15 Trivia Tidbits For Your Friday

By:
15 Trivia Tidbits For Your Friday

I was walking in the woods and I found myself thinking about a certain kind of mushroom that I knew. I thought about it because I wanted to know more about its nature but I had no idea where to find such mushrooms, and I was worried that if I tried to find one I'd get lost. And then I wondered why I was worrying about something as stupid as getting lost when there are much worse things to worry about, like being eaten by bears, and I started thinking about how I could avoid being eaten by a bear. Then I wondered if it is possible at all to get eaten by a bear, and whether it is more likely that a human would just get mauled rather than eaten whole. And then I got really scared and decided to go back to town because if I didn't, I might end up as someone's dinner.

And then I remembered a totally random list of facts I'd read earlier in the day. That list went ...

Hugh Jackman was a clown before he made it big, and was very bad at it.

Hugh Jackman worked as a birthday clown named 'Coco' and made just 50 bucks. GRAGKED.COM Jackman admits that he had no magic tricks and was even told off by a 6-year-old that he is terrible.

USA Today

Unlicensed barbers in Orlando were arrested at gunpoint in 2010.

In 2010, SWAT teams raided nine barber shops in Orlando, Florida for barbering without a license. CRACKED COM Barbers and custom- ers were held at gun- point, some in hand- cuffs, while police turned the shops up- side down. 37 people were arrested.

Reason

Ikea ran a print ad that doubled as a pregnancy test.

In 2018, Ikea ran a magazine print advertisement for baby cribs, which doubled as a pregnancy test. IKEA IKEA 199 CRACKED.COM Ikea encouraged pregnant women to pee on the catalog. If the test is positive, then the ad reveals a special discounted price on cribs.

The Guardian

Airports at higher altitudes have longer runways.

Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density. CRACKED.COM 'Hot and high' is used to refer to the condition of high ambient temperature, as well as high elevation of the airport, both of which affect the capabilities of the aircraft.

ScienceABC

More fatal drunk driving crashes happen in “dry” counties.

Dry counties have a drunk driving fatality rate 3.6 times higher than wet counties. DONT DRINK AND DRIVE CRACKED.COM Counties where the sale of alcohol is banned forces drink- ers to spend more time behind the wheel to get their booze.

Science Direct

Rodents can’t vomit.

Rat poison works because rats can't vomit. CRACKED COM In fact, no rodent can. Squirrels, mice, rats, gophers, beavers and all other rodents are incapable of throwing up.

FPD

Termites eat wood faster while listening to rock music.

A study done in Florida in 1968 found that termites exposed to rock music ate wood faster. CRACKED COM The behavior would endan- ger the colony because the termites neglected the oth- er worker duties, including caring for and feeding oth- er colony members that cannot feed themselves.

Green How

Pet crocodiles lived large in Egypt, before being bashed and mummified.

The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles. GRACKED.COM Crocodiles were revered in Egypt; thousands were bred and reared in captivity to be dis- patched and expertly mummified for offerings to the potent gods.

Washington Post

Shakespeare’s autograph only exists on four documents.

The world's rarest autograph belongs to William Shakespeare. CRACKED.COM The playwright's sig- nature only survived on 4 documents, to- taling six signatures total, all of which are currently in museums.

PaulFraser

Female fireflies don’t fly.

Only male fireflies can fly. CRACKED.COM The females sit on the ground and wait, then show their interest by responding with a single flash, timed to follow the males' character- istic flashes in a spe- cies-specific manner.

Pest World

Over three dozen buildings in NYC have their own zip code.

At least 43 buildings in New York City have their own zip code. WINNER 4 M D 1 ! BEST - Helped inju MUSICAL To - opponent W BILLY! SPORTSMANSH TOM Don DO WHERE ЕЦИЛЬ Health FL - MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE LIVES an odait maxell MANNI MIA! a - CRACKED.COM This is due to their size, or amount of people who work there, or the money they generate.

Untapped Cities

It takes a while to hard boil the largest animal egg.

It takes up to two hours to hard boil an ostrich egg. CRACKED.COM Ostrich eggs are the largest of all eggs, though they are actu- ally the smallest eggs relative to the size of the adult bird.

Food News

Scroll down for the next article

Must Read

MUST READ

Forgot Password?