15 Bits Of Trivia That Spelunked Down Into The Deepest, Darkest Crypts Of Our Memory Palace
![15 Bits Of Trivia That Spelunked Down Into The Deepest, Darkest Crypts Of Our Memory Palace](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/1/5/892115_320x180.jpg)
Are you all buckled up and ready for a wild ride of maximum fun fact-itude!? Well I sure hope so because this infotainment coaster is about to leave the station! For starters, did you know that Samuel L. Jackson used to be a cheerleader? Yes, you heard that right, the man who brought us "I have had it with these snakes on this plane!” was once shaking pom-poms to impress the ladies. But that's not all, thrill seekers. We've got more thrills and chills coming your way! For example, did you know that the first Thanksgiving was probably filled with seal, eels, and lobster, not turkey? And speaking of food, did you know that the world's oldest cat, Creme Puff, reportedly drank coffee every morning? Maybe that's the secret to a long and healthy life! But we're not done yet, folks. We've got more facts to share that will blow your mind and have you vomiting in the trash can when you’re done. So hold on tight, and let's ride into this crazy world of facts!
Garbage Country
![ON AVERAGE, EACH AMERICAN PRODUCES 1700 POUNDS OF GARBAGE EACH YEAR. CRACKED.COM Collectively, America produces 12% of the world's garbage- while only making up 4% of the population.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/5/3/891853.jpg)
Snore Smells
![HUMANS CANNOT SMELL WHILE ASLEEP. CRACKED.COM Anything you smell in dreams is made up by your brain and not influenced by your external environment.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/5/4/891854.jpg)
Obviously A Cheery Guy
![SAMUEL L. JACKSON WAS A CHEERLEADER. CRACKED.COM By his own admission, he joined the squad to meet girls.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/5/1/891851.jpg)
Modern Ancient Medicine
![FROM THE 13TH CENTURY UNTIL 1572, THE INCANS PERFORMED EFFECTIVE SKULL SURGERIES. aniza TO CRACKED.COM Archaeologists have found more than 100 Incan skulls that have been drilled with holes, and it is estimated that this surgery had a survival rate of about 80%.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/5/2/891852.jpg)
More Lies About Thanksgiving
![IF IT EXISTED, THE FIRST THANKSGIVING MORE LIKELY CONSISTED OF SEAL THAN TURKEY. CRACKED.COM Seal, eels and lobster were more commonly eaten by the Wampanoag tribes than Turkey. In addition, in the next century or so following the first Thanksgiving, the holiday was most likely celebrated in December.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/4/7/891847.jpg)
Christmas Cover
![THERE ARE 26,000 RECORDED COVERS OF SILENT NIGHT. CRACKED.COM Making it the most recorded holiday song in history- White Christmas is a distant second at 20,000.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/5/0/891850.jpg)
Zip Zap Zop
![42 BUILDINGS IN NEW YORK CITY ARE so LARGE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN GIVEN THEIR OWN ZIP CODES. CRACKED COM These include The Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, and Rockefeller Plaza.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/4/8/891848.jpg)
Gaseous Nebulous
![YOU CAN'T BURP IN SPACE. CRACKED.COM Because gravity isn't separating your air, food and liquids in your stomach you will simply throw up if you try to burp.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/4/2/891842.jpg)
Long Story Short
![CONTRARY TO POPULAR BELIEF, GIRAFFES MOST LIKELY EVOLVED TO HAVE LONG NECKS TO BE ABLE TO FIGHT BETTER- NOT JUST TO GET MORE FOOD. CRACKED.COM Giraffes also have the same number of neck vertebrae (seven) as most other mammals, including humans.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/4/3/891843.jpg)
Weirdo Placebo
![THE PLACEBO EFFECT MIGHT BE JUST AS EFFECTIVE AS KNEE SURGERY. CRACKED.COM A study found patients who received a fake surgery reported just as much pain relief as those who received real surgery.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/4/6/891846.jpg)
Move Over Charles
![THE JAPANESE IMPERIAL FAMILY IS THE OLDEST HEREDITARY MONARCHY IN THE WORLD, WITH A LINEAGE DATING BACK OVER 2,600 YEARS. CRACKED.COM However the monarchy is currently threatened by a male only succession law and a lack of male heirs.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/4/5/891845.jpg)
What a Gem
![SAPPHIRES AND RUBIES ARE THE SAME GEMSTONE. CRACKED COM The only difference is that rubies are red.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/4/9/891849.jpg)
GA / The Spruce
Mucho Minerals
![BRIDGMANITE IS THE MOST COMMON MINERAL ON EARTH. CRACKED.COM It makes up 93% of Earth's lower mantle however it is almost completely absent from Earth's surface. The only samples we have of it are from a meteorite that was probably once a former planet.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/4/4/891844.jpg)
Paint Ballin
![PAINTBALL WAS INVENTED IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WAS ORIGINALLY CALLED THE NATIONAL SURVIVAL GAME. - VDA REY CRACKED COM The first ever official game was won by a guy who never fired a single shot.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/4/0/891840.jpg)
Peppy Cat
![THE WORLD'S OLDEST CAT, NAMED CREME PUFF, LIVED TO BE 38 YEARS OLD. 14 CERTIFICATE - CRACKED COM - Creme Puff reportedly drank coffee every morning.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/4/1/891841.jpg)