13 Facts To Impress Others With Your Knowledge (And Coolness)

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13 Facts To Impress Others With Your Knowledge (And Coolness)

The need to please others drives our existence far more than we'd like to confess. This need to attract others has an impact on the vehicles we use, the clothing we wear, the equipment we use, and the jobs we pursue.

Regrettably, this admiration is frequently elusive. Cars get rust. Fashion evolves (who said JNCO jeans aren’t cool anymore?!). Technology evolves. And the products that wowed your neighbor yesterday don't even -whelm you today.

The universe is a strange and even sometimes amusing place. Maybe the most mundane objects have unexpectedly amusing background stories, or the strangest objects are more prevalent than we believe. There's a lot to laugh about around the globe, from unusual places in the United States to things you wouldn't believe if you hadn't seen them for yourself, and that makes for wonderful conversation starters at your next social gathering.

Do you want to win your weekly factoids game? Are you trying to broaden your horizons by learning a range of fun things? We've got your back!

In the 17th century, the English village of Eyam voluntarily quarantined to save others. The decision cut their population by 260, but it meant the bubonic plague didn't spread to nearby villages and the towns of Sheffield and Bakewell. CRACKED.COM

Source: BBC

Vietnamese communist leader Ho Chi Minh worked as a Boston hotel cook. He worked at Boston's Parker House Hotel for years, and probably made signature dishes like the Boston cream pie (which was invented there). CRACKED.COM

Source: PRI

Ancient Egypt (Yep, A Third Time)

In Ancient Egypt, keeping your heart after death was an upper- privilege. In Egypt, the heart was the seat of consciousness, but embalmers secretly took out dead commoners' hearts (which would make their afterlife worse). CRACKED.COM

Source: USA Today

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