35 High Fructose Bits of Trivia That’ll Get Gummed Up in Your Brain’s Molars

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35 High Fructose Bits of Trivia That’ll Get Gummed Up in Your Brain’s Molars

You know what? You can get that mental floss out of here right now! Oh, sorry. Not the website. We’re not trying to spark a rivalry here or anything, we just have an extra sticky fact batch that we aim to slop onto your brain like chewy candy on teeth.

The “mental floss” in this scenario is only meant to help with the metaphor. So if you’re looking to clear your mind with mental floss, you better look to some other site. 

Again, that was in no way intended to be a dig. Ugh, just check these out while we dig ourselves out of this hole.

Yawning

Contagious yawning is linked to empathy. As such, psychopaths are not susceptible to it, as they lack empathy for others. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Owls

Screech owls bring live Texas blind snakes into their nests. The small snakes eat insect larvae that would otherwise be parasites on newly-hatched owl chicks. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Florida Man

From 1948-58 a Florida man secretly stomped around a Florida beach at night in 30 pound, three-toed lead shoes to give the impression a 15-ft penguin was on the loose. The hoax wasn't revealed until 40 years later. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Jerry Falwell

In 1985, a man rigged his computer to call Jerry Falwell's toll-free prayer line every 30 seconds for eight months. It clogged the line and cost it over $750k in reverse charges. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Antarctica

People who move to the Villas Las Estrellas settlement in Antarctica must first have their appendix removed. This is because the nearest hospital is 600 miles away. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Violent Weather

The United States has the world's most violent weather. It receives more high-impact weather events than anywhere else on Earth. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Ryan Reynolds

Ryan Reynolds has launched his own streaming service, Mint Mobile +. The platform's only offering is Foolproof, the 2003 movie he starred in with Kristin Booth. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Mr. and Mrs. Null

A Virginia couple with the last name Null has a tough time filling out online forms. ! Error try again click here for more information Often, they're flagged for being null. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Captain America

Iconic Captain America #1, with Cap punching Hitler, came out a year before the U.S. entered WWII. Jewish creators Joe Simon & Jack Kirby received death threats, but the mayor of New York pledged protection. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Eels

Biologists don't fully understand how eels reproduce. No one has ever seen how they spawn. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Donkeys

Two donkeys together for 10 years at a Polish ZOO were separated because of complaints they were mating in front of children. A petition with 7,000 signatures reunited them. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Tom Cruise

All three of Tom Cruise's wives were 33 when they divorced from him. And each was 11 years younger than the last. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Louis Vuitton

Louis Vuitton burns all unsold bags and products at the end of each year. This is done to ensure product exclusivity and eliminate the sale of discounted merchandise. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Steve Wozniak

During college, Steve Wozniak used an illegal 'blue box' device to call the Vatican. Не pretended to be Henry Kissenger. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Military Grade

The term 'military grade' doesn't mean what you think it does. To the actual military, it means meeting bare-minimum requirements & doesn't signify quality or durability. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Astronauts

Astronauts Mark Lee & Jan Davis are the only married couple to fly in space. They wed in secret & didn't tell NASA until it was too late to train replacements. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Pennies

Most Americans support eliminating the penny, which costs more to produce than it is worth. ONE CENT the 2007 UNUM UNDER booz TRUST BENG Jarden Zinc Products is the sole provider of zinc penny blanks and has lobbyists to preserve the penny. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

The Pentagon

The Pentagon has twice as many bathrooms as it needs. This is because it was built during segregation, with separate facilities for black and white employees. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

North Korea

North Korea is the only necrocracy in the world. The country is technically still ruled by Kim II-sung, who died in 1994 and remains president by decree. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

The Hard Rock

In 2006, The Seminole Tribe of Florida purchased the Hard Rock Café hotel and casino business. HardRod CAFE The deal, valued at $965 million, now includes 180 Restaurants, 24 Hotels, and 11 Casinos in 74 different countries. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

The Rock

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's father descended from Black Loyalists. Escaping Southern plantations following The Revolutionary War, they immigrated to Nova Scotia. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Caucasians

The term 'caucasian' originally described skull traits, not exclusively white skin color. Skin colors ranged from white-skinned to dark brown. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

The Kitten Hidden Inside a Truck

A Florida man cut open his truck when he heard purring inside. Не found a kitten. The kitten was adopted & people offered to help pay for his truck repairs. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

The First Ever Sci-Fi Novel

A True Story, the first sci-fi novel, was written in Greek during the 2nd century CE. A OTKIANOT ARANTA LVCIANI SAMOSATENSIS Opera, que quidem extant omnia. Grace بركم It featured robots, space travel, aliens, artificial atmospheres, and more. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Flint, Michigan

During the Flint, MI water crisis, General Motors stopped using city water at their plant. FLINT WATER PLANT High levels of chlorine were corroding engine components. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Wasps

Wasps use complex chemical signals called alarm pheromones to defend their colonies. Intruders are sprayed and thus 'marked,' rousing the colony & coordinating its attack. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Cheddar, U.K.

A skeleton found in a Cheddar, U.K. cave has a relative living half a mile away. The person teaches history & & is nearly 300 generations removed. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Cocaine

McDonald's did away with their miniature spoon coffee stirrers because they were used to do cocaine. PURE SUGAR McDonald's sugar = - Domini TOTAL - - In fact, a 'McSpoon' became a quantified amount of cocaine sold. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

The New York Post

The New York Post was founded by Alexander Hamilton & was a respected publication. 1 wعليا YOUNPOSI - ... - $60,000 HEADLESS BODY IN TOPLESS BAR Gunman forces woman to decapitate favern owner --- - SENATE OKAYS PREZ'S PICK FOR ARMS CONTROL - - Koch plans to hire 1,000 more cops ... - Taken kickin' TAXING DAY FOR It didn't become a tabloid until the 1970s. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Yale

Yale students pranked Harvard by handing out 1,800 placards at a football game. Instead of spelling Go Harvard they said We Suck. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Birds

Owls and Crows hate each other. Some owls eat crows, so the crows team up and hunt owls with a vengeance. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Lobsters

Lobsters don't age like other creatures. BRONNINA They don't lose their fertility or strength, and their metabolism doesn't slow. And they keep getting bigger. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

J.R.R. Tolkien

J.R.R. Tolkien was rejected for a Nobel Prize in 1961. Apparently LOTR had not in any way measured up to storytelling of the highest quality. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Organs

The phrase pull out all the stops comes from the pipe organ. Each set of pipes has a knob called a stop. Pulling them all out makes the biggest sound. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Galaxies

We've only known that other galaxies exist for 100 years. Before 1920, we just figured the Milky Way contained every star in the universe. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

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