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15 Trivia Tidbits About Hairy Babies, Eddie Murphy, And The Plan To Nuke The Sun

By:: JhallComics; Reba C

February 08, 2023

15 Trivia Tidbits About Hairy Babies, Eddie Murphy, And The Plan To Nuke The Sun

Humans know a lot of things about a lot of stuff here on earth. But did you know that there are a lot of things on earth that we don’t know? Things like: where is god? Is he here? It’s starting to seem like he doesn’t even care about Margaret and her bitchy bra stuffing friends.

I digress. The point is- there is a lot we don’t know. But if we know anything it is this list of 15 things. Things like lead is obviously bad, but did you know it’s also kind of good? Or, that there was once a guy who was a real-life scientist who wanted to nuke the sun and travel throughout the galaxy. Also, magicians have won every war on earth. These are all things we know, obviously.

Anyway, does any of that make sense? No? Okay well maybe read this list of 15 friggin facts you dumb idiot and you’ll get it:

15 Meee-OW

CRACKED SCIENCE HAS DISCOVERED THAT YOUR CAT ACTUALLY DOES MANIPULATE YOU! Studies show that cats don't meow at other cats- they only do it because they learned it will get humans to do things for them. — How Your Pet Controls Your Mind / NBC

14 Groovy Movies

CRACKED HEATHERS, NAPOLEON DYNAMITE, AND WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS ALL CAME OUT OF SUNDANCE. What We Do in the Shadows was also funded using Kickstarter. — A Look at the Groundbreaking Comedies That Came Out of Sundance / Consequence

13 Drew Barrymore’s…character’s tragic past.

CRACKED DREW BARRYMORE'S CHARACTER IN 50 FIRST DATES WAS BASED ON A REAL PERSON. Unfortunately, in real life, the person's life was a lot more complicated than having to date Adam Sandler. The character was based on Michelle Philpots, who was involved in two car crashes that left her with not only impaired 24-hour memory, but frequent seizures and minute-to-minute memory erasures. — Comedies That Were Inspired By Depressing Real-Life Stories / Mirror

12 Grumpy Go-Getters

CRACKED STUDIES SHOW GRUMPINESS AND PRODUCTIVITY GO HAND IN HAND. GRUMPT Vicky Lai, an assistant professor of psychology and cognitive science at the University of Arizona, who partnered with scientists in the Netherlands to demonstrate how the brain responds to language in a good or bad mood, explained in a press release. We show that when people are in a negative mood, they are more careful and analytical. They scrutinize what's actually stated in a text, and they don't just fall back on their default world knowledge. — Being a Curmudgeon Makes You a Lot More Productive / Inside the Magic

11 Radioactive Reality

CRACKED MARIE CURIE'S BODY WILL BE RADIOACTIVE FOR THE NEXT 1500 YEARS. Both she and her research materials are interned in lead-lined coffins to prevent their radioactivity from spreading to the public. — 5 of the World’s Most Legitimately Dangerous Artifacts / Lowes

10 The Super Bowl of Sex.

CRACKED IN 2017, SCIENTISTS SET OUT TO SEE IF SUPER BOWL BABIES WERE A REAL THING. In 2016, an ad by the NFL asserted that there was a rise in birth rates in cities 9 months after their team won the Super Bowl. The study found the claim had no real statistical basis. — 5 Petty Things That Science Has Actually Made It a Point to Study / SB Nation

9 Not all crime is created equal.

CRACKED BURGLARS KEEP ON FINDING CHILD PORN IN PEOPLE'S HOUSES. In one instance a man in Spain burgled a house and came across a soccer coach's tapes of him molesting his players. Не gave them to the police who already knew the soccer coach- because he had just recently reported his house being burgled. — 5 Criminals Caught on Camera in Most Unlikely Ways / Home Watch Group

8 Welcome to the magic wars.

CRACKED GOVERNMENT AGENCIES OFTEN EMPLOY MAGICIANS TO HELP WIN WARS. One of the more famous examples is Harry Houdini. During World War One, Houdini taught soldiers how to escape from German cages and how to untie themselves from a rope. — Magicians Who Used Their Powers to Fight Wars / Nerd Fitness

7 Eddie Murphy rules.

CRACKED EDDIE MURPHY GOT HIS SNL GIG BY SPENDING HIS DAYS HARASSING PRODUCERS FROM A PAYPHONE. ANATION R AWARDS H HARRY WINSTON Eddie Murphy was only 19 when he was cast on SNL- and he only got his audition by calling the offices every day and telling jokes on the phone. — A 19-Year-Old Eddie Murphy Hounded ‘SNL’ Producers from a Pay Phone for an Audition / Complex

6 Enough with the sequels.

CRACKED JOEL MCHALE STARRED IN AN UNAIRED AMERICAN VERSION OF THE IT CROWD. While only one pilot was shot, NBC attempted to reboot the show three times. The first time they shot the pilot with McHale but never aired it. The second two times they tried to get the producers from Community on board but it never got off the ground. — Foreign Comedies Hollywood Won’t Stop Trying to Remake / TV Insider

5 Nuke the sun! Nuke the sun! Nuke the sun!

CRACKED ONE ASTRONOMER PROPOSED NUKING THE SUN FOR A SURPRISINGLY NOBLE GOAL. Swiss astronomer Fritz Zwicky wanted humans to be able to travel the galaxy- so he proposed nuking the sun so it would pull us farther into the galaxy. — 15 Thunderingly Weird Bits of Trivia We Stumbled Upon This Week / Know Your Meme

4 Last name losers.

CRACKED YOU'RE MORE LIKELY TO DO WELL IN SCHOOL IF YOUR NAME STARTS WITH AN А. SCIENCE Studies have found that students consistently do worse in school if their last name starts with a letter that comes later in the alphabet. This practice is called alphabetism and it can carry through into young adulthood. — You’re Not Stupid, Your Last Name Just Starts With An ‘S’ / Tenor

3 Everything good is bad actually.

CRACKED ASIDE FROM BEING POISONOUS, LEAD IS ACTUALLY A GREAT MATERIAL. Lead helped solve a lot of problems before it was found to be poisonous. It made low-quality gasoline safer, pipes more durable, and made paint water resistant. At the same time, lead is estimated to have lowered the IQs of over half the US population. — 5 Wonder Materials That Ended Up Being Ridiculously Hazardous / ThoughtCo

2 Marriage is as painful as you think.

CRACKED A BAD MARRIAGE CAN RESULT IN PHYSICAL PAIN. Scientists have found that bringing up marriage-related conflicts can cause injuries to heal far more slowly. — This Is How Much Marriage Physically Hurts / Cooperative Therapy

1 Your grandma wasn’t crazy.

CRACKED PER THE SUPERSTITION, HEARTBURN ACTUALLY DOES MEAN A HAIRIER BABY IN PREGNANT WOMEN. High estrogen levels contribute to hair growth in fetuses while also relaxing the esophagus, allowing stomach acid to travel upwards. — 5 Ridiculous Superstitions That Science Says Are True / BBC

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