If you’re anything like us, you know that meeting new people, or any social interaction, for that matter, can be difficult sometimes. Well, we’ve gathered a collection of interesting trivia facts that are sure-fire ice-breakers. The next time you have an awkward family dinner where you’re desperate to change the subject from politics, just pull out one of these trivia items and see what happens!
#1: Lawless Trials
The Salem Witch Trials famously took place in the late 1600s in Massachusetts. During these trials, over the course of a few months, over 200 people were accused of witchcraft. Thirty people were found guilty, nineteen of whom were executed by hanging.
The thing is, none of the people who were executed for their alleged crimes (which included fourteen women and five men) actually confessed to any of these crimes. For whatever reason, the people who did confess weren’t included on that list.