lee was initially worried that blind people would take offense to the character Daredevil. CRACKED.COM Lee was worried about how far he exaggerated the way a blind person's other senses are enhanced, until he received letters telling him that blind peo- ple greatly enjoyed having the comics read to them.

John Belushi

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM JOHN BELUSHI COULD HAVE PLAYED THE LEAD IN AN ADAPTATION OFA CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES. Не had agreed to star, and there was a meeting set to finalize the deal - that was scheduled just a day or so after he died.

Ryan Gosling

Ryan Gosling CRACKED.COM In 2012, Gosling swooped in to save British journalist Laurie Penny, who looked the wrong way and stepped directly into traffic. She then breathlessly tweeted literally, LITERALLY just got saved from a car by Ryan Gosling. Literally. She later, bafflingly, wrote a column about how Americans hyperventilate about the most everyday happenings as if they are the most important thing in the world.

Bill Wyman

Bill Wyman is a metal detector guy THE ROLLING STONES CRACKED.COM The bassist tapped out of the rockstar life in the 90's, and has since become a serious detecting enthusiast. He even created his own top-of-the-line instrument, the Bill Wyman Signature Metal Detector.

Source: BBC

Accidents on Movie Sets

Margaret Hamilton fully caught fire. THE WIZARD OF OZ CRACKED COM Whenever we see the Wicked Witch disappear, she drops into a trap door as pyrotechnics ignite. At least once, the trap door went haywire, trapping her in the explosion, and igniting her very flammable petroleum-based makeup.

James Doohan

James Doohan suffered multiple gunshot wounds and lost his middle finger on D-Day. He didn't get shot at by Nazis, but by an overzealous Canadian sent

Source: Snopes

Creed

CREED BRATTON WAS IN A WELL-KNOWN FOLK BAND IN THE LATE 1960S. The Grass Roots had several Top 10 hits during Bratton's tenure. He was a vocalist and

Kurt Russell

CRACKED.COM KURT RUSSELL WORE A LOINCLOTH ON GILLIGAN'S ISLAND. In the Season 1 episode Gilligan Meets Jungle Boy, Gilligan, well, meets a jungle bo

The Invention of Tea Bags

Tea bags were invented by Thomas Sullivan in 1908. They were meant to be used as packages for tea samples until people dumped entire bags in hot water

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