30 Random Bits of Trivia We Say in the Mirror Every Morning to Get Into the Right Headspace

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30 Random Bits of Trivia We Say in the Mirror Every Morning to Get Into the Right Headspace

Self-talk is so important, so we like to start our day with a few affirmations. They say it shouldn’t be future-based stuff like, “We’re going to find great random facts today.” It should be thought of as a present truth like, “We always have more facts than we need. We cannot help but to attract a ton of great random facts into our lives.”

An abundance mindset attracts more of what you want. 

Wow, we bet you weren’t expecting wisdom like this from a list of random facts, huh? Check out what we’ve attracted here today, then go out there and get whatever you want!

The King of Tonga

Royal undertakers of the deceased King of Tonga can't use their hands for 100 days. y2 After taking care of the King's body, the undertakers, called N

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30 Random Bits of Trivia We Say in the Mirror Every Morning to Get Into the Right Headspace

Roosters

Only the highest-ranking rooster gets to crow first at dawn. Lower-ranking birds must wait their turn to crow, and to eat. They also sound off in order of their rank, from high to low. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

Chopin

Frédéric Chopin's heart was pickled and smuggled out of after his death. The legendary composer and pianist asked on his death- bed that his heart be re- moved because he was afraid of being buried alive. His sis- ter pickled it in cognac and delivered it to the Church of the Holy Cross in Warsaw. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

Home Depot

In the early days of Home Depot, they would stock shelves with empty boxes. 20 Doors & Lumber Windows Dougles Fin Studs 2xd's 19 He 2xB's the Plumbing - منامج Anderson finished moulding crem ELL Home Depot persuaded the vendors to give them empty boxes after the vendors were afraid that Home Depot could not pay them for all the merchandise. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

Orangutans

Male orangutans can be attracted to women with red hair. One male, Hsing-Hs- ing, has even ripped pictures of Nicole Kid- man out of magazines and placed them in his enclosure at the Perth Zoo. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

Mao Zedong

Mao Zedong never brushed his teeth. Once, when his pri- vate physician sug- gested to him that he should use a tooth- brush, he replied, A tiger never brushes his teeth. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

Mormons

Mormon prophet Joseph Smith thought six foot Quakers lived one the moon. Around the mid 19th cen- tury, Smith said the moon was inhabited by men and women the same as this earth that live to 1,000 years old and averaging near six feet in height. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

Polyamory

People in polyamorous relationships made their own word for what they feel when their partner is with someone else. The word 'compersion' was popularized by people in on- line communities devoted to polyamory and open rela- tionships, in order to de- scribe the opposite of feel- ing jealous when your part- ner dates somebody else. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

NASA

NASA only uses 15 digits of pi for calculating interplanetary travel. At 40 digits, you could calculate the circumfer- ence of a circle the size of the visible universe to an accuracy equal to the di- ameter of a hydrogen atom. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

George Washington

We might be addressing US Presidents as your Majesty, if not for Washington. The official manner of ad- dress for the President of the United States could have been Highness or Majesty, if not for George Washington con- senting that the final title be simply Mr. President. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

Hippos

A Louisiana senator wanted to bring hippos to the US as meat and deal with invasive water plants. Robert F. Broussard pro- posed the American Hip- po Bill in 1910, which would have brought the animals from Africa to solve a meat shortage in the United States. The bill nearly ed. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

Dashboards

A dashboard originated from horse-drawn carriages. e A dashboard was a barrier of wood or leather fixed at the front of a horse-drawn carriage or sleigh to pro- tect the driver from mud or other debris dashed up by the horses' hooves. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

The Catacombs

A secret, functional restaurant was uncovered in the Paris Catacombs. The restaurant had tables and chairs, a fully-stocked bar, with electricity and three phone lines. When police ar- rived three days later to trace the power lines, they saw they had been cut, and a note was left saying, Do not try and find us. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

In during 1986, Nadine Vaujour took helicopter flying lessons for six months. She then rented a helicopter. JBG Vaujour flew it to the prison where her husband was being held, dropped a rope down to the roof, and spirited him away. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson's Super Bowl halftime show in 1993 had higher ratings than the game itself. It is estimated to have been one of the most watched events in TV history, with 133.4 million viewers. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Ramen

To combat a rise in the number of accidents by elderly drivers, the Japanese government offered discounts on ramen for those who surrender their licenses. One 97 year-old Buddhist monk publicly handed his in, saying to fellow older drivers, I hope you will surrender your driver's licence and live to the end of your natural lives. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Bob Marley

Bob Marley gave his friend Vincent Ford a songwriting credit on several songs, including No Woman, No Cry. Marley knew any royalties would be used to keep the soup kitchen Vincent Ford ran open. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Meth

Methamphetamine was used as an antidepressant from the 1930s to the 1950s. Gordon Alles patented the drug after being injected with it. Не said it made him more talkative and imparted a sense of well-being. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Ricky Simonds

In 2006, suspected serial murderer Ricky Simonds was found dead of heatstroke in the trunk of his ex-girlfriend's car. Investigators theorized he became locked in as he lay in wait to ambush and kill her. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Lotto Winners

In 1984, a policeman asked a NYC pizza t waitress to pick his lottery numbers, saying he would split the winnings. own Pizzeria & Restaurant FREE DELIVERY 237-777 SCHARESCAR DOI OPEN TWT the 100 UNITED STATES KB94571448I NDRED DOLLARS Не won, and true to his word, gave her $3 million dollars. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

Escape Rooms

In January 2019, 5 teenagers died after a fire in an escape room in Poland. CRACKED.COM Poland's interior minister then ordered fire safety in- spections at more than 1,000 escape room loca- tions across the country, which previously did not officially require them.

Women’s Fashion

During the 17th century, women's fashions with exposed breasts were common in society. CRACKED.COM Queens to common prostitutes particiapt- ed, and it emulated by all classes. An exposed ankle however was considered to be more risqué.

Spam

The creators of Spam sued Jim Henson Productions for using the name Spa'am. CRACKED.COM The judge dismissed the suit for failure to prove damages from the pig character in Muppet Treasure Island, noting, one might think Hormel would welcome the association with a genuine source of pork.

Psycho

Having standard showtimes for films was not common until 1960. CRACKED.COM Previously most films would just play on a loop, and people could enter at any time. Hitchcock's Psy- cho required that people watch from the beginning to the end and made show- times more standard.

Cricket

The longest Cricket Test match was played over 12 days. CRACKED.COM The game was between England and South Africa in Durban in 1939. It was eventually abandoned, otherwise, the England team would have missed the boat back home.

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