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33 Random Bits of Trivia to Put in a Mental Headlock

May 24, 2025

When your brain grabs a stranglehold of these random trivia tidbits, just know that they’re never going to say Uncle. These tough little things don’t give up easily, so your brain will be holding on for a very long time.

Hopefully, it doesn’t get too tired.

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Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Nicolas Cage's first movie role was in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. It was the last time he used his real name, Nicolas Coppola-as casting people only ever wanted to talk about his uncle Francis. CRACKED.COM

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Popes

The Pope in 1950 did not reject the theory of evolution. CRACKED.COM Pope Pius XII confirmed there was no conflict be- tween Christianity and the theory of evolution, and the Church s the idea of theistic evo- lution. — Source

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Ragnar

The Minnesota Vikings are the only NFL team to have an actual human as their mascot. your 71 - - 69 5 McKINNON 65 89 19 14 21 CRACKED.COM His name is Ragnar. The actor, Hub Meeds, asked to become the mascot after being ac- cidentally let onto the field by security during Super Bowl IV. — Source

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King Cambyses II

King Cambyses II of Persia used cats to invade Egypt. Knowing that cats held a high place in Egyptian soci- ety, the king brought hun- dreds of cats into his front lines. As a result, Egyptian archers refused to fire on his felines, fearing that they would injure the animals. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Swimming

It's okay to eat before you swim. CRACKED.COM No studies have proven a correlation between eating and drowning. However, you shouldn't drink alcohol before swimming. — Source

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Japanese Mythology

We have Japan to credit for the Ittan Momen® The Ittan Momen is a sentient roll of cotton that flies around at night smothering people....to death. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Hair

FINE! WHO BE NEEDS YA? CRACKED.COM The American Academy of Dermatology notes that it is normal for a person to lose about 50 to 100 hairs each day as part of the body's natural renewal cycle. — Source

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Strange Coincidences

POE WROTE ABOUT A SHIP LOST AT SEA. THE CREW DREW LOTS TO SEE WHOM TO EAT. The loser was cabin boy Richard Parker. 46 years later, in real life, three men aboard a ship called the Mignonette drew lots and decided to eat their cabin d crew boy. His name: Richard Parker. elle CRACKED.COM — Source

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Vikings

CRACKED We get Vikings wrong in every direction - they were neither cuddly Hagar the Horrible types nor savage barbarians. They had an incredibly complex culture and surprisingly progressive views on gender but, uh, were also pretty into slavery and abduction. — Source / Viking Style

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Overstock.com

CORPORATE CRASH & BURN CATCHING THE IRE OF THE DEEP STATE Patrick Byrne, the CEO of Overstock, stepped down in 2019 after he said weird stuff about the Deep State, which caused the company's stock to fall by 36%. Coincidence? CRACKED — Overstock,
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Horseshoe Crab Blood

GROSS BUT VALUABLE CRAB BLOOD The pharmaceutical industry spends around $50 million every year on horseshoe crab blood, which costs about $15,000 for each quart. It's enormously valuable for its unique immunological properties. GRACKED — Jarous/Shutterstock

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Brushing Your Teeth

CRACKED YOU WILL SPEND APPROXIMATELY 40 DAYS BRUSHING YOUR TEETH OVER THE COURSE OF YOUR LIFETIME. If you brush your teeth at the dentist-recommended frequency - about 25% of adults don't. — Imagine Smiles / Newsweek

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West Virginia

WEST VIRGINIA: LETTING KIDS MARRY SINCE 2023. CRACKED A law in West Virginia that would have stopped kids from getting married was voted down in a committee in 2023. Yet another win for American jurisprudence. — AP News / WV News

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St. Anthony of Padua’s Tongue

Religious Relics Someone's tongue St. Anthony of Padua's tongue, still wet and incorrupt when exhumed in 1263, is venerated in Italy. His tongue and jaw bone are displayed in gold reliquaries. CRACKED — Anton Diaz/Flickr

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Lizard

Spider-Man Movie Villains lez = O ONLY THE Dylan Baker was all set to play the Lizard, but didn't. Despite appearing as the one-armed Dr. Curt Connors in both Spider-Man 2 & 3, with a mountain of hints to his future transformation, Baker never got to play the Lizard. Rhys Ifans played the scaly villain when he finally appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man. CRACKED.COM — Columbia Pictures, Marvel Studios

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Denis Compton

English cricket great Denis Compton was renowned for his absent-mindedness. CRACKED.COM Не once arrived at a match without his kitbag, so he used an antique bat from the stadium's museum. During a celebration in honor of his 70th birthday, his mother called to tell him that he was only 69. — Herald Scotland / Wikipedia

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Getting Sucked into a Storm

EWA WISNIERSKA GOT YANKED UP WHILE PARAGLIDING. SHE WOUND UP SIX MILES ABOVE THE GROUND. That's cruising altitude for airplanes. Finally, after an hour in a storm pilots wouldn't fly a 747 through, she managed to land safely. Doctors say the only reason she survived was she ed out, which put her in a less oxygen-needy state. CRACKED.COM — Source: People Who Survived Completely Unsurvivable Situations

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Thigh Bones

Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete. GRAGKED.COM A cubic inch of bone can in principle bear a load of 19,000 lbs. or more -roughly the weight of five stan- dard pickup trucks. — Live Science

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Django Unchained

In Django Unchained, Django's secondary weapon is a double-barreled Derringer pistol. The movie is set in 1858, 8 years before such a pistol was first manufactured. CRACKED.COM — Source: 27 Movies And Shows That Need Help With History

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The Old West

The Old West was very, very gay (but, it turns out, nobody talked about it). It wasn't too uncommon for men to have sex, largely because there were so few women, but the widespread attitude was Don't ask, don't tell. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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The 40-Year-Old Virgin

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS 40-Year-Old Virgin ushered in the BROMANTIC COMEDY CRACKED.COM Buddy Picture, meet Rom Com. Unlike the Buddy Picture, where unlikely allies came together to overcome crazy obstacles, the Bromance featured fast friends who would do anything to help a compadre in need. — The Atlantic, TV Tropes

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The Year 1912

The Titanic sank the same year ecstasy was invented (1912). TITANIC DISASTER GREATLOSS, OF LIFE E EVENING NEWS CRACKED.COM — Source: The DEA

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Scorpions

Scorpions are able to exist on a diet that would make most Instagram detoxes seem gluttonous. When there's not much prey to be found, they're able to live on a single insect a year. And look great doing it! CRACKED.COM — Source: National Geographic

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Step Brothers

BEHIND-THE-SCENES ACTS THE MOVIE WAS ADAM SCOTT'S FIRST VENTURE INTO COMEDY. STEP BROTHERS Despite mainly being known as a comedic actor, Scott didn't start his career that way. Step Brothers was his first time starring in a comedy and he says the experience helped him prepare for future projects like Party Down and Parks and Recreation. CRACKED.COM — The Ringer

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Ryan Lochte

RYAN LOCHTE says he was mugged at the Olympics LIE! GRACKED.COM The story is convoluted but this much appears to be true: A drunken Lochte and three other athletes vandalized a gas station bathroom, then got into it with a security guard. The U.S. Olympic Committee apologized: The behavior of these athletes is not acceptable. — Deadline

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The Secret of NIMH

THE The original title SECRET NIMH had to be changed. for various reasons. Based on the book, Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, the company first changed Frisby to Mrs. Brisby due to the frisby toy copyright. Some people also didn't like the rats part in the title. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Robin Williams

AT A GLANCE ROBIN WILLIAMS Disney gave Williams a Picasso painting as an apology. Williams agreed to voice Aladdin's genie on the condition that his voice wouldn't used in advertising. The $1 million gift wasn't well-received. CRACKED.COM — Source: ArtNet

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Cher

Cher CRACKED.COM She requires an entire separate room to keep her human hair wigs in.

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Batman

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Leonardo da Vinci

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Jason Momoa

Jason Momoa Became A Total Dude Bro For Conan The Barbarian. CARU CARLINS MOMOa Momoa figured the best way to prepare himself to play a barbarian (whi

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Star Wars

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