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Our brains, supposedly, should be good for keeping us alive by allowing us to remember vital information used for our survival. However, I often catch myself, especially in a minute of dire need, remembering weird facts that are totally useless, unrelatable, and just a tiny bit interesting rather than something truly helpful. Why on Earth do I remember stuff like who invented the dinner knife, that there are more lawn flamingos in the world than real ones, and how to cut bale twine with bale twine? It's probably only the brain that could answer this question. But, be as it may, some of these useless facts do sometimes come in handy as they make excellent conversation starters or fill in the gaps of awkward silences, only to make them even more awkward afterward. And so here we are with our collection of random useless facts - they might be worthless, but they are hella entertaining.
So, you might want to know under which categories these funny useless facts fall. A short answer would be, 'oh, you know, this and that.' More accurate would be this - sports, science, politics, history, biology, animals, music, pop culture, and plenty more. Basically, a random fact on any topic you'd like to learn something useless about! And you know what the best part about this list is? All of these bits of trivia are undeniably fun facts - none of them will weird you out or make you feel discombobulated, giving you pure enjoyment instead.
Now, are you ready for some totally useless but nevertheless very interesting facts? Of course, you are! So, scroll on down below, check them out, and give the coolest facts your vote. Also, we think your friends would like to read these useless bits of information, too, agree?
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#2
Quiet Strength Uncovered
Marie Curie's 100-year-old belongings are still radioactive.
#3
Old-School Cool
The inventor of Pringles is buried in a Pringles can.
#4
Close Enough Colors
If you open your eyes in a pitch-black room, the color you'll see is called "eigengrau."
#5
Royal Flair and Fun
Queen Elizabeth II was a trained mechanic.
#6
Looks Like A Pound, Feels Like A Slice
Pound cake originally included a pound of all of its ingredients.
DennyS (denzoren) 3 years ago
I knew this one, the teacher in my cooking class explained this. It actually works perfectly too.
#7
Small Town, Big Stories
Montpelier, Vermont, is the only U.S. capital without a McDonald's.
E Menendez 3 years ago
Vermont is a very special place. There is a reason Bernie Sanders was one of their senators.
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A Geography Nerd 3 years ago
They are also the only state in the contiguous 48 without a Chick-fil-A
#10
Almost There
"Dreamt" is the only word in the English language that ends with "mt."
#11
Royal Heart Moves
The King of Hearts is the only king in a deck of cards without a mustache.
#12
Delicate Precision in Blue
Dragonflies have six legs but can't walk.
#13
Divine Mosaic Moments
In old Christian art, good angels were red and Satan was blue.
Michael Largey 3 years ago
"Angels are red - And Satan is blue - Don't believe in either - How about you?"
#14
Cosmic Size Showdown
Jupiter is twice as massive as all the other planets combined.
#15
Behind the Scenes Vibes
Movie trailers got their name because they were originally shown after the movie.
Weed in the Garden 3 years ago
Versus now where we're forced to watch before the movie. Manipulation - I mean marketing.
#16
Word You Should Know
Sleeping through summer is called "estivation."
#17
Black Hole in a Box
There's a trademark on the world's darkest shade of black.
Kylie Mountain 3 years ago
I happen to have a link to a whole thread about the jerk who holds that trademark and his archnemesis: https://cheezburger.com/8875525/tumblr-thread-on-the-art-worlds-most-hated-elitist-anish-kapoor-and-his-bean
#18
Fossil Flex Goals
The chicken and the ostrich are the closest living relatives of the Tyrannosaurus rex.
Got Myself 4 Pandas 3 years ago
They. And be vicious wee buggers, clearly still think they're mighty creatures
#19
Eight-Limbed Mastermind
Octopuses and squid have three hearts.
#20
Legacy in Every Line
Around 16 million people alive today are direct descendants of Genghis Khan.
#21
Play Dough Priorities
The Play-Doh scent is patented.
Weed in the Garden 3 years ago
Mmmm - that smell. That's the equivalent of patenting a memory.
#22
Mastering The Art Of Mustaches
Mustache shields were a thing in the Victorian Era.
#23
Chasing Endless Light
The infinity sign is called a lemniscate.
#25
Pollination in Progress
Bees have 5 eyes.
#26
Retro Toy Madness
Mr. Potato head used to be made of actual potato.
Red Ruffensor 3 years ago
I seem to remember, as a kid, that Mr. Potato Head was just the parts (ears, nose, etc) and you had to supply a real potato to play with him.
#27
Electric Vibes Only
Playing dance music can help ward off mosquitoes.
DennyS (denzoren) 3 years ago
Mosquito 1: Let's go over to that house. Mosquito 2: Nah bro, he listens to a lot of EDM.
#28
Chance Encounters
The opposite sides of a dice will always add up to seven.
Vix Spiderthrust 3 years ago
Depends on the die in question. Opposite sides of a d6 will always add up to 7.
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#29
Red Alert Ready
Your fingernails grow faster on your dominant hand.
Nadine Jaen 3 years ago
Really? I have the feeling it is the opposite. Im right-handed and my nails on the left are always longer... 🤔
#30
Lost and Found Logic
The average American spends about 2.5 days a year looking for lost items.
#31
Cookie Overload Vibes
Oreo has made enough cookies to go to the Moon and back 5 times.
#32
Golden Hour Truths
The sun makes up more than 99 percent of our solar system's mass.
Laura Ketteridge 3 years ago
This is true. Here's the link from the University of San Diego, USA. http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/virtualmuseum/ita/08_1.shtml
#34
Cheese Pull Therapy
The cheesiest pizza ever was topped with 154 varieties of cheese.
#35
Quiet Moments Among Blooms
You are 13.8 percent more likely to die on your birthday.
#36
Retro Fiesta Vibes
Taco Bell was named after its owner, Glen Bell.
#37
Snack Goals Achieved
Chicken meat is not a main ingredient of chicken nuggets.
Mini Muppet 3 years ago
If it is almosy half of breast fillet, chicken is the main ingredient.
#39
Classic Confidence
The longest time without sleep is 11 days.
Katie Fink 3 years ago
What this fact doesn't mention is that there's such a thing as fatal familial insomnia where you literally can do nothing to 'shut the brain up' and then you watch as your family member goes insane from sleep deprivation and eventually dies. All the while, knowing that you also carry this gene and can look forward to this in your own future
#40
Sunny Side Thoughts
The largest scrambled eggs ever made weighed nearly 3.5 tons.
#41
Useless-Facts
You can’t bring a Furby to the Pentagon.
#42
Useless-Facts
The first email was sent by Ray Tomlinson to himself in 1971.
#43
Useless-Facts
An earthquake might have shrunk Mount Everest.
UKGrandad 3 years ago
Earthquakes regularly shrink Mt. Everest (and many more mountains in active zones). The Earth's crust can only bear so much weight so as the coming together of continents pushes up the mountains, once they get too heavy the crust cracks and the mountains drop a little bit.
#44
Useless-Facts
Sloths can hold their breath for longer than dolphins.
Weed in the Garden 3 years ago
Yeah, but who's going to throw down that challenge first? My money's on the dolphin!
#45
Useless-Facts
Frank Sinatra was offered the starring role in Die Hard when he was in his 70s.
#47
Useless-Facts
4 out of 5 children recognize the Mcdonald's logo at 3 years old.
#49
Useless-Facts
Cap'n Crunch's full name is Captain Horatio Magellan Crunch.
#50
Useless-Facts
People used to answer the phone by saying "ahoy" instead of "hello."
#51
Useless-Facts
The U.S. Air Force introduced Bob Ross to painting.
Laura Ketteridge 3 years ago
Bob Ross started in the military as a medical records technician, and became a master sergeant. Whilst working in Alaska he was impressed by the snow on the mountains. When he left the military he decided he would never again do things that would require him to raise his voice.
#52
Useless-Facts
There is a metallic asteroid shaped like a dog bone named "Kleopatra."
#53
Useless-Facts
Queen Elizabeth II's cows sleep on waterbeds.
#54
Useless-Facts
The real name of Monopoly mascot Uncle Pennybags is Milburn Pennybags.
Michael Largey 3 years ago
Jed Clampett's banker, Mr. Drysdale, look suspiciously like Uncle Pennybags - and he's named Milburn too! Just what's going on here?
#55
Useless-Facts
More than two-thirds of millennials sleep nude.
DennyS (denzoren) 3 years ago
I'm in the 1/3. Shirtless sure but definitely shorts. Partially due to the fear that I'll have to run out in an emergency.
#57
Useless-Facts
Antarctica is the largest unclaimed territory on Earth.
Daniel Yamada 3 years ago
Not true. I declared myself King of Antarctica a long time ago. It isn't my fault if other countries of the world won't accept my position as leader of Antarctica.
#58
Useless-Facts
Cats can't taste sweet things because of a genetic defect.
Weed in the Garden 3 years ago
Cats lack the receptor for sweetness. Don't you dare say my cat is defective!
#59
Useless-Facts
Alaska is the only state whose name is on one row on a keyboard.
#60
Useless-Facts
A cubic inch of human bone can bear the weight of five standard pickup trucks.
CalicoKitty 3 years ago
Bones do very well against compressive forces! Shearing ones not so much.
#61
Useless-Facts
If you plug your nose, you can't tell the difference between an apple, a potato, and an onion.
D-m Keilman 3 years ago
Even with my eyes closed, they have way different textures and juicinesses.
#62
Useless-Facts
Pope John Paul II was an honorary Harlem Globetrotter.
#63
Useless-Facts
Hershey's makes one million miles of Twizzlers every year.
Weed in the Garden 3 years ago
1 million miles is the equivalent of driving from earth to the moon, back to earth and then back to the moon again.
#64
Useless-Facts
Apple seeds contain cyanide.
CalicoKitty 3 years ago (edited)
So do apricot seeds, in large enough quantities to cause breathing problems. Apple seeds are too small to do harm, but cracking open an apricot stone to get the kernel inside is a bad idea.
#66
Useless-Facts
Basenji dogs are the only breed that doesn't bark.
#67
Useless-Facts
The first Nerf ball package claimed the toy "can't hurt babies or old people."
#68
Useless-Facts
A British teen changed his name to "Captain Fantastic Faster Than Superman Spiderman Batman Wolverine Hulk And The Flash Combined."
#69
Useless-Facts
There are giant technicolor squirrels in India.
#71
Useless-Facts
No number from 1 to 999 includes the letter "a" in its word form.
#74
Useless-Facts
The average American produces 4.5 pounds of trash per day.
Peter Parker 3 years ago
Does that include the average weight of the TikTok videos produced per American?
#75
Useless-Facts
Messages from your brain travel along your nerves at up to 200 miles per hour.
ThatBiBookLover 3 years ago
Can someone say what it is in Kilometers per hour please? Too lazy to do it myself :D
#77
Useless-Facts
The Bubonic plague encouraged Shakespeare to write poetry.
#78
Useless-Facts
A "jiffy" is about one trillionth of a second.
Weed in the Garden 3 years ago
Haven't heard that term used in years. That was a grandma word in my family.
#79
Useless-Facts
"Spoonfeed" is the longest English word with its letters in reverse alphabetical order.
#80
Useless-Facts
The largest bill to go into circulation in the U.S. was a $10,000 note.
#82
Useless-Facts
A Harry Potter book filled with typos sold for $90,000.
Weed in the Garden 3 years ago
Alas, someone with 'stupid' money. A copy destined for the bin.....
#83
Useless-Facts
"I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
#87
Useless-Facts
Facial reconstruction was used to see what dogs looked like 4,000 years ago.
#88
Useless-Facts
The thumb nail grows the slowest, the middle nail the fastest, nearly 4 times faster than toenails.
#90
Useless-Facts
Many oranges are actually green.
Pumpkin Spice 3 years ago
"honey, i packed you a green in your lunch! would you like some more green juice?"
#91
Useless-Facts
The little dot above a lowercase "i" and "j" has a name.
#92
Useless-Facts
Punctuation wasn't always a part of our written language.
#93
Useless-Facts
The tool used to measure your feet at the shoe store is called a "Brannock Device."
#95
Useless-Facts
The most common password is "123456."
#96
Useless-Facts
According to the Bible, the chicken came before the egg.
#97
Useless-Facts
It's possible to turn peanut butter into diamonds.
#99
Useless-Facts
There's a city called "Rome" on every continent except Antarctica
#100
Useless-Facts
Massachusetts is home to Busta Rhymes Island.
Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
Not as interesting as it appears. The island in question is a tiny one in a lake in Shrewsbury.
#101
Useless-Facts
One man set a world record by putting on 260 T-shirts at once.
#102
Useless-Facts
The average adult spends more time on the toilet than they do exercising.
#103
Useless-Facts
The lint in the bottom of your pocket has a name.
#104
Useless-Facts
Ketchup was used medicinally in the early 1800s.
#105
Useless-Facts
There's a tiny home in Virginia called the "Spite House" because that's why it was built.
Weed in the Garden 3 years ago
Like the crabby neighbor on the corner. It's called the Spite House by some because John Hollensbury, the owner of one of the adjacent houses, built it in 1830 to keep horse-drawn wagons and loiterers out of his alley. Indeed, the brick walls of the living room have gouges from wagon-wheel hubs.Feb 29, 2008
#107
Useless-Facts
Sweat doesn't smell bad.
#108
Useless-Facts
A journalist in 1950 predicted that women in the year 2000 would be amazons like Wonder Woman.
#109
Useless-Facts
Americans eat enough burgers to circle the earth over 32 times.
#110
Useless-Facts
3.6 cans of Spam are consumed each second.
#112
Useless-Facts
Legos have a uniform system.
Jack flick 3 years ago
Read up on why not to use LEGOs as the plural for LEGO bricks or LEGO pieces
#114
Useless-Facts
And "tesseradecades," "aftercataracts," and "sweaterdresses" are the longest words you can type using only your left hand.
#115
Useless-Facts
"Schoolmaster" is an anagram of "the classroom."
setsuriseikou 3 years ago
Please don't downvote Mandy B's comment. Downvoting is for when people are outright rude or spamming, and downvoting is a way to ban their accounts. If someone is just incorrect, it't better to comment with the correct information.
#116
Useless-Facts
The 57 on Heinz ketchup bottles has a hidden meaning.
Weed in the Garden 3 years ago
Even though Heinz was already manufacturing more than 60 products at that time, Henry thought 57 sounded like a lucky number and began using the slogan '57 varities' in all his advertising.
#117
Useless-Facts
The average person spends 2 years using their phone.
#119
Useless-Facts
Bangkok has the world record for the longest name.
Weed in the Garden 3 years ago
Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Yuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratcha-thani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Phiman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit – officially the longest place name in the world.
#120
Useless-Facts
There's an optical illusion at bottom of the sea.
#121
Useless-Facts
Scientists discovered the fossil of a 430-million-year-old monster.
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Daniel Yamada 3 years ago
Useless Fact: When the author of the song "The Hokey Pokey" died, they had a difficult time putting him in a coffin. They would put his left arm in and his left arm came out, put his right leg in and his right leg came out, etc.
Jason Marin 3 years ago
If we ever find the end of the Pi number, according to some scientists, that’ll mean we live in the simulation.
Got Banned But Now I'm Back 3 years ago
There is a street with a name in a town that also has a name. See? I can write FACTS too!!!
Daniel Yamada 3 years ago
Useless Fact: When the author of the song "The Hokey Pokey" died, they had a difficult time putting him in a coffin. They would put his left arm in and his left arm came out, put his right leg in and his right leg came out, etc.
Jason Marin 3 years ago
If we ever find the end of the Pi number, according to some scientists, that’ll mean we live in the simulation.
Got Banned But Now I'm Back 3 years ago
There is a street with a name in a town that also has a name. See? I can write FACTS too!!!
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