15 Bits Of Trivia About Weezer, Hugh Hefner, And Amish-Approved Computers

Ah, the wonders of the world! From Alexander Graham Bell’s failed attempt to save President Garfield to the Amish computer, the stories of our past are often as fascinating as the inventions of our present. But the journey of discovery does not end there! This list of fifteen facts is sure to surprise, amuse, and amaze you.

From Hugh Hefner’s morbid desire to be close to Marilyn Monroe in death, to the Ninth Legion’s mysterious disappearance in Britain, to Weezer’s opening act for Keanu Reeves’ bass-playing side gig, this list is sure to have something for everyone. We even have the story of how sauerkraut was rebranded as “liberty cabbage” during WWI.

So, if you’re looking for a fun and interesting way to spend an afternoon, look no further than this humble offering. This list, in fact, is sure to provide you with hours of entertainment and education. Read on and be amazed!

15 Weezer opened for Keanu Reeves’ bass-playing side gig.

CRACKED WEEZER'S VERY FIRST GIG WAS OPENING FOR KEANU REEVES. Their debut performance was as an opener for Reeves' band, Dogstar. (Well, strictly speaking, not his band - Keanu plays bass in Dogstar, but he's not the frontman.) — *Ahanui/Shutterstock*,
*DFree/Shutterstock*
**Far Out** **Magazine**

14 Myers-Briggs: as accurate as reading bumps on your head.

CRACKED THE MYERS- ISTJ ISF BRIGGS TEST: - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - SCIENTIFICALLY I - - - - - CREDIBLE? ISTP ISF - - logical - - NOT SO MUCH. - - - - - - - - adventure - - . - - - The internet's - - - - - favorite personality test is roughly as ESTP ESF scientifically I F - - - Parently - credible as - - - I I - - phrenology. - and - organic - There's just no evidence behind it, ESTJ — *Jake Beech/Wiki Commons*
**Vox**

13 Smelling bad can cost you in Yu-Gi-Oh! tournaments.

YU-GI-OH! CRACKED TOURNAMENTS WILL KICK YOU OUT IF YOU STINK. In 2019, Yu-Gi-Oh! tournaments instituted a rule requiring that players shower, basically. Specifically, the rule said that players can be penalized for, well, smelling. DARK MAGICIAN the - - - - - Life the - - - insurance - - Sex LA - — *Timothy Tsui/Flickr*
**ComicBook.com**

12 Sauerkraut was rebranded as "liberty cabbage."

CRACKED SAUERKRAUT WAS RENAMED LIBERTY CABBAGE DURING WWI. Turns out, the whole freedom fries thing has a long pedigree. Back in WWI, from 1917 to 1918, sauerkraut was renamed liberty cabbage, as it was apparently unthinkable to eat the enemy's (i.e. German) food. — *Qwerty Binary/Wiki Commons*
**TastingTable**

11 A journalist’s Latin skills were key when she broke the news of Benedict XVI’s resignation.

CRACKED ONE REPORTER'S KNOWLEDGE OF LATIN GAVE HER THE SCOOP ON BENEDICT XVI'S RESIGNATION. One Vatican journalist was the first to break the news about the Pope just because she knew Latin. Не said it in Latin and I was panicking. I was short of breath, my legs were trembling, she remembered. — *Rvin88/Wiki Commons*
**Catholic News Agency**

10 An entire Roman legion disappeared in Britain, leaving historians scratching their heads.

CRACKED THOUSANDS OF ROMANS JUST... VANISHED INTO THIN AIR? At one point in the 2nd century, the Roman Ninth Legion was mysteriously lost in Britain. Historians today still don't know for sure what happened to the thousands-strong legion. — *Manfred Richter/Pixabay*
**BBC**

9 Hugh Hefner wanted to be close to Marilyn Monroe, even in death.

CRACKED HUGH HEFNER WANTED TO CREEP ON MARILYN MONROE FOR ALL TIME. Hefner wanted to be buried next to Marilyn, so in 1992 he bought the grave next to hers in an L.A. cemetery. — *Luke Ford/Wiki Commons*,
*Wiki Commons*
**Totally LA**

8 Alexander Graham Bell’s fancy invention couldn’t save President Garfield.

CRACKED PRESIDENT GARFIELD'S ASSASSIN BLAMED DOCTORS FOR HIS DEATH. When Garfield got shot, Alexander Graham Bell tried to help get the bullet out with a fancy new invention, but failed. In fact, all attempts to treat Garfield were so bad that the shooter argued in court he did shoot him, but the doctors killed him. — *Brady-Handy Photograph Collection/Wiki Commons*
**Library of Congress Blog**

7 Furio from ‘The Sopranos’ struck gold with his art find.

CRACKED FURIO FOUND A $10 MILLION PAINTING. Federico Castelluccio, who played Furio in The Sopranos, discovered a painting that turned out to be worth $10 million. Even two experts who normally disagree came together on this one and confirmed it as the real deal. — *HBO, Guercino*
**Artnet News**

6 Fire on Earth? Check. Fire in the solar system? Not likely. Fire on other planets? Maybe.

CRACKED WE'VE NEVER OBSERVED FIRE OUTSIDE OF EARTH. The chances are low that we could find it anywhere in our solar system (although we might be able to see it on planets orbiting other suns). — *Hans/Pixabay*
**Astronomy.com**

5 Who knew a few miles could make such a difference?

CRACKED WHO KNEW THE EARTH'S SIZE WAS SO IMPORTANT FOR SPACEFLIGHT? Turns out, the Earth's diameter is pretty crucial for spaceflight. If it were just one-half greater than it is, we couldn't launch rockets at all. — *0fjd125gk87/Pixabay*
**NASA**

4 U.S. med schools limited homegrown doctors for 25 years.

CRACKED U.S. MED SCHOOLS LIMITED HOMEGROWN DOCTORS FOR 25 YEARS. There was a self-imposed moratorium on enrollment from 1980 to 2005 - and predictably, it led to the U.S. importing way more doctors than before. The reason it was adopted in the first place was fear of a glut of doctors. — *Yerson Retamal/Pixabay*
**The American Journal of Medicine**

3 Continental tested their shoes in WWII using concentration camp prisoners.

CRACKED CONTINENTAL USED CONCENTRATION CAMP PRISONERS TO TEST THEIR SHOES. The company used concentration camp prisoners to test their shoes in WWII. The prisoners had to march for miles in the camp's courtyard, and SS guards would execute any that slowed or fell down. — *U.S. National Archives and Records Administration/Wiki Commons*
DW

2 Church bells were thought to protect against lightning in the Middle Ages.

CRACKED RINGING CHURCH BELLS WAS BELIEVED TO WARD OFF LIGHTNING. This, however, turned out to be ineffective, and over 100 bell-ringer deaths were recorded in the early 15th century alone. — *Bronisław Dróżka/Pixabay*
**SkyHiNews.com**

1 The Amish computer: spreadsheets, text, and accounting software only.

CRACKED - Results tv Salesperson UNITS GOLO THE AMISH HAVE A COMPUTER Andy (BUT IT'S NOT MUCH FUN). Chice Daniel Grace 16% Sophia 30% 20% - 20% Dise Design 12% Sophia de go a m - o P - J . 2 W There's a computer for the Amish, and it's exactly as limited as you'd expect: It delete doesn't do videos, music, or the internet. All it can do is work with spreadsheets, text, and accounting software. — *Amyd/Pixabay*,
*StockSnap/Pixabay*
**NPR**

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