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30 Now-You-Know Trivia About Pop Culture, History and More

By:: Timon DJ Spajic; Cracked Writers

September 21, 2023

30 Now-You-Know Trivia About Pop Culture, History and More

We all know about the pop-culture references that we catch — like hidden jokes in movies or sly lyrics in songs. But sometimes, there are secrets in pop culture that we almost miss entirely. Or things that pop culture just plain gets wrong. For instance, pop culture might’ve painted an extreme picture of how Absinthe works, but the spirit isn’t that much different than other alcoholic beverages.

Here’s more about that and 29 other interesting factoids about movies, animals, science and more…

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Cruise ships have on-board morgues Cruise ships have morgues to keep dead bodies cold until they can be transported. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — The Telegraph

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Some cicadas are so loud, they can almost cause physical pain to humans. Large cicada species have a call that's rated at over 120 decibels at a short distance, which is pretty close to how loud a sound has to be to cause pain in the ear. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — HowStuffWorks

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The first real-world Bitcoin transaction involved buying two pizzas for 10,000 ВТС. That happened on May 22, 2010, and it was the equivalent of about $25 at the time -- it'd be roughly $360 million in late May 2021. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Coindesk

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Cher Ami was a carrier pigeon who delivered a message after being shot through the chest During World War I, the U.S. carrier pigeon delivered messages in France. Her final, deadly heroic journey saved 194 soldiers who had been isolated from other American forces. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Smithsonian

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Absinthe isn't more dangerous than similar strength alcohols. It doesn't have any hallucinogenic properties. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — NCBI

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Lions used to be the most widespread mammal on the planet. Lions ranged from Great Britain, to Russia, to California - their dominance only ended around 12,000 years ago, probably because early tool-using humans out-competed them as hunters. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Smithsonian Magazine

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Ancient Egyptian paintings were strictly regulated. MMM They only used a palette of red, green, yellow, blue, black, and white. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Web Exhibits

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Two movies had a bidding war over Who Let The Dogs Out back when it was released. Nickelodeon wanted to use it for Rugrats in Paris, and Disney wanted it for 101 Dalmatians. Nickelodeon won by paying for the music video and giving the band, The Baha Men, a live concert special. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Entertainment Weekly

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When Dali's remains were exhumed, his mustache was still perfectly intact X His body was removed for DNA samples for a paternity case, 28 years after his death. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — NPR

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The Python programming x language wasn't named after a snake. Morty Python's TLI ANTI VIII ING CIRCUS It was named after Monty Python's Flying Circus, and referencing the show in Python documentation is not just allowed but encouraged. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Python.org

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An elderly New York man was paid $17 million to move out of a moldy old apartment. The new property the developers built It was on top of the Mayflower hotel, and developers who bought the hotel had to buy him (and three other residents) out. The payout was by far the highest price ever paid to a single tenant in the city of New York. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — The Independent

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In Japan, a smorgasbord is called a Viking. A Japanese hotel manager introduced the smorgasbord to an elite Tokyo hotel in the late '50s, but the name was a tongue-twister, so he wanted to call it something else --he picked Viking after the 1958 Kirk Douglas movie The Vikings, a smash hit in Japan that had a big feast scene. The name stuck. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Japan Daily

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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 — Good Morning Gloucester

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Paul Revere III is the great-great-great-great grandson of the original. Не currently serves as legal counsel for a copper manufacturing company founded by Paul Revere in 1801. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Boston Globe

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Massive deforestation results in humans being exposed to more infectious diseases. The diseases are mostly spread by animals migrating for survival. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — National Geographic

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Michael Jackson's Super Bowl halftime show in 1993 had higher ratings than the game itself. It is estimated to have been one of the most watched events in TV history, with 133.4 million viewers. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — The Washington Post

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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 — Insider

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Stevie Nicks is the only woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice. Once for being a member of Fleetwood Mac, once for her solo career. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — The New York Times

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Joseph's Stalin's physician was not available as he lay dying. Because he was being tortured by the KGB for suggesting the Soviet leader required more rest. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Know More

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In the Middle Ages, witches stole penises and then would just keep them as pets. They'd also sometimes put them in nests and feed them oats, all according to an anti-witchcraft guide from that time. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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The first named cat- that we know of, anyway - comes from Ancient Egypt. The cat was named Nedjem (sweet, or pleasant), and lived at some point between 1479 and 1425 ВСЕ. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Sitting Bull played himself in Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show for a while. The job was easy (he just had to ride around the arena once a week) and the pay was good, but he got tired of it pretty soon anyway. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Brits drive on the left because of a tradition from back in the Middle Ages. Drive on left Tenez la gauche Links fahren If you rode so that approaching strangers would be to your right, you could easily draw your sword against them (assuming you're right-handed). NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Dinosaurs lived during a time when the day was only about 23 hours long. That's because the gravity of the Moon affects the Earth's spin, and the day is very, very slowly lengthening - it took millions of years to get 1 hour longer. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Ostrich meat is actually a lot more like beef than, say, chicken or turkey. Sure, it's poultry, but it's red and it tastes a lot like beef. In fact, all ratites (the bird family that ostriches are in) have this kind of meat. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — HowStuffWorks

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Suffragists protested at the unveiling of the Statue of Liberty (on a boat). Program WOMAN SUFFRAGE VOTES Se Procession HOME They objected to a woman symbolizing liberty when women couldn't vote, so they chartered a steamer boat and held up protest banners on it. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — History.com

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Dave Thomas appeared in more than 800 commercials Wendy's founder became a household name through the longest-running campaign. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — New York Times

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About half of all astronauts on the ISS get space sickness in the first few days. It can even be fatal - if you got so sick that you vomited in your helmet, for example, the vomit could clog up the oxygen system and you'd suffocate. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — The Conversation

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The song Cotton-Eyed Joe originated among enslaved people It spread quickly through the South and became a square-dance classic. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Mental Floss

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The Church of England co-owns Beyoncé's Single Ladies The church has invested in Hipgnosis, a company that owns the rights to thousands of songs. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — BBC

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