15 Rare Bits Of Trivia We’ve Crafted From More Common Elements And Unsmelted Ores
![15 Rare Bits Of Trivia We’ve Crafted From More Common Elements And Unsmelted Ores](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/9/0/897690_320x180.jpg)
Hey there, fun fact fanatics! Did you know that Indian women have a golden touch that would make King Midas jealous? They control an estimated $600 to $800 billion worth of gold, which is four times more than the U.S. reserves in Fort Knox. That's enough bling to make even the characters in Uncut Gems blush! Well, probably, I haven’t seen the movie. And speaking of impressive feats, in 2006 Honda became the sole supplier of engines in the IndyCar series, and they did it without a single engine problem. That's some fine engineering if you ask me! And if you're planning a wild weekend in Vegas, you'll be pleased to know that public intoxication is explicitly legal in Nevada. That's right, you can let your hair down and party like a rockstar without worrying about getting busted by the cops. So go ahead and raise a glass to these wild and wacky fun facts!
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Terminator Terms
![CRACKED ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER ONLY MADE $75,000 FOR HIS ROLE IN TERMINATOR. 7 years later, in Terminator 2, he made $15,000,000.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/0/6/897706.jpg)
Butt Chugging
![CRACKED BUTT IS TECHNICALLY A UNIT OF MEASURE FOR WINE THAT STARTED IN MEDIEVAL TIMES. A buttload of wine is about 475 liters or 126 gallons.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/0/5/897705.jpg)
Pirate Smarts
![CRACKED NETFLIX CLOSELY MONITORS WHAT SHOWS AND MOVIES ARE BEING ILLEGALLY PIRATED TO DECIDE WHAT SHOWS THEY SHOULD PURCHASE FOR THEIR LIBRARY. 0010101000110:101010100101 1011010101001 00010010001011000100! 1010010101101110100 10:1011101001 011010001001 00010010101 They started doing this in 2013 when they were just launching in Europe and there weren't a lot of streaming sites on the continent.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/0/3/897703.jpg)
Carrot Cure
![CRACKED A DOCTOR NAMED ERNST MORO SAVED THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN'S LIVES BY INVENTING CARROT STEW, A CURE FOR OTHERWISE FATAL DIARRHEA. Experiments in 2009 showed that the carrot soup could cure diarrhea caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/0/4/897704.jpg)
That’s Batty
![CRACKED IN 1929, A BAT TOWER WAS BUILT IN THE FLORIDA KEYS WITH THE HOPES OF CONTROLLING THE MOSQUITO POPULATION. It was filled with bats, which immediately flew away and never returned.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/0/1/897701.jpg)
Hollyweird
![CRACKED STARTED IN 1990, IMDB IS ONE OF THE OLDEST WEBSITES ON THE INTERNET. And it began as a list of actresses with beautiful eyes.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/9/9/897699.jpg)
That’s Lunacy
![CRACKED THE ADULT LUNA MOTH HAS NO MOUTH. Therefore, it lives for a week, only to reproduce, and then dies of starvation.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/0/2/897702.jpg)
What Happens In Vegas
![CRACKED IN NEVADA, PUBLIC INTOXICATION IS EXPLICITLY LEGAL. KE A It's also illegal for any city or town in Nevada to make it illegal.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/9/7/897697.jpg)
Fine Engineering
![CRACKED IN 2006, HONDA BECAME THE SOLE SUPPLIER OF ENGINES IN THE INDYCAR SERIES. It was the first time that the race went on without a single engine problem.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/0/0/897700.jpg)
Golden Girls
![CRACKED COLLECTIVELY, INDIAN WOMEN CONTROL AN ESTIMATED $600 TO $800 BILLION WORTH OF GOLD. That's four times as much gold as the U.S. reserves in Fort Knox.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/9/8/897698.jpg)
Atomic Discoveries
![CRACKED JAMES CHADWICK, THE DISCOVERER OF THE NEUTRON, WAS THE STUDENT OF ERNEST RUTHERFORD, WHO DISCOVERED THE PROTON. Rutherford was the student of J.J. Thomson, who discovered the electron.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/9/6/897696.jpg)
Sticky Situation
![CRACKED IN 2006, A NORWEGIAN COACH GAVE A SKI POLE TO A CANADIAN SKIER, WHO WENT ON TO WIN A SILVER MEDAL. GANAIN 29 OMIC CANADA Canada was so grateful that they collectively gave him 5.2 tons of Maple Syrup.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/9/4/897694.jpg)
Jelly Jam
![CRACKED JAMS ARE MADE FROM FRUIT, WHILE JELLIES ARE MADE FROM JUICE. Furthermore, preserves have fruit chunks, and marmalades have peel and pulp.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/9/5/897695.jpg)
Wasabi Woes
![CRACKED MOST WASABI IN THE US IS FAKE. Most of it is actually just a blend of horseradish, mustard, and food coloring, due to the cost of real wasabi.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/9/3/897693.jpg)
Bamboo Vegan
![CRACKED PANDAS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE CARNIVOROUS. However, they inexplicably lost their appetite for meat during evolution, and we don't know why.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/9/2/897692.jpg)