Now You Know: 12 Mega-Facts For Your Edification
![Now You Know: 12 Mega-Facts For Your Edification](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/4/8/8/740488_320x180.jpg?v=2)
A solid understanding of knowledge editing is essential for success in a variety of fields. Whenever it concerns your work, economic and medical well-being, self-growth, as well as relations, having a firm foundation of common public knowledge would benefit you well.
A person's thirst for knowledge is important for a variety of reasons, and can result in some upsides including winning over future employers in a hiring process, keeping up with current eventsr, and merely knowing enough to participate in a lively discussion with your friends.
You never know when you'll be in a scenario where you'll need the command of an inventory of interesting facts. At Cracked, we're all about providing excellent customer service, so we've compiled a list of amusing facts to cram into your head in the event of a conversational pause. Plus, it's just plain entertaining to discover new things.
So take a glance and see what we have collected for you. This will work as a brainy dose and will be chocolate to your knowledge factory.
![In 1956, Thomas Patrick stole a plane in New Jersey and landed it in front of a New York city bar. TGCERENII TWO years later, he repeated the feat aft](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/4/6/9/740469.jpg?v=2)
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![Pink Floyd's name comes from two American blues musicians. Syd Barrett had records by Pink Anderson & Floyd Council in his collection. NOW YOU KNOW](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/4/7/6/740476.jpg?v=2)
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![A Chinese businessman hired a hitman, who hired a hitman, who hired another, who hired another. The fifth hitman simply asked the man to fake his deat](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/4/7/7/740477.jpg?v=2)
![Joseph's Stalin's physician was not available as he lay dying. Because he was being tortured by the KGB for suggesting the Soviet leader required more](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/4/7/5/740475.jpg?v=2)
![In 1 996, McDonalds tried to go gourmet with the Arch Deluxe. Despite spending $100 million on advertising and twice that on testing, it was a complet](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/4/7/3/740473.jpg?v=2)
![A Camden, NJ school forced students to eat off the floor after a child spilled water, in 2008. Seven students sued, and they won a $500,000 settlement](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/4/7/2/740472.jpg?v=2)
![Kevin Smith attended a protest for his own movie, Dogma. When an unwitting reporter asked for a comment, Smith said, I don't know, but I've been told](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/4/7/1/740471.jpg?v=2)
![When Diana Ross sang I'm Coming Out she had no idea what it meant to closeted people. When she found out, she accused her studio of trying to ruin h](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/4/7/0/740470.jpg?v=2)
![The Volga River region of Russia held a 'Day of Conception' contest numerous times. Couples that gave birth nine months later, on June 12th, received](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/4/6/8/740468.jpg?v=2)
![Fidel Castro was obsessed with ice cream, and once ate 18 scoops in one sitting. He even opened his own ice cream parlor. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKEDGOM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/4/6/6/740466.jpg?v=2)