27 Trivia Nuggets From Pop Culture History For Sunday, December 21st

Just 27 thhings to bring up during your next awkward silence.
27 Trivia Nuggets From Pop Culture History For Sunday, December 21st
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What's your strategy for dealing with an awkward silence? Probably the best thing would be to just sit with it; it's the mature and self-assured route to take when conversation lulls. But some of us are not that advanced yet; that silence is deafening, it's suffocating, it's difficult to ignore! It must be filled, but with what? Many naturally gravitate towards making comments on the weather; others might start asking too many questions, coming off as nosy. 

The best thing to do, then, is to fill the silence with a fun fact! And oh, there are no less 27 of those right here! Not sure what your conversation partner is interested in? That's okay because these trivia nuggets cover the full spectrum of pop culture! Enjoy. 

Human Smiles

HUMANS SMILE, ANIMALS GRIMACE? NOPE! Since Darwin's time, it's been thought that humans smile to express happiness, while animals bare their teeth onl

Astronaut Ice Cream

FREEZE DRYING TECHNOLOGY During planning for the Apollo missions, NASA developed freeze drying which allows food to maintain nutrients with less weigh
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Einstein

People love the story that Einstein flunked math. Unsurprisingly, it isn't true. The idea that Albert Einstein did badly in school is thought to have

The Universe

WE'RE WAY CLOSER TO THE BIG BANG THAN TO THE END OF THE UNIVERSE. The universe is 13.8 billion years old- -and that's positively microscopic compared

King Tut

King Tut was buried with a dagger made from a meteorite. CRACKED.COM The Egyptians most likely didn't have the technology to craft a weapon from meteorite debris, so some believe it either came from a more advanced civilization, or was left behind by aliens.

Game of Thrones

In Game of Thrones, OLd VALYRiA is a long-dead city of wonder that was once the capital of a great empire. It's a lot like Ancient Greece. Both were populated by ancient people who colonized most of the continent, but whose knowledge was lost over time. And their language formed the basis for the continent's languages. Also, the gap in time between Ancient Greece and the High Middle Ages is around 1,000 years - the gap between Valyria and Westeros. CRACKED.COM http://www.timemaps.com/civilization-ancient-greeks

George RR Martin is a total history nerd, so this tracks. 

Chris Hemsworth

CHRIS HEMSWORTH CRACKED.COM His very first credit was the 2002 Australian TV series Guinevere Jones. Guinevere has flashbacks of her past life as the Queen of Camelot, and although he never speaks, Hemsworth plays her valiant husband, the King.

The Longest Point in Tennis History

The longest point in tennis history took 29 minutes. GRACKED.COM There is no time limit in tennis. In a match between Vicki Nelson and Jean Hepner in 1984, the ball was hit back and forth 643 times before a single point was awarded.

Major League Baseball

A baseball player in 1919 got struck by lightning, then went back to playing. Ray Caldwell was hit by lightning on the pitcher's mound, then lay unconscious for five minutes. Then he got up and started pitching again. CRACKED.COM

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Uzo Aduba

Uzo Aduba CRACKED.COM Crazy Eyes was a scholarship sprinter at Boston College, only missing out on setting a school record in the 55 meter by.04 seconds.

Steven Spielberg rescues Oscars.

Steven Spielberg rescues Oscars. Не buys up Oscar statuettes sold by their original owners, and donates them to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Не does it to preserve movie history. CRACKED.COM

I wonder if he makes them tiny clothes so they aren't cold. 

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