12 Bits Of Interestingness To Spice Up Everyday Conversations
![12 Bits Of Interestingness To Spice Up Everyday Conversations](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/6/1/783761_320x180.jpg)
Have you ever been in a conversation with someone and found yourself struggling to find something interesting to talk about? It can be tough to come up with topics that are both engaging and appropriate for any given situation.
The title of this article is pretty self-explanatory. Cracked just wanted to share some things that we found interesting and that we thought others might find interesting too. Hopefully, you'll find something in here that makes you go "hmm" or maybe even encourages you to do a bit of further research into one of the topics.
There are so many interesting topics to discuss with other people, but it can be tough to come up with them on the fly. This article has a list of some interesting topics that should help spice up everyday conversations. Whether you're at a party or just chatting with a friend, these topics will start interesting discussions and keep them going.
![In the early 20th century, people mostly dreamed in black and white. It's not clear why, but one explanation is that black-and-white movies and TV either directly shaped people's dreams or shaped their beliefs about dreams. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/7/4/783774.jpg)
Source: BPS
![The U.S. Girl With the Dragon Tattoo remake has a weird link to the original. A barista in a cafe scene is the daughter of Michael Nyqvist, who played the lead, Mikael Blomkvist, in the original. And that happened completely by coincidence. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/6/6/783766.jpg)
Source: AP News
![Pixar's Luca has a pretty subtle nod to one of the people behind the movie. Giulia says the telescope belongs to Old Man Bernardi, which is an homage to set supervisor Chris Bernardi, who's so into astronomy that he owns six telescopes. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/7/0/783770.jpg)
Source: D23
![The last line in Good Will Hunting was totally improvised by Robin Williams. It's him saying Son of a bitch. He stole my line, and that was just one example -- as director Gus Van Sant confirmed, a lot of ad-libs ended up in the final cut. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/7/2/783772.jpg)
Source: HuffPo
![Chewbacca actor Joonas Suotamo improvised a gag in The Force Awakens. When Chewie hands Han back his jacket as they leave Starkiller Base, Harrison Ford's bewildered look is real that wasn't scripted, and he was really surprised. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/6/9/783769.jpg)
Source: Cinemablend
![For female bonobos, the way to get higher social status is having gay sex. When a high-status female bonobo invites another to have sex, the lower-status one makes noises that apparently lets the rest of the group know what's going on. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/7/3/783773.jpg)
Source: Gizmodo
![Some of the most trigger-happy UN soldiers in the Bosnian War were Swedish. They often ignored orders from high up and would kind of go rogue. Why? They made it their number one priority to save civilian lives, no matter what. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/6/8/783768.jpg)
Source: The Strategy Bridger
![A legend about a guy whose arms and legs fell off led to the Daruma Doll. The doll, a typical Japanese souvenir, is modeled after the monk Bodhidharma, who meditated so hard for nine years that his arms and legs fell off from lack of use. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/6/5/783765.jpg)
Source: Tokyo Weekender
![Ben & Jerry's sued a porn company that named movies after their ice cream. BEN&JERRY'S BEN&JERRY'S BEN&JERRY'S The company used names like Chocolate Fudge Babes and Peanut Butter D-Cups. These were too similar to its flavors, Ben & Jerry's said, and won the case. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/6/3/783763.jpg)
Source: Reuters
![In the White House, FDR and the First Lady ate regular food out of solidarity. For dinner, they ate stuff like bread and butter sandwiches like everyday Depression-era folks. Why? FDR wanted to set an example for cooks across America. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/7/1/783771.jpg)
Source: History.com
![One time, a real-life Nigerian prince rented a whole NYC restaurant for a date. He didn't care about the price tag - he just wanted to impress his date (it was the first time they went out). It worked: She's now a Nigerian princess. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/6/7/783767.jpg)
Source: Insider
![Yes, that fly definitely went into Bellog's mouth in Raiders of the Lost Ark. Steven Spielberg examined the original footage the way some people have inspected the Zapruder film, and he's positive the fly went in. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/6/2/783762.jpg)
Source: NYTimes