29 Trivia Nuggets from Pop Culture History for Sunday, November 30, 2025

Can't find these facts in a library... actually, maybe you could.
29 Trivia Nuggets from Pop Culture History for Sunday, November 30, 2025
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Remember libraries? Maybe you still go to yours, but I admittedly haven't been to my local library in years. I used to go constantly as a kid becuase I was a voracious reader; I mean, I still am. I just have a Kindle now. I could spend hours reading Warrior Cats or perusing EyeWitness books on Medieval history. My university library was also pretty cool; students were allowed to check out movies, film equipment, and even puzzles and board games.

But we all know what you're here to check out: some amazing pop culture history facts! Shhh! Use your inside voice while you read these fascinating nuggets out loud to yourself. 

Female Artists

Blue pigment found in the tooth of a medieval skeleton shows women were artists During the Middle Ages, women, not just monks, may have painted illuminated manuscripts. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

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Libraries

CRACKEDC COM One of the largest medieval libraries, the one at the University of Paris, had 1,722 items. Today's biggest library the British Library -

Eggnog

Eggnog was invented in medieval Britain. Because the ingredients were expensive, the nobility used eggnog in toasts to show off their wealth. CRACKED

Swordfighters in Movies

Movie swordfighters do a lot Of parrying, light jabbing, chatting, and dancing around. Medieval swordfights were brutal, rapid fire, close-range hack-

Man that scene in Pirates of the Caribbean is simply iconic! I don't care if it's unrealistic. 

Quills

In most pop culture depictions of medieval writing, people are shown using decorous feathery quills. Now imagine writing with this fluffy thing. Would the stroke of feather against your hand be a hindrance, or at least an annoyance? The people in the Middle Ages thought so too, and that's why the actual quill used was more like this.

The Sound of Music

CRACE When The Sound of Music was released in 1965, the critics tore it apart. RODGERSHAMMERSTEIN'S RORERTW WISE SOUND OF nuSiC THE Cantre ANDREW UMME

Pogs

Pogs were a rip-off of the Japanese game Menko. Menko's been popular since the 1600s, travelling to Hawaii when Japanese people imigrated in the early 20th century. CRACKED.COM

"Dude" used to be an insult to dandies.

The word dude originated in the 1800s. GRACKED COM It was used as an insult to men overly concerned with the latest fashion trends.

Source: BBC

Disaster Movies

TWISTER CRACKED.COM In the '90s, countless volcanoes, meteors, and twisters threatened protagonists everywhere. By the early 2000s, Hollywood's priorities shifted to fantasies like Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter, so disaster movies like The Core did nowhere near as well.

Source: looper

Rice Krispies

CRACKED.COM In the '80s and '90s, Snap, Crackle, and Pop were costumed superheroes. MEROPOUIS 2014AD They starred in TV commercials where they caught

Mario

MARIO Everything about Mario was created to + conserve pixels. Mario's creator Shigeru Miyamoto added: A hat, so he wouldn't have to draw hair, a nose and mustache, so Mario's face wouldn't just be a blob, and overalls, to give Mario's arms definition. CRACKED.COM

Sometimes less is more!

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The First Web Server

In 1990, Tim 1994 1995 15 1992 1993 1994 Berners-Lee created the first web server. 1999 1997 The قطب adidas حمد NOT JOWN PROPRIETE CERN 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 That 1991 first server made the worldwide web 1990 possible. 1991 991 1999 1993 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 NOW YOU KNOW: THE '90s CRACKED.COM

Crazy there's nothing recognizable named after him. 

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Children's Television Act

The Children's Television Act required kids'TV to serve the educational and informational needs of children. CRACKED.COM This is why many 90s cartoons had a shoehorned educational message for kids added to the story.

Variety

Pokemon Bug Collecting

BEHIND-THE-SCENESPACTS THE SERIES WAS INSPIRED BY BUG COLLECTING. GRACKED.COM As a child, Pokémon's creator Satoshi Tajiri was so enamored by bug collecting he wanted to become an entomologist, before ultimately finding his love of video games. The idea behind the Pokémon games is a marriage of these two loves.

What a beautiful marriage of his two interests: entomology and video games!

VOX

Magic: The Gathering

During the mid-90s, moral guardians were convinced Magic: The Gathering trading cards were promoting SATANISM. (.ains of Nephtsropheles Griza Bers are

EarthBound Pizza Delivery

CRACKED.COM EVer PIZZA WONDERED IZZA HOW THE Hello! Mach Pizza delivery! DELIVERY Man EARTHBOUND Here is your pizza pie, sir. IN ALWAYS MANAGES TO GET

Kids Inc.

DLO Kids Incorporated was a musical TV show aired during the '80s and '90s. It featured children and teenagers, many of whom would become famous after

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