20 Trivia Nuggets Panned From The Mother Lode Of Life

The term “plastic surgery” predates the invention of plastic.
20 Trivia Nuggets Panned From The Mother Lode Of Life

It is hard to enjoy this list of interesting facts without thinking that I'm a bit weird. And if you think that's weird, it's probably true. But that doesn't matter. Because you're weird too. Facts are odd. If you don't believe me, just consider the fact that there are facts about the fact that facts are odd. This is a collection of facts and other things that may or may not be facts. Some of them are more or less important than others. The fact that facts are odd is actually not a fact, but it's very important. If you're reading this on a tablet or phone, just keep the fact that facts are odd in mind and the rest of these facts may make a bit more sense. This list of was compiled from the memories of people who may not have been entirely sober at the time. As such, it may be best to keep it far away from small children.

Simple names were too much for 16th-century Puritans.

Late 16th-century Puritan communities in Southern Britain saw common names as too worldly. GRACKED COM They opted to name chil- dren with bizarre strings of religious slogans, such as Jesus-Christ-came-in- to-the-world- to-save, and Job-raked-out- of-the-ashes.

Slate

Jerry Falwell swindled the wrong mother of a computer nerd.

A man in the '80s programmed his Atari computer to make thousands of calls to Jerry Falwell. CRACKED.COM The calls to Falwell's toll-free number would hang up and call again, every 30 seconds, amounting to over $500,000 in phone bills to Falwell's organization.

Time

Stress can trigger Psychosocial Dwarfism.

Stress can cause a child to temporarily stop growing. XXXXXXXXX CRACKED.COM Psychosocial dwarfism is a condition where a child can stop growing due to an extremely stressful envi- ronment. It can cause the body to completely stop growing but it is generally temporary.

Emedicine

Plastic surgery has nothing to do with plastic.

The term plastic surgery predates plastic. CRACKED.COM Plastic surgery was coined in 1839, 70 years before plastic was even invented. It comes from the Greek word plastik which means sculpting and has nothing to do with plastic.

Britannica

The ancient Egyptians smelled great.

Ancient Egyptians invented several forms of early deodorant. NATURAL = CRACKED.COM This included cones made out of scented grease that was worn on top of the head. As the grease melt- ed, it ran in cooling, fra- grant trails down the per- son's face and body.

CNN

The Model T could be bought for the equivalent of $3,600.

The Model T debuted in 1909 for $825. Ford TIME BM -18 AP ... CRACKED.COM Thanks to increasing production efficiency, its price lowered nu- merous times, bottom- ing out at $260 - the equivalent of around $3600 today.

NY Daily News

History exams were canceled in the Soviet Union after increased government transparency.

Increased government transparency in the Soviet Union revealed that their textbooks were filled with lies. GRACKED.COM The Soviet Govern- ment canceled all fi- nal history examina- tions for elementary and high school stu- dents in 1988

NY Times

Gerald R. Ford

All poop generated aboard US Navy's newest aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford will be vaporized by plasma. CRACKED.COM The Plasma Arc Waste Destruction System (PAWDS) being used will treat all combusti- ble solid waste gener- ated on board the ship.

DTIC

Mercury has a tail made of sodium.

The planet Mercury has a tail, like a comet. CRACKED.COM Mercury's thin atmo- sphere contains small amounts of so- dium that glow when excited by light from the Sun.

NASA

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