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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? 

#1

Ready for Anything

Disney's Mulan in a sword fight scene, showcasing action and bravery, perfect for sharing useless facts to impress your friends. Mulan has the highest kill-count of any Disney character.

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DennyS (denzoren)
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Go Mulan! She wiped out most of the Hun army.

roepi
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3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

More so then Thanos or Palpatine?

der sebbl
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

IF you count them as Disney characters. I for don't count characters that Disney bought later

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UltG7
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also a fun fact: Dinosaur had the highest death count of any Disney movie

Dayton Moore-Monge
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I literally just watched the Mat Pat film theorists video yesterday wtf

Israel Martinez
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The fish that killed Marlin’s wife and all but one child begs to differ …

Anugerahlogam Abadi
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

https://www.auraabadilogistik.com/biaya-kirim-motor-ke-ambon/ https://www.auraabadilogistik.com/kirim-motor-antar-pulau-2023/ https://jasapengirimankontainer.com/2022/10/12/jasa-pengiriman-kontainer-mobil-tujuan-rantau/ https://jasapengirimankontainer.com/2022/10/12/jasa-pengiriman-kontainer-mobil-tujuan-kabupaten-mappi/ https://kapallct.com/sewa-kapal-lct-ke-denpasar/console https://kapallct.com/sewa-kapal-lct-tobelo/ https://jualbesibetonsurabaya.com/2022/04/25/harga-besi-beton-19-mm/ https://jualbesibetonsurabaya.com/2022/03/24/harga-besi-beton-ukuran-8-full/

Steve
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Disney bought Star Wars, soooo Mickey with the Death Star for the win

Luisa Madrigal
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Idk, thanos killed half of the universe

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    #2

    Quiet Strength Uncovered

    Black and white portrait of Maria Skłodowska-Curie, a notable figure to impress your friends with useless facts. Marie Curie's 100-year-old belongings are still radioactive.

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    LilliVB
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Knowing how long does it take the radioactivity to decay, this isn't that much of a surprise

    Noltha
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, it strongly depends on the isotope - Iodine-131 (Chernobyl!) has a very short half-life of 8.02 days.

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    Freya the Wanderer
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anybody who wants to examine her notebooks has to sign a disclaimer acknowledging the dangers.

    Steve
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Considering her belongings include plutonium…

    Pamela Worthington-Smack
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    3 years ago

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    As citizens of a nation whose failed K-12 system is the shame of the developed world, reality often comes as a surprise to Americans.

    Hex Gurls
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    damn who hurt u, also what the f**k does this mean

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    #3

    Old-School Cool

    Vintage portrait of Fred Baur, a notable figure often featured in collections of useless facts to impress friends. The inventor of Pringles is buried in a Pringles can.

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    -Beep-
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's the limited edition flavor?

    Astrius
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This sounds like a comment that would get in the best comments post.

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    glowworm2
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes. A portion of his ashes were buried in a Pringles can.

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    S
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My very first thought was "wow they made a human sized Pringles can for him that's neat." Then I remembered cremation is a thing.. Still kinda like the idea of a gigantic Pringles can though

    General Anaesthesia
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pringles is people! -with apologies to Soylent Green.

    Gilmore Girls
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reading this while eating pringles *oop*

    JP Purves
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's either a very large Pringles can or Mr. Pringle must have been cremated before being canned.

    Wise beauty
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Spits out completely crushed pringles.

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    #4

    Close Enough Colors

    Comparison of eigengrau and black colors showcasing a subtle difference in shades for useless facts to impress friends. If you open your eyes in a pitch-black room, the color you'll see is called "eigengrau."

    en.wikipedia.org , Private Detective Report

    Mia Black
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Eigen = self/own, grau = grey

    SCP 4666
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds like the name of a gothic band

    Moya Satterwhite
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank you, I will now forget that and tell all my friends about it sans word.

    cwa92464
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought it was called "dark af"

    Jenna Hollander
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds like a death metal band name

    L.a. Williams
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It should be I would love to see what they would come up with.

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    Nadia D
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How do you pronounce it?

    SCP 4666
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I Ghen grou (like in 'thou')

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    #5

    Royal Flair and Fun

    Queen Elizabeth II in a yellow dress wearing a tiara and jewels, a charming image for useless facts to impress your friends. Queen Elizabeth II was a trained mechanic.

    time.com , commons.wikimedia.org Report

    Freya the Wanderer
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At least now she's reunited with all the corgis that passed over the Rainbow Bridge.

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    Siriusly Sirius
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not sure BPers understand what "useless facts" are...

    XenoMurph
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How does this help in your everyday life? The chances of calling the AA and having Lizzy2 turn up to fix your car have gone down considerably in the last few days.

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    #6

    Looks Like A Pound, Feels Like A Slice

    Bon Appetit pound cake slice in plastic packaging representing a random useless fact to possibly impress friends. Pound cake originally included a pound of all of its ingredients.

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    DennyS (denzoren)
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I knew this one, the teacher in my cooking class explained this. It actually works perfectly too.

    G'ma B
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A pound EACH of all it's ingredients.

    David Zarrick
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And a pineapple upside down really has pineapples on it and is served upside down. And the color of a yellow cake really is yellow.

    Stinky Malinky
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m not from the US, but I’d guessed this the first time I heard it mentioned onscreen.

    David Zarrick
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Proving you don’t have to be from the US to be stupid.

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    Dorothy Reiser
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    Premium
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup and we spell it #cake

    Jenna Hollander
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Makes much more sense when you put it that way

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    #7

    Small Town, Big Stories

    Commercial blocks on Main Street in Montpelier Vermont, a charming scene to impress your friends with useless facts. Montpelier, Vermont, is the only U.S. capital without a McDonald's.

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    DennyS (denzoren)
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How do I move there? Asking for myself.

    E Menendez
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Vermont is a very special place. There is a reason Bernie Sanders was one of their senators.

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    A Geography Nerd
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They are also the only state in the contiguous 48 without a Chick-fil-A

    Maggie
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hope They keep it that way.

    Roland
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    With a population of 7500, I'm not surprised. I am surprised it's a capital city though.

    #8

    Whimsical Creatures Assemble

    Dr. Seuss illustration from If I Ran The Zoo showing the first use of the word Nerd for 40 useless facts to impress friends. Dr. Seuss invented the word "nerd."

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    ThatBiBookLover
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So do I have to blame him for my bullying? Great!

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    #9

    Doll Designer\'s Delight

    Ruth Handler, Mattel executive, with a collection of Barbie dolls in 1961, illustrating useless facts to impress friends. Barbie and Ken broke up in 2004.

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    Jennifer Norton
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    it's that when Ken came out as gay?

    Bittersweetie
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My Barbie left Ken in the early 70s for Tonto. True story.

    Will Cancel
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    February 14, 2004: Barbie and Ken officially broke up. on Valentines day of all days, She is savage

    𝖊𝖆
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not according to toy story!

    Vix Spiderthrust
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She left him for a new lad called, I think, Blaine, but he didn't last. I think they're back together now.

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    Deanna Crichley
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At work, some guy was trying to tell a lame joke about divorce Barbie. She comes with half of Ken's stuff! I turned around and said, 'Ken owns a suit and a swimsuit!" That dream house is Barbie's! That Corvette is Barbie's! That veterinary practice is Barbie's!

    David Zarrick
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, Babs is damn lucky they lived in a separate property state. Otherwise, Kenny could have gotten her to convert everything into communal after they got hitched and walked away with half of everything that blonde little cookie worked her whole life for.

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    #10

    Almost There

    White word dreamt on a red background, illustrating a useless fact to possibly impress your friends from Bored Panda. "Dreamt" is the only word in the English language that ends with "mt."

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    Paddling Panda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I see what you did there so take my upvote.

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    Daniel Yamada
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is not the only one. Other words include outdreamt, daydreamt, redreamt, and undreamt. Yes, these are all real words.

    Marlowe Fitzpatrik
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, but they're all variations of 'dreamt' so I don't think they count.

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    Pol Sigerson
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    and TMESIS is the only word in the English language to start with tm. It's when you split a word and insert another word. eg: abso-bloody-lutely.

    Chich
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "MT" on used up gas cylinders

    Carl Salters
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hah! Yes, yes( said in a poorly impersonated Ed McMahon voice)!!!

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    Rob Williams
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Apart from the derivatives including undreamt, daydreamt, and redreamt…but I'm being picky!

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    #11

    Royal Heart Moves

    King of Hearts playing card in English pattern, colorful design perfect for sharing useless facts to impress friends. The King of Hearts is the only king in a deck of cards without a mustache.

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    Quinn
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He’s also the suicide king ( he’s holding a knife to his head)

    Remi (He/Him)
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe he's sad about his weak mustache game 😅

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    DrBronxx
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And he's totally self-conscious about it. Thanks for bringing attention to it.

    oktopus
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He didn't get his mustache shield then?

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    #12

    Delicate Precision in Blue

    Blue dragonfly Azure perched on green grass showcasing a unique nature scene for useless facts to impress friends. Dragonflies have six legs but can't walk.

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    Deborah Harris
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They use their legs to hold prey, yes I just looked it up 🤔

    David Zarrick
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Go back and look up “What’s your point?”

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    Marlowe Fitzpatrik
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They can fly backwards. Who needs to walk when you can FLY BACKWARDS! ;-)

    A C
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But they can breathe fire

    Russell Rieckenberg
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I had six legs, I'd have trouble walking too.

    Will Cancel
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They are also the most efficient hunters with a mid 90% kill rate

    Rider
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They are the most accurate hunters, catching 95% of their prey.

    BonnyDK
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live in a cedar and oak tree forest with no water close by but had dragon flies buzzing my yard all the time. I watched them and they were looking for bugs in the grass that they would grab and fly off with.

    David Zarrick
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That’s impressive. I only have two legs and can’t walk. But I have a wheelchair, so I can roll.

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    #13

    Divine Mosaic Moments

    Byzantine mosaic depicting separation of sheep and goats, an intriguing useless fact to impress your friends. In old Christian art, good angels were red and Satan was blue.

    livescience.com , Metropolitan Museum of Art Report

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Angels are red - And Satan is blue - Don't believe in either - How about you?"

    Jenna Hollander
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well...the ninth ring of hell is apparently dark and freezing down there so blue makes sense

    ginger a. freckleburger
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    3 years ago

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    Candice Clack
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We cannot colour assume these days.....

    David Zarrick
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ohhh, so that’s why all the good conservative Christian Republicans 🙏🙏 live in the red states, and the evil Satanic Democrats 👿 live in the blue states.

    Magickmaster 8
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    3 years ago

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    Ivan Praba
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    thats why in game, health is red and mana is blue

    Pamela Worthington-Smack
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's unsurprising Lucifer is a Democrat, he being the light bringer who refused to worship a psychotic tyrant.

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    #14

    Cosmic Size Showdown

    Solar system planets and dwarf planets labeled against the sun, useful for 40 useless facts to impress friends. Jupiter is twice as massive as all the other planets combined.

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    Mary Elliott
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Jupiter is a badass planet, so you're in very good company and should be properly proud of yourself.

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    AxleMunshine001
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    98% of the Solar System mass belongs to the Sun, 1% to Jupiter ,and the last 1% for the test of the planets

    Jenna Hollander
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel like Jupiter when I'm on my period

    Bouche Clay
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If Jupiter were a bit bigger, it would have been a star.

    Fred L.
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I very much doubt that, after all the universe has quite a lot of planets.

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    3 years ago

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    Salma Hernández
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thanks to his gravitational influece, Jupiter influence the sun. Basicaly the "dance".

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    #15

    Behind the Scenes Vibes

    Clapper board on green background symbolizing entertainment and setting the stage for useless facts to impress friends. Movie trailers got their name because they were originally shown after the movie.

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    Weed in the Garden
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Versus now where we're forced to watch before the movie. Manipulation - I mean marketing.

    Paweł Duda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Marketing is art of manipulation, or just the same thing.

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    Pamela Worthington-Smack
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Before it became accepted to subject those who have purchased a product to advertising. Now that advertising _is_ the ultimate product, that would never do.

    Bouche Clay
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't forget the subliminal messages pushing the horribly overpriced snack bar. $5,000,000 for a box of popcorn.

    #16

    Word You Should Know

    Estivation word on pink background, a useless fact to possibly impress your friends with unique vocabulary. Sleeping through summer is called "estivation."

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    Sweetpotato314
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep - opposite of hibernation.

    Bored Seb
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    wouldn't the opposite be "not sleeping through summer" ?

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    Rens
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's the American spelling. In proper English, it's aestivation....

    Sebby's Mama
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wish I could sleep through Summer. I hate the heat 😫

    Giovanna
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's pretty much what I do

    Ivy la Sangrienta
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd love it if I could sleep through winter.

    Sarah K
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I need to do this. Estivate.

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    #17

    Black Hole in a Box

    Vantablack coating on aluminum foil absorbing light and removing all visible texture, a fascinating useless fact to impress friends. There's a trademark on the world's darkest shade of black.

    thecollector.com , Surrey NanoSystems Report

    Kylie Mountain
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

    -Mellohi-
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The only celebrity drama that's worth reading, still think we should paint the bean pinkest pink

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    Daniel Yamada
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Other trademarked colors include: John Deere Yellow, John Deere Green, DeWalt Yellow, DeWalt Black, Fiskars Orange, Post-it Canary Yellow, 3M Purple, UPS Brown, and Cadbury Purple.

    Ivo H
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can understand that companies that have some distinct colors in their branding can trademark it to prevent other companies “steal” it. But the whole Vantablack affair is something else - Kapoor did trademark the color many other artists wanted and look forward to (and is no easily achievable or replacable), so only him could make money from it. Imagine every artist on earth did the same with some shade of color they used in their art - no one would be able to paint anything anymore without facing the lawsuit.

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    Pamela Worthington-Smack
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Under capitalism, every thought, feeling, instance of energy, and molecule has a price tag, thereby justifying a world where nothing has value.

    Mary Elliott
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The battle between the artists vying for the darkest black pigment is pretty hilarious. But Vantablack, which is a coating technology not a pigment, beats them both.

    Andy Frobig
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sterling Archer's tailor has to pay a licensing fee every time he makes a tactleneck this color

    Mike Beck
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *one of. I believe there's now a shade (or two?) that's darker than Vantablack.

    Brat hard
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's called Venta black if i recall correctly

    Colin Timp
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a painter, I'd love to get ahold of this stuff! It's called VantaBlack. It absorbs 99.98% of visible light. Everything coated with it just looks like a black hole of shadow This Kapoor that people are talking about doesn't own the trademark. He's an artist and happens to be the only person licensed by the company (that owns it) to use it.

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    #18

    Fossil Flex Goals

    Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton on display at the Field Museum, a fascinating useless fact to possibly impress friends. The chicken and the ostrich are the closest living relatives of the Tyrannosaurus rex.

    news.harvard.edu , Evolutionnumber9 Report

    Got Myself 4 Pandas
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They. And be vicious wee buggers, clearly still think they're mighty creatures

    George Nichols
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Have you ever p!ssed off a rooster? And don't get me started on what a angry ostrich can do to you. They are the tyrannosaurus Rex reincarnated!!!

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    Aunt Riarch
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You mean T rex tasted just like chicken?

    François Bouzigues
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don´t feel an ounce of pity for eating chicken. They had a choice. Ultimate predatory badassness. Or chicken.

    Ela
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, I have chickens who know they are dinosaurs. I have an old hen who roars when she is displeased, and I rarely wear shorts because of the way one of my roosters has marked up my legs, but he'll fight a stray dog to the death to protect his hens. I have had incursions by stray dogs, and he and his hens are still standing.

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    Grudge-holding Treefrog
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a hen who will pull on the leg of your pants when she wants picked up. A long fall for the Tyrant Lizard King

    Pamela Worthington-Smack
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Birds. Nasty little failed dinosaurs that do nothing but shriek and poop.

    Rowan/Vin
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Chickens eunjign proves it. They look like fluffy dinosaurs and twice as scary

    Greg Stewart
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would have guess it was Barney.

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    #19

    Eight-Limbed Mastermind

    Octopus underwater on ocean floor, featured in a collection of useless facts to possibly impress your friends. Octopuses and squid have three hearts.

    newscientist.com , Pia B Report

    Cyd Charisse
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, not octopi. It is not a Latin word. Octopuses is correct

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    Cyd Charisse
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    3 years ago

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    BoredPanther ‍
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dude that means Zara the Squid has 3 hearts! 🦑🦑🦑

    Adam Zad
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Isn't the plural of octopus octopi?

    Bouche Clay
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Too many humans have none at all.

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    #20

    Legacy in Every Line

    Portrait of Genghis Khan from a 14th century album, useful for sharing useless facts to possibly impress friends. Around 16 million people alive today are direct descendants of Genghis Khan.

    nationalgeographic.com , National Palace Museum Report

    Ada Hunter
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i am. but that’s not very impressive

    Beeps
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    🎼🎶Hey rider, ho rider, go rider, let us follow…🎶🎵

    JJM
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow! he must have been very virile.

    Jeff Bunn
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, Kahn was a real c**k hound.

    Cat Momma
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hmm..... He was up there in competition with mice and bunnies....

    Colin Timp
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because he had an estimated 200 children. (Many, if not most, were not consensual)

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    #21

    Play Dough Priorities

    A young person creating colorful modeling clay figures, a fun activity perfect for sharing useless facts. The Play-Doh scent is patented.

    lawyer-monthly.com , Alexander Grey Report

    Weed in the Garden
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mmmm - that smell. That's the equivalent of patenting a memory.

    ginger a. freckleburger
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder if Stuart Semple will free the Play-Doh smell too. of course make it open to everybody except Anish Kapoor.

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    TTorrest Author
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, but how many of you remember the taste?

    L.a. Williams
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Salty and since 2/3 of taste is smell play-doh.

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    ChocolateCake
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did anyone here sniff Play-Doh and then lick it? Because I did. And my friend. And my friend's friend.

    Daniel Yamada
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Play-Doh was originally invented as a product for cleaning wallpaper.

    CWebby
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's what they call it? I thought it was called nostalgia.

    Katie Lutesinger
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And you can actually buy licensed Play-Doh perfume. No really; I have a bottle of it in my bathroom, which I bought out of sheer curiosity.

    Moonlight
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    never really liked the smell because it always smelled like coconut to me.

    Colin Timp
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Play Doh was originally developed to clean up coal dust from homes. When people began to switch away from coal, a family member asked for some because they were a schoolteacher and the kids liked to play with it. So it was remarketed.

    Lara Harris
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It does not smell like it used to.

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    #22

    Mastering The Art Of Mustaches

    Barber shaving a bearded man with a straight razor in a vintage setting, representing useless facts to impress friends Mustache shields were a thing in the Victorian Era.

    patents.google.com , teksomolika Report

    Tamra
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What were they shielding the 'staches from?

    April Stephens
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm thinking they were more like the big metal shields knights carry, just with mustaches painted on the front, so it looked like you had a really stylish curled mustache when you held it up in front of your face.

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    Abbey Impson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    remember my dad hada mustache mug....it hada little guard in it to keep his mustache dry when drinking tea/coffee. didn't work for him since it was designed to be held in the right hand and he is a lefite

    Jenna Hollander
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To protect their mustaches from the Bubonic plague?

    Moya Satterwhite
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How much snot and food collects in there daily?

    Patrick Linnen
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nickname for mustaches was 'soup strainer.' Can sometimes find cups with built-in shields as well.

    juice
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-su2tsmkmn7w/VcscnUcg5GI/AAAAAAAADVk/6VrIGf3EwzA/s1600/mustache%2Bad.JPG

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    #23

    Chasing Endless Light

    Person creating an infinity symbol with sparkling light at night, illustrating quirky useless facts to impress friends. The infinity sign is called a lemniscate.

    thoughtco.com , Keith Lobo Report

    #24

    Thrill Seekers Unite

    Riders on the Scenic Railway at Luna Park Melbourne enjoying a thrilling moment, perfect for sharing useless facts. Riding roller coasters can help you pass kidney stones.

    msutoday.msu.edu , Tobiasi0 Report

    James016
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And other things depending on the roller coaster

    Night Owl
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And, depending on your health, even pass out

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    Jackie Dray
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The roller coaster in question is Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

    Cyd Charisse
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Right. It's not all roller coasters. This one, in particular, has a curious history of aiding in the passing of kidney stones.

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    Manic Mama
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't care. I'm still not getting on.

    Daniel Atkins
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just wondering can you get a front of the line pass if you have a stone? That would be torture to have to wait in line.

    Carman Davis
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A wooden roller coaster. I can see this. Vibrations yes!!

    Colin Timp
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had one once. The last thing I'd have thought of doing was going to an amusement park.

    Angela
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Airline flights too. I've passed 2 kidney stones. Each one was the morning after a flight.

    L.a. Williams
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love roller coasters but I would need pain killers to be able to stand i

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    #25

    Pollination in Progress

    Close-up of a bee collecting nectar on a purple flower, illustrating nature facts from 40 useless facts to possibly impress friends. Bees have 5 eyes.

    buzzaboutbees.net , Ralph Report

    DennyS (denzoren)
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All the more to see the flowers and pollen my dear.

    Deborah Harris
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Awww as if they couldn't be any cuter 😍

    Jenna Hollander
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All the better to scare the c**p out of Me with

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    #26

    Retro Toy Madness

    Mr. Potato Head Funny Face Kit from 1952 displayed in original box, a quirky toy featured in useless facts to impress friends. Mr. Potato head used to be made of actual potato.

    collectorsweekly.com , National Institutes of Health Report

    Red Ruffensor
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Sue From Michigan
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm old enough to remember this, it was just the plastic parts you added , the potato had to come from mom.

    Hilary 3
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can also remember playing with it when it was a potato Does that make me old!!!!

    Jimichan
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a potato gun as a kid. You would jab the barrel into a potato, withdraw a little pellet and fire it.

    Bouche Clay
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My brother always got to play with the plastic potato. I always had to use a real potato. He was bigger and hit harder, so he always won.

    Karen K
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am pretty sure that it was several years after the plastic body had become part of the content before I knew about it. My friend across the street had the original set and her mother always gave us potatoes that had sprouted. She liked to come to my house because my mother would wash and dry the parts before giving us two apples. We would return the parts to be washed by my mother who would cut up the apples and give us a piece of buttered bread and a glass of water. It was a nice way to spend a quiet afternoon. If we had been especially good, my mother would read to us. I still smile when I think of Mr. Potatohead.

    L.a. Williams
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually you bought the potato the little box of parts is what you got from store.

    Sarah K
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup! That's what my dad always told us and he bought us a nostalgia kit that's just the box of parts. Supply your own potato.

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    #27

    Electric Vibes Only

    Person playing electric guitar on stage while people dance, capturing lively energy to impress friends with useless facts. Playing dance music can help ward off mosquitoes.

    cen.acs.org , RDNE Stock project Report

    DennyS (denzoren)
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mosquito 1: Let's go over to that house. Mosquito 2: Nah bro, he listens to a lot of EDM.

    R F.
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Smithsonian study specified Skrillex “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites” for yellow fever mosquitoes. Stopped them communicating and having sex…so basically the same thing the song does if you play it anywhere. Just kidding.

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The sight of me dancing will repel anyone.

    CWebby
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It can ward off most things.

    Steve
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But attracts Kevin Bacon

    Fred L.
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Eating garlic can have the same effect. Works with some people, too.

    kentuckycriedfricken
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe we have different blood types so they can enjoy different flavours?

    Gg
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Read an article that scientists did an experiment to see which big spray kept bugs away the best. The control was Victoria's Secret perfume. The perfume, it turned out, was the best repellent of the bunch.

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    #28

    Chance Encounters

    Pair of white dice reflecting on a mirror surface, illustrating unique and interesting useless facts to impress friends. The opposite sides of a dice will always add up to seven.

    theguardian.com , Skitterphoto Report

    Vix Spiderthrust
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

    Hands with red nail polish shown in a close-up, illustrating unique style for 40 useless facts to impress friends. Your fingernails grow faster on your dominant hand.

    lcbt.co.uk , cottonbro studio Report

    Nadine Jaen
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Really? I have the feeling it is the opposite. Im right-handed and my nails on the left are always longer... 🤔

    Penny Martin
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Your nails will grow LONGER on your non-dominant hand because they don't get as much use as your dominant hand, but nails grow FASTER on your dominant hand.

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    Pumpkin Spice
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm right-handed but qualify as ambidextrous, since I can throw a ball, draw, write my name, and thread a needle with my left hand. My fingernails grow at the same rate!

    Rupp
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous...

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    Niall Mac Iomera
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm a guitarist and I'm constantly wearing down and filing my nails. They grow really quick on my picking hand, and slow on my fretting hand.

    Jackie Lulu
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The nail on my right pinky grows noticeably slower than any of the others. I'm left-handed.

    Yogi's mom
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It could be that it seems the opposite b/c the nails on our dominant hand break more often?

    L.a. Williams
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's why my lefthanded nails are always so short

    Pamela Worthington-Smack
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A topical application of blood causes nails to grow faster and stronger.

    Blackadams
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually i dont think its true,my left nails are faster,im right handed

    Jennifer Norton
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am right handed and my nails on my left hand grow faster... explain that Mr. Science! :)

    Tuna Fish
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually, Mr. Science wins again. The nails on the right hand do grow faster but they also wear down quicker and break more often due to more use. The left hand gets used much less often so the nails on that hand will last longer even though they do in fact grow a little slower. So your right hand nails may grow quicker but the left hand nails are longer.

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    Remi (He/Him)
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well I'll be... as a lazy person I haven't cut my fingernails in a week, so I could do a quick comparison and the difference is actually really clear 😲

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    #30

    Lost and Found Logic

    Keys and wallet placed on a wooden desk, symbolizing everyday items for sharing useless facts to impress friends. The average American spends about 2.5 days a year looking for lost items.

    apartmenttherapy.com , Kaboompics .com Report

    lara
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, honey, that ship done sailed years ago.

    Tessb90
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My entire house consists of nothing other than lost items. It doesn't matter what I'm looking for, but it's always an adventure no matter where I go. It's an endless treasure hunt of shiny distractions. Several hours have passed, I've completely forgotten what I was searching for in the first place, yet I have filled my pockets with other random items that I won't need anytime soon; so that they have time to become lost once more.

    2econdSelf
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unless this statistic is only based on studies in America, I have to assume it would be the same regardless of nationality. We’re all human. Also, has anyone seen my car keys?

    tuzdayschild
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How long do people from other countries spend?

    Russell Rieckenberg
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I plan an extended weekend each year to get all my searches done in one fell swoop.

    XenoMurph
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The weekend before that will be fun, looking for places to lose stuff you have not lost yet, so you'll have something to find.

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    Adam Zad
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How much time do we spend trying to remember why we entered a room?

    Cat Momma
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well asian mums would be counting more.... They look for everything..... Nothing can get lost on their watch, and it will be a helluva war if anything did manage to get lost.... The world can pause while she and family looks for said lost item....

    Colin Timp
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's because Americans (on average) have far too much junk.

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    #31

    Cookie Overload Vibes

    Close-up of many Oreo cookies stacked and scattered, perfect for sharing useless facts to possibly impress your friends. Oreo has made enough cookies to go to the Moon and back 5 times.

    iloveicecreamcakes.com , Celso Mejia Report

    Daniel Yamada
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow, I didn't know Oreos could be used as rocket fuel.

    Ploploplop
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The filling actual can, if mixed with an oxidizer. Not very powerful though.

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    Jenna Hollander
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm just picturing a rocket ship made of oreos 🤣

    Evw
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oreos dipped in the Milky Way

    Maggie
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't understand the attraction to these.

    Bella V
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also, Oreo was originally the "generic" cookie. The generic we now know (Hydrox) was the main cookie, but they had poor marketing.

    Sarah K
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The pumpkin spice Oreos are *chefs kiss*

    Cheryl Ramsay
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oreo will up that stat soon. Have you seen all the flavors they come in lately?

    Pamela Worthington-Smack
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And they'll travel ten times faster on a track slicked with the excess fat of the people who ate them.

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    #32

    Golden Hour Truths

    Bright sun shining above mountain silhouettes during a golden sunset, perfect for sharing useless facts to impress friends. The sun makes up more than 99 percent of our solar system's mass.

    en.wikipedia.org , Bruno Scramgnon Report

    Laura Ketteridge
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is true. Here's the link from the University of San Diego, USA. http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/virtualmuseum/ita/08_1.shtml

    Joanne Taylor
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    University of California at San Diego (UCSD). VERY different than USD (University of San Diego)

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    Colin Timp
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Want to be astounded? Look at a comparison chart of star sizes. There are stars that, if they replaced our sun, would go beyond Jupiter's orbit.

    JL
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's only fair, it is the SOLAR system.

    oddly_informed_raven
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    because stars' density and subsequent high gravity is the only thing keeping them intact and initiating nuclear fusion

    ThatBiBookLover
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That can’t be true can it? Can someone fact check please?

    Marlowe Fitzpatrik
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/virtualmuseum/ita/08_1.shtml (provided by Laura Ketteridge a few comments above)

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    #33

    Tropical Slice Debate

    Person holding a slice of Hawaiian pizza on a wooden board, perfect for sharing fun useless facts with friends. A Greek-Canadian man invented the "Hawaiian" pizza.

    en.wikipedia.org , Augustinus Martinus Noppé Report

    rw55066
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So it should be Canadian bacon instead of ham?

    El Dee
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    'Canadian Bacon' only exists in the US..

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    Just Jeff
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank you Greek-Canadian man! 🍕🍍🤤

    Luke Wensley
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Boston pizza was started by a Greek sailor in Canada.

    Enigma wrapped in a paradox
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A lot of Hawaiians call it the "Canadian" pizza lol

    Colin Timp
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pepperoni and pineapple is much better than ham/pineapple. I thought is was going to be disgusting the first time I tried it. It's really good.

    Rob Hall
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hope he was hung, drawn and quartered...

    Brat hard
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's a worse crime than all the mass graves of natives

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    #34

    Cheese Pull Therapy

    Slice of cheesy pizza being lifted with melted cheese stretching, perfect for sharing useless facts to impress friends. The cheesiest pizza ever was topped with 154 varieties of cheese.

    guinnessworldrecords.com , azerbaijan_stockers Report

    lara
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would like to try that.

    Deborah Harris
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well that would put me on the toilet for at least a month 😅

    Fred L.
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love cheese but I think this would somewhat overdo it.

    Omiyaru
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That would be one hell of a bowel movement

    ElenaK
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So 154 cheeses(mention to another post)

    Colin Timp
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I went into a large chain just before closing after a college party and ordered a large pepperoni with extra cheese. The guy stuck his hands into the cheese bin and picked up about 5 lbs of cheese and asked if that was enough and dropped it on the pizza. Best pizza I've ever had.

    Pamela Worthington-Smack
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I say we eliminate the middle man and just serve pizza topped with the medical waste from liposuction.

    #35

    Quiet Moments Among Blooms

    Marble tombstone surrounded by yellow flowers in a peaceful setting, illustrating unusual useless facts to impress friends. You are 13.8 percent more likely to die on your birthday.

    sciencedirect.com , RDNE Stock project Report

    lara
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is because, scientists say, if you are "near" death and you have an important day coming up you will hold on until it is over. My mom died the day after her birthday.

    Kate
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also, people have been known to "celebrate" by doing some really stupid s**t.

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    CWebby
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My annual celebratory wheelbarrow full of crack and naked fire dancing probably figures into that number.

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Be more careful about who prepares you birthday cake, then.

    Richard Reese
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think this number has more to do with babies that die during birth. Technically, that would be their birthday.

    Tilly
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to think people ONLY died on their birthday, so people who came to the party would turn up to find them dead. I was very young.

    Evw
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Should I feel nervous cause today’s my bday 😕

    Moya Satterwhite
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My husband died when I left to go home to shower. What does that mean.

    L.a. Williams
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's why we need presents 🎁 to go to a party.

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    #36

    Retro Fiesta Vibes

    Glen Bell wearing a sombrero and sharing tacos with a woman, illustrating fun useless facts to impress friends. Taco Bell was named after its owner, Glen Bell.

    yum.com , Taco Bell Report

    Jenna Hollander
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thanks for the diarrhea Mr. Glen Bell

    Pamela Worthington-Smack
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And once a year, the family still sacrifices a child to the grinder in his memory.

    Rhonda Price
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh man, you remember the enchirito! Remember the black olives on top? I don't think they even have olives anymore.

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    #37

    Snack Goals Achieved

    Crispy chicken nuggets arranged on a dark slate serving plate, perfect for sharing useless facts to impress friends. Chicken meat is not a main ingredient of chicken nuggets.

    amjmed.com , Vilnis Husko Report

    Mini Muppet
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If it is almosy half of breast fillet, chicken is the main ingredient.

    Marlowe Fitzpatrik
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I doubt that is correct for the EU, though. We're kinda sticklers for food-rules.

    Oliver Nelson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Part of me feels like this is something that is technically true. The most common ingredient is probably something in the breading. It's just phrased this way because it sounds worse.

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    lara
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They did a docu on this and showed it to kids. Seems chicken nuggets are made out of gizzards. They showed it to the kids, who continued to eat chicken nuggets.

    Jessica B
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If gizzards are edible too, why waste them? Seems like the chicken nugget is the most palatable option.

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    Laura Ketteridge
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've had a look (online) at the ingredients of 8 different packs of chicken nuggets, and all of them have chicken listed at the main ingredient.

    Aunt Riarch
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Possibly chicken yes, but not the muscle meat you might hope for

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    Mike Beck
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some of them. I helped make a certain brand's nuggets and they were probably close to 65% chicken and 25% flour.

    Ladi Fuller
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Depending where you are getting it from.

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    #38

    Rollercoaster Vision

    A man in a white t-shirt holding two white tissue rolls over his eyes showing unusual useless facts humor concept. You produce about six pounds of stool per week.

    livescience.com , cottonbro studio Report

    Tamra
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow, some people really *are* full of s**t.

    Rider
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ever taken a c**p so big that your pants fit better? - Ron White

    SCP 4666
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who is paid to determine this?

    Veronica
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Someone with a sh****y job, I'd say...

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    JJM
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I didn't need to know that. Who weighs poop?

    Emma Brown
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unless you're a kardashian.....then it's doubled as it comes out both ends...

    Minath
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have Crohn's and a stoma, my record is 8 litres in a day. To be fair, I was very sick at the time.

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    #39

    Classic Confidence

    Randy Gardner, sleep-deprivation record-holder, wearing glasses and a suit on a vintage game show for useless facts. The longest time without sleep is 11 days.

    bbc.com , rrgomes Report

    Katie Fink
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

    Duesvolent90
    Community Member
    Premium
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah basically your brain can't clean itself and so you just kind of turn into a zombie.. I think I read you forget to eat and drink or something too

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    Sinkvenice
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My insomnia record is 7, I went REALLY weird. It was awful.

    nana pancha
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    can you say a little bit more of that experience? like what you saw or felt? please, i am quite curious

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    Rupp
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I haven't slept for the last 17 days. (I sleep at night... :-) )

    K.H.M.
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The longest I've gone without sleep is 4 days.

    cwa92464
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Was that when we played rock and roll for Noriega?

    Tessb90
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fun fact, toxic mould exposure in certain people can cause insomnia also, amongst many other debilitating symptoms. Even if you lose consciousness for two to three hours, you're still not actually sleeping; in the sense of your brain not being able to do what it needs to. This will carry on indefinitely, for as long as you are exposed to it. Two and a bit years was not a fun experience. Would not recommend.

    Daniela Diaz Ruiz
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    make the points stay at 11 please just like the person who didn't sleep for 11 days

    Gilmore Girls
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fun fact from your panda nerd (thanks dr seuss): Guinness world records stopped these records after the attempt

    gayFrog
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    probably the russian sleep experiment. (Absolutely terrifying by the way)

    Colin Timp
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I did 7 once. Not purposely. Even drugs couldn't knock me out. Began to hallucinate after 5. Don't screw around with your sleep schedule. It's not worth it.

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    #40

    Sunny Side Thoughts

    Close-up of fluffy scrambled eggs garnished with a fresh parsley leaf, perfect for sharing 40 useless facts to impress friends. The largest scrambled eggs ever made weighed nearly 3.5 tons.

    guinnessworldrecords.com , Andiedson Lima Report

    Daniel Yamada
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow, I want to see the bird that it came from.

    Adam Zad
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They should bring that ova here.

    Alditekim
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Was it cooked on the biggest pans?

    Chris Yuen
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not including the ones in accidental car crashes

    Pamela Worthington-Smack
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Odd that the Mississippi man who ate it weight only 2.3 tons afterwards. Biology is magic.

    Colin Timp
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How much of it got thrown away?

    JJM
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh! those poor chickens.

    Anikulapo
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What are you on about. Do you think gens sit there mourning unfertilised eggs?

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    #41

    Useless-Facts

    You can’t bring a Furby to the Pentagon.

    ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Report

    Daniela Diaz Ruiz
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The U.S. satellite intelligence operation has banned Furby - in essence, accusing the toy of being a Chinese-manufactured spy, a secret-stealing bugging device capable of eavesdropping on sensitive conversations. The NSA, in this unclassified policy, reminded employees personal audio equipment is forbidden. (got it from google)

    CWebby
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But you can make him drink.

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    #42

    Useless-Facts

    The first email was sent by Ray Tomlinson to himself in 1971.

    guinnessworldrecords.com Report

    rw55066
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The second one he got was spam

    XenoMurph
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It read: "Hello my Brother, I am an African Prince with a large sum of money...."

    #43

    Useless-Facts

    An earthquake might have shrunk Mount Everest.

    techtimes.com Report

    UKGrandad
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    #44

    Useless-Facts

    Sloths can hold their breath for longer than dolphins.

    forestwildlife.org Report

    Weed in the Garden
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, but who's going to throw down that challenge first? My money's on the dolphin!

    CWebby
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, but can sloths move stuff around with their junk? I think not (thank you mystery Panda for that cool dolphin fact - I use it everyday)

    Linda R Ryan
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So how do they get the sloth to hold its breath so they can test it???

    #45

    Useless-Facts

    Frank Sinatra was offered the starring role in Die Hard when he was in his 70s.

    cbr.com Report

    Weed in the Garden
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What was he gonna do? Sing'em to death?

    Daniel Yamada
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A line in the original script was "I did it my way, m***a****er.

    cadena kuhn
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Die hard is technically a sequel. Frank was in the first so they were obligated to offer him the role

    Dog Mom
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is the first I'm hearing of this. This may be a stupid question but Sequel to what?

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    JJM
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Glad he didn't get the part ,

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    #46

    Useless-Facts

    Golf balls tend to have 336 "dimples."

    jimfuryk.com Report

    Miss Kitty
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Someone must have been pretty bored...

    Daniel Yamada
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And each of them is hand-punched by child workers in China.

    Panda watcher
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    https://golf-info-guide.com/golf-tips/equipment-choices/golf-ball-dimples/

    Peter Parker
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What does "tend to" mean in this context? It's not like golf balls naturally grow these dimples.. They either have 336 or not.

    #47

    Useless-Facts

    4 out of 5 children recognize the Mcdonald's logo at 3 years old.

    abcnews.go.com Report

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The fifth one will live to be a hundred after a long and healthy life.

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    #48

    Useless-Facts

    The oldest piece of chewing gum is more than 9,000 years old.

    su.se Report

    Alditekim
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Was it found under some table somewhere?

    Laura Ketteridge
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As far as I can see, the oldest piece of chewing gum is over 10,000 years old. It was found in Sweden, and was made from birch bark pitch. https://phys.org/news/2019-05-oldest-scandinavian-human-dna-ancient.html

    Batwench
    Community Member
    Premium
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How is the flavour lasting? Is it stored on a bed post? I need to know these things.

    Linus G.
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lost all its flavor in five minutes.

    JJM
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ewww! it must be very stale by now.

    Moonlight
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think the Gums in my School under the table are More than 10.000 Years old

    Laura Ketteridge
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can cite an older one, https://phys.org/news/2019-05-oldest-scandinavian-human-dna-ancient.html

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    #49

    Useless-Facts

    Cap'n Crunch's full name is Captain Horatio Magellan Crunch.

    delish.com Report

    Kilo Jones
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How many roofs of mouths need to be cut, before enough is blyat

    CWebby
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    His partners full name is Toni Tennile

    The weird one
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My first thought was Ferdinand Magellan lol

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    #50

    Useless-Facts

    People used to answer the phone by saying "ahoy" instead of "hello."

    dictionary.com Report

    Daniel Yamada
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That was actually started by Alexander Graham Bell sometime around 1880. That is why Mr. Burns on The Simpsons TV show says "Ahoy, hoy" when he answers the phone. The writers are trying to emphasize the fact that he is extremely old.

    Laura Ketteridge
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It was suggested 'ahoy' would be used. However, it wasn't. 'Hulo' (an exclamation of surprise) was used, and morphed into 'hello'.

    Daniel Yamada
    Community Member
    3 years ago

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    Omiyaru
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It was proposed, there the only one who really did it was the phones inventor, and Mr Burns

    JJM
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In what country did that happen? Just curious. We used to answer the phone (UK) with our phone number. Never did know why.

    Got Myself 4 Pandas
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I try my best to answer the phone to my mum or husband with the most random sayings I can think of at that particular time - was much easier to confuse then before they started video calling me

    #51

    Useless-Facts

    The U.S. Air Force introduced Bob Ross to painting.

    biography.com Report

    Laura Ketteridge
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Daniel Yamada
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That statement is misleading and definitely needs to be reworded. Perhaps "Bob Ross started painting when he was in the U.S. Air Force."

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    #52

    Useless-Facts

    There is a metallic asteroid shaped like a dog bone named "Kleopatra."

    space.com Report

    #53

    Useless-Facts

    Queen Elizabeth II's cows sleep on waterbeds.

    countryliving.com Report

    Kate
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You mean King Charles III's cows.

    Got Myself 4 Pandas
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cows get comfy beds but not the many many homeless, plenty of whom were in the armed forces - priorities huh

    Mia Black
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What cows? I know she had corgies and of course i thought there is maybe some sort of royal lifestock but i never Heard of special treated cows. Are they for meat like kobe cows?

    My O My
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These "waterbeds" are the newest s**t when it comes to mats for cows. The rubber mats have been refined a lot over the last years. Basically you want a soft mat that wont build up pits where the cows stand. Time will show if these mats filled with a little bit of water really are better.

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    JJM
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, they were hers first!!!!!

    Laura Ketteridge
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And a little link to the tale of pampered cows. https://www.countryliving.com/uk/wildlife/countryside/a20911905/bbc-countryfile-windsor-queen-cows-waterbeds/

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    #54

    Useless-Facts

    The real name of Monopoly mascot Uncle Pennybags is Milburn Pennybags.

    artsandculture.google.com Report

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    mattressadvisor.com Report

    DennyS (denzoren)
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Rider
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Haven't slept naked since I woke up to a policy raid on my house. Learned why that roommate gave us the creeps.

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    howdylee
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I recall seeing an clip of a British show (probably on PBS) where a man was questioning why a woman sleeps in the nude. Man: "But what if there's a fire?!" Woman: "Well then I'll be the first to be rescued!"

    CatFist
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Millennial here: It took many years to get comfortable wearing normal pajamas as opposed to sleeping fully clothed - some PTSD due to a creepy father

    Jessica Cifelli
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tank top and panties. Sometimes no top if its really hot. But gotta keep panties on in case of emergency

    Pumpkin Spice
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gen Z here: I sleep either without a shirt on or without a bra on. I don't have time for this underwire-stabbing c**p.

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    #56

    Useless-Facts

    The average person has four to six dreams a night.

    thesleepdoctor.com Report

    #57

    Useless-Facts

    Antarctica is the largest unclaimed territory on Earth.

    nti.org Report

    Daniel Yamada
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Laura Ketteridge
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No. There are areas of Antarctic that have been claimed, and some areas have been claimed by more than one country. However, there are areas that have not been claimed.

    BINI
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, areas. The remainder is still the biggest. (Sorry if I’m rude)

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    Nicholas L
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought GWAR ran Antarctica?

    Scooter
    Community Member
    Premium
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I claim Antarctica for myself!!! I will be putting together an expedition to plant my flag soon.

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    #58

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    Cats can't taste sweet things because of a genetic defect.

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    Weed in the Garden
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cats lack the receptor for sweetness. Don't you dare say my cat is defective!

    Deborah Harris
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's OK, there there, throws mousie for kitty x

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    Kenneth McCartney
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why is this a defect? Cats have no use for sugar, anyways.

    Dynein
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I guess what they mean (or what their source of information meant but which OP didn't quite understand): Cats do have the leftovers of a sweet receptor, but one of the gene mutated such that it isn't functional anymore. So *technically* it's a defect, even though from an evolutionary standpoint it's perfectly reasonable.

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    DC
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not a flaw, it's a feature.

    Penny Hernandez
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    On the other hand, I had a cat that ate canned fruit salad.

    JJM
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Defective is not the right word, I think. Just because they don't have it doesn't mean they are defective.

    Daniela Diaz Ruiz
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    but still, my cat likes to eat all the things I get that are sweet...

    AmAndA_Panda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mine too. Not milk. Not meat. She will come running if you have any kind of dessert though.

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    #59

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    Alaska is the only state whose name is on one row on a keyboard.

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    Sue From Michigan
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    3 years ago

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    #60

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    A cubic inch of human bone can bear the weight of five standard pickup trucks.

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    CalicoKitty
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bones do very well against compressive forces! Shearing ones not so much.

    Omiyaru
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tell that to my femur,, a compression fracture 3 years ago

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    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Showing that Americans will endure anything to avoid using the metric system.

    Asi Bassey
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    Premium
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cortical bone to be precise.

    JJM
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who tried that to test it out?

    #61

    Useless-Facts

    If you plug your nose, you can't tell the difference between an apple, a potato, and an onion.

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    D-m Keilman
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Even with my eyes closed, they have way different textures and juicinesses.

    Vix Spiderthrust
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    80% of your sense of taste is your sense of smell.

    Awen
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When inserted rectally

    Hyper_lightning11
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    but i can hear an apple, a onion and a potato

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    #62

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    Pope John Paul II was an honorary Harlem Globetrotter.

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    #63

    Useless-Facts

    Hershey's makes one million miles of Twizzlers every year.

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    Weed in the Garden
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    1 million miles is the equivalent of driving from earth to the moon, back to earth and then back to the moon again.

    Jamie Griffith
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    takes a whole new meaning to to the moon and back

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    #64

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    Apple seeds contain cyanide.

    medicalnewstoday.com Report

    CalicoKitty
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Benita Valdez
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or is it? Just gonna jot this down for... scientific reasons. Yeah. That's it

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    BINI
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    … SO THEY CAN KILL!?

    #65

    Useless-Facts

    Rainbows were called "bows of promise" in Victorian English.

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    Allen s
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because the first rainbow was made as a promise

    Dynein
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Another rainbow fact: You can get a "fogbow", which is a milky white arch that appears to be much closer than a rainbow.

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    #66

    Useless-Facts

    Basenji dogs are the only breed that doesn't bark.

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    Theoretical Empiricist
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They kind of yodel. I'm not sure that's an improvement.

    RedMarbles
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They can. They just choose not to apparently. Had a basenji I heard bark on one occasion when he was excited watching the cat play. He wasn't even a yodeler, but he was moved to bark that once.

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    #67

    Useless-Facts

    The first Nerf ball package claimed the toy "can't hurt babies or old people."

    nerf.hasbro.com Report

    roepi
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But it can hurt stupid people.

    Manny_Flawz
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How about if you soaked the nerf ball in water, then froze it ?

    Got Myself 4 Pandas
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The nerf injuries I have experienced would beg to differ.......

    #68

    Useless-Facts

    A British teen changed his name to "Captain Fantastic Faster Than Superman Spiderman Batman Wolverine Hulk And The Flash Combined."

    telegraph.co.uk Report

    Ada Hunter
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i know a person named justin who changed his name so it’s justin joylife, then his middle and last name. say it outloud

    Adam Zad
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can I change my name to Spaceman Spiff?

    JJM
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why? I'm assuming it's not legal. Can't see a judge condoning that.

    CWebby
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Will his wife/husband take his name? Who am I kidding, he won't have to worry about that!

    Daria
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I bet he'll regret it in a few years :D

    #69

    Useless-Facts

    There are giant technicolor squirrels in India.

    independent.co.uk Report

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    #70

    Useless-Facts

    Ravens know when someone is spying on them.

    nature.com Report

    Deborah Harris
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Damn and I thought my nut costume was fool proof 😁

    Hyper_lightning11
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    bruh my pet crocodile lied to me the whole time?!?!?!

    #71

    Useless-Facts

    No number from 1 to 999 includes the letter "a" in its word form.

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    OSA
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Another 'Depends which version of English you use' post. 60's Australian schools taught One hundred and one.... etc.

    El Dee
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, quite a lot of them do - one hundred And forty nine etc..

    Maf Sweet
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What about 'one hundred and one'?

    UKGrandad
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In UK English we say 'one hundred and one, one hundred and two.. .'

    Bored Person
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But don't you say for example 600 And 43?

    Ali H M Salehuddin
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The way I was taught is "six hundred forty three". There is no "and" connecting them. I suspect some other languages do use the connecting "and". And that style is unknowingly brought to English for these speakers?

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    Christof Irran
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Acht, German for 'eight' seems to contain an A

    Just Jeff
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bear with me. This is going to take awhile for me to fact check.

    UKGrandad
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why stop at 999? Assuming that the poster is from a country that doesn't say 'and' in numbers over one hundred (one hundred one, etc) then there is no letter 'a' in the word form of any number until you reach a quadrillion.

    UKGrandad
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OK, so I forgot about the 'a' in 'thousand'. How does one delete posts?

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    #72

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    A group of hippos is called a "bloat."

    discoverwildlife.com Report

    Peter Parker
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    must resist to post "yo mama" joke..

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    #73

    Useless-Facts

    Space travel makes mice run in loops.

    nature.com Report

    Omiyaru
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Round and round I go, in space, in orbit, I run, in circles round and round, for my feet don't touch the ground.

    Deborah Harris
    Community Member
    3 years ago

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    #74

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    The average American produces 4.5 pounds of trash per day.

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    Peter Parker
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does that include the average weight of the TikTok videos produced per American?

    Dodomaster Lord of chickens
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No idea, I certainly hope not. That would make my country look even worse lol

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    Mia Black
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    Actual trash or as a sideproduct of living? (dont know if i wrote this correct) I am not Sure if i did understand the article right

    Rider
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do the cat food tins count as my trash or the cats?

    Just Jeff
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is no way that this is true.

    JJM
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oooooh! Peter Parker - well said.

    #75

    Useless-Facts

    Messages from your brain travel along your nerves at up to 200 miles per hour.

    kids.nationalgeographic.com Report

    ThatBiBookLover
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can someone say what it is in Kilometers per hour please? Too lazy to do it myself :D

    JJM
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mine must need a tune up.

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    #76

    Useless-Facts

    Most pandas in the world are on loan from China.

    theconversation.com Report

    rw55066
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Make sure you get the insurance on that loaner

    #77

    Useless-Facts

    The Bubonic plague encouraged Shakespeare to write poetry.

    shakespeare.org.uk Report

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    #78

    Useless-Facts

    A "jiffy" is about one trillionth of a second.

    wisegeek.com Report

    Weed in the Garden
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Haven't heard that term used in years. That was a grandma word in my family.

    Adam Zad
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And a "shake" (as in "two shakes of a lamb's tail") is 10 nanoseconds. Originally coined for use in nuclear physics.

    Linus G.
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So, Jiffy peanut butter is not satisfying for long???

    Deborah Harris
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    This comment has been deleted.

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    #79

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    "Spoonfeed" is the longest English word with its letters in reverse alphabetical order.

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    #80

    Useless-Facts

    The largest bill to go into circulation in the U.S. was a $10,000 note.

    moaf.org Report

    rw55066
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can I get change if I use it to buy a pack of gum

    readingthequibbler
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I want to know how someone would check that. My fraud fighter at work only goes up to 100 dollars and I don't think we have any of the markers anymore. I'd be like "excuse me. I have to go ask my manager to deal with this as I have no f*****g idea what to do. While you wait, would you like a free glass of water?"

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    JJM
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Was that landscape or portrait?

    O D
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There used to be a display of 100 of them at the Horseshoe Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. I've seen many times over the years.

    #81

    Useless-Facts

    Maryland tried to ban Randy Newman's song "Short People."

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    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gee, a former slave state tries to ban a song satirizing bigotry.

    Got Banned But Now I'm Back
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I could never believe I was hearing that on the radio. So awful. I changed the lyrics to "Dumb people got no reason... Dumb people got jut no reason to liiiiiive!" (And yes, replace "Dumb" with "Short" and those are the lyrics!!!)

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    #82

    Useless-Facts

    A Harry Potter book filled with typos sold for $90,000.

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    Weed in the Garden
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Alas, someone with 'stupid' money. A copy destined for the bin.....

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    #83

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    "I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.

    cliffsnotes.com Report

    KM
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A complete sentence has a subject and a verb, like "I am", sentences lacking one of those are called incomplete, like "Go" or "Mine". All sentences are grammatically correct, just different terms.

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    #84

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    Play-Doh was invented as wallpaper cleaner.

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    #85

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    A frigate bird can sleep while it flies.

    nationalgeographic.com Report

    CWebby
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can, too, if I drink enough and have a window seat.

    Linus G.
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do it we all the time while driving. All of us have had the experience of not noticing a fifteen minute (or longer!) section of a drive.

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    #86

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    Your body contains about 100,000 miles of blood vessels.

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    Linus G.
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That works out to how many football fields?

    Mrs S
    Community Member
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Probably not

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    #87

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    Facial reconstruction was used to see what dogs looked like 4,000 years ago.

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    Batwench
    Community Member
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Damn dyslexia, I first read that as “fecal reconstruction “.

    Swastik34
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    https://www.google.com/search?q=dogs+4000+years+ago&rlz=1C1GIVA_enIN1001IN1001&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwims-X3q5f6AhW_RmwGHfC3APUQ_AUoAXoECAIQAw&biw=1920&bih=929&dpr=1

    #88

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    The thumb nail grows the slowest, the middle nail the fastest, nearly 4 times faster than toenails.

    healthline.com Report

    Chrissyfox
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My last two fingers grow their nails much faster than the rest. Also, I only get hairs on my legs if I've been in the sun.

    #89

    Useless-Facts

    Salt used to be a currency.

    science.howstuffworks.com Report

    Noltha
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What do you think the word "salary" comes from?

    Got Banned But Now I'm Back
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's a fascinating book called "Salt" that explores this history. I laughed when my dad suggested it. But I absolutely loved it!

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is this where we got the phrase "The prices there are rather salty."?

    CelticElff
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So were tulips.

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    #90

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    Many oranges are actually green.

    wikipedia.org Report

    Pumpkin Spice
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "honey, i packed you a green in your lunch! would you like some more green juice?"

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    #91

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    The little dot above a lowercase "i" and "j" has a name.

    dictionary.com Report

    Adam Zad
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And the crossbar on a letter "t" is called a jot. Thus the phrase "every jot and tittle," meaning all the i's are dotted and all the t's are crossed.

    #92

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    Punctuation wasn't always a part of our written language.

    bbc.com Report

    Christof Irran
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "... our written language." Whose?

    Linus G.
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Should have left the punctuation out of that sentence

    #93

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    The tool used to measure your feet at the shoe store is called a "Brannock Device."

    brannock.com Report

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    #94

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    There is only one walled city in North America.

    quebec-cite.com Report

    Miss Kitty
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And it's right next to the Mexican border.

    CelticElff
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Need more details! What city in North America is walled?

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    #95

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    The most common password is "123456."

    teampassword.com Report

    Benita Valdez
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's amazing. I've got the same combination on my luggage

    Cold Eagle
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It used to be god, sex, love and secret, irrc.

    Just Jeff
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dude! Now I have to change my passwords.

    #96

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    According to the Bible, the chicken came before the egg.

    m.biblestudyguide.org Report

    #97

    Useless-Facts

    It's possible to turn peanut butter into diamonds.

    bbc.com Report

    Tamra
    Community Member
    3 years ago

    *side eyes jar of peanut butter*

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Make enough money selling peanut butter, and the jeweler will sell you anything you like.

    Laura Ketteridge
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pretty much anything that contains carbon can be turned into diamonds. It could be peanut butter, bread, jelly, dog poo, trees....

    DC
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's possible to turn ANYTHING that cotains carbon into a diamond.

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    #98

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    Pogonophobia is the fear of beards.

    my.clevelandclinic.org Report

    My O My
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Discopogo dingelingeling (I'd better go now)

    Jessica Cifelli
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had that as a child. Santa was terrifying

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    #99

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    There's a city called "Rome" on every continent except Antarctica

    thedeclarationatcoloniahigh.com Report

    Ginny Weasly
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Australia only has Roma (QLD) as far as I know

    Jill Rhodry
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Antarctica? Asia? Australia? - it would seem three out of seven don't.

    Remen Zack
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So, there's a place called Rome in Africa too? That's wild!!!

    El Dee
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The US has many, Europe has one. That's it. So that's another 'fact' that isn't..

    #100

    Useless-Facts

    Massachusetts is home to Busta Rhymes Island.

    archive.boston.com Report

    Nikki Sevven
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not as interesting as it appears. The island in question is a tiny one in a lake in Shrewsbury.

    Nicholas L
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Still, one more island than I have named after me.

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    #101

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    One man set a world record by putting on 260 T-shirts at once.

    guinnessworldrecords.com Report

    James016
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anything to beat excess baggage charges

    Benita Valdez
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well if you try that at Miami Airport then they'll pull you aside, act like they didn't just see you put those shirts on, and question you as to why you're wearing so many. Once they're done, then you can board the plane, take them off and put back in the carry-on bag they said was too full to fit overhead even though they didn't have any issue at JFK in New York, which was the first leg of the journey, and was smaller than the 5 people in front of you who they let through with no issue, but somehow your smaller bag is too big. Just saying.

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    howdylee
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Could I BE wearing any more clothes?!?!

    Asi Bassey
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pics or it didn’t happen.

    Miss Kitty
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It was Joey from friends, wearing Chandler's clothes.

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    #102

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    The average adult spends more time on the toilet than they do exercising.

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    James016
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well you can’t exercise an IBS attack away.

    Korin T
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    unless you class it as exercise

    JJM
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's called constipation.

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    #103

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    The lint in the bottom of your pocket has a name.

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    Got Banned But Now I'm Back
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    WHY post this as a fact without the actual information???

    MSP
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Man I love the BP community. Y'all are hilarious!

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    #104

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    Ketchup was used medicinally in the early 1800s.

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    rw55066
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And now I use it religiously

    Benita Valdez
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did it have cocain in it?

    #105

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    There's a tiny home in Virginia called the "Spite House" because that's why it was built.

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    Weed in the Garden
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

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    #106

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    The tallest supported bamboo sculpture is more than 164-feet high.

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    #107

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    Sweat doesn't smell bad.

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    Laura Ketteridge
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's the bacteria that feeds on the sweat that causes the smell.

    Mrs S
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dated a vegetarian whose perspiration smelled like cucumber

    Máté Lakatos
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Think sauna, ppl don't smell there while sweating intensely.

    #108

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    A journalist in 1950 predicted that women in the year 2000 would be amazons like Wonder Woman.

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    Deborah Harris
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And? Swings my golden lasso of truth

    #109

    Useless-Facts

    Americans eat enough burgers to circle the earth over 32 times.

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    lara
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Americans or the burgers?

    Peter Parker
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In a year? Month? Day? In total?

    Hello
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i didn't know hamburgers give so much energy

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    #110

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    3.6 cans of Spam are consumed each second.

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    Maggie
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Spam, spam, spam, eggs, chips and spam.

    CalicoKitty
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Spam spam spam spam. Lovely spam! Wonderful spam! Spam spa-a-a-a-a-am spam spa-a-a-a-a-am spam. Lovely spam! Lovely spam! Lovely spam! Lovely spam! Lovely spam! Spam spam spam spam!

    Cheryl Ramsay
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not in my house . . . My husband bought a can of Spam about 8 years ago. It's still in my cupboard.

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    #111

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    Chalk is edible.

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    D-m Keilman
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Everything is edible if you try hard enough.

    Deborah Harris
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tell me and my pica cravings something new 😋

    Just Jeff
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You'll need A LOT of water though

    #112

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    Legos have a uniform system.

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    Jack flick
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Read up on why not to use LEGOs as the plural for LEGO bricks or LEGO pieces

    Beck Latta
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    if youre goin on abt the whole "iTs a PropEr NoUn" bs proper nouns can be pluralized with an s at the end

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    Jack flick
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    https://www.lego.com/en-us/aboutus/lego-group/the-lego-group-history/

    Jack flick
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    https://www.lego.com/en-us/history

    #113

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    Ice cream warms the body.

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    #114

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    And "tesseradecades," "aftercataracts," and "sweaterdresses" are the longest words you can type using only your left hand.

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    Peter Parker
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can type any word using only my left hand...

    Just Jeff
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some of these Pandas must have been VERY bored.

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    #115

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    "Schoolmaster" is an anagram of "the classroom."

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    setsuriseikou
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Got Banned But Now I'm Back
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup! And take it from me - downvoting can eventually lead to a total. Ban. I was never mean. And I didn't post lies. My tone was misconstrued, and I lost the account I'd used for years. I'm still bitter.

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    Mandy B
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    3 years ago

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    Not so, what about the h and t

    Laura Ketteridge
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Umm, they are there in both words. In 'schoolmaster' they are in 3rd and 10th positions, and in 'the classroom' in 2nd and 1sts.

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    #116

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    The 57 on Heinz ketchup bottles has a hidden meaning.

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    Weed in the Garden
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Deborah Harris
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wasn't it the amount of varieties?

    Freya the Wanderer
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No. Heinz chose it because he like the sound of the number.

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    Jack flick
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is it the number of tomato varieties used to make it?

    #117

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    The average person spends 2 years using their phone.

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    rw55066
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And that's every year. Lol

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    #118

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    You would likely "mutate" in space without a spacesuit.

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    Nikki Sevven
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You would absolutely die in space without a spacesuit.

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Which certainly is a mutation (Mondays excluded.)

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    #119

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    Bangkok has the world record for the longest name.

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    Weed in the Garden
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Ada Hunter
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    in 6th grade we had to do projects on different countries and i chose thailand. we had a spelling test that was all the capitals of the countries people in the class chose. my teacher put this down instead of bangkok cuz she wanted it to be accurate. everyone hated me.

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    CelticElff
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This sentence makes no sense. Bangkok is clearly not the longest name (e.g. Mississippi is a longer placename). I wonder what the original intent/meaning was?

    Christof Irran
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What name you may give the country in question has no bearing on what the country's real name is. And yes, "Bangkok's" name is a great deal longer than the places you listed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangkok#Name

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    JJM
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How many birth certificates does he have to accommodate all those names. Can you imagine him signing a document with his full name - he'd have to bring a lunch by the time he finished.

    #120

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    There's an optical illusion at bottom of the sea.

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    Sarah
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one needs more info

    Weed in the Garden
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Image result for There's an optical illusion at bottom of the sea The temperature difference between the trapped water and the cool surrounding water is so great that it causes light to slow as it travels from the cool to the hot water, creating a false surface that appears with the shine of a mirror.

    SupaCab
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    An extreme thermocline is seen more often in deep water in warmer environments, where the temperature variation can often be very dramatic. *Edit to add: it looks like a weird wavy mirror or liquid mercury but as you get closer the reflective state slowly dissapears.

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    Got Banned But Now I'm Back
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    HUH?????? My god. Seriously. Anyone can just post anything on BP, can't they?

    CWebby
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm not falling for that again.

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    #121

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    Scientists discovered the fossil of a 430-million-year-old monster.

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    $cagsy
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A real monster too. Apparently he put his milk in first and then added cereal.

    Weed in the Garden
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cthulu - this one's for one you! A team of U.S. and British researchers have identified a 430-million-year-old fossil as a new species related to today's sea cucumbers. They named the creature Sollasina cthulhu, after horror author H.P. Lovecraft's tentacled monster, Cthulhu (usually pronounced “kuh-THOO-loo”).

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    #122

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    Those metal studs on your jeans have a name and a purpose.

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    Nikki Sevven
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...but we're not going to tell you either one.

    Asi Bassey
    Community Member
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    …because we don’t know either. 😃

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    Jack flick
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Rivets? To stop tearing in the most stressed stitched points?

    Weed in the Garden
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Known as 'rivets', they are placed on areas of the jeans that are most likely to be pulled apart by strain or movement and help hold the fabric together, thereby making them last longer.

    Xenon
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OK, these vague claims without background info or reputable source are really ticking me off. Outta this thread.

    Máté Lakatos
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, that's a useless fact indeed.

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