13 Bits of Trivia the Likes of Which We Doubt We Should Ever See Again
![13 Bits of Trivia the Likes of Which We Doubt We Should Ever See Again](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/8/4/894184_320x180.jpg)
They say that money makes the world go round, and it’s true - but the world is a lot more complex than that. We can’t just throw money at a problem and expect it to be solved. It takes a lot of hard work and thought to make a difference, and even then, sometimes it’s all for naught ... as some of the people in some of these stories have learned.
From the UK government investing in a super-computer to Ohio’s controversial bill, to a lack of regulations for octopus farms, to Silicon Valley Bank’s hiring practices, to the Taliban fighters getting fed up with bureaucracy, to Mexico’s President’s solution to the opioid crisis, to South Carolina’s proposed death penalty for abortion, to the 75-year-old man caught looking at child porn… This list covers a wide variety of topics that all have one thing in common: they all demonstrate the complexity, and total bonkers weirdness, of the world we live in.
Tiger King: 2024?
![JOE EXOTIC: FROM TIGER KING TO PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE (IN PRISON). Joe Exotic, also known as the Tiger King, said he's running for president in 2024 while he's in prison for trying to hire someone to kill someone and for breaking wildlife laws. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/1/8/892818.jpg)
Netflix
Bored of bureaucracy.
![TALIBAN FIGHTERS: FROM FIGHTING TO FILING - AND NOW THEY'RE FED UP. Taliban fighters who have gone from fighting on the front lines to working in government offices in Kabul are getting tired of the boring office life, and are thinking about quitting. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/2/6/892826.jpg)
Timing’s everything.
![Silicon Valley Bank HIRING SENIOR MANAGERS OF FINANCIAL CRIMES ONE DAY, CLOSED DOWN THE NEXT. Silicon Valley Bank put up an ad for a Senior Manager of Financial Crimes on the same day that the government closed it down. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/2/2/892822.jpg)
Senator Drazkowski: Out of touch.
![SENATOR DRAZKOWSKI: HUNGRY? NEVER HEARD OF IT. Steve Drazkowski, a senator from Minnesota, voted against a plan to give students free lunch at school, saying he hasn't met anyone in the state who was hungry. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/1/7/892817.jpg)
Old habits die hard.
![75-YEAR-OLD CAUGHT RED-HANDED LOOKING AT CHILD PORN. A 75-year-old man in Gainesville, Georgia was taken into custody after deputies discovered he was looking at pictures of child pornography on his computer-while they were searching his house for child pornography. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/2/7/892827.jpg)
Hall County Sheriff's Office
Oh, Ohio.
![OHIO'S LATEST BILL: KEEPING STUDENTS IN THE DARK AND WORKERS IN THE COLD. A bill has been proposed in Ohio that would end any programs with Chinese schools, stop labor strikes, and make American history classes mandatory with specific readings and speakers brought in for intellectual diversity. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/2/5/892825.jpg)
Octopuses need protection, not exploitation.
![OCTOPUSES NEED LOVE TOO, BUT APPARENTLY THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH REGULATIONS. Scientists are worried about the well- being of octopuses due to the lack of regulations for the first ever octopus farm. These creatures are known for their intelligence, so it's important to make sure they're taken care of, they say. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/2/0/892820.jpg)
Iran: “Don’t do as we do.”
![IRAN CRITICIZED FRANCE FOR ITS HEAVY- HANDED RESPONSE TO PUBLIC OUTCRY. In March, 2023, Iran spoke out against France for using violence to put down demonstrations against a controversial pension reform plan. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/2/4/892824.jpg)
“Redneck hick” insulted by physiotherapist.
![CANADIAN SHOCKED BY BEING CALLED REDNECK HICK IN HIS WORKER'S COMP FILE. In March 2023, a Canadian a was shocked to find out that his physiotherapist had written really mean things about him in his worker's compensation file. They called him a redneck hick, and made other insulting comments about his injuries. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/2/3/892823.jpg)
Drunken confession fails (or succeeds).
![AT LEAST НЕ TOOK TO HEART THE LESSON THAT HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY. Marek Hecko, a 26-year-old British man, was given a life sentence after he went back to the place where he had committed a murder and told the police what had happened while he was really drunk. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/1/9/892819.jpg)
Big money, big dreams.
![SOUNDS LIKE IT MIGHT BE A LOT OF MONEY DOWN THE DRAIN. The UK government has put aside £900 million to build a super-powerful computer that can do more than a billion billion calculations every second, so they can get their own AI system called BritGPT. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/2/1/892821.jpg)
Death penalty for abortion? Seriously?
![SOUTH CAROLINA: KILLING BABIES, KILLING WOMEN. In South Carolina, a new law is being proposed that would make it so that people who have an abortion could be put to death. There's some kind of irony here, but it's much too subtle for us to put our finger on it. GRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/1/6/892816.jpg)
Hug it out, America.
![LÓPEZ OBRADOR'S SOLUTION TO THE OPIOID CRISIS: MORE HUGS AND CUDDLES. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador thinks that the opioid crisis in the U.S. is due to people not getting enough hugs and cuddles from their families. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/1/5/892815.jpg)