30 Trivia Nuggets From Pop Culture History For Tuesday, December 23rd

Curious cats can have a little trivia nugget... as a treat.
30 Trivia Nuggets From Pop Culture History For Tuesday, December 23rd
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Sometimes curiosity behaves much like a stray cat; it shows up unannounced at the most random moments, meowing for attention. One minute, you're lost in a Wikipedia rabbit hole or watching a four-hour YouTube deep dive on something that has zero impact on your life. Then, just as suddenly, it disappears for weeks while you lck into your routine, thinking only about deadlines and to-do lists.

But feeding your curiosity regularly is good for you— it keeps your mind playful and young! So if your brain is craving a little treat the way a cat craves a slice of salami, you’ve come to the perfect place.

The Empire Strikes Back

In the very first draft, The Empire Strikes Back starts with snow lizards. Han and Luke would have been riding them, while scouting for any alien creatures that might pose a threat to the Rebel base, which was an ice castle. CRACKED.COM

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens

They didn't plan to call it Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The initial idea they mooted was Star Wars: Shadow of the Empire, and the movie had that name for quite a while, apparently. CRACKED COM

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Buttered Toast

Buttered HO Toast Fr3314 3 2 GRACKED.COM A slice of bread always seems to fall spread-side-down. That's because the average table's height means bread makes half a rotation before hitting the ground. 9-04 Were tables 10 feet tall, slices would land spread-side-up.

For some reason, I assumed it was because the buttered side is heavier. That's why I'm no scientist!

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It’s For Science

CRACKED HIGH SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES IN NEW ZEALAND CAN POSSESS UP TO ONE POUND OF URANIUM. The Atomic Energy Act of 1945 allows them to do this for educational purposes. 2068

Sounds like the start of a plot to a really weird high school comedy.

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Dark Matter And Energy

All matter on earth and ever observed with any human instrument only makes up 5% of the universe. 27% of the remainder is dark matter. The rest? An existentially terrifying 68% of the universe is dark energy. CRACKED.COM

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Space Suits

CRaCKED In science fiction, space suits are fitted with light bulbs shining on the characters' faces. Somehow, this doesn't affect their sight. Star T

Dorian Elizabeth Leigh

One of the first supermodels was a mechanical engineer who designed airplane wings during WWII. CRACKED.COM Dorian Elizabeth Leigh Parker quit her engineering job after being passed over for a promotion and began writing copy for в movies, where she was encouraged to go into modeling.

PlayStation 2

A PlayStation 2 disc was believed to be cursed - and it was (kind of). It was an internet myth for years: Kids who played some PS2 demo disc freaked out when disturbing images appeared on screen. The disc was finally identified in October 2020, containing for some unknown reason a trailer for the Japanese horror film Tetsuo: The Iron Man. PlayStation SELECT START ANALOG CRACKED.COM

Martial Arts in Cinema

Historical Firsts in The World of Stunts The rise of martial arts 1970s in western cinema America's fascination with kung fu saw the first Asian leads in U.S movies. Bruce Lee had a formal approach, and Jackie Chan used (and still uses) a more comical Buster Keaton style. For action or comedy, their cinematic martial arts are still a gold standard. CRACKED

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30 Trivia Nuggets From Pop Culture History For Tuesday, December 23rd

The Nightmare Before Christmas

CRACKED.COM You probably thought Tim Burton was the one who directed The Nightmare Before Christmas, but he only contributed the concept of the film t

This and Coraline are often wrongly attributed to Tim Burton!

The Puppets in Isle of Dogs

Director Wes Anderson is known for his attention to detail and in his stop-motion animated film 'Isle of Dogs (2018). the movie cRan required hundred

Burger King's Burger Pizza

Burger King's Burger Pizza In a clear publicity stunt (that we are continuing to help hype, so it's effective), a 2,500 calorie pizza-sized burger was only available in New York because New Yorkers aren't snobs about their pizza or anything. CRACKED.COM

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Subway

Subway has the most locations of any fast food chain. SUBWAY REGATER OPEN SUB DAT With 43,800 stores in 110 countries, it beats out McDonald's and Starbucks. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

You know, it may not be the absolute tastest of fast food chains, but it sure is reliable.

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Low Sugar Food

LOW-SUGAR FOODS CAN STILL MAKE YOU FATTER. Many products are advertised as being low-sugar or diet. However, they contain sweeteners such as sacch

Raw Eggs

MYTHB RAW EGGS ARe EAsIeR TO DIGEST. FAGT8 THEY'RE ACTUALLY HARDERTC DIGEST. In 1998, researchers studied five adults with ileostomies (which is where

Adele

America Ferrera made the world safe for ADELE UGLY BETTY CRACKED.COM We made Adele famous, joked Ferrera after the singer's appearance on Ugly Betty. Adele had already won the Grammy for Best New Artist by the time she made her cameo, so check yourself, America.

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