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31 Random Bits of Trivia That Appeared When We Recited Them Three Times in the Mirror

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31 Random Bits of Trivia That Appeared When We Recited Them Three Times in the Mirror

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Harry Potter

The Eriovixia gryffindori spider is named after one of the oldest characters in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. The odd-looking spider is shaped like the Hogwarts School Sorting Hat, which originally belonged to Godric Gryffindor (one of the school's four founders). Its patterned body lets it camouflage as a dried-up leaf for survival purposes. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The 1908 Olympics

The Russians arrived 12 days late to the 1908 Olympics because they were using the wrong calendar. 09 By 1908, Russia was still using the old Julian calen- dar, proposed by Julius Caesar in 46 ВС, but al- most every other nation was using the Gregorian calendar mandated by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Firefighters in Chile

All 40,000 of Chile's firefighters are volunteers. BOMBEROS MUÑOA They even have to pay monthly contributions to their stations, and they largely don't want to be paid - this is a tradition that dates to the founding of the service over 150 years ago. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The U.S. Army

In order to quickly identify the training of their mules in a herd, the US Army shaved bells into the tail. CRACKED.COM One bell meant the animal could pack, two meant it could pack & & drive, and three meant it was also broken to ride. — Source

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Bird Box Challenge

CRACKED TERRIBLE NETTRENDS DRIVING A CAR BLINDFOLDED A teenager in Utah got in trouble for trying the Bird Box Challenge, which involves putting a blindfold on and trying to perform an ordinary task - in her case, driving a car. She crashed into another (but nobody got hurt). — Pushish Images/Shutterstock,
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Wood Pulp

CRACKED WOOD PULP Fast food companies are adding wood pulp to many items. It's in almost all fast food, like buns, cheeses, sauces, cakes, shakes, rolls, fries, onion rings, smoothies, and meats. — QZ / iStock

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Cat Communication

Communicate with your cat by slow blinking Narrowing the eyes helps to form a bond between human and cat. Cats are more likely to let you pet them after you perform this action. CRACKED.COM — Source: Science Focus

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Interrogations

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Banning the Word ‘Racism’

WEIRD WORLD The word racism was banned in the Texas state house during a debate. The debate was about the voting rights bill, and Dade Phelan (R) banned the word to prevent anyone from being accused of being racist. CRACKED.COM

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Serena Williams

Serena Williams took it to the drive-through KIA CRACKED COM ...specifically, the bank drive-through: I went through the drive-through to deposit my check, and then they were like, 'I think you need to come in for this.

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Pet Allergies

Pet allergies are not caused by the animal's fur. CRACKED.COM Pet allergies are caused by an allergic reaction to the animal's saliva. The allergens come from sali- va, urine, and dander, which then attach to the fur. — Source

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Hamlet

CRACKED.COM Hamlet productions often use real skulls The 2008 production of Hamlet starring David Tennant uses composer André Tchaikowsky's skull, which he willed for that specific purpose. While not every Hamlet skull is a celebrity, stagings of the play have been using real human heads since at least 1755. — Source

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Normandy

The only woman to land on the Normandy beaches got there after hiding in a toilet. CRACKED.COM Martha Gellhorn was a journalist but her request to come along had been denied, so she stowed away in a toilet, and then disguised herself as a stretcher bearer. — Source

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Bette Davis vs. Joan Crawford

Behind-the-scenes feuds What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Bette Davis vs Joan Crawford In one scene, Davis hit Crawford so hard she required stitches. As payback, Crawford kept ruining a scene in which Davis had to drag her, worsening Davis' back problems. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Rosario Dawson

Gaming Celebrities Rosario Dawson is a Nintendo fan. Dawson grew up playing Pokémon, and still busts out Super Mario Bros. and Legend of Zelda now and again. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Malaria

The parasite which causes malaria in humans wears the membrane of a blood cell to go undetected. GRAGKED.COM Plasmodium Falciparum first infects the liver, de- veloping there for months without any symptoms. Then it in- fects red blood cells to wear as a disguise. — Source

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Indigenous Tribes

There is an indigenous Brazilian man believed to be the last member of his tribe. CRACKED.COM Officials call him The Man of the Hole, from the 6 feet deep holes that he digs in each home that he has abandoned. Не has sig- naled to government offi- cials before to warn them about his pitfalls. — Source

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Lego

Lego is the world's largest tire manufacturer. The company produces over 318 million tires every year- or about 870,000 tires a day. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Jonathan Taylor Thomas

JTT won the first-ever Kids Choice Lifetime Achievement Award Jonathan Taylor Thomas won the award at age 18, which maaay have been premature. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Tomatoes

It's heat, not sun, that ripens tomatoes. CRACKED.COM Cornell University notes that light conditions have very little to do with ripening. The ор- timum temperature for rip- ening tomatoes is 70 to 75F, any hotter and ripen- ing actually slows down. — Source

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A Perfect Circle

A PERFECT CIRCLE CRACKED.COM While working as a guitar tech for Tool in 1999, Billy Howerdel convinced Maynard James Keenan to front his new band. While definitely the main gig for Howerdel, A Perfect Circle became a very successful side project for Keenan, selling 4 million albums from 2000-2004 in and around Tool projects. — Source

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The 10,000-Year-Old Shell

AN ARGENTINIAN MAN OUT WALKING ON HIS FARM FOUND A 10,000-YEAR-OLD SHELL. CRACKED.COM »OCA Jose Antonio Nievas was out walking by a stream when he spotted a meter-long shell that belonged to a glyptodont, a prehistoric animal similar to a large armadillo. His wife says that when he reported to his family that he'd seen what he figured was a dinosaur shell, they all laughed. — Source

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Randy Rodents

CRACKED MICE HAVE LONGER SPERM THAN WHALES. Their sperm is also longer than a human's, but shorter than a fruit fly's. — Rudmer Zwerver/Shutterstock,
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Electronic Arts

In 2009, EA shipped brass knuckles along with their upcoming game, The Godfather II to press members for promotional purposes. They soon learned The that the knuckles Godfatherll are classified as illegal weapons in many states, including California, where EA is based. IL PLAYSTATION3 M EA It's against the law to be in possession of them, and it is also illegal to ship them. They had to plead with the recipients to send the knuckles back. The game received abyssmal reviews and prompted EA to let go of the franchise. CRACKED COM — Source: 29 Companies That Ran Unbelievably Dumb Promotions

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Chicken Tikka Masala

CHICKEN TIKKA MASALA: INDIAN CURRY DISH In reality the dish was created in Britain to suit the more Western palate GRACKED.COM — 17 Weird Facts About Food Maybe Someone Knows, Maybe Not

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American Shoppers v Japanese Shoppers

CRACKED.COM In America shoppers generally hand the cashier money. In Japan it is customary to put the money in a small tray. 1000 1000 1000 4000 SM70000 1000 SCTUBE HOMOSE GOODIES 10-15 adidas 155kg RE 100007X ID — Source: 15 Things About Life In The U.S. That Are Super Not-Normal

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Berlin Hemp Tickets

WEIRD WORLD You can now get on public transport in Berlin with an edible hemp ticket. Well, maybe you can - the tickets are printed in a limited-edition run, and they contain no illegal substances, but the paper they're printed on is coated in hemp oil from the cannabis plant. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Water Phobia

Strictly Come Dancing host Claudia Winkleman has a phobia of ... water. I don't like or believe in water, I won't have it... I've never knowingly had water, I don't like it, she said (yes, she used exact words). CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Hoover Dam

31 Random Bits of Trivia That Appeared When We Recited Them Three Times in the Mirror

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Percy Spencer

The microwave oven was invented after a man named Percy Spencer who was working on radar sets for Raytheon noticed that a peanut cluster he had in his

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Lewis Millett

LEWIS MILLETT DESERTED THE AIR FORCE TO JOIN THE CANADIAN ARMY. THEN HE CAME BACK LIKE AN ACTION HERO. In 1940, Col. Millett decided the U.S. was taki

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