25 Highly Regarded Bits of Trivia Whose Reputation Precedes Them

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25 Highly Regarded Bits of Trivia Whose Reputation Precedes Them

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Slime

Most of 2018's biggest skincare products used snail slime. CRACKEDCON COM

Quaker Oats

Quaker Oats fed kids radioactive oatmeal in the '40s and '50s. O SPRINTALLY That's according to a class action lawsuit from 1995 - apparently, Quaker Oats and MIT gave students at the Fernald State School oatmeal with radioactive iron and calcium. Quaker Oats and MIT settled out of court for $1.85 million. CRACKED.COM

Japan’s Illustrated History of America

In 1861, Japan had an illustrated history of America. CRACKED.COM It depicted, among other things, John Adams stabbing a giant snake, and George Washington punching a Ti- ger. It's no more fantastical than what they teach us in school, to be fair.

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Prairie Dogs

Prairie dogs have a sophisticated method of communication. They have such a complex means of broadcasting that they can embed de- scriptions of predators within their calls, and even have a specific call to de- scribe a man with a gun. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

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Bees

Bee-friendly bricks are now a necessity in new Brighton buildings. Perforated bricks that provide nesting space for bees became a planning requirement for new buildings in Brighton, England, aiming to improve biodiversity in cities. CRACKED.COM

Source: MSN

Phantom Vibration Syndrome

THERE IS AN OFFICIAL NAME FOR WHEN YOU THINK YOU FEEL YOUR PHONE VIBRATING IN YOUR POCKET. SAMSUNG CRACKED COM Phantom Vibration Syndrome is the name for when someone thinks their phone is vibrating, but it isn't. The name might be new, but these kinds of phantom twitches happen regularly, it's only now that we have a device that is always with us to blame them on.

Source: NPR 

Leech Facials

Miranda Kerr loves leech facials. They work this way: leeches suck blood from your face, then you smear the blood around. I think that leech facials

Gruesome Discoveries

While cleaning the basement of a recently vacated apartment, two cleaners found an old trunk. When they broke it open, they were shocked to find... su

Clay Aiken

American ldol runner- up Clay Aiken? LEC 20 In 2014 he ran for Congress. Aiken's popularity with voters on the reality TV karaoke contest did

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