13 Cool Trivia Tidbits To Make Our Day A Bit More Bearable
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Do you enjoy incredible fun facts? Or are you one of THOSE people who like their facts bland, boring–unremarkable even? OK Phew, we didn’t think so. Listen, these are the facts and tidbits you’re looking for. That's all there is to it.
If you’re anything like us, you're undoubtedly spending lots of time inside these days, but you may feel like you've exhausted all of your options for keeping yourself entertained. Don't worry; we've got you covered with more entertaining facts to pass the time. The animal world, antiquity, and biology are all covered here. We’ve spared no expense to dig up interesting info from the far reaches of this wild world. You can banish boredom while also learning something new to amaze your pals. Whether you only have a few moments or an hour to spend, we’ve got you covered. Also, if you're looking for something to keep you engaged, well, this list will work too.
If you're reading this, there’s a pretty solid chance you're bored to death at work. So, with these statistics, we're here to relieve your boredom.
![Wilhelm Roentgen, who discovered X-rays, never patented them. The possible medical applications were immediately obvious, and he didn't want to stand in the way of that. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/0/6/816806.jpg)
![Apparently, there's a fake hymen you can buy if you're into that kind of thing. It was sold heavily in the Middle East around 2009 - and it got so popular, that conservative Egyptian politicians called for a ban on it. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/0/7/816807.jpg)
![The Death Star was used as a trash can for a while in the 1990s. The model used for shooting effects scenes in A New Hope ended up being put in a building's lobby, with the radar dish missing - they used the hole to drop trash in. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/0/8/816808.jpg)
![One time, in Georgia, a black bear ate several pounds of cocaine. The cocaine was dropped by a drug dealer flying overhead, who had to drop some of it to parachute safely. The poor bear died of an overdose pretty soon, needless to say. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/0/1/816801.jpg)
![Diesel trains actually rely on electric motors to keep moving. LC9-1 The diesel engine actually just powers an electric generator, which activates the motors that makes the locomotive's wheels move. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/0/4/816804.jpg)
![WW2 tanks might look huge, but they're only the size of modern SUVs. 111 SIEZAS SAN Of course, those tanks weight much, much more, on the account of all the armor and equipment (for example, Sherman tanks weighed roughly 10 times as much as an SUV). CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/0/3/816803.jpg)
![The USPS can return any lost wallet to its rightful owner. SECURITY MAILBOX - - - Happy - - - - No Photo Crime - begin - - - UNITED STATES POSTEL SERVICE If you drop the wallet in a mailbox, and the wallet has some identifying documents, the USPS will send it back to the owner (for free). CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/1/0/816810.jpg)
![Bumblebees have a way of inducing plants to make pollen and nectar. Bumblebees just bite the leaves, which is apparently enough to make the plant bloom up to a month earlier than normal. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/1/1/816811.jpg)
![If you die in space, no-one can watch you decompose. Not because there's nobody around, but because you don't actually decompose - since there's no oxygen, you just freeze (or, if you're near a source of heat, you basically turn into a mummy). CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/0/5/816805.jpg)
![Raw red kidney beans are incredibly poisonous to humans. Eating just a few - like four or five - is enough to produce food poisoning-like symptoms. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/1/2/816812.jpg)
![Turns out, hamsters process alcohol so well, they basically can't get drunk. In a recent study at the University of Alaska, hamsters didn't show any signs of impairment at 7.5 g/kg of alcohol - and humans become too drunk to drive at 1 g/kg. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/0/9/816809.jpg)
![As of 2020, Segway Inc has completely stopped producing the Segway. was - Which meant that the Segway was retired less than 20 years after production got started - not much of a lifecycle for something so hyped-up. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/0/2/816802.jpg)
![Beaver teeth are incredibly strong, and even have some iron in them. That's why their teeth have a reddish, or orange-ish tint - the enamel is fortified with iron. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/0/0/816800.jpg)