40 Random Bits of Trivia We Crammed in Our Mouths Right Before the Cocktail Hour Ended

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40 Random Bits of Trivia We Crammed in Our Mouths Right Before the Cocktail Hour Ended

You know the feeling. Youre not in the most financially sound position, but youd love a few sips after work, so you take full advantage of your local spots happy hour. 

Since youre used to enjoying things with one eye on the clock, youll do just fine with this list. The only drawback: This freebie window will be over in a few minutes, so you better get them in now before we jack up the price!

Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters got its name almost accidentally. Columbia couldn't get the rights to the name from Universal, since there was an old TV show called The Ghost Busters. By chance, an exec involved with the movie left Columbia during production and became head of Universal, and he let Columbia use the name. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Paul Newman

Paul Newman funeralized his career in Variety TOP GRACKED.COM Newman called his acting debut, The Silver Chalice, the worst film to be made in the entirety of the 1950s. When an LA television station decided to air it a decade later, he took out full-page ads in Variety and the LA Times, styled like an obituary, that said Paul Newman apologizes every night this week- Channel 9.

President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador

CRACKED THE PRESIDENT OF MEXICO IS HUNTING FOR MYTHICAL CREATURES. President Obrador recently posted a photo on his social media that he believes is an Aluxe from Mayan folklore. The photo was taken in the Yucatan Peninsula, which was the home of the Mayans.

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Aretha Franklin and the FBI

CRACKED.COM THE FBI KEPT FILES ON... ARETHA FRANKLIN The FBI spent years surveilling Franklin's involvement in the civil rights movement. The Queen of Soul performed and attended events organized by the NAACP and SCLC. Her father C.L. Franklin, a close friend of Martin Luther King, Jr., was also closely monitored.

Source: NPR

The Eagles

The Eagles made Randy Meisner too famous CRACKED.COM The singer/songwriter never wanted to be a frontman, but was thrust into the position by circumstance. The rest of the band started alienating him as a result of his newfound fame, which drove him to exhaustion.

Pizza Hut

Pizza Hut delivered to the ISS. The company paid the Russian space agency $1 million to deliver a salami pie. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED COM
Source: BBC

Groucho Marx

Groucho Marx's famous painted mustache came about because he couldn't be bothered gluing on a fake mustache prior to a performance. GRAGKEDOOM

Joe Manganiello

Joe Manganiello turned his wine cellar into a D&D room. He calls it The Gary Gygax Memorial Dungeon.

Dawn of Justice

Everybody hates on Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice. But it made $873 million, and its $166 million Easter Weekend opening was the highest ever. CR

Miley Cyrus

In her interview in January 2013, Miley Cyrus shocked the fans by saying she and Liam Hemsworth were married. That turned out to be a lie. Later that

Joey Fatone

Former Dancing with the Stars and NSYNC member Joey Fatone bought one of the original KITT cars from KNIGHT RIDER CRACKED.COM

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40 Random Bits of Trivia We Crammed in Our Mouths Right Before the Cocktail Hour Ended

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