15 Trivia Tidbits About Helen Keller, Walt Disney, And History’s Greatest Nepo Baby

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15 Trivia Tidbits About Helen Keller, Walt Disney, And History’s Greatest Nepo Baby

As the old saying goes: little tiny bits of useless knowledge are worth their weight in gold. I mean, can any riches compare to knowing that Walt Disney was an abusive terror to the lady who voiced Snow White? Is there a gem on this earth more precious than the knowledge that the Ethiopian calendar is a little different than ours? Would one not sell all the diamonds in their possession for some insight into Helen Keller’s somewhat distant relation to a renowned racist? 

If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this listicle is not for you. Go rob a retired movie star who has nothing but her diamonds to spend her days with. But, if you are an evolved individual who understands the glittery allure of mindless trivia- then you are in luck. With the following 15 factoids you, my friend, have hit the world’s greatest jackpot.

Apartments Are Too Damn High

In Beijing, there are over a million people who live in nuclear bunkers. 399 and road CRACKED.COM The bunkers were built during the nuclear panic of the Cold War. Because of Beijing's housing crisis, these bunkers are now being rented out as full-time apartments.

Wired

Caesarion Section

Julius Caesar's son, Caesarion, was the last Pharaoh of Egypt. CRACKED.COM Technically he ruled alongside his mother, Cleopatra.

Nat Geo

Party like it’s 1999

The Ethiopian calendar is 7.5 years behind the Gregorian calendar because it has 13 months. CRACKED.COM This is because The Ethiopian Orthodox Church believes Jesus was born in 7 A.D.

BBC 

Rushing Russians

The Russians were 12 days late to the 1908 Olympics. GRAGKED.COM This occurred because, until 1918, The Russians employed the Julian calendar which lagged two weeks behind the Gregorian calendar.

RBTH

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