15 Random Facts to Become a Well-Rounded Smarty-Pants
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Hi lovely readers. Today, let’s talk about the facts that will make you appear smarter and more knowledgeable!
"What are facts?" is a common question. That, however, is the incorrect question. "Why do we care about facts?" is the correct question. Facts are significant because they provide the basis for our knowledge of the world. They assist us in making judgments and evaluating data. However, not all facts are equal. Some are more significant than others, while others may be deceiving. It's critical to be able to recognize the most critical information and apply it to make well-informed decisions. Take a look around you. Everything you see is supported by evidence. The chair you're sitting in, the computer you're reading this on, and the food you're eating are all based on facts. Did you know that a housefly has a one-month lifespan? And did you know that the elephant, the world's largest mammal, can weigh up to 260 pounds? These are just a few of the fascinating things we discovered while conducting research for this post. We were at a loss for what to do with all of this data, so we decided to share it with you! We hope you enjoy reading it as much as we did putting it together. Thank you for visiting!
Jerry's Sorry
![Jerry Seinfeld has apologized for Bee Movie. According to Seinfeld, a bee having the hots for a human was not an intentional thing, and he has apologized for the uncomfortable subtle sexual aspect. Не has said, after it came out, I realized, 'This is really not appropriate for children. D'ya think, Jerry?](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/9/9/812399.jpg)
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Star Wars/Marvel Hands
![Characters losing their hands in the MCU is a nod to Star Wars. Kevin Feige has confirmed that people keep losing their hands on MCU movies as a sneaky shout-out to Star Wars, a franchise with a similar track record. It wasn't intentional at first, but that changed with Phase 2.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/9/5/812395.jpg)
A Three-Course Tour
![Gilligan's Island was almost rebooted in the '90s (with more cannibalism). According to James Gunn, Charlie Kaufman managed to get a Gilligan's Island reboot greenlit, with the starving castaways killing and eating each other. The project was nixed by Gilligan's creator Sherwood Schwartz.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/9/3/812393.jpg)
"I Overbid, B*tch"
![Aaron Paul was in The Price is Right. Back in 1999, a young, pre-Breaking Bad (and hugely excited) Aaron Paul made it to the stage after best estimating the price of a desk, and managed to get to the final Showcase Showdown. Too bad that he lost, and had to settle with a future as a popular celebrity.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/9/0/812390.jpg)
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Christmas Creepiness
![Christmas cards were hardcore. Trees? Sleighs? Victorians had no time for such harmless BS-their Christmas cards had dead birds, murderous frogs, scary old men, and other imagery you'd only find in horror movies today.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/9/7/812397.jpg)
Why You Should Care About Your Provider
![A Texas guy got rich off phone users' indifference. I don't care, many '90s people would say when using a payphone and the operator asked them what long-distance carrier they preferred. A dude named Dennis Dees wised up to this, and created a carrier actually called I Don't Care (which charged rather more than competitors).](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/8/8/812388.jpg)
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Calendar Clash
![The calendar was a hot-button political issue. In the 1500s, Pope Gregory XIII commissioned a new calendar to fix serious inaccuracies in the one then in use - and threw the world into turmoil. Non-Catholic countries refused to use the new calendar, seeing it as a tool of Papal domination. Russia and Greece in particular resisted it until the 20th century.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/9/8/812398.jpg)
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Aggressive Caroling
![Caroling was an extortion racket. Before the 19th century, caroling was more like trick-or-treating - ift the trick was destroying your home if you didn't give the carolers enough booze or money. Even some of the songs explicitly threatened home occupants in order to get them to deliver the goods.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/9/6/812396.jpg)
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Plumless Plums
![Sugar plums aren't, and never were, related to plums in any way. It's only natural to think that sugar plums are made with that fruit - but the truth is, when they first appeared in the 1600s, they were made by coating a nut or seed in several layers of hardened sugar. They were only called plums because they kinda looked like one.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/0/0/812400.jpg)
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Weaponized Piss
![Faye Dunaway soaked Roman Polanski with pee (or so they say). Polanski being an abusive director and Dunaway being not exactly a pushover, sparks flew on the set of Chinatown. According to cinematographer John Alonzo, Polanski refused to let Dunaway take bathroom breaks - so she just peeds on a cup and throwed it on Polanski's face.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/8/9/812389.jpg)
Frightful Fluff
![Japanese ghost dogs are cute (also, horrifying). In the Onmyodo tradition, inugami are spirit dogs that serve sorcerers, and are often depicted as pups wearing hats and kimonos. Awww, you want one? No you don't - creating an inugami requires performing appalling acts of animal cruelty we won't describe here.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/9/1/812391.jpg)
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A Low-Profile Introduction
![The New Gods first appeared in Jimmy Olsen's comic. Darkseid, Mister Miracle... The Fourth World cosmic beings that Jack Kirby created for DC Comics needed to be introduced to readers - and for some reason, that introduction happened on the pages of Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/9/4/812394.jpg)
Cashew Cruelty
![Cashew farming is hellish. To get to the cashew nuts, you have to go through a hard shell containing caustic oil that burns the skin - and poorly paid workers in developed countries aren't often provided with protective gear. That's not even the worse part, as the cashew industry is often powered by people locked in forced labor camps.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/9/2/812392.jpg)
TV Urbanization
![In the early 1970s, CBS cancelled all its shows set in the country. Rural shows like Green Acres and The Beverly Hillbillies made up the bulk of CBS's programming - but their audience skewed old, and execs wanted their network to be young and hip. So they cancelled the lot of them-a move that went down in history as the Rural Purge.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/8/7/812387.jpg)
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Quack Inventor
![Clark Stanley was the original snake oil salesman. Stanley, a.k.a. The Rattlesnake King, presented himself as a cowboy who had learned the healing powers of rattlesnake oil from the Hopi. There was no reason to believe his snake oil liniment actually cured anything - but that didn't prevent Stanley from building a commercial empire on it.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/8/6/812386.jpg)
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