33 Random Bits of Trivia We Tried to Have Painted on a Grain of Rice, But We Got Laughed Out of the Boardwalk Kiosk

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33 Random Bits of Trivia We Tried to Have Painted on a Grain of Rice, But We Got Laughed Out of the Boardwalk Kiosk

We all know the term “paint the town red,” but nobody seems to know about painting the town fact. Honestly, what would you rather have? A red town, or a knowledge-rich town, filled with the most interesting random facts known to man? 

Wouldn’t a trip to the coffee shop be a lot better if, when you got there, you could tell everyone that flamethrowers were created in the seventh century?!

The First Live-Action Batman

DID YOU THINK ADAM WEST WAS THE FIRST LIVE-ACTION BATMAN? BA 1943 SERIAL WILSON, VERSION OF N BATMAN. LEWIS THE (PLEASE IGNORE THE EARS) GRAGKED.COM

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Louis XIX of France

Shortest Reigns 20 minutes Louis XIX of France Louis got the no non-gig after King Charles X abdicated in 1830, and he apparently spent his entire reign having his wife telling him not to abdicate as well. Most perfect sitcom pilot ever. CRACKED.COM

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Medical Oddities

UNBORN TWIN 1999 CRACKED.COM An Indian farmer carried his unborn twin for 36 years. Doctors finally cut into him, expecting a tumor, but what they found had limbs, fingernails, and hair and lived off his blood.

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Fifty Shades of Grey

The Fifty Shades of Grey author fought with the movie's director. We would have proper on-set barneys, said director Sam Taylor-Johnson. The problem? The movie wasn't going to be as explicit as the book. CRACKED.COM

Source: Vulture

Sitting Too Close to the TV

MYTH: SITTING CLOSE TO THE TV HURTS YOUR eyes! FACT: THERE'S no science TO BACK THAT UP. If there is a correlation between bad eyesight and sitting too close to the TV set, it's the other way around: People who sit close to the set do so because they already have poor vision. Staring at a screen for long periods of time can make your eyes tired and irritated, but that's because when you focus super hard, you forget to blink. CRACKED.COM https://www.aao.org/eyecare-america

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Julia Child

The late American cook, known for TV's The French Chef, worked for the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during WWII under her maiden name Julia McWilliams. CRACKED.COM C.I.A. docu- mentation was once classified.

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Cleopatra

CLEOPATRA LIVED CLOSER TO MYSPACE THAN THE BUILDING OF THE GREAT PYRAMIDS was BEACH WESTOFF LINDY SOUTH ASSDENA AX WIL SINRE &# RAL bobbt boy The pyramids were done being built around 2504 вс. Cleopatra was born in 69 ВС and lived until 31 вс, making her closer to the 2003 debut of the Tom's site than that of the Pyramids. CRACKED.COM

Source: BBC 

Flo from Progressive

FLO PROGRESSIVE CRAGKEDCOM It feels like Stephanie Courtney has been Flo since the 1960s, but did you know she had a recurring part on Mad Men? She played switchboard gal Marge in five episodes during the show's first season.

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Australian Killer Katherine Knight

Australian Katherine Knight is a former abattoir worker with a history of murderous fits who's currently serving a life sentence without parole. SHE C

Homer As Krusty

Homer Simpson works at the nuclear power plant. And he nearly was also Krusty the Clown. Simpsons creator Matt Groening originally planned for it to b

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