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Our brains, supposedly, should be good for keeping us alive by allowing us to remember vital information used for our survival. However, I often catch myself, especially in a minute of dire need, remembering weird facts that are totally useless, unrelatable, and just a tiny bit interesting rather than something truly helpful. Why on Earth do I remember stuff like who invented the dinner knife, that there are more lawn flamingos in the world than real ones, and how to cut bale twine with bale twine? It's probably only the brain that could answer this question. But, be as it may, some of these useless facts do sometimes come in handy as they make excellent conversation starters or fill in the gaps of awkward silences, only to make them even more awkward afterward. And so here we are with our collection of random useless facts - they might be worthless, but they are hella entertaining.

So, you might want to know under which categories these funny useless facts fall. A short answer would be, 'oh, you know, this and that.' More accurate would be this - sports, science, politics, history, biology, animals, music, pop culture, and plenty more. Basically, a random fact on any topic you'd like to learn something useless about! And you know what the best part about this list is? All of these bits of trivia are undeniably fun facts - none of them will weird you out or make you feel discombobulated, giving you pure enjoyment instead. 

Now, are you ready for some totally useless but nevertheless very interesting facts? Of course, you are! So, scroll on down below, check them out, and give the coolest facts your vote. Also, we think your friends would like to read these useless bits of information, too, agree? 

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Disney's cartoon character Mulan with the sword in fighting scene Mulan has the highest kill-count of any Disney character.

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Maria Skłodowska-Curie portrait, black and white photograph Marie Curie's 100-year-old belongings are still radioactive.

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2 years ago DotsCreated 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

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Fred Baur portrait The inventor of Pringles is buried in a Pringles can.

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Comparison of the Eigengrau color vs the Black color If you open your eyes in a pitch-black room, the color you'll see is called "eigengrau."

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Queen Elizabeth II in a yellow dress Queen Elizabeth II was a trained mechanic.

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Bon Appetit Pound Cake Slice in plastic bag Pound cake originally included a pound of all of its ingredients.

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2 years ago DotsCreated 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.

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Commercial blocks on Main Street, Montpelier, Vermont Montpelier, Vermont, is the only U.S. capital without a McDonald's.

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First use of Nerd. Dr. Seuss in If I Ran The Zoo Dr. Seuss invented the word "nerd."

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Ruth Handler, executive of Mattel Toy company, posing with collection of Barbie dolls, 1961 Barbie and Ken broke up in 2004.

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White word "dreamt" on a red background "Dreamt" is the only word in the English language that ends with "mt."

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English pattern playing card King of Hearts The King of Hearts is the only king in a deck of cards without a mustache.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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Blue dragonfly Azure holding on to grass Dragonflies have six legs but can't walk.

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Separation of Sheep and Goats, Byzantine Mosaic In old Christian art, good angels were red and Satan was blue.

livescience.com , Metropolitan Museum of Art Report

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2 years ago DotsCreated 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?"

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Planets and dwarf planets of the solar system Jupiter is twice as massive as all the other planets combined.

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Clapper board on a green background Movie trailers got their name because they were originally shown after the movie.

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2 years ago DotsCreated 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.

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White word "estivation" on a pink background Sleeping through summer is called "estivation."

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Vantablack on aluminum foil, showing its property of removing visual texture from objects There's a trademark on the world's darkest shade of black.

thecollector.com , Surrey NanoSystems Report

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2 years ago DotsCreated 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

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Tyrannosaurus Rex specimen "SUE" on display at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, Illinois The chicken and the ostrich are the closest living relatives of the Tyrannosaurus rex.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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Octopus under water Octopuses and squid have three hearts.

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Genghis Khan portrait cropped out of a page from an album, 14th century Around 16 million people alive today are direct descendants of Genghis Khan.

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A young person makes colorful modeling clay figures The Play-Doh scent is patented.

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A barber shaves a bearded man in a vintage atmosphere Mustache shields were a thing in the Victorian Era.

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A person draws with sparkling light the symbol of infinity at night The infinity sign is called a lemniscate.

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The Scenic Railway at Luna Park, Melbourne, viewed from Shakespeare Grove Riding roller coasters can help you pass kidney stones.

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Close-Up Shot of a Bee on a purple flower Bees have 5 eyes.

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Mr. Potato Head Funny Face Kit, 1952 Mr. Potato head used to be made of actual potato.

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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.

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Person on the stage playing electric guitar and people dancing Playing dance music can help ward off mosquitoes.

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2 years ago DotsCreated 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.

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Pair of white dice on top of the mirror The opposite sides of a dice will always add up to seven.

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2 years ago DotsCreated 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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Hands with red nail polish Your fingernails grow faster on your dominant hand.

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2 years ago DotsCreated 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... 🤔

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Keys and wallet on the desk The average American spends about 2.5 days a year looking for lost items.

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A close-up shot of many Oreo cookies Oreo has made enough cookies to go to the Moon and back 5 times.

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The sun is shining brightly above the mountains The sun makes up more than 99 percent of our solar system's mass.

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2 years ago DotsCreated 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

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A person holding a slice of Hawaiian pizza on a wooden board A Greek-Canadian man invented the "Hawaiian" pizza.

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Pizza with a lot of cheese The cheesiest pizza ever was topped with 154 varieties of cheese.

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A marble tombstone surrounded with yellow flowers You are 13.8 percent more likely to die on your birthday.

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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.

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Glen Bell enjoys tacos with a woman Taco Bell was named after its owner, Glen Bell.

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Chicken nuggets Chicken meat is not a main ingredient of chicken nuggets.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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A man in a white t-shirt holds two white tissue rolls You produce about six pounds of stool per week.

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Sleep-deprivation record-holder Randy Gardner on "To Tell the Truth" The longest time without sleep is 11 days.

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2 years ago DotsCreated 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

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Scrambled eggs with a leaf of parsley The largest scrambled eggs ever made weighed nearly 3.5 tons.

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