32 Random Bits of Trivia to Add to the Data Smoothie Whirling Around in Your Brain

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Facts are to brains as spinach is to Popeye

We’re no neurologists, but if knowledge swirls around your brain like smoothie ingredients in a blender, then these facts are a lot like spinach. You’re adding spinach to your smoothie, right? If not, it’s just a bunch of fruit. Think of all that sugar with no added iron! 

Wait, we’re still talking about facts, right? Sorry, our analogies get away from us sometimes. Basically, you get a lot of sweetness your scrolling, so why not add these healthy facts, too? There — analogy complete.

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CRACKED A CASINO'S CYBERSECURITY SYSTEM WAS BREACHED THROUGH ITS FISH TANK. BAR BAR LR 1 BAR The tank used an internet- connected device to regulate temperature, and hackers were able to get into it.
CRACKED SOME U.S. STATES HAVE LAWS AGAINST CLONING HUMANS. It is also prohibited by federal law in Canada.

CRACKED BALD EAGLES HAVE GONE FROM THREATENED SPECIES TO THREAT. Growing populations in Seattle have taken to picking up trash from landfills and dropping them in people's yards.
CRACKED ABRAHAM LINCOLN PREVENTED ELEPHANTS FROM BECOMING AN INVASIVE SPECIES IN AMERICA. When Lincoln was elected, the King of Siam offered to send over a herd of elephants to be bred in the Americas as a congratulatory gift. Thankfully, Lincoln declined.
CRACKED PEOPLE WHO WORK OUT MORE ALSO TEND TO DRINK MORE. Studies suggest it has to do with those people's addictive personalities.
CRACKED NO ONE HAS EVER ACTUALLY DISCOVERED DARK MATTER. But we know it has to be there for the gravitational pull of the galaxies to exist.
CRACKED SCIENCE SAYS MUSICIANS ACTUALLY ARE MORE ATTRACTIVE TO WOMEN. A new study finds women were far more sexually attracted to musical talent, while men were only a little bit.
CRACKED THE CATHOLIC CHURCH HAS A LOT OF GROSS REMAINS OF HOLY PEOPLE. Including the head of St. Catherine of Siena, who was famous for treating the sick and encouraging peace within Italy. (Also, for suggesting a crusade against Muslim people.)
CRACKED THE FRESHWATER SNAIL IS ONE OF THE DEADLIEST ANIMALS ON EARTH. Snaill carry a parasite that can give humans bilharzia, a deadly pee-blood disease that kills 200,000 people each year.
CRACKED 1.5 MILLION FEET OF FILM WAS USED FOR STEP BROTHERS. It was so much that Kodak sent over champagne as a thank you.
CRACKED 9/11 CAUSED 164 SONGS TO BE BANNED FROM THE RADIO. Including Walk Like An Egyptian by the Bangles, because it vaguely references the Middle East.
CRACKED TRAFFIC IS LITERALLY ROTTING YOUR BRAIN. New studies show a direct link between air pollution and general cognition.
CRACKED SEINFELD WAS BRIEFED ON WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF AN ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT AGAINST OBAMA. For Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, Seinfeld was only allowed to drive with the president on the White House grounds. To actually get the coffee, they had to be driven in Obama's bulletproof motorcade.
CRACKED APPLE SEEDS ARE POISONOUS. Amygdalin is a compound found in apple seeds, and it is poisonous to humans. However, it would take around 40 apples to produce enough seeds for a fatal dose.
CRACKED A POPPED CHAMPAGNE CORK CAN TRAVEL UP TO 50 MILES PER HOUR. The reason for this is that the pressure inside a bottle of champagne is around three times that of an average car tire.
CRACKED THE OLDEST KNOWN DOOR IN EUROPE WAS UNEARTHED IN SWITZERLAND. Tree rings suggest the door was made in 3063 BCE - around the time of Stonehenge.
CRACKED THE OLDEST KNOWN JOKE IS A FART JOKE. It was made in Sumeria around 1900 ВСЕ.
CRACKED FIGS ARE BELIEVED TO BE THE OLDEST FRUIT CULTIVATED BY HUMANS. They were introduced to our agriculture systems over 11,000 years ago.
CRACKED YOU HAVE ABOUT 100,000 HAIRS ON YOUR HEAD. Blonde people average the most amount of hair, while redheads average the least.
CRACKED HINDUISM IS THE WORLD'S OLDEST SURVIVING RELIGION. It is over 4,000 years old, and is currently the third largest religion behind Christianity and Islam.
CRACKED THE LARGEST ORGANISM IN THE WORLD IS A FUNGUS THAT COVERS OVER 2,200 ACRES. It is located in Oregon, and is anywhere from 2,400 to 8,650 years old.
CRACKED THE WORLD'S FIRST NEWSPAPER ORIGINATED IN CHINA. It dates back to 740 CE.
CRACKED THE TALLEST MOUNTAIN IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM IS ON MARS. Olympus Mons is three times taller than Everest, and roughly the width of France.
CRACKED YOU SPEND FOUR MONTHS OF YOUR LIFE WAITING AT RED LIGHTS. The average red light runs anywhere between 60 and 90 seconds.
CRACKED THE SHORTEST DISTANCE BETWEEN RUSSIA AND THE UNITED STATES IS ONLY 2.4 MILES. It can be crossed on foot during the winter months, when the Bering Strait freezes over. # - - - fice Noskan Kotsebue kotski 850+ Dezneva Diomede Shishmaref strov Uelen diBering Mys S ..I. avrentija Pe Wales Teller lngiaran Novoje Str. Caplino King 1. Nome Mys Caplina 30 No me - - Gamball and
CRACKED SALT WAS SO VALUABLE IN ANCIENT TIMES THAT IT WAS USED AS CURRENCY. The word salary comes from the Latin word salarium, which was the allowance of salt given to Roman soldiers as part of
CRACKED SNAKES CAN PREDICT EARTHQUAKES. If it's a big one, they can start behaving extremely erratically and smash their heads against walls.
CRACKED THE OLDEST LIVING TREE IN THE WORLD IS IN CALIFORNIA. It is a pine named Methuselah, and is over 4,800 years old.
Ancient Greek prostitutes advertised their services with their shoes. In ancient Greece, prostitutes wore sandals with the words follow me imprinted in the dirt to advertise their services. CRACKED
Thanks to international efforts, the ozone layer is projected to recover to 1980 levels by 2040. It's expected to make a full recovery by 2066. CRACKED
Pumpkins, watermelons, avocados, and bananas are technically classified as berries. However strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries aren't. CRACKED
Whale milk has the consistency of toothpaste. This is due to whale milk being 30-50 percent fat. CRACKED

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