13 Ingenious Trivia Tidbits We Teased Out Of The Mistrustful Sentry Tasked With Guarding This Village's Precious Minutiae Stores With Clever Riddles And Sneaky Brainteasers

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13 Ingenious Trivia Tidbits We Teased Out Of The Mistrustful Sentry Tasked With Guarding This Village's Precious Minutiae Stores With Clever Riddles And Sneaky Brainteasers

Welcome to the world of the utterly surprising! This list of thirteen pieces of trivia will take you on a journey of discovery and amazement. From Alan Turing's surprising and little-known athletic side, to the first couple to get married on the Titanic, these facts will leave you wondering how you ever managed to live without them.

You'll learn about the pineapple prank at Robert Gordon University in Scotland, the generous gesture of workers donating a day's pay for a bomber, coffee being the world's second most popular liquid, and Wilt Chamberlain being the only basketball player to make a dunk shot during a free throw.

We'll also explore the mysterious life of Ida Wood, the first attempt at democracy in the United States, and the real reactions of the actors in the first Alien movie when John Hurt's chest burst.

So, buckle up and get ready for an adventure full of surprises.

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Pineapple prank: art.

CRACKED ART IMITATES LIFE, OR IN THIS CASE, A PINEAPPLE PRANK. Two students left a pineapple on a table as part of a prank at a Robert Gordon University art exhibition. A few days later, it was still there, in a new glass case, now officially considered art.

Mashable

Coffee: the new oil?

CRACKED COFFEE: THE WORLD'S SECOND MOST POPULAR LIQUID. People around the world really love their coffee - it's one of the most popular things on the planet, right after oil. Specifically, it's the world's second most-sought commodity.

NCA / Good RX 

Foundations established.

CRACKED THE MAYFLOWER COMPACT: AMERICA'S FIRST ATTEMPT AT DEMOCRACY. On November 11, 1620, the Mayflower Compact was signed, which was the first document to establish a government in the United States.

AOP

Real shock and awe.

CRACKED JOHN HURT'S CHEST-BURSTING SCENE: REAL REACTIONS, REAL BLOOD, REAL SCREAMS. The actors in the first Alien movie had no idea what would happen during the famous chest-bursting scene with John Hurt. Their reactions were real, including Veronica Cartwright's scream when she got sprayed with blood.

Joe / Independent  

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