14 Random Facts to Pump Into Fact-Hungry Brain Matter
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Facts, by definition, are always interesting. They are a collection of data that describes some aspect of the world around us objectively. Facts can be backed up by research and evidence, making them a reliable source of information. However, facts can also be used to manipulate and mislead people. In the hands of a skilled politician or marketing executive, facts can be twisted to suit their own purposes. So it's important to be critical when consuming information and to question the motives of those who are presenting the facts. But even with all of that said, there's no denying that facts are always interesting. They give us a window into the world around us and help us to understand the complex systems that make up our Universe. Whether you love them or hate them, you can't deny that facts are always interesting.
If you love random facts, this article is for you! It's full of interesting tidbits that will pump some much-needed factoid fuel into your brain. Whether you're trying to win a trivia game or simply expand your knowledge base, these facts are sure to surprise and educate you. Sit back, relax, and enjoy learning about some truly random topics!
Han & Indy
![Indiana Jones found Han Solo's rotting body. An obviously non-canon Star Wars comic from the early 2000s features both of Harrison Ford's most iconic roles, when Doctor Jones finds Han Solo's body long after the hot shot smuggler crash lands on Earth. (There's no clue on whether Indy will father Jack Ryan years later.)](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/2/0/815420.jpg)
George Clooney and South Park
![George Clooney helped South Park become a thing. '90s Clooney was a big fan of the proto- South Park short film The Spirit of Christmas, reportedly making and circulating 300 VHS copies of the movie. Because of Clooney's pirating ways, Matt Parker and Trey Stone became well known in Hollywood, eventually landing their own show.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/2/8/815428.jpg)
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Home Alone Sequel
![A Home Alone sequel could (maybe) have featured a big role reversal. We don't know how serious Chris Columbus was when he discussed his rejected sequel idea, with a grown-up, criminal Kevin McCallister breaking into the reformed Wet Bandits' homes. (Even if he was being tongue- in-cheek, we would watch the hell out of that.)](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/2/9/815429.jpg)
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Overly-Detailed Blade Runner
![Blade Runner blew its budget on details you never see. Conceptual artist Syd Mead was hired for a few days, at $1,500 a day - but he ended up staying for weeks, filling the sets with stuff you never really notice (like fastidiously detailed, futuristic parking meters). That was one of the reasons for the movie's budget issues.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/3/0/815430.jpg)
Rolling Stones-Fan Weather
![A storm saved Mick Jagger from being murdered by the Hells Angels. During a 1969 concert, the Rolling Stones found out the hard way that hiring a violent biker gang as security staff wasn't a good idea, and fired them. The Angels decided to retaliate by killing Jagger - but a freak storm hit their boat before they made it to his Long Island home.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/2/5/815425.jpg)
Ghostbusters Sequel
![We could have had a Ghostbusters movie set in Hell. In a script Dan Aykroyd prepared for a Ghostbusters sequel, the ghost-hunting quartet is transported to a Hell version of Manhattan (called Manhellton), run by a Trump-like demon. Aykroyd said the idea was solid, but it'd need a couple movies' worth of build-up.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/2/4/815424.jpg)
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Gay Archie Andrews
![Riverdale's showrunner was almost sued once for making Archie gay. An early work by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa was a play titled Archie's Weird Fantasy, a loving pastiche where Archie comes out of the closet and pals around with 1920s murderers Leopold and Loeb. Archie Comics sent him a cease-and- desist letter, arguing that a gay Archie would somehow dilute and tarnish the character.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/3/1/815431.jpg)
Marvel's Earth-616
![Earth-616 wasn't supposed to be Marvel's A main continuity. Marvel writer Dave Thorpe came up with Earth- 616 to designate the absolute worst of all parallel Earths, for a comic that was never published. Alan Moore was the first to use it for Marvel's main universe - but for years, higher- ups hated it and never used it themselves.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/3/2/815432.jpg)
Kiwi Queen Frieda Caplan
![Frieda Caplan changed the groceries Americans buy. If you like habanero peppers, shiitake mushrooms, or kiwis, thank Kiwi Queen Caplan that you can get those at your grocery store. She started introducing unconventional foods in the 1960s, while working at her in- laws' produce house. Caplan single-handedly brought kiwis to American markets. shati](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/2/6/815426.jpg)
Seven Keys for the SysAdmin Lords
![Seven people hold the keys to the internet. Seven persons from all over the world have keys (smart keycards, actually) that can restart DNSSEC, an important system that makes sure you actually get the site you want when you type, say, cracked.com. In case of catastrophic failure, at least five of them would need to come together to launch the system again.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/2/3/815423.jpg)
Dancing Shock
![A game by the creator of BioShock was turned into a Bollywood musical. Between System Shock and Bioshock, Ken Levine developed The Lost, about a mother rescuing her daughter from Hell. But the publisher never released it, and the game was eventually repurposed for the Indian market as Agni: Queen of Darkness, complete with Bollywood dance numbers.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/2/7/815427.jpg)
New York Logo
![The I Love NY logo was quickly sketched during a cab ride. Artist Milton Glaser doodled the logo with crayon on scrap paper in the backseat of a taxi, in 1977. The original is now part of the Museum of Modern Art's permanent collection.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/2/2/815422.jpg)
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Do The (Profitable) Right Thing
![Railroad companies helped fight segregation (for money). In 1890, civil rights activist Louis Martinet tried to pull a Rosa Parks long before Rosa Parks, to undermine segregation in trains - and railroad officials helped him, as enforcing segregation cost them extra money. But the whole thing backfired, resulting in the infamous separate but equal doctrine.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/1/9/815419.jpg)
Mythical Schlongs
![Sea serpents may have been whale dongs. According to ecologist Charles Paxton, many sea monster sightings of old may have been caused by whales flashing sailors their huge willies from a distance. Many of the large baleen whales have long, snake-like penises, he wrote in 2005, before going on to talk about frisky cetaceans swimming on their backs.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/2/1/815421.jpg)