30 Random Bits of Trivia You Can Send Instantly to Your Brain or Other Bluetooth-Compatible Organs

Facts will go anywhere they’re wanted
30 Random Bits of Trivia You Can Send Instantly to Your Brain or Other Bluetooth-Compatible Organs

It’s kind of strange that a fact about your foot is stored in your brain. Like, do you ever think your brain gets a little resentful that it’s the one thing in your body that has to hold onto every other body part’s crap? You wouldn’t randomly show up to your brother’s house with a box of your old yearbooks and say, “Hey, store these in your attic for me!” 

It’s not our battle to fight, but we just get a little protective of brains around here.

Instagram

INSTAGRAM RUINS NATURE SITES. It goes like this: Someone snaps a picture of a lovely place and posts it to Instagram, where it get thousands of shares. If the photo is geotagged, now everyone can find and visit such a majestic spot, which is often not prepared to deal with the crowds. Instagram CRACKED.COM

Ski Jumping

CRACKED.COM f - - ME! fluege.de WOMEN WERE BANNED FROM SKI JUMPING BECAUSE OF THEIR UTERUSES. When ski jumping was invented in the 19th century, old-timey doctors said that ladies, with their fragile constitutions, ought not to partake of such a strenuous activity, lest their uteruses give way. Consequently, women were banned from Olympic ski jumping events-until 2014.

The Ivy League

THE IVY LEAGUE IS MORE ABOUT CONNECTIONS THAN EDUCATION. Elite colleges' reputations aren't backed by any hard data. Whenever researchers look into it, they don't find Ivy League colleges to be better than other schools. Any advantages students get come more from the networking opportunities CRACKED.COM provided.

Tinfoil Hats

CRACKED.COM A TINFOIL HAT WON'T PROTECT YOU. Will tinfoil stop government satellites from getting into your head? На! That's what they want you to think! MIT students tested these hats and found that tinfoil amplifies satellite- related radio frequencies. You're making the Men in Black's work easier! (There were Men in Black in this conspiracy, right?)

Guns

THE GOOD GUYS WITH GUNS MYTH ISN'T BACKED BY EVIDENCE. According to the FBI, of 160 shooter incidents between 2000 and 2013, only five were stopped by good guys with guns, whereas good guys with fists stopped over 20. There's also the fact that concealed carry leads to an increase in violent crimes, according to the National Bureau of CRACKED.COM Economic Research.

LEGOs

STEPPING ON LEGOS HURTS SO MUCH BECAUSE THEY'RE INDESTRUCTIBLE. A Lego brick is made of plastic so tough that it can withstand about 950 pounds of pressure. Since it won't break or give, there's nowhere for that force to go except back into your foot. CRACKED.COM

Distance Runners

70% of elite distance running races have been won by Kenyans. MOROCCO ©TDK Selmour I - 1 15 и BTDK it KONY FOR Kipsino FOR Spinsk Chepker TIMORA 16 OTOK Bekele 4 Y GRACKED.COM Specifically, Ken- yans from the Kalenjin communi- ty, who make up just 0.06% of the world's population.

South Dakota

THE GOVERNOR OF SOUTH DAKOTA GOT A FLAMETHROWER FOR CHRISTMAS. Governor Kristi Noem got a flamethrower as a Christmas present from her staff (and, of course, posted a social media video of herself using it). At least no tax dollars were spent on it (apparently). CRACKED

The Empire State Building

Death By Penny Drop agh GRAGKED.COM No, dropping a penny off the Empire State Building won't kill someone, 6th grade bully on a field trip. Thanks to drag, that penny would top out at 25 miles per hour. Real New Yorkers know it's the lazily installed window A/C units you have to look out for.

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The Health Halo

The Health Halo CRACKED.COM If you've noticed that fast food menus tend to feature big photos of salad front and center, it's not (just) because the markup on those is so high. It also makes everything else on the menu seem healthy by association. It's also why grocery stores put their produce sections at the front and packaged food com- panies are vying to get their prod- ucts placed there.

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King Tut’s Alien Knife

King Tut owned a knife made from a meteorite. Researchers were puzzled by the iron knife found in King Tutankhamen's tomb, as iron was very rare during his reign. The blade's mix of iron, nickel and cobalt strongly suggests an extraterrestrial origin. CRACKED.COM

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Dogs

MUTUAL EYE CONTACT BETWEEN A DOG AND A HUMAN CAN LEAD TO AN OXYTOCIN FEEDBACK LOOP. This is similar to a human mother and infant. CRACKED COM

Tom Hardy

ORACKEDCO MoG Eeipon Tom Hardy hates going to the gym because he feels intimidated by the tough guys there. He admits that he doesn't feel very manly

Sleep

The current generation sleeps around less than the previous two generations. According to a survey of 33, .000 000 Americans, Baby Boomers have an ave

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