20 Bonkers Facts That Really Crunched Our Berries
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Who knew that there used to be pretty heavy restrictions on what women could wear in Congress? It wasn't until 1993 that pants became an acceptable article of clothing for women legislators. This is despite the fact that, in 1969, Charlotte Reid became the first woman to boldly don a pair of trousers onto the floor. When asked about it later, she said then-Minority Leader Gerald Ford told her he thought it was great and she should do it more often. Also, did you know that Bill Gates took advantage of software glitches in middle school? He and Paul Allen lost computer privileges after obtaining free computer time from the company they worked for; however, they were allowed back into the lab when they offered to debug program as well. Talk about turning lemons into lemonade! On a different note, stadiums have come a long way since their ancient Roman counterparts - which is probably a good thing seeing as how 20,000 people died during one sporting event. The tragedy occurred during a crowded gladiator game at Fidenae Stadium (8 miles north of Rome) in 27 AD when cheap wooden stadium collapsed. Needless to say, this disaster led the Senate to require stadiums be inspected and certified before use.
Moscow Mules are made thanks to three people having ingredients they couldn’t sell separately.
![Moscow mules were created by three people trying to get rid of vodka, ginger beer, and copper mugs. CRACKED.COM John Martin purchased Smirnoff in the '30s, but had trouble selling the vodka. His friend, who owned a pub in Hollywood, bemoaned being unable to sell his ginger beer, and another patron said she had too many mugs.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/5/1/876351.jpg)
Heavy weed smokers can develop cyclical vomiting and stomach pain.
![Chronic cannabis users can develop cyclical vomiting and abdominal pain. CRACKED.COM Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome was first discov- ered in 2004, and little is known about how it works. Some sufferers compul- sively shower with hot wa- ter, which alleviates the symptoms.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/5/0/876350.jpg)
Buffet bought controlling shares of a company out of spite for the CEO.
![Warren Buffett considers the controlling shares of Berkshire Hathaway to be the dumbest stock he ever bought. CRACKED.COM Buffet bought the shares of the now multibil- lion-dollar company just to fire the CEO as re- venge for trying to low-ball him when Buffett went to sell the stock.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/4/9/876349.jpg)
Doctors were forbidden from doubling as pharmacists in 1241.
![Emperor Friedrich II forbade doctors from doubling as pharmacists. CRACKED.COM In 1241, after noticing the rapidly rising cost of medicine, he fixed the prices of various medicines so that they could not rise further.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/4/8/876348.jpg)
The guy who grounded all planes in the sky on 9/11 had just started the job that day.
![Ben Sliney's first day as one of the FAA's National Operations Managers was on September 11, 2001. CRACKED.COM It was Sliney's decision, and only Sliney's deci- sion, to ground all 4,200 planes in the US after the terrorist attacks, the first of which occurred at just 8:45 am.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/4/6/876346.jpg)
A Spanish village was painted blue for the Smurfs movie, and they kept it.
![The village of Juzcar, Spain used 4,000 liters of paint to turn the entire village blue for the release of Smurfs (2011). CRACKED COM After the movie had been released, residents voted to keep it blue as it had helped in- crease tourism.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/4/7/876347.jpg)
“Deep in the Heart of Texas” was banned by the BBC in 1942.
![In 1942, the BBC banned the song Deep in the Heart of Texas during work hours. DRU : TTU DEEP IN THE HEARTof KNICHT TEXAS CRACKED.COM TUTTY They worried that its infectious melody might cause wartime factory-hands to ne- glect their tools while they clapped in time with the song.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/4/5/876345.jpg)
Trap shooters were recruited during WWI to shoot grenades out of the sky.
![During World War 1, the USA recruited sportsmen who were skilled at trap shooting. Rio F CRACKED.COM They were then armed with shotguns and stationed where they could fire at en- emy hand grenades in midair.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/4/4/876344.jpg)
A siren weighing 3 tons could condense fog into rain.
![The biggest warning siren ever was made by Chrysler and powered by a V8 Hemi engine. CRACKED.COM It was 12 feet long, weighed 3 tons, was heard in a 2000 square mile area, condensed fog into rain, and some- times knocked birds out of the sky.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/4/3/876343.jpg)
A man in 2016 robbed a bank to get away from his wife.
![A Kansas man robbed a bank in 2016 just to get away from his wife. DAY GRACKED.COM Lawrence John Ripple robbed a bank and then waited in the lob- by, later telling the in- vestigators he'd rather be in jail than with his wife.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/4/2/876342.jpg)
Always turn down your first $10 million offer.
![Lebron James rejected a $10 million offer from Reebok when he was just 18. CRACKED.COM When asked why, he said that Nike or Adi- das might offer him a bit more. Less than a year later, he accepted a $90 million offer from Nike.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/4/1/876341.jpg)
The US has a plan to keep a plane in the air for 29 years if nukes take out ground facilities.
![There is a plan in place to use a continuously airborne command center in the event of nuclear war. CRACKED COM Operation Looking Glass is capable of directing all of the United States' nuclear assets as a backup, should SAC's ground facilities be destroyed. Taking turns, the planes would be staffed for 29 years.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/4/0/876340.jpg)
Newsweek was wrong about the internet, and left up the article for everyone to see.
![There is still a Newsweek article from 1995 up on their website scoffing about the future of the internet. week INKING g/85 Newsweek Sup cmp. MOVIFIED , CHOPPED. New CRACKED.COM It laughed at the idea that people would get news, learn, or buy airline tickets online, calling things like interactive libraries and multimedia classrooms baloney.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/3/7/876337.jpg)
Fiber helps lower cholesterol in a roundabout way.
![High-fiber diets work to lower your cholesterol by interfering with bile absorption in the intestines. GRACKED.COMF Because the bile can't get absorbed as well, the bile gets flushed out with your poop, and so the body makes more bile salts, using choles- terol as fuel.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/3/8/876338.jpg)
Larry Walker was obsessed with the number 3 for some reason.
![The baseball Hall of Famer Larry Walker was fixated on the number 3. CRACKED.COM Не wore number 33, was married on November 3 at 3:33 and his phone number had as many threes as the phone company would al- low. In 1993, he signed a $3 million contract.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/3/9/876339.jpg)
Japan’s organized crime is the largest in the world.
![Japan has the largest organized crime group in the world. CRACKED.COM Yamaguchi Gumi is worth $80 billion. By contrast, Sinaloa, Mexico's largest drug cartel, was worth $3 billion.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/3/6/876336.jpg)
Bethesda gave parents games for life if they named their kid after a Skyrim character.
![Two parents named their newborn son Dovahkiin and won a lifetime supply of Bethesda games. CRACKED.COM Bethesda Games set up a challenge that would reward any couple free Bethesda games for life if they gave birth on Skyrim's 11/11/11 re- lease date and named the baby Dovahkiin.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/3/5/876335.jpg)
20,000 people died in a stadium disaster in ancient Rome.
![The Roman Senate required stadiums to be inspected and certified after the worst sports disaster on record. CRACKED.COM In 27 AD, a cheap wood- en stadium in Fidenae, 8 miles north of Rome, collapsed during a crowded gladiator game and killed at least 20,000 people.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/3/4/876334.jpg)
Bill Gates was taking advantage of software glitches in middle school.
![Bill Gates and Paul Allen took advantage of software glitches while in middle school. CRACKED.COM The pair lost computer privileges after obtaining free computer time from the company that provided them. They were allowed back in the computer lab when they offered to de- bug the program.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/3/3/876333.jpg)
Despite it occurring in 1969, women officially weren’t allowed to wear pants in Congress until 1993.
![Women were forbidden to wear pants onto the floor of Congress until 1993. GRAGKED.COM In 1969, Charlotte Reid be- came the first woman to wear pants to Congress. She said, Gerald Ford told me he thought it was great, and I should do it more often.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/3/2/876332.jpg)