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40 Adaptable Bits of Trivia That Won’t Need Too Much Time Settling Into Your Brain

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40 Adaptable Bits of Trivia That Won’t Need Too Much Time Settling Into Your Brain

May 07, 2025

We don’t know if you’ve ever been couch-hopping before, but you really have to roll with the punches. You’ll be in one pal’s apartment and his alarm goes off at 5:30 a.m. every morning, but what can you do, right? You’re in his space, and you need to be grateful — even though you’d like to snap as he blends his morning smoothie five feet behind you.

These facts are up for whatever. They’ll only be in your brain for a few days before you pass them on to the next brain, so don’t let them cramp your style. Do your thing. Make your smoothie. They’ll grin and bear it for sure.

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Snoop Dogg

Cousins ANA SS A CRACKED.COM Brandy and Ray J are brother and sister, but did you know they are first cousins to Snoop Dogg?

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Wall Street

A restaurant at Wall Street operated on the honor system. a DE 3000 OI The Exchange Buffet ran successfully from 1885 to 1963 and oper- ated on the honor sys- tem, where customers would tally their own bills. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Sea Turtles

The number of sea turtle nests in Florida has increased more than 85,000% in the past 40 years. CRACKED COM In 1979, there were 62 known North Atlantic green sea turtle nests in Florida. By 2017, that num- ber had climbed to 53,102, thanks to the Endangered Species Act of 1973. — Source

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Madonna and Sean Penn

Sean Penn tied and beat up Madonna. When their marriage fell apart, Penn got drunk and climbed into her house. Не grabbed her, tied her to a chair, and assaulted her for hours, both physically and emotionally. Madonna only escaped after telling Penn that she had to go to the bathroom. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Flintstones

ELIZABETH TAYLOR ended her career as a cartoon mom. THE FLINTSTONES CRACKED.COM Appearing as a caricature of her once glamorous self, Taylor battled Fred Flintstone as his battle-axe mother-in-law. Likely not the last performance she wanted inscribed on her, er, tombstone. — Source

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Celebrity Auctions

Celebrity Items Sold in Auctions Britney Spears' Chewing Gum In 2004, Spears put a used piece of gum she chewed up for auction, pulling in $14,000. No word on the cigarette butts and used Kleenex that were also up for bids. CRACKED.COM — Source

34

Hangingflies

Female hangingflies demand a food gift before a male can mate with her. CRACKED.COM The bigger the gift, the longer it takes for her to eat it, and thus the longer she'll allow the male to mate with her. — Source

33

Dogs

The term Frito Feet was coined to describe the scent of a dog's feet. GRACKED.COM The phenomenon is from a bacteria called Pseudomonas and Proteus, which give off a yeasty odor that can smell like corn chips. — Source

32

American Bread

BREAD To visitors from other countries, American bread tastes like cake. That's because manufacturers add a ton of high-fructose corn syrup-the stuff is so cheap there, thanks to corn subsidies. Some people think American bread tastes better. Others think the sweetness makes it incompatible with any kind of topping. GRACKED.COM — Source

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Hawaii

Hawaii's largest freshwater lake was boiled away by a volcanic eruption. CRACKED COM Green Lake (Ka Wai o Pele) no longer exists as it was destroyed in 2018 when lava filled in the entire basin during the Kilauea eruption. — Source

30

Superman vs Batman

Warner Bros. canceled a planned Superman vs. Batman film after Superman Returns bombed. The reboot, which be- came Man Of Steel, was developed specifically to reintroduce Super- man without regard to a Batman and Super- man movie at all. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

29

The Titanic

A missing key led to the sinking of the Titanic. Right before the Titanic sailed, the company that ran the cruise decided to replace the ship's second officer, David Blair, with the more experienced Charles Lightoller. But Blair neglected to give Lightoller the key to the locker that contained the binoculars. Lookout Fred Fleet claims he would have spotted the iceberg sooner, if he'd had binoculars. Priscilla Cale, David C. Tate, 2011. Sink Or Swim: CRACKED.COM How Lessons from the Titanic Can Save Your Family Business — Source

28

Iceland

GRACKED AN ICELANDIC ISLAND YOUNGER THAN POP-TARTS Surtsey, an island off the coast of Iceland, was created in 1963 - which is more recent than Pop-Tarts, The Jetsons, the Rolling Stones, and video games. — Source

27

Witch Bottles

17th-century witch bottles were full of urine, navel lint, toenail clippings, nails, and more. A CT scan of a witch bottle with urine, pins, and nails They were homemade devices to keep evil away (by trapping it in the bottle). One recipe from an apothecary recommends ingredients like urine, nail clippings, hair, and such like, boiled. CRACKED.COM — Source

26

Olympic Marathon Cheater

CRACKED USING A CAR IN AN OLYMPIC MARATHON. At the 1904 Olympics, Fred Lorz' manager drove him 11 of the 26.2 miles. Не won the race (clearly) but witnesses saw him and told the officials. His medal was stripped and he was banned for life. — List Verse / Twitter

25

Meryl Streep

CRACKED MERYL STREEP AS MIRANDA PRIESTLY THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA Her performance was Oscar nominated, but she said it was the last time she'd ever attempt method acting. It was horrible. I was miserable in my trailer. I could hear them all laughing... I was so depressed! — Buzzfeed

24

Quentin Tarantino

CRACKED REJECTED BY QUENTIN TARANTINO. About Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, a female journalist asked him if he deliberately didn't give many lines to Margot Robbie. Не simply responded, Well I just reject your hypothesis. — YouTube / People

23

Australia

CRACKED 26 SPECIES SAVED FROM EXTINCTION IN AUSTRALIA. Thanks to the hard work of government agencies, conservation groups, and Indigenous land managers, 26 species of Australian wildlife have been saved from the brink of extinction. These include mammals, birds, frogs, reptiles, and fish. — ABC

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22

Free Hugs

CRACKED Juan Mann In 2004, Juan Mann stood outside and offered free hugs in Sydney, Australia. That kind of turned into a free hug movement, and he even wrote a book and made merchandise. FREE A — The Guardian / Good Men Project

21

Harrison Ford

Hollywood Rumors and Myths Did Harrison Ford land Star Wars because he was a handsome carpenter? Ford was offered Han Solo after helping George Lucas audition other actors for the principal parts. Не accepted because it would allow him to pick and choose from the acting jobs that were being offered at the time, as well as giving him money to invest in tools for carpentry. CRACKED — Lucasfilm
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20

Weaponized Fruit

PRISON ESCAPES THEY PASSED PEACHES OFF AS GRENADES, YOU GUYS. Nadine had been learning how to fly helicopters for six months. Her husband was a petty bank robber called Michel Vaujour, and he had painted nectarines as grenades, as one does while jailed. Vaujour used his weapons to get access to the roof and climb up the cable Nadine dropped down from the chopper. CRACKED.COM — Sea Wave/Shutterstock
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19

Stranger Things

As many as 20 networks rejected the Duffer Brothers' Stranger Things series. CRACKED.COM One executive said they need to make it a kids show or have an adult character (Jim Hopper) be the main protagonist instead. — CNBC / Wikipedia

18

The Godfather

WE'RE A FAMILY! INT. h LIVING ROOM EVENTN - photograph of a pretty as MAN hand. which For It happened A happen 0912 adidas embraces. and Godfather' was disrupted by actual In 1971, production of'The A MALE I sat on a S mg goa pan wor ms.c Piece by mob boss Joe Colombo, who removed the word Mafia from the But the the MAN, CRACKED COM = S script, or replaced it with family or family business. — Source: 15 Embarrassingly Kooky Details From The World Of Organized Crime

17

Jennifer’s Body

THE MARKETING FOR JENNIFER'S BODY WAS ABSOLUTE HELL. It seems that absolutely no one was happy about the marketing of the movie. Not only was the film marketed to a male audience by male marketers, but at one point- and much to director Karyn Kusama's horror-the marketing company wanted Megan Fox to do live chats on amateur porn sites to sell the film. CRACKED.COM — Source: 16 Facts About The Making Of Your Favorite Horror Movies

16

Roller Derby

HARLEY QUINN I, TONYA HELPED MARGOT ROBBIE PREPARE FOR BIRDS OF PREY. Robbie did most of the skating in the movie, thanks to the training that she had to do for her role as pro skater Tonya Harding. JEh CRACKED.COM — Source: Cinemablend

15

Plastics

Many BPA-free plastics contain BPS, a similar chemical that can affect cells the same way. bpafree BPS was a favored re- placement to BPA be- cause it was thought to be more resistant to leaching. However, 81% of Americans have BPS in their urine. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Scientific American

14

Obi-Wan Kenobi

CRACKED.COM obi-wan kenobi The show was heavily rewritten. It was originally too dark, looked too much like The Mandalorian, and didn't have enough Vader. — Source: The Direct

13

Times Square

NOT 2018 TOSHIBA HAPPY NEW YEAS TOSHIBA «ТОК HAPPY NEW YEAR A major building in Times Square is empty. It's the building where they drop the New Year's Ball - One Times Square. There's one tenant: a Walgreens on the ground floor. The building has been used as a gigantic, vacant advertising stand since 1992. It makes $23 million a year. CRACKED.COM — 17 Unknown Secrets In Well-Known Landmarks

12

Madea

Tyler Perry's Madea is basically a mashup of two people: his mom and his aunt. As he himself describes it: My mother is the wisdom of Madea, but my aunt Mayola, that's her wig, that's her voice, that's her gun in the purse. CRACKED.COM — Reuters

11

Speed

KEANU REEVES IN SPEED Phone CRACKED.COM Long before The Matrix and John Wick, critics said he couldn't lead a big-budget blockbuster like Speed. Не shaved off his long hair, bulked up, and his performance as Jack Travern made him an unexpected action star who would soon become the highest-paid of all time. — Source: eightieskids

10

Independence Day

Independence Day originally had a totally different name than you know. That original title? It was Doomsday - and it got changed at the insistence of Bill Pullman, even thought the studio really wanted Doomsday. CRACKED COM — Source

9

Software Developers

CRACKED COM 101010 Sixty-nine percent 10101 - surveyed the software - developers were at least partially self-taught. Less than half reported TOTAL having an undergrad degrand in the field of computer science. 01111 — Source: 38 Eyebrow-Arching Facts (About Ordinary Jobs)

8

Minerals

Human activity and interference on the Earth's surface, ranging from mining activities to shipwrecks, have led to the creation of over 200 new minerals. Simonkolleite, a glowing mineral first discovered in a mine in Arizona, was formed by the mixture of natural properties like water and mining artifacts. CRACKED.COM — Source: 20 Bizarre Ways Humans Are Permanently Changing The Planet

7

Get Out

BEHIND-THE-SCENESP PFACTS THE TITLE WAS INSPIRED BY EDDIE MURPHY. GET OUT Jordan Peele says the tite is a reference to Murphy's iconic Delirious stand-up bit about how white people never simply get out of a haunted house in horror movies. CRACKED.COM

6

Christmas Crime

MURDER Christmastime can be a stressful time, what with crowds and music and mandatory cheer. This might be the reason why murder rates tend to — More: 5 Reasons Christmas Is the Most Dangerous Time of the Year

5

Cobra Kai

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4

Captain Marvel

In Captain Marvel, Talos drank the milkshake as a nod to Reservoir Dogs. CRACKED.COM — Source: Film School Rejects

3

Twitter

Twitter began life as the podcasting app Odeo. logous ODET exbead Sync Create Listen Create and Find original audio Automatically publish your owo con

2

Jessica Chaffin’s Boobs

Jessica Chaffin's boobs were credited in The Heat, because the director thought it would be funny and fought for it. ESSICA GINA CHAFFID JESSICA CHAFF

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Tigers

Tigers are beginning to mabe a comeback. In 2016 the wild tiger population numbered about 3890, up from 2010's estimation of 3200. This is the first i

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