29 Chipper Bits of Trivia to Annoy Your Brain Before It's Even Had Its Morning Coffee

These early bird facts are catching your brain’s worm
29 Chipper Bits of Trivia to Annoy Your Brain Before It's Even Had Its Morning Coffee

Learning something interesting from a highly irritating person is a mixed bag of emotions. On one hand, you’re grateful for the info, but on the other, you can’t wait till they just shut up and leave. 

These facts are a lot like that. They popped in our room at 6 a.m. (after they already went to the gym), and started spouting random awesomeness at us. Must've been all that post-workout energy. Take it from us, just hear what they have to say and then kick them out the second they’re done.

The Liberty Bell

Pennsylvania is spelled 'Pensylvania' on the Liberty Bell. PHOTADA BY ORDER OF AND AND STO للدر CAD a CCLINI GRACKED.COM This spelling was one of several acceptable spell- ings of the name at that time. The spelling also ар- pears on the US Constitu- tion, as well as the double N version we are used to.

The Earthquake That Shook People’s Faith

An earthquake profoundly shook the belief in a merciful God and the power of the church across Europe. CRACKED.COM In 1755, a massive earth- quake hit Lisbon, Portugal on a major Catholic holi- day, destroying the city's churches while sparing its brothels. Tens of thou- sands of worshipers were killed.

Wizards

A law was ed that required psychiatrists and psychologists to dress up as wizards in court proceedings. CRACKED.COM The 'Expert Wizard Amendment' in New Mexi- со (1995) was revealed to be satire before the vote, yet ed the New Mexico Senate unanimously. It was not signed into law.

Log Book

The term log book comes from determining the speed of a ship. GRAGKED.COM A log was put into water tied to a rope and they measured knots to see how far they traveled. A person who timed this procedure would then write down the ship's speed in a book.

The Inuit

Inuit from northern Quebec are genetically distinct from any present-day population in the world. CRACKED.COM Researchers compared the genetic profile of 170 Nunavik Inuit with ev- eryone possible from Asians, Africans, and Eu- ropeans to North and South Americans.

Pet Allergies

Pet allergies are not caused by the animal's fur. CRACKED.COM Pet allergies are caused by an allergic reaction to the animal's saliva. The allergens come from sali- va, urine, and dander, which then attach to the fur.

Iceland

The Icelandic city of Reykjavik had a ban on keeping dogs as pets for decades. CRACKED.COM In the 1880s, 20% percent of autopsies performed in Iceland revealed echino- coccosis, a type of tape- worm that can be ed from dogs to humans, causing blindness and se- vere complications.

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.

Dairy Farmers

Dairy farmers in San Francisco sued to get almond milk relabelled as Nut Juice. CRACKED.COM The Federal District Court dismissed the suit, in 2013, as No reasonable consumer would mistake a product like soy milk or almond milk with dairy milk from a cow.

The World’s Oldest University

The world's oldest university still in operation was created 1,160 years ago. GRACKED.COM The University of Al Quar- aouiyine in Morocco, founded by Muslim woman Fatima al-Fihri in 859 A.D., and became one of the leading spiritual and edu- cational centers of the Is- lamic Golden Age.

Harrison Ford

Harrison Ford has a species of spider named after him. The spider Calponia harrisonfordi was named after Ford nar- rated a documentary for the London Muse- um of Natural History in 1994. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

Dimes

A dime has one less ridge around its edge than a quarter. Before the introduction of the ridges, small amounts of gold or silver from coins could be chiseled or shaved away and the pre- cious metal sold again or remelted and made into another coin. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

Milk Chocolate Bars

A one ounce milk chocolate bar has 6 mg of caffeine. If you eat a 100-gram bar, you will get 81 milligrams of caffeine, which may cause sleeplessness or in- crease your heart rate. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

Pacifiers

Research indicates that babies who suck on pacifiers are more prone to ear aches. The Finnish research- ers theorized it may have something to do with the change in pressure equilibrium inside the ear caused by the sucking. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952, but he declined. Einstein said, All my life I have dealt with objective matters, hence I lack both the natural aptitude and the experience to deal properly with people and to exercise official func- tions. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

Antarctica

Antarctica is the only land on our planet that is not owned by any country. Antarctica is gov- erned by the Antarctic Treaty, written in 1959 and adopted in 1961, which has been signed by 27 coun- tries. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

Lefties

Left-handed people are better at sports that require good spatial judgment and fast reaction. I'm a lefty Left-handedness is 2.6 times more likely in sports with higher time con- straints (baseball, cricket and table tennis) than in ones with lower time pres- sure (bton, tennis and squash). CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

Toaster Ovens

A toaster oven uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven. Since conventional ovens are often better insulated, they're better at retaining heat energy for longer ре- riods of time and are therefore the right choice for ambitious all-day cooks. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

Earthquakes

An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards. The tremors were the most powerful in the history of the United States, it literal- ly knocked people off their feet and many experienced nausea from the extensive rolling of the earth. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

The 27 Club

Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Jim Morrison were all 27 years old when they died. The phenomenon of fa- mous musicians dying at this specific age has been dubbed ing the 27 Club. Other artists include Amy Winehouse, Brian Jones, and Kurt Cobain. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

Moths

The lunar moth has no mouth or stomach. They have only vestigial mouthparts and no diges- tive system. Their sole purpose in life is to repro- duce. They have only about a week to do so be- fore they die. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

Bacteria

The average office desk has 400 times more bacteria than a toilet. Compared to women, men have three to four times the number of bac- teria in, on and around their desks, phones, com- puters, keyboards, draw- ers and personal items. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

Business.com

Business.com is currently the most expensive domain name sold at $7.5 million. X business.com discover, compare & save ECompanies, a Santa Mon- ica Internet venture fund shelled out the cash to ac- quire business.com from a Houston media en- trepreneur who bought it for $150,000 in 1996. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

Wine

The 'vintage date' on a bottle of wine has nothing to do with when it was bottled. PALT 2016 STONYRIDGE COLERAINE 8 بديل To HATA - DO WAIHEKE ISLAND INT CLAIR ESTADO TOWRESS FELTON ROAT the CABERNETS سعيد It doesn't have any- thing to do with the year the wine finally comes to the market, but instead the year the ingredients in the bottle were grown. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

Central Park

New York's Central Park is nearly twice the size of the entire country of Monaco. Measuring 843 acres, Cen- tral Park is larger in land mass than the principality of Monaco which is just un- der 500 acres large. Cen- tral Park isn't even the big- gest park in New York. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

Rachel Weisz

Rachel Weisz kept accidentally changing her name to sound like she was a porn actress. Weisz changed the spelling of her last name to 'Vice,' but her agent said that it sound- ed like a porn name. She then went with 'Vyce,' then 'Kenya Campbell,' later itting that that too sounded like a porn name. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

Do NOT Feed the Birds

You should not feed bread to birds. Bread is not a natural source of food for birds and provides little to no nutritional value. Malnutri- tion can cause diseases and deformities such as Angel Wings, which pre- vent the bird from flying. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

Spices

75% of the world's spices come from India. India produces 1.5 million metric tons of spice every year. The country with the second most spice production, Bangladesh, only produces 140,000 metric tons. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

Jack LaLanne

Doctors warned against Jack LaLanne's health and fitness club in 1936. Doctors warned their ра- tients that LaLanne was an exercise 'nut,' whose programs would make them muscle-bound, cause heart attacks and a loss of sex drive. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

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