12 Boredom Crushing Pieces of Trivia
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Are you looking to kill your boredom? A provocative question we know. But we have a feeling that’s why you're here. Most likely, your job isn't the most stimulating place on the planet. To change that, we've compiled a list of 13 facts.
There's a reason why people say that life is full of surprises. The world may be a wild and fascinating place, filled with impressive creations and natural curiosities. Things and people can amaze you in different ways, just like when you think you've become too cynical and know it. Do you want to know how long it would have taken to travel to the moon? Or where a quarter of your body's bones are found? Or the name of a nighttime rainbow? When we read through these interesting facts from throughout the world, you'll learn all of this and more. Prepare to be amazed by the strange facts we’ve uncovered.
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![In 2005, we actually discovered a real dinosaur tail preserved in amber. The tail was 99 million years old and, interestingly enough, it still had a bunch of feathers attached. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/1/1/827311.jpg)
![You might think that coral is a plant - but actually, corals are technically animals. They're a sessile animal, though, which means they attach themselves to one place and just, well, sit on it. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/0/7/827307.jpg)
![Ritz crackers were deliberately named after the Ritz hotels. The crackers came out during The Great Depression, and the idea was to associate the crackers with something fancy and high-class (while keeping their price low). CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/0/2/827302.jpg)
![Crocodiles are way, way more cunning and duplicitous than you might think. They've been seen putting twigs on their heads to lure birds in-that means they're part of a very small group of predators that catch their prey with bait. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/0/3/827303.jpg)
![The average NBA player meets one diagnostic criterion for Marfan syndrome. INC GOO 23 LIC odor CMS BROOKLYN CLEVE ..... 0 That's a disorder that, among other things, gives you extremely long limbs, is diagnosed partly on the basis of your wingspan-to-height ratio - and the average NBA player would satisfy that requirement. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/0/0/827300.jpg)
![Groundhog Day is actually something brought to America by German settlers. Apparently, settlers who came to Pennsylvania brought it to the New World, and it comes from an ancient Christian winter tradition that, in Germany, involved picking an animal to predict the weather. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/0/4/827304.jpg)
![Turns out, Martin Luther (not MLK), was an anti-Semite and not ambiguous about it. One of his books was called The Jews and Their Lies, and it said that Jews were base, whoring people, that is, no people of God, and their boast of lineage, circumcision, and law must be accounted as filth. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/1/2/827312.jpg)
![Legend says one of Charlemagne's party tricks used a tablecloth made from asbestos. He'd toss it into the fire, just to watch the reactions of his guests when it came out unharmed and, in fact, totally clean - he'd do it after a meal, and the fire would burn away all the crumbs and food bits. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/0/8/827308.jpg)
![There's a sort of octopus city at a spot right off the Australian coast. It's basically a collection of burrows or dens, and researchers first thought it was odd, but then they discovered more such cities and now think octopuses regularly build them. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/1/0/827310.jpg)
![The oldest Chinese restaurant in the US is in Montana, and is 110 years old. Well, it's the oldest one that's still open- it's called Pekin Noodle Parlor, and it's in Butte, Montana. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/0/1/827301.jpg)
![Turns out, the Empire State Building came in under budget and was done in 15 months. Or rather, just under 15 months, which was less than the 18 months they thought it'd take - and they built it for $24.7 million, which was only 57% of the building's budget. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/0/9/827309.jpg)
![There was a guy who had created a hideout in a Toys'R'Us store. ToysRus I Can Help BABiES US Girls BOOK American Не was a robber, nicknamed Roofman, and he had a kind of lair in a space in the store's bicycle display - after hours, he'd race RC cars on the roof and ride bikes around the store. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/0/6/827306.jpg)