13 Bizarre Bits Of Trivia That Slaked Our Ceaseless Thirst For Knowledge For One Brief, Blessed Moment
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So, Toblerone is getting rid of the Matterhorn mountain logo on their packaging due to Swiss laws, and replacing it with a generic mountain shape. They'll also be taking out the words "Swiss chocolate" so they can make more of the chocolate bars, some of which will still be made in Bern, Switzerland. Rie Takahashi, an anime voice actress, suggested to her fans that they should take a shower before coming to her concert so that they don't make other people uncomfortable with their body odor. François Prost, a French photographer, recently drove around the US, taking pictures of the outsides of 150 strip clubs. His project, "Gentleman's Club," explores how people's attitudes towards sex have changed, and will be displayed in Tokyo in March.
These stories may seem disparate, but they all have a common thread: they show how totally weird the world is. These stories remind us of the power of the eldritch gods to effect change to our puny reality.
Car theft paradise.
![Local politicians sue Kia and Hyundai for not stopping car thefts. KIA - GRACKED.COM Madison, WI's leaders are suing Kia and Hyundai in federal court, claiming they haven't done enough to stop car thefts, which have increased by 270% in summer 2022.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/3/5/891835.jpg)
Monkeys in chains.
![Monkey see, monkey do... as long as nobody intervenes. Hello FRESH CRACKED COM The Thai government has been trying to stop the use of monkeys to pick coconuts, but a video from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand in September 2020 showed a monkey in chains doing just that. Someone's really not doing their job.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/3/6/891836.jpg)
Nintendo Wii U: abandoned.
![Nintendo Wii U: use it or lose it! WR WELL - WILLS CRACKED.COM If you don't use your Nintendo Wii U for a while, it can start having issues that can't be fixed without a backup. Unfortunately, Nintendo no longer repairs this system, so... yup.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/3/4/891834.jpg)
Hippo-calypse Now.
![Escobar's hippos are multiplying faster than rabbits. CRACKED.COM In the 1980s, Pablo Escobar brought four hippos to Colombia. Now, their population has grown to over 130 and could reach 400 in the next eight years. To help manage their numbers, Colombia is looking to move some of them to India and Mexico.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/3/0/891830.jpg)
Sexy sightseeing tour?
![François Prost takes a peek into the US's seedy side. LIVE NUDE GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS 811 CREAM. CLUB AL GRACKED.COM François Prost, a French photographer, recently drove around the US, taking pictures of the outsides of 150 strip clubs. His project, Gentleman's Club, explores how people's attitudes towards sex have changed, and will be displayed in Tokyo.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/3/2/891832.jpg)
Hygiene PSA.
![Rie Takahashi wants her fans to be fresh for her show - literally. - can *** Rate taste R I E (20TH Conduction MARATHON BICK Obsidiar CRACKED.COM Takahashi, an anime voice actress, suggested to her fans that they should take a shower before coming to her concert so that they don't make other people uncomfortable with their body odor.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/2/9/891829.jpg)
Swiss-less Swiss chocolate.
![Toblerone's Matterhorn is gone, but the Swiss chocolate will still be made in Bern. TOBLE FSTABLISHED IN SWITZERLAND 1908 OBLERG Toblerone is getting rid of the Matterhorn mountain logo on their packaging due to Swiss laws, and replacing it with a generic mountain shape. They'll also be taking out the words Swiss chocolate, but some of it will still be made in Bern, Switzerland.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/2/6/891826.jpg)
Beer wars.
![Anheuser-Busch disagrees. Miller HOME OF THE HIGH LIFE VALLEY MILLER CRACKED.COM Molson Coors is challenging a ruling from the National Advertising Division that said they can't use the phrase light beer shouldn't taste like water. It should taste like beer in their ads anymore. Anheuser-Busch had a problem with it.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/2/5/891825.jpg)
DeSantis: Fox-endorsed divisiveness.
![DeSantis to announce presidential run, despite his, uh, controversial views. CRACKED COM Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida is likely to announce his candidacy for president soon. Не has been vocal on Fox News about topics such as race, sexuality, and health, and has been against initiatives that promote diversity in schools.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/2/7/891827.jpg)
Drone saves day.
![Man gets lost in forest, uses drone to text for help, and gets rescued. 5 CRACKED.COM A man who was stuck in Oregon's Willamette National Forest used a drone to send a text asking for help, and the Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue team ultimately came to his rescue.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/3/1/891831.jpg)
Wrong body, extremely wrong goodbye.
![Oops... uh... wrong body! CRACKED COM In Malaysia, a family was getting ready to say goodbye to their son through cremation, when they got a phone call telling them that they had the wrong body.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/3/3/891833.jpg)
Drunk drivers, wildin' out.
![Drunk driver complains about cop's lights. GRAGKED.COM In Fox Lake, Illinois on February 26, 2023, a drunk driver was taken into custody after they pulled over in the middle of the road to complain about a cop's emergency lights - while the officer was dealing with another drunk driver.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/2/8/891828.jpg)
Scientific cocaine.
![Health Canada approves cocaine sales... for science. CRACKED.COM A cannabis business in Langley, BC got the okay from Health Canada to have, make, sell, and give away up to 250 grams of cocaine. They're only allowed to sell it for scientific and medical reasons, though, not to regular people.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/2/4/891824.jpg)