26 Trivia Nuggets from Pop Culture History for Saturday, December 13, 2025

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26 Trivia Nuggets from Pop Culture History for Saturday, December 13, 2025
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We all know what a cornucopia is: the horn-shaped basket with all manner of fruit and vegetables spilling out of it; it’s typically used as a symbol of abundance. Strangely, it is also strongly associated with the brand Fruit of the Loom. Thousands of people swear that its logo is a cornucopia filled with fruit… but it’s not. It’s just the fruit. No cornucopia. This is an example of the Mandela Effect, a phenomenon where a large number of people misremember a specific event or detail in the same way. There’s no gaslighting social phenomena here, don’t worry. We have sturdy, tried and true pop culture facts that will still leave you pleasantly surprised.

Chicken Skin

MYTH8 DIETING? SKIn YOUR CHICKEN BEFORE YoU COOK IT. FAGT8 IT DoESN'T MatTeR WHEN YoU Remove THE SKin. Yes, you can reduce calories in chicken by skip

Flavor Sprays

Time Magazine named FLAVOR SPRAYS one of the best inventions of the year, in 2005. The idea is, you squirt the flavor of parmesan, or teriyaki, or raspberry, or whatever onto healthy foods to make them yummier. They're just liquid spices. And spices aren't what makes food fatty. You can really spice up a rice cake with salt or chili powder or whatever. But no matter what you sprinkly or squirt onto it, it's never going to taste like a cheeseburger.

It's giving diet culture.

There is a forest in Romania that is home to paranormal activity.

Hoia baciu forest is referred to as the Bermuda Triangle of Romania. CRACKED.COM It's known for paranormal activity and unexplained events, including intense feelings of being watched, ghost sightings, bi- zarre-looking vegetation, UFO sightings, and hun- dreds of missing persons.

Atlas Obscura

The Left-Handed Whopper

In 1998 for April Fools', Burger King took out a -page ad announcing a Left-Handed Whopper. Burger King introduces the left-handed Whopper. Fat: E a B

Source: TIME

Sonny Bono

Celebrities Who Ran For Office Sonny Bono The musician and actor was elected Mayor of Palm Springs, California in 1988, and then went on to become a U.S. Congressman in 1994. CRACKED.COM

Time

Bruce Willis

Celebrity Colognes and Perfumes BRUCE WILLIS EAU DE PARFUM by Bruce Willis Released in 2010, this scent is as masculine and confident as Bruce himself. Apparently men smell like grapefruit and pepper. BRUCE WILLIS EAU DE PARFUM CRACKED.COM

Nothing screams masculine like citrus cents.

Source: Fragrantica

Betty White

AT A GLANCE BETTY WHITE She's been nominated for an Emmy in six different decades VOSS Pop Pap OS She has won 5 primetime Emmys, a daytime Emmy, and a Grammy for Best Spoken Word Recording. CRACKED.COM

Source: Emmys

Miss Piggy

CRACKEDCON Miss Piggy was inspired by jazz singer and actress Peggy Lee. The Muppet was even originally named Miss Piggy Lee, but that was changed s

Maybe it would have been offensive at first, but surely now it would be considered an honor!

Just How Old the Earth Is

DINOSAURS RULED EARTH FOR 160 MILLION YEARS. HUMANS? A MEASLY 100,000 YEARS The full scale of Ancient Egypt is 30 centuries, which sounds impressive until you take another step backwards and see just how much a drop in a bucket all of humanity is compared to world history. CRACKED.COM

Source: USGS

The First Shopping Mall

The first shopping mall was built in ancient Rome. CRACKED.COM In Rome, Emperor Trajan built the first traditional shopping mall at around 100 AD.

What's the ancient Roman equivalent to an Auntie Anne's pretzel and a large lemonade?

Source: The Culture Trip 

Fort Phoenix

Pokemon GO players damaged a historic Revolution-era fort. Fort Phoenix was the site of the first Revolutionary War naval battle, and in 2016 attracte

Tuberculosis

The prevalence of tuberculosis weirdly shaped beauty standards and fashion in the Victorian Era. During the 1800s, tuberculosis was SO romanticized th

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