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“Now That’s Gonna Be Stuck In My Head”: 41 Worthless Bits Of Trivia Or Knowledge Shared By Our Community
Sometimes we don't realize how big the storage of our brains is. We might forget some facts or happenings now and then, but it's only natural when considering we have to digest new information every day! However, some snippets of knowledge appear to be unforgettable so that even the most random and useless thing might be stuck in your brain forever.
So, I got curious about what worthless bit of trivia or knowledge is forever stuck in our pandas' heads! Here's what people had to share.
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Polar bears have black skin. Their fur is actually clear, not white, and each strand of fur is a hollow tube made of keratin (the same stuff as our fingernails) to trap heat and keep them warm.
That wombats p**p cubes. It has something to do with their intestines being really good at removing water and compacting waste and it comes out in cubes.
A proper one this time. Pineapple 'eats' you as you eat it. Pineapple contains a chemical called Bromelain that deconstructs (and will eventually dissolve) proteins, including human tissue. So if you're wondering why it tingles on your tongue now you know (thankfully our stomach acid is strong enough to dissolve concrete so takes care of Mr Pineapple)
Some words are contranyms, meaning a word that has two different meanings that are the opposite of each other. The three examples I know are: Cleave (can mean either to cling to or to separate from) Left (can be used to refer to the part of a group that departed or the part that stayed. "Three sheep left the flock, how many were left?") Off (can mean either to activate or to deactivate. "The alarm went off, so I turned it off.")
Finland is home to the most metal bands per capita, with around 53.5 metal bands per 100,000 people.
The word for thinking about your thinking is metacognition. It only comes in handy when you're trying to impress teachers.
It’s possible to put a lightbulb inside your mouth, but you can’t get it out without breaking either the glass or your jaw. And no, I don’t know why.
Rockets/spaceships are launched from positions near the equator to the east because the Earth's rotation makes a start more fuel efficient that way.
Squirrels don’t remember where they buried their acorns. They just bury so many that it’s easy to find one wherever they dig.
Not trivia, just a Spanish word my nutty, Mexican friend from college made me learn, for some weird reason. It's the word for "ear, nose and throat" - otorrinolaringologo. I've found myself repeating it over and over in my head whenever I'm in a lot of pain, especially with migraines. I don't do it intentionally, it just happens. Thanks for the subconscious coping mechanism, Hermès!
The bits at the end of shoe laces (metal or plastic or whatever) that make it easier to lace up your shoes are called aglets.
that squids brains are doughnut shaped, and their esophagus goes through the middle of their brain before going to their stomach. so food passes through a squids brain before it gets to their stomach.
Heteropaternalsuperfecumdation is the term for when a woman has twins with different fathers. It's very rare.
If you burn dust it smells like burning flesh and you can get rid of your roommate really fast this way. A professor told my mom's friend that a long time ago and I tell almost everyone I meet.
A journalist in 1950 predicted that women in the year 2000 would be amazons like Wonder Woman.
That the smell of rain is called petrichor. We get it. Read it a few thousand times from people thinking their smart.
aardwolves, a type of hyena, are one of the few insect-eating canine-appearing mammals. (hyenas are more closely related to cats than dogs). I have all the facts I can find about aardwolves living inside my head
Australia is the only country which eats its National animals. And they’re delicious!
