A Matrix Style Download Of Next Level Facts
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![A Matrix Style Download Of Next Level Facts](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/3/4/734034_320x180.jpg?v=4)
You get a match on Tinder. What do you open with? "Hey"? Of course not -- you might as well tell them, "I'm a bore with no imagination, so save time and block me now." What you do is lead with some fun fact that shows you're as funny and cultured as you are good-looking -- say, for example, one of these we've collected here for you for just such an occasion.
And if things get serious, you'll be able to follow up with details cribbed from the original Cracked articles linked under each fact.
![BILL MURRAY IS IN COMEDY BECAUSE HE WAS CAUGHT WITH POT. In 1970, Murray joked that he had two bombs in his luggage as he was boarding a plane. So he](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/5/0/9/738509.jpg?v=1)
![MORE PEOPLE DIE WHEN THE ECONOMY IS STRONG. Research has found that 5 a booming economy causes an increase in mortality 411270 ISHINGTOND rates, not t](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/6/1/732061.jpg?v=2)
![WERNER HERZOG'S CAREER IS FULL OF AMAZINGLY CRAZY HAPPENINGS. When he was directinga a movie in 1970, an actor managed to run himself over with a car](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/6/0/732060.jpg?v=2)
![THE HOUSE IN PARASITE IS COMPLETELY FAKE. The movie wasn't shot in a real house- the lavish Park residence was built from scratch in a studio backlot](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/5/8/732058.jpg?v=2)
![THE ROOSEVELT WHITE HOUSE WAS INFAMOUS FOR ITS GHASTLY FOOD. Serving as first lady through difficult times, Eleanor Roosevelt wanted to bring simplici](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/5/7/732057.jpg?v=2)
![CAT STEVENS WAS... UH... SUSPECTED OF TERRORISM? Yes, that Cat Stevens, the one known for his peace anthems, was in the TSA's no-fly list list from 20](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/5/5/732055.jpg?v=2)
![DOLPH LUNDGREN AND GRACE JONES WERE THE POWER COUPLE OF THE '8OS. Jones and Lundgren met when he was working security for her shows, and they quicky b](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/5/4/732054.jpg?v=2)
![CRACKEDCON MARVEL PASSED ON THE CHANCE TO BUY DC'S CHARACTERS. DC Comics wasn't doing well in the early '80s- SO they thought they'd just license thei](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/5/3/732053.jpg?v=2)
![THE DEEPWATER HORIZON DISASTER HAS LED TO THE DISCOVERY OF NEW SPECIES. BP can never make up for the damage caused by their oil spill- but their progr](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/5/2/732052.jpg?v=2)
![CRACKED COM IVY LEAGUE SCHOOLS ARE LEGALLY ALLOWED TO BE SEXIST. Title IX bans colleges from discriminating against women. But private schools lobbied](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/5/1/732051.jpg?v=2)
![REAL-LIFE AQUAMEN EXIST IN SOUTHEAT ASIA. The Bajau can free-dive to depths of more than 200 feet, and spend up to 13 minutes underwater on a single b](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/5/0/732050.jpg?v=2)
![UNIVERSAL STUDIOS WANTED BRAZIL TO HAVE A HAPPY ENDING. The original ending was too bleak for Universal. They wanted Sam's escape to be real, not just](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/4/9/732049.jpg?v=2)
![THE HELLS ANGELS WERE ORIGINALLY A VETERANS CLUB. Motorcycle gangs were at first just bored World War Il veterans who got cheap Army surplus bikes and](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/4/8/732048.jpg?v=2)
![NIER:AUTOMATAI WAS ALMOST CANCELED BECAUSE ITS CREATOR LIKED TO SLEEP LATE. Yoko Taro almost gave up on his most successful game simply because he ref](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/4/7/732047.jpg?v=2)
![GUN-RELATED MURDERS ARE THE HARDEST TO SOLVE. Evidence such as DNA is often not found when a gun is used, leading to fewer arrests and convictions tha](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/4/6/732046.jpg?v=2)
![RENA RUSTY KANOKOGI OPENED JUDO TO WOMEN. Kanokogi won a judo championship in 1959 disguised as a man, but was then stripped of her medal even thoug](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/4/5/732045.jpg?v=2)
![CRACKED CON HOMBPE M0. 128 ARANA IN MEXICO, GWEN STACY DIDN'T DIE. The death of Peter Parker's girlfriend in 1973 was mourned by fans everywhere- exce](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/4/4/732044.jpg?v=2)
![CRACKEDG COM MAKING VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES CAN GIVE YOU PTSD. Believe it or not, working all day long on horribly detailed bloodsplosions can mess up you](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/5/6/732056.jpg?v=2)