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35 Facts We Found Between the Cushions of the Fact Couch

Look at all these facts we lost!

35 Facts We Found Between the Cushions of the Fact Couch

September 29, 2023

So you’re going out with your friends, and you're hoping to have a bunch of little interesting factoids on hand to fill any awkward silences in conversation. Well, you're welcome to head on over to the fact couch, take the cushions off and see what little crumbs of interesting information you can gather. Shove those in your pocket, and maybe you’ll be able to weave them into some kind of interesting discussion with these friends of yours. Do we know these friends, by the way? How long are you planning on staying out?

I’ve clearly lost the plot of this introduction! Enjoy the facts!

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Ballet Dancing Pain Tolerance

Ballet dancers have a higher pain tolerance Like sports professionals, professional dancers have higher pain tolerance thresholds. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 True Facts That Don't Seem Real

34

Wake Up Calls

Before alarm clocks, people used knock on windows with a big stick In Britain, knocker uppers were hired to wake people up. They would carry long poles to tap on their clients' windows (and not wake up non-paying neighbors) CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 True Facts That Don't Seem Real

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Turtle Butts

Turtles can breathe out of their butts When they hibernate, their main source of oxygen comes from their rear end. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 True Facts That Don't Seem Real

32

A Billion is a Lot

1 million seconds is 11 days, while 1 billion seconds is more than 31.5 years RESERVE 45 NOTE is LEGAL TENDER LL DERTA PUBLIC AND PRIVATE رسما Localedo Cabal University Social SERIES 2006 ON FRANKLIN GINO 84 9002 promo خارية GRO 1 trillion seconds is more than 31,688 years. Consider that next time you defend Jeff Bezos. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 True Facts That Don't Seem Real

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Maine is... close to Africa kind of?

The closest US state to Africa is Maine Quoddy Head, Maine, is 3,154 miles from El Beddouza, Morocco. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 True Facts That Don't Seem Real

30

Synapses in Your Brain

You have more synapses in your brain than we have stars in our galaxy There are between 100 to 400 billion stars in the Milky Way, but there are more than 125 trillion nerve connections just in the brain's cerebral cortex. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 True Facts That Don't Seem Real

29

Brussel Sprout Stalks

Brussels sprouts grow on stalks Brussels sprout plants grow two to three feet tall. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 True Facts That Don't Seem Real

28

Coconuts vs Sharks

Falling coconuts kill more people than sharks Data suggests that people are 15 times more likely to be killed by a falling coconut than a shark attack. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 True Facts That Don't Seem Real

27

Will Smith as Django

The first choice to play Django in Django Unchained was Will Smith. Не just turned the role because, after reading the script, he was convinced Django wasn't really the star - it was Christoph Waltz' character Dr. Schultz. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 Amazing Facts To Look Clever And Knowledgeable

26

Quadrophenia Sex Scenes

A scene in Quadrophenia got cut over interracial sex concerns. oclety kis It was 1979, and there was fear that interracial sex would doom the movie in some places - so they cut Black actor Trevor Laird from a sex-filled party scene. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 Amazing Facts To Look Clever And Knowledgeable

25

Treasure Planet 2

Willem Dafoe had a movie cancelled when he was about to show up for filming. It was Disney's Treasure Planet 2, and he was supposed to voice the bad guy. They pulled the plug when he was 30 minutes from the studio. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 Amazing Facts To Look Clever And Knowledgeable

24

Arkansas High Schools

In Arkansas, they closed public high schools for a year over desegregation. The governor closed them in 1958 so integration couldn't continue - but teachers (and administrators) still had to show up for work in empty classrooms. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 Amazing Facts To Look Clever And Knowledgeable

23

Koko and Mister Rogers

Koko the gorilla instinctively knew to help Mr. Rogers out of his shoes when she met him GRACKED.COM Mister Rogers' Neighbor- hood was Koko's favorite show, so it stands to rea- son why she would know to help untie his shoes when they met. She also cradled him in her arms because who wouldn't? — Source: 20 Facts That Are Like A Road Trip To Knowledge Town

22

The First OMG

The acronym 'OMG' was first recorded in a letter to Winston Churchill. CRACKED.COM A retired British admiral of the Royal Navy wrote to Winston Churchill to share his take on the headlines of the day, some of which were so exciting, he wrote, O.M.G. (Oh! My! God!). — Source: 20 Facts That Are Like A Road Trip To Knowledge Town

21

Average Cloud Weight

An average cumulus cloud weighs 1.1 million pounds You don't have to worry about the sky falling as the weight clearly isn't concentrated in one space; it's spread out over a very large area. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 True Facts That Don't Seem Real

20

You're Drinking Freakin' Old Water

Water you drink may be older than the Sun According to astrophysicists, half of all water on Earth may be millions of years older than the solar system. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 True Facts That Don't Seem Real

19

The Original Karen

The first customer complaint is from Babylon, and it's about 4,000 years old. al Complaint about delivery of the wrong grade of copper g About 1750 BC (Old Babylonian period), from Ur ME 131236 It's a cuneiform tablet from 1750 ВС, and it tells the complaint of a man who bought copper ingots that were supposed to be higher quality. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 Amazing Facts To Look Clever And Knowledgeable

18

Donkey Holes

Donkeys in the wild sometimes dig wells that are known as ass holes. These ass holes are useful for other animals - they can provide water for dozens of other species, and can be the only source of water in some areas. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 Amazing Facts To Look Clever And Knowledgeable

17

The Original Pretty Woman

The original ending for Pretty Woman was really, really dark and depressing. It was supposed to end with Julia Roberts' character being thrown out of a car in a dirty alley, with money thrown on top of her, before the car drove off. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 Amazing Facts To Look Clever And Knowledgeable

16

The World Cup (Found by a Dog)

About half a century ago, a dog in England found the football World Cup. It got stolen before the tournament and, about a week later, got found wrapped in newspaper on the ground when a guy was walking his dog. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 Amazing Facts To Look Clever And Knowledgeable

15

The First Roller Coaster

The first roller coaster was created to distract the public from debauchery. GRACKED COM In 1884, disgusted with the uprising of hedonistic amusements like saloons and brothels, LaMarcus Adna Thompson invented the Switchback Gravity Railway at Coney Island. — Source: 20 Facts That Are Like A Road Trip To Knowledge Town

14

Lonely Funeral Poems

The Netherlands sends poets to a funeral if the deceased has no one else. CRACKED.COM The country implemented the ritual of 'lonely funer- al poems,' where poets research the deceased and write a poem in their honor to recite at the fu- neral. — Source: 20 Facts That Are Like A Road Trip To Knowledge Town

13

No Beards Here

It was against Brigham Young University for students to grow a beard until 2015. CRACKED COM Exceptions at the Mor- mon flagship school were given to students with medical conditions, actors who need a beard for a role, or for reli- gious reasons. — Source: 20 Facts That Are Like A Road Trip To Knowledge Town

12

Flamin' Hot Cheetos: Origins

A janitor pitched the idea of Flamin' Hot Cheetos to Frit-Lay. CRACKED.COM Richard Montañez had the idea to add chili powder to the cheesy treat, and has since risen up the ranks to serve as a PepsiCo executive. The movie Flamin' Hot about these events is cur- rently in post production. — Source: 20 Facts That Are Like A Road Trip To Knowledge Town

11

Wood Frogs Barely Pee

Wood frogs can hold their pee for up to eight months Wood frogs have microbes in their guts that recycle urea, allowing them to avoid peeing all winter. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 True Facts That Don't Seem Real

10

Bruce Forsyth: Neopet

Bruce Forsyth was a Neopet TM The bow-tied British game host was one of the original Neopet options. His character eventually evolved into a penguin, still with a bow tie. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 True Facts That Don't Seem Real

9

Wasps Don't Forget

If you hide in a lake, a swarm of wasps will wait for you to re-emerge. If you're attacked by wasps, don't try to take shelter in a lake. They also are not fooled by playing dead. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 True Facts That Don't Seem Real

8

Godzilla Prep

Kyle Chandler binge-watched 30 movies for Godzilla: King of the Monsters. To prepare for his role, he performed the near-superhuman feat of watching every single Godzilla movie ever made (covering a span of 65 years), over just two days. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 Amazing Facts To Look Clever And Knowledgeable

7

1 billion tons of wasted food

Nearly 1 billion metric tons of food is wasted on the planet every year. CRACKED.COM The majority of wasted food (61%) comes from homes, while restaurants and other food services produce 26% of wasted food. Grocery stores make up just 13% of food waste. — Source: 20 Facts That Are Like A Road Trip To Knowledge Town

6

Narwhal Tusk Rings

Like the rings of a tree, a narwhal's tusk tells us about how it lived. CRACKED.COM Each year, layers of the tusk are added, and they offer insight into the whale's age, the level of pollution it lived in, tem- perature levels, and what its diet consisted of. — Source: 20 Facts That Are Like A Road Trip To Knowledge Town

5

The Original Beauty & The Beast

The original 'Beauty and the Beast' was meant to help girls accept arranged marriages. CRACKED.COM It was written in 1740 to encourage girls into forced marriages, for an alliance that required ef- facing their own desires and submitting to the will of a monster. — Source: 20 Facts That Are Like A Road Trip To Knowledge Town

4

Plants Make Noises?

We've found out that some plants produce noise when they're stressed. They're ultrasonic clicks that humans can't hear, and plants begin making them if they're being harmed .. say, if they're suffering drought or being attacked. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 Amazing Facts To Look Clever And Knowledgeable

3

Taking Your Spouse's Surname

Some places have very specific rules about taking your spouse's surname. For example, in Quebec, women aren't allowed to take their husband's surnames. And in Greece, any married person has to petition for a name change. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 Amazing Facts To Look Clever And Knowledgeable

2

The Deadliest Blizzard

The deadliest recorded blizzard, from 1972, wiped about 200 villages off the map. It ripped through Iran and Azerbaijan, and it killed about 4,000 people in Iran alone. Amazingly, it left up to 26 feet of snow in its wake. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 Amazing Facts To Look Clever And Knowledgeable

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New York Zip Codes

New York City has a total of 41 buildings that have their own ZIP code. One of them is the Empire State Building, with the ZIP code 10118. Most of the buildings are in midtown, but there are some in the Financial District. CRACKED.COM — Source: 13 Amazing Facts To Look Clever And Knowledgeable

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