26 Timeless Bits of Trivia to Pass Down to Future Generations

Time to include these in the will
26 Timeless Bits of Trivia to Pass Down to Future Generations

We don’t know if you’re responsible enough — or even old enough — to have sat down and drafted up a will, but we hear that it’s quite important. We don’t have much to offer our kids, but these random facts made us realize that we’re rich in useless tidbits. 

From now on, we’ll be printing lists of facts and stacking them in the safe. We suggest you do the same.

A Christmas Story

YOU'LL SHOOT YOUR EYE OUT, KID JEFF GILLEN CRACKED.COM His mom and teacher both said it, but we all really felt it when Santa shattered Ralphie's dreams. Jeff Gillen, best known as that mall Santa who said, You'll shoot your eye out, kid passed away in 1995, but Peter Billingsley (Ralphie) has strangers quote that line to him to this day.

Confused Math Lady Meme

THE MEME: Confused Math Lady - nron 3 h V (2) 10 S кк² +bx+c o(3 Blend The meme was pulled from a THE Brazilian telenovela called AFTERMATH: Senhora do Destino, and features actress Renata Sorrah. She speaks four languages, and is still working steadily on TV. CRACKED.COM

The London Beer Flood

The London Beer Flood of 1814 spilled 323,000 imperial gallons of beer into the streets. GRACKED.COM It killed eight people and destroyed two homes. The 1500 cubic meter flood was ruled as an Act of God and nobody was held re- sponsible.

Source

The Secret Island of Dr. Quandary

SECRET ISLAND OF DR. QUANDARY This puzzle game has haunted us since we first played it. The player gets turned into a creepy doll and has to solve their way into escape. CRACKED

Pencils

Graphite pencils are yellow as a nod to their Chinese roots- but not in a bad way. CRACKED.COM American pencil manufacturers began painting their pencils, made with Chinese graphite, bright yellow to communicate regal feeling and association with China, where the color yellow is associated with royalty and respect.

CBS 

Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch CRACKED.COM When he saw a delivery guy getting jumped by four dudes in London, he hopped out of his Uber and punched the punks into reconsidering this particular shakedown.

Source: The Sun

Beetles

Cereal leaf beetles wear their fart on their sleeve. They cover their poop in jelly, and wear it like a big globular backpack. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED CO

Charlie Hunnam

Charlie Hunnam was discovered in a shoe store. When he was 11, the Sons of Anarchy star was doing Christmas Eve shopping in his hometown, drunk. He sa

Tags:

Scroll down for the next article

Must Read

VIRAL ON CRACKED

A WEEKLY
NEWSLETTER OF
JOKES + TRIVIA

Forgot Password?