15 Trivia Tidbits About Helen Keller, Walt Disney, And History’s Greatest Nepo Baby
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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.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/9/3/886993.jpg)
Selling Out Stadiums
![The largest stadium in the world is in North Korea. GRACKED.COMS The stadium can hold up to 114,000 spectators, covers 51 acres, and is 197 feet tall.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/9/2/886992.jpg)
Colorblind
![Helen Keller and Robert Е. Lee were cousins. CRACKED GOM Despite their distant relation, the two took extremely different paths in life. Robert Е. Lee led the confederate army, while Helen Keller co-founded the ACLU.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/9/1/886991.jpg)
Irish Exit
![In Northern Ireland, more people speak Polish than Irish. CRACKED.COM Even though Irish is the official language of Ireland, Polish is more widely spoken.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/9/0/886990.jpg)
Caesarion Section
![Julius Caesar's son, Caesarion, was the last Pharaoh of Egypt. CRACKED.COM Technically he ruled alongside his mother, Cleopatra.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/8/9/886989.jpg)
Cruisin’ for a bruisin’
![Cruise ships are required to have morgues. GRACKED.COM According to one report, around 200 people die on cruise ships each year.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/8/2/886982.jpg)
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.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/8/5/886985.jpg)
That Leafy Life
![Lettuce is a member of the sunflower family. CRACKED.COM They are both also related to daisies and marigolds.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/8/6/886986.jpg)
Crash Diet
![75% of the world's diet is produced from just 12 plants and 5 animal species. CRACKED.COM To put that in perspective, there are over 300,000 edible plants.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/8/1/886981.jpg)
All That Glitters
![50% of all gold in circulation came from a single plateau in South Africa. CRACKED.COM The mines there also house the world's tallest elevator, which drops miners 1.5 miles below ground.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/8/8/886988.jpg)
Brit Eat Brit World
![At its peak in the 1920s, the British Empire ruled over 23% of the world's population. GRACKED.COM At this point, they had colonies on every continent in the world (except for Antarctica).](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/8/4/886984.jpg)
Banana Brain
![Humans share most of our DNA with bananas. CRACKED.COM We share about 60 percent of our DNA with bananas- the same amount as we do with chickens and fruit flies.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/7/9/886979.jpg)
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.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/8/0/886980.jpg)
Dancing Disney
![Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was the first American movie with a soundtrack. CRACKED.COM Walt Disney would later blacklist the voice of Snow White, Adriana Caselotti, from getting any other work in Hollywood. Allegedly, Disney did this to not spoil the illusion of Snow White.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/8/3/886983.jpg)
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Holy Holland Height
![The Netherlands has the tallest population on earth. Vermeer Mill CRACKED.COM No one knows why for sure, but the leading theory is that their diets contain the most milk, and therefore higher levels of calcium.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/8/7/886987.jpg)