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"Now That's Gonna Be Stuck In My Head": 45 Worthless Bits Of Trivia Or Knowledge Shared By Our Community 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.

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Auntriarch 2 years ago

Reindeer also have tubular hairs

80points

"Now That's Gonna Be Stuck In My Head": 45 Worthless Bits Of Trivia Or Knowledge Shared By Our Community That wombats poop cubes. It has something to do with their intestines being really good at removing water and compacting waste and it comes out in cubes.

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Sarra Johanssen 2 years ago

ha! I came here to share this one.

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"Now That's Gonna Be Stuck In My Head": 45 Worthless Bits Of Trivia Or Knowledge Shared By Our Community Iceland is much less icy and much more green than Greenland.

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Bettie-Jean Neal 2 years ago

I had a teacher tell me that Iceland is green and Greenland is icy.

180points

"Now That's Gonna Be Stuck In My Head": 45 Worthless Bits Of Trivia Or Knowledge Shared By Our Community Because of the rotation of the earth, an object can be thrown farther if it is thrown west.

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Antonio Peñ¹⁵ 2 years ago

Technically correct, which is the best kind of correct.

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"Now That's Gonna Be Stuck In My Head": 45 Worthless Bits Of Trivia Or Knowledge Shared By Our Community 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)

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ThatSunniChick 2 years ago

I also heard bromelain can help bring on labor when I was pregnant with one of my kids. My poor mouth was raw from eating so much of it 😝

70points

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.")

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273points

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Whale 2 years ago

Dust is another. Something can gather dust or you can dust something off.

109points

"Now That's Gonna Be Stuck In My Head": 45 Worthless Bits Of Trivia Or Knowledge Shared By Our Community Finland is home to the most metal bands per capita, with around 53.5 metal bands per 100,000 people.

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Ikajes

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Disco Hippie 2 years ago

Greetings from 🇫🇮

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"Now That's Gonna Be Stuck In My Head": 45 Worthless Bits Of Trivia Or Knowledge Shared By Our Community A day on venus is longer than a year on venus

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Dawn ;)))

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Wolf gal 2 years ago

W h a t How

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#10

"Now That's Gonna Be Stuck In My Head": 45 Worthless Bits Of Trivia Or Knowledge Shared By Our Community A city in California has the Goodyear Blimp as its official bird.

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Marinasongs1432 2 years ago

OMG, I snorted in laughter just reading that. Did you know it is illegal to hunt bigfoot in a certain state (Washington?) because it would technically be an endangered species? This has been in my head for a long time.

122points

#11

"Now That's Gonna Be Stuck In My Head": 45 Worthless Bits Of Trivia Or Knowledge Shared By Our Community Teeth pop like popcorn when heated.

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Bubba Jones 2 years ago

I did not need to know that one....but thanks for sharing?

251points

#12

"Now That's Gonna Be Stuck In My Head": 45 Worthless Bits Of Trivia Or Knowledge Shared By Our Community That the angels do not naturally have a human form. When you actually read in depth about them, they are said to be both beautiful and yet among the most terrifying beings in the universe. When they say "Be not afraid" there is a reason for it, and it's not because they popped out of nowhere in front of your face.

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Katy McMouse 2 years ago

This is the first description of an angel that has made sense to me, but now I have more questions. Going by what you said, if they appear to be both beautiful and fearsome, do you think, if they do appear to humans, that their appearance can vary from human to human, depending on said human's disposition? If you're an evil person, would your angel come off as fearsome and terrifying, whereas a good human would get the beautiful image of that angel?

106points

#13

"Now That's Gonna Be Stuck In My Head": 45 Worthless Bits Of Trivia Or Knowledge Shared By Our Community The word for thinking about your thinking is metacognition. It only comes in handy when you're trying to impress teachers.

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davin cleary 2 years ago

I'll just think about that later 'procrasticognition'.

131points

#14

"Now That's Gonna Be Stuck In My Head": 45 Worthless Bits Of Trivia Or Knowledge Shared By Our Community Cats have 38 muscles in each ear

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KittenLord 2 years ago

To be fair, it takes quite a few muscles to consistently ignore you lol

238points

#15

Many years ago, when wood was in short supply it was a common practice to dig up and reuse coffins.

Quite often the grave diggers would see scratch marks on the underside of the coffin lid, left there by someone who was buried but still alive!

This happened so often, in fact, that all newly buried people had a length of string tied to their finger, leading all the way aboveground where it was tied to a bell.

When someone buried alive would move their hand trying to desperately claw their way out, the bell would ring aboveground.

Those people were called "Dead Ringers".

The men hired to listen for the bells during the night were known to be working the "graveyard shift".

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FreeBird * 2 years ago

I find this interesting

70points

#16

"Now That's Gonna Be Stuck In My Head": 45 Worthless Bits Of Trivia Or Knowledge Shared By Our Community The tip of your elbow is called your wenis.

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Pearl 2 years ago

what a perfect name..especially as everyone is trying to lick it all the time

200points

#17

"Now That's Gonna Be Stuck In My Head": 45 Worthless Bits Of Trivia Or Knowledge Shared By Our Community 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.

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Ross Warren 2 years ago

Use smaller light bulbs.

278points

#18

"Now That's Gonna Be Stuck In My Head": 45 Worthless Bits Of Trivia Or Knowledge Shared By Our Community 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.

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Paula McNeely 2 years ago

I think this is good to know.

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#19

"Now That's Gonna Be Stuck In My Head": 45 Worthless Bits Of Trivia Or Knowledge Shared By Our Community Squirrels don’t remember where they buried their acorns. They just bury so many that it’s easy to find one wherever they dig.

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*Displayname*=idk 2 years ago

Now thats gonna be stuck in my head next time I see a squirrel.

50points

#20

"Now That's Gonna Be Stuck In My Head": 45 Worthless Bits Of Trivia Or Knowledge Shared By Our Community Pigs can actually run faster than people. As prey animals, they evolved to run away a lot.

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TKA 2 years ago

Try chasing one to catch it!

70points

#21

"Now That's Gonna Be Stuck In My Head": 45 Worthless Bits Of Trivia Or Knowledge Shared By Our Community Without mucus your stomach would digest itself.

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Hazmat

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Adam Rindegård 2 years ago

but how would it taste?

57points

#22

"Now That's Gonna Be Stuck In My Head": 45 Worthless Bits Of Trivia Or Knowledge Shared By Our Community That giraffes mostly sleep standing up and only for like 30 minutes a day.

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Lovin' Life 2 years ago

Oh how I love giraffes!!!

42points

#23

"Now That's Gonna Be Stuck In My Head": 45 Worthless Bits Of Trivia Or Knowledge Shared By Our Community Messages from your brain travel along your nerves at up to 200 miles per hour.

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Klorx 2 years ago

I am speed 😎

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#24

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!

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174points

Katy McMouse

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Amanda Alexandre 2 years ago

Otorrinolaringologista = the doctor that treats them

69points

#25

Tyrannosaurus Rex is closer to us in time than they were to stegosaurus.

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Mark Howell 2 years ago

Just keep peerfectly still and they won't see you ;o)

46points

#26

"Now That's Gonna Be Stuck In My Head": 45 Worthless Bits Of Trivia Or Knowledge Shared By Our Community The average person has four to six dreams a night.

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Bored Birgit 2 years ago

And the brain has certain setups that occur every now and then in your dreams. I often dream of the same fictional places.

107points

#27

"Now That's Gonna Be Stuck In My Head": 45 Worthless Bits Of Trivia Or Knowledge Shared By Our Community The okay hand symbol means "pay me" in Japan. Thanks, Nat geographic!

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Whale 2 years ago

👌

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#28

"Now That's Gonna Be Stuck In My Head": 45 Worthless Bits Of Trivia Or Knowledge Shared By Our Community Cats can't taste sweet things because of a genetic defect.

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Mouse 2 years ago

Mine will shank you for your ice cream, wonder what it tastes like to her

227points

#29

"Now That's Gonna Be Stuck In My Head": 45 Worthless Bits Of Trivia Or Knowledge Shared By Our Community Americans spend around 2.5 days each year in total looking for their lost things.

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Java Jones 2 years ago

Pretty sure I spend more time than that looking for lost stuff.

127points

Susanne Bækvig 2 years ago

I think there must be pixies here, because even quite big things can be hard to find. Once we spent a week looking for a 7 m gutter

9points

Heather W 2 years ago

Hell, I spend that much time trying to remember what I was looking for!

5points

Dorothy Cloud 2 years ago

Oh, I know that I do.

1point

Lisa Edwardsen 2 years ago

Me too! Heck I was trying to comment on this post and got interrupted. When I came back to finish writing I'd lost the entire article Lol

0points

Jason Marin 2 years ago

That's not true. I've spent practically my whole life looking for my marbles. Still can't find them.

10points

Just Jeff 2 years ago

I spent 2.5 days last WEEK looking for things.

6points

Bored Birgit 2 years ago

Now, that's useless.

6points

Hope Cows&Chickens 2 years ago

I spend that much time a year just looking for my keys!

5points

Sturgeon 2 years ago

Worse still, I have things I keep because I can't remember their purpose - strange keys, plugs. plastic bits etc. Recently a half meter white painted metal bar with a u shaped cut turned up on the landing - neither my wife or I have any idea what it is but feel we can't throw it out in case its important!

2points

Connie Bonneville 2 years ago

My kids can't find their shoes. Every. Morning.

2points

Debra Robinson 2 years ago (edited)

I wonder if Jimmy found his shaker of salt yet. Maybe those cowboys Paula Cole sang about know something. 🤨🤔

1point

Hey! 2 years ago

My husband went to Ukraine to help with the war (bringing to safety people in the war zones, then providing food) and when he came back I had a list ready of what I had lost in the 6 weeks he was gone. I keep a list on my TickTick at all times.

1point

tuzdayschild 2 years ago

How long do people from other countries spend looking for their money?

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Hey! 2 years ago

Zero for me. I only use my credit cards or my husband pays.

0points

Ogre Juan Canolli 2 years ago

Is That ALL ?

1point

Amy Watson 2 years ago

Unless you are the mother of one or more small children....then you spend decades looking for all the lost things!

1point

Xenon 1 year ago

Pretty sure that's not just us.

0points

Seadog 2 years ago

the 10MM socket or wrench I had in my hand 60 seconds ago

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backatya 2 years ago

I think it's higher for women

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Lkmarr 2 years ago

Not sure this is true. Seems like I spend a whole lot more time looking than that.

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Mickipickie 2 years ago

The average person, maybe. I have ADHD and spend tons of time every day trying to find things

0points

Demongrrrrl 2 years ago

Of all the things I've lost, it's my mind I miss the most.

0points

Megan O'Neill 2 years ago

I'm always looking for my kids "lost" things. (that are usually not very lost at all)

0points

LeeAnne B 2 years ago

Not American. I'm sure I've spent longer looking for stuff. And someone will always ask "where was the last place you saw it"??

0points

More! 2 years ago

Lately I spend that long each month..

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Microwaved Robot 2 years ago

If that is an average, then, I am so above average. FINALLY!

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wowbagger 2 years ago

If we lived on Venus we'd spend 2.5 years each day looking for stuff.

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Basil Sas 2 years ago

well, I'm all caught up until 2047.....

0points

Bad Mole 2 years ago

I personally bump that average up a bit.

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UpQuarkDownQuark 2 years ago

I’m pretty sure I spend about 2.5 days per week looking for lost stuff.

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Christy Long 2 years ago

I spend more than that a WEEK!

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Richard Smith 2 years ago

I spend more than that...

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JPotts 2 years ago

That's it. I think that should be each month.

0points

Russell Rieckenberg 2 years ago

I look for lost time.

0points

MommaofDoubleDs 2 years ago

Statistics are way too low on my end

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Local foodie 2 years ago

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Chickie 2 years ago

My husband spends more than 8 days per year looking for things...then asks me to find what he misplaced.

0points

Lisa H 2 years ago

Does that mean we're part squirrel?

0points

Chich 2 years ago

If it wasn't for my wife eventually having to calling it for me I would never find my phone. Don't get me started with glasses.

0points

Kawaii Potato 2 years ago

I don't, oh darn it where is my charging cord.

0points

BasedWang12.3 2 years ago

waaaaaay more than that and I still havn't found my mind

0points

Yonel Lenoy 2 years ago

Trump he lost his brain, he never find it.

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"Now That's Gonna Be Stuck In My Head": 45 Worthless Bits Of Trivia Or Knowledge Shared By Our Community Giraffes use their necks to generate momentum with their heads when they fight.

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Titas Burinskas

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𝙸'𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚘𝚘𝚋!(new account) 2 years ago

Yooo! have any of you seen a video of giraffes fighting each other?? it's some pretty scary stuff. I thought they were gentle creatures, but nah they just a tall version of bulls. They got the horns and everything. O.O

68points

#31

"Now That's Gonna Be Stuck In My Head": 45 Worthless Bits Of Trivia Or Knowledge Shared By Our Community 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.

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Madeleine Flowers 2 years ago

For all of you Phineas and Ferb watchers out there, you must recognize that. There was an entire episode all about aglets.

124points

#32

"Now That's Gonna Be Stuck In My Head": 45 Worthless Bits Of Trivia Or Knowledge Shared By Our Community LEGO is the number producer of wheels in the entire world.

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BubblesToday

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shodokai 2 years ago

LEGO people live in houses made of their own flesh.

132points

#33

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.

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141points

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Sunny Day 2 years ago

On that note - What is the last thing to pass through a bug's mind as it hits the windshield of a car going 65mph? Answer - its a**

50points

#34

"Now That's Gonna Be Stuck In My Head": 45 Worthless Bits Of Trivia Or Knowledge Shared By Our Community That DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid. I've known it since the 4th grade. I'm 57

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139points

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Wolf gal 2 years ago

ACID??? WHY AM I ACID!? I AM CONCERNED

28points

#35

Heteropaternalsuperfecumdation is the term for when a woman has twins with different fathers. It's very rare.

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137points

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Cheyanne Pavan 2 years ago

My twins looked so different as babies that a handful of strangers actually asked me if they had the same father!

35points

#36

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.

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136points

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Tara Quail 2 years ago

That makes sense. I remember reading that the majority of dust is mainly skin cells that have come off the body.

130points

#37

Hippopotamus milk is pink.

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134points

Maddie

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Remi (He/Him) 2 years ago

So strawberry milk comes from hippo frams! /j

74points

#38

That a narwhal horn is actually a tooth ._.

f*ck bp haha i got banned

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131points

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Gellert panda Grindelwald 2 years ago

that is true! (had to write a paper on it)

26points

#39

They found 7 tons of human hair when they liberated Auschwitz.

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128points

MollyJune

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GoddessOdd 2 years ago

This is a nightmare statistic ... so sad.

121points

#40

A journalist in 1950 predicted that women in the year 2000 would be amazons like Wonder Woman.

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126points

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Joran Quinten 2 years ago

They already were back then

54points

#41

"Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" and "A B C D E F G" sound the same

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124points

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memyselfandI 2 years ago

Same with Baa Baa Black Sheep

58points

#42

That the smell of rain is called petrichor. We get it. Read it a few thousand times from people thinking their smart.

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123points

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Terry Armstrong 2 years ago

They're

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#43

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

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119points

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Wolf gal 2 years ago

Aardwolves are the best. I like to imagine that they're actually the result of someone breeding g and aardvark with a wolf and not having the heart to get rid of it

30points

#44

"Now That's Gonna Be Stuck In My Head": 45 Worthless Bits Of Trivia Or Knowledge Shared By Our Community Australia is the only country which eats its National animals. And they’re delicious!

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114points

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🥖baguette~be~vibin🥖 2 years ago

Ok, I’m kind of scared to ask… what animal?

48points

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#45

Woodpeckers have a special membrane between their beak and skull that act as a shock absorbent.

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49points

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Gary chattin 2 years ago

Their tongue go from their throat, up and wrap around their brain before leading to their mouth to keep their brain from moving as they peck.

21points

#46

Numbers can always get larger therefore they are infinite.
Number can always get smaller therefore they are infinite as well. Both infinitely large and small.

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47points

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Sarah Schumm 2 years ago

“I’m angry at numbers! There’s like, too many of them!” Will always be my favorite Bevis and Butthead joke.

17points

#47

Making out burns 2calories for every minute you kiss-snapple lid

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46points

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Marinasongs1432 2 years ago

Gonna be skinny-- kiss for 8 days straight! (This is clearly a joke. I haven't even did the math)

9points

#48

The Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland was mad because of his actual hat. They used to use mercury in the process of making a hat. Mercury poisoning made people crazy.

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45points

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Robert T 2 years ago

The phrase "mad as a hatter" predates Alice in Wonderland.

30points

#49

For a photon traveling the speed of light, time does not pass. Looking up at a star that is millions of light years away, when the photon strikes our eyeball, from the photon's perspective it JUST left the star.

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43points

John C

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John C (Submission author) 2 years ago

Edit: too bad I can't edit - somebody's gonna call me out on the colloquial "millions of light years away" because only other galaxies are visible at that distance, not individual stars. Realistically we're talking stars from the Milky Way which could only be about 100,000 light years away at most. The point stands about time not passing for photons though.

36points

#50

Mercury is the planet that is closest to all the others in the solar system.

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Roberta Shapard 2 years ago

15points

#51

There are 142 staircases in hogwarts according to book 1 chpter 8 line 13 words 3-5. The more specific things could be off slightly, but the count is 142.

and before anyone asks, ive read all the HP book 20 times each (i counted :) )

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37points

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William Stevenson 2 years ago

The line and word count could vary depending on edition and language. The book and chapter citations should be consistent.

19points

#52

penguins propose to eachother with their favourite rocks :))

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37points

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Kelly Jo 2 years ago

And stay with that one faithfully for the rest of their lives.

17points

#53

The stethoscope was made because a French doctor, René Laennec, felt uncomfortable putting his ear up to a women’s chest to listen to her heartbeat.

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37points

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Stephanie A Mutti 2 years ago

As did the women feel before the stethoscope was invented. Thanks Doc!

17points

#54

"The Earth is an oblate rotational ellipsoid - but you don't have to remember that." - my geography teacher 20 years ago

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35points

Marika

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Robert T 2 years ago

And there was me thinking it was an oblate spheroid!

7points

#55

The sun is 93 million miles away

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34points

Anonymousplease

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Huddo's sister 2 years ago

And it takes 8 minutes for light to travel from the sun to Earth

18points

#56

Carpenters do have 9½ fingers on average...

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34points

Lenn

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Linda Lee 2 years ago

Truth.

4points

#57

The Beatles’ first band name was the Quarrymen and their original drummer was Pete Best, soon to be replaced by Ringo Starr (sorry I’m a Beatles nerd)

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33points

🥖baguette~be~vibin🥖

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Sunny Day 2 years ago

Bill Haley and the Saddlemen released Rock This Joint, but it didn't do well. They changed the band to Bill Haley and the Comets, and the sing to Rock Around The Clock, and history was made.

17points

Dutch Swimmer Goes Viral For Super Revealing Trunks During 2024 Olympics: “Is This Legal?”

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Thrill-Seeking Diver Jumps Down Extreme Waterslide, Ignoring The Strict Ban For Women

#58

You can sing the lyrics of Amazing Grace to the tune of:
The House of the Rising Sun
Yankee Doodle
Gilligan's Island theme music

You can't unhear it.

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33points

Ally C

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William Stevenson 2 years ago (edited)

Jolene and Hallelujah can use each other's tunes...

18points

#59

Ketchup used to be sold as medicine.

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Chip Tea

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Katie Nelson 2 years ago

Whew, I am HEALTHY!

23points

#60

A platypus doesn't have nipples. They basically sweat out the milk when nursing their young.

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30points

Jordyn Hansen

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lafayette 2 years ago

cool

5points

#61

The female voice you hear singing on the song ‘Keep It In The Closet’ by Michael Jackson on his Dangerous album, is Princess Stephanie of Monaco.

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30points

Seán Baron

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#62

Barcodes scan the white spaces, not the black lines.

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Robert T 2 years ago

Technically they scan the distances between the edges of reflected and non-reflected light.

9points

Woman Put A Water Fountain With A Camera In Her Yard, Here Are 24 Photos Of Regular Visitors (New Pics)

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“Ma’am I Live Here”: Woman Refuses To Back Out Of Driveway, Learns A Lesson The Hard Way

#63

Koalas feed their babies their own poop for the first 2 months of their lives to build up their immune system since their diet consists of nothing but eucalyptus leaves which are highly toxic.

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Missy DiModica

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Niall Mac Iomera 2 years ago

It's called pap

6points

#64

Dr. Seuss invented the word "nerd."

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Bored Panda 2 years ago

This is not really true. There's an interesting article about the word here: https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/word-history-nerd

24points

#65

Koalas can survive most snake bites because they literally eat poison

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25points

Kim Briek

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Mark Howell 2 years ago

Thats advantageous considering which country they live in ;o)

14points

#66

"The temperature inside your mouth is a steamy 98.6 degrees. The same as a sweltering jungle. But inside a Winterfresh mouth, it tastes much, much cooooooler!" Thanks Channel One!

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Jessica Low

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Dave van Es 2 years ago

That's 37 degrees Celcius

12points

#67

California has a higher population than all of Canada.

hi myself, gay weirdo🇺🇦️‍‍

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Daniel Yamada 2 years ago

But Canada has more moose.

21points

50 Of The Most Incredible Shots That Were Submitted To The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

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French Diver’s “Jewels” In Tight Swimming Trunks Become Talk Of The Town At Olympics

#68

A pigs orgasm lasts for 30 minutes

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22points

Ikajes

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Ogre Juan Canolli 2 years ago

Who Timed It ? (And WHY ?)

32points

#69

Everyone is talking about the square poop... But did you know koalas poop roughly 360 times a day? Little green pellets. Even while they're sleeping!

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22points

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Ivy-nox 2 years ago

Their poop smells good too!

11points

#70

That humans share a lot of DNA with bananas.

Final score:

22points

Existent

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Daniel Yamada 2 years ago

Sharing is caring.

5points

#71

One horse power equals to 2849.61 duck power.

Final score:

22points

Filip Šustík

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Robert T 2 years ago (edited)

And one frog power is about 45 horse power. (Frog as in frogeyed-Sprite).

4points

#72

Sloths only urinate and defecate once a week.

Final score:

22points

Miranda Benham

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Kelly Jo 2 years ago

Does it come out very slow too?

8points

#73

There were 75000 lbs of ham on The Tiranic when it sunk

Final score:

21points

The Ultimate Jacey

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Robert T 2 years ago

I'm sorry, but all I can visualise is a boatload of piggy dictators. If you can, please can you correct your spelling of Titanic.

16points

Woman Moves Out Of Parents' Home After They Asked Her To Give Her Space To Brother, They Freak Out

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Mom Leaves $250k Inheritance To Son, Throws A Fit When Daughter Stops Looking After Her

#74

The reason why Elvis never performed outside of the US, is because his manager, Colonel Tom Parker, was an illegal immigrant. He was born in the Netherlands and entered the US when he was 20.

Final score:

21points

Seán Baron

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smugdruggler 2 years ago

Interesting.

6points

#75

Mine is that did you know that dogs don't give kisses when they like you they are actually tasting you

Final score:

20points

Evelena Woodworth

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Scagsy 2 years ago

The only way to prove this is to ask a dog, and I'm skeptical.

12points

#76

Triskaidekaphobia is the fear of the number 13

Final score:

20points

J-Words

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Jason Marin 2 years ago

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words.

19points

#77

Butterflies taste with their feet. Always thought that was an odd little fact.

Final score:

20points

fat and happy

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Cold Contagious 2 years ago

Very interesting. Butterflies are amazing.

9points

#78

Sharks don't pee normally. To use osmosis efficiently, sharks store their pee in their bloodstream to maintain a higher salinity than the water they live in. This way, sharks are able to stay hydrated as water moves to the area with higher salinity. Excess is excreted through their skin.

Final score:

19points

Katie Dollberg

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Jonathan Nichols 2 years ago

I can't tell if this is way too simplified to make any sense, or just a troll

7points

Woman Refuses To Chip In For Babysitting Because She Doesn’t Even Have Kids, Asks If She’s A Jerk

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“This Breaks My Heart”: People Stunned—And Angry—After Woman Buys Lost Luggage From Airport

#79

Thomas Jefferson had a bird named D**k that ate out of his mouth.
I know a lot about Thomas Jefferson and all the facts are this weird.

Final score:

18points

Juniper Rose

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Mark Berry 2 years ago

Thomas Jefferson regularly had a D**k in his mouth?

24points

#80

A decapitated head takes twelve seconds to lose consciousness

Silver the Sloth (they/them)️‍️️‍️‍️️‍

Final score:

17points

POST

Emilis101 2 years ago

This is just a myth.

3points

#81

I guess it would be that the creature or animal with the most teeth is a snail.

Final score:

17points

Fransçois Ferreira

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Red 2 years ago

My dog hates squeeky toys. If I get her one I need to remove the squeek maker or she won't get anywhere near the thing.

0points

#82

That it is illegal to walk out of a Oklahoma county fair with a popsicle in your pocket.

Final score:

17points

Ivy-nox

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Robert T 2 years ago

"Is that a popsicle in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me?"

13points

#83

Dogs don't feel remorse, they only feel sadness.

Final score:

16points

Joi McClain

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Just Jeff 2 years ago

Like they're sad they ate three of my shoes last week?

5points

"I Didn't Start The Dryer": Karen Gets Taught A Lesson After Throwing Out Neighbor's Wet Clothes

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#84

McDonald's once created bubblegum-flavored broccoli.

Final score:

16points

Elliebean13

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JoJo Anisko 2 years ago

Why?

2points

#85

According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way that a bee should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground. The bee, of course, flies anyways. Because bees don't care what humans think is impossible.

Final score:

15points

Buzzy Boi

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Carter Theothermichael 2 years ago

Honey bees have two sets of wings which can be(e) used independent as a pair of forewings and a pair of hindwings . This allows the bee maximum mobility for hovering for nectar and pollen collection. Once loaded down the 2 sets of wings can bee locked together to form a more a more efficient and heavier lift surface. The locking mech is a series of hooks from the hindwings that locks onto a "gutter" trough on the forewings. It's been suggested that was the inspiration for the modern zipper. Other bees in my bonnet are two other great special "tools" that Hbees have evolved are a special pick/comb to groom pollen from their antennas- hard to smell the flowers otherwise. The other adaptation is a 3 part comb and collection basket for carrying pollen back to the hive for food on the hind pair of legs. Way2B Bs

15points

#86

If Hitler's father hadn't changed his name, it would have been Heil Schicklgruber.

Final score:

14points

marina

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Robert T 2 years ago

Which makes the name Gruber even more funny in 'Allo 'Allo.

1point

#87

The marsupial, quoll's new born is one of the smallest, weighing only 18mg which is equal to 30 sugar grains.

Final score:

14points

ShazamKazam

POST

#88

Starlings, squirrels and snails are invasive species brought over by Europeans.

Final score:

14points

V10LET V1XEN

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Robert T 2 years ago

To where? American grey squirrels are an invasive species in Europe. And there are thousands of snail species.

8points

“All Three Shot Out Pink”: Triplets' Baby Shower Turns Sour, Pregnant Wife Wants A Divorce

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College Student Does Exactly As Told After Roommates Demand They Keep Their Stuff In Their Room

#89

The first player in the NBA to break a backboard by dunking a basketball was Chuck Connors (aka The Rifleman). During pre-game warm-ups with Boston.

Final score:

14points

Stannous Flouride

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Mark Berry 2 years ago

Chuck was the man. Don't let Larry Flynt fool you.

3points

#90

The first colors babies see when they are born are red and black.

Final score:

14points

Leedle_Leedle_lee

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Mark Berry 2 years ago

Nipples and pupils

5points

#91

Outer space smells like static electricity.

Final score:

13points

VodkaInMySweetTea

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Rachknits 2 years ago

I'm confused by this. Firstly as mentioned already, they are in space suits. Secondly, we smell due to tiny molecules in the air but space is a vacuum so there aren't any

8points

#92

Dogs like squeaky toys because it sounds like prey screeching in pain.

Final score:

13points

PattonPawter

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Kurtis Cobainus 2 years ago

Ironically, there was a comment above this by someone called Red, and he said he removes the squeaker

13points

#93

BANANAS ARE THE ONLY FRUIT THAT CANNOT REPRODUCE! They are a breed of two different plants

Final score:

12points

Good Luckas

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Day Andie 2 years ago

Not entirely true! The commercially grown eating bananananas are non-viable, but there are some banana types with seeds that are fertile. Find that particular non-hybrid wild banana with viable seeds, and you can make some catch. You can also buy banana seeds on the internet and grow your own tree, but it most likely won't have edible fruit.

8points

#94

4 million people in the Netherlands live below see level

Final score:

11points

Adinda Jane

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Adinda Jane White (Submission author) 2 years ago

Sea level....

9points

#95

Blob fish are ugly because a blob fish doesn't really have a skeleton, and it doesn't really have any muscle. So, up here, it's saggy and droopy.

Final score:

10points

TheOnlyKirbyGirl

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Kelly Jo 2 years ago

When a puff fish expands, it fills with a poisonous gas to harm the predators. However, that gas gets dolphins "high" and they have been known to pass the puff fish around to each other.

16points

#96

The minimum dynamic hydroplaning speed, in knots, of a tire to be 8.6 times the square root of the tire pressure in pounds. If it's pouring out, assume your tire pressure if you don't know it, to be 25 (square root 5), so 5x9 (8.6 rounded up) is 45, which is about 51 mph. Better to err on the side of caution, and slow down. I think of this every darn time it rains

Final score:

10points

Marty Sunderland

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PolymathNecromancer 2 years ago

But the weight of the vehicle and the tire footprint & construction also factor in. The question is, how?

0points

#97

The little hard part on the roof of your mouth behind your top front teeth is called informally the pizza ridge, cuz that's the part you burn first when you bite into a pizza that's too hot.

Final score:

10points

ShazamKazam

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josh wampler 2 years ago

Called formally the alveolar ridge, because it contains alveoli, the cavities that hold the roots of your teeth

3points

#98

Triangle can only have one 90 degree angle; unless you draw it on a sphere, then you can have two 90 degree angles in one triangle....

Final score:

10points

E. Hamilton

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InvincibleRodent 2 years ago

Okay, this is a hell of an oversimplification of non-Euclidian geometry.

6points

#99

If you string all the DNA in your body together in a single chain, it's as long as 30 round trips to Jupiter

Final score:

10points

Alexander Myers

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Robert Trebor 2 years ago

How much would be the fare? And, can you get a monthly pass?

5points

#100

That light travels at 186,300 miles per second

Final score:

9points

David Woollands

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Robert T 2 years ago

Light always travels by boat, because it's always at C.

9points

#101

There are 17 steps to 221B Baker Street (Sherlock Holmes residence).

Final score:

9points

Jenna Anderson

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Mark Berry 2 years ago

...from where?

2points

#102

Freddy Mercury’s last words were “Pee pee”

Final score:

7points

PjandBolt

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Kurtis Cobainus 2 years ago

I remember this. That's hilarious for someone so talented to go out like that.

2points

#103

You breathe out of one nostril at a time. It goes in a cycle and is why you only really have one clogged nostril when you are sick and/or have terrible allergies.

Final score:

5points

Marinasongs1432

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InvincibleRodent 2 years ago

This, as it is, is not true (and easily testable), but much like with handedness, you do favor one nostril over the other.

6points

#104

There are 23 stars in the paramount logo. Bonus points if you know why (I do!)

Final score:

5points

AzKhaleesi

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AzKhaleesi (Submission author) 2 years ago

Correction... 22 sorry. my finger slipped damn it.

8points

#105

There is no word for "sad" in Japanese and lobsters urinate from their faces.

Final score:

4points

Jamilah toenailkilla

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Calane E. Vanya 2 years ago

sad in Japanese is 悲しい (kanashii)

8points

#106

Peppers have sexes. I believe they are able self pollinate but am unsure (this made even more confusing for me). There are male and female peppers determined by the number of chambers in the pepper. Either 3 or 4.

Final score:

3points

Emily McDonnel

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LittleWombat 2 years ago

I'd read this many, many times and then found it has since been disproven. But it's still stuck in my head when I buy peppers!!

5points

#107

The largest french fry is the potentater. Sadly the smallest isn’t the impotentater, it’s the minutater.

Thank you Rich Hall

Final score:

0points

D-m Keilman

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Niall Mac Iomera 2 years ago

...that's not even trying to be a fact.

1point

#108

Fake lashes were actually invented by prostitutes to keep c*m out of their eyes. At that time they referred to them as c*m umbrellas.

Final score:

-3points

Kamille Llamas

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Niall Mac Iomera 2 years ago

There's no way that's true.

15points

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Metallicd3ath 2 years ago

I have a ton of useless trivia knowledge, but anytime anyone asks me to just name one at random, I can't think of any. Makes me good at trivial pursuit, but bad at conversation.

21points

LucyLuLuu 2 years ago

I feel you

2points

Mika N 2 years ago (edited)

Haha maybe you could make a list of your 5 favorites to share, and then you'll have them ready next time someone asks! (like have it mentally ready, I know you don't want to pull out a physical list lol)

0points

Nikki Sevven 2 years ago

Same.

0points

Becky Samuel 2 years ago

Boredpanda is officially so stuck for content that they're recycling their own posts from 6 months ago.

15points

Tiny Dancer 2 years ago

IKR? It explains why I randomly get likes for things I wrote months ago! Man, so weird when you don't remember writing it, lol.

2points

Jody Whitmarsh 2 years ago

Yak's milk is pink

5points

kim edge 2 years ago

The name wendy didn't exist before the book with Peter pan.

4points

Jason Marin 2 years ago

The first name Madison didn't exist until the movie Splash.

2points

RafCo (he/him) 2 years ago

That's an interesting, but totally untrue, fact. The name "Wendy" dates back to English parish records of the early 17th century, though it was most commonly a masculine name. It is true the J.M. Barrie's use of the name for his protagonist Wendy Darling, did re-popularize the name.

0points

Spannidandoolar 2 years ago

The name Tiffany is very old (medieval origins) but everyone associates it with modern day.

0points

Daniel Yamada 2 years ago (edited)

The bit of trivia I know is that the velocity of a liquid flowing through a a narrow tube (such as a blood vessel or a catheter) is directly proportional to the pressure of the liquid and the fourth power of the radius of the tube and is inversely proportional to the viscosity of the liquid and the length of the tube.

3points

Benita Valdez 2 years ago (edited)

The compound that makes lightning bugs glow is called luciferin. Etymology of the word is from the Latin lucifer which means light bearing.

2points

RafCo (he/him) 2 years ago

Vulgar latin of the medieval era, likely not the latin spoken by Julius Caesar. Lucifer is from the latin word "lux" (meaning light) and the suffix "fer" meaning carried (think of the words confer, ferry, defer, transfer). Luciferin - light carrying.

0points

Got Banned But Now I'm Back 2 years ago

Was there even ONE actually NEW "fact" on this list? I didn't have to read more than five words on each one to recognize it. Even the personal "facts" (which... why are those even included? WHO CARES???) aren't new. This is boring. Fitting, I guess. Grrrrr.

1point

Camilla Koutsos 2 years ago

Heteropaternalsuperfecundation maybe?

1point

CelticElff 2 years ago

The national animal of Scotland is the Unicorn.

1point

Wooly 2 years ago

Omphaloskepsis is the term used describe contemplating one’s bellybutton …

1point

Via Hawk 2 years ago

When I was little my dad bought me a book of useless facts

1point

Tiny Dancer 2 years ago

What an awesome useless fact!

2points

Addison Bonine 2 years ago

The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell

1point

Sandy D 2 years ago

According to monty python there was a composer by this name: (from memory, spelling may be off) : Johann Gambol Putty Devon Ausfern Splaindenschlitter Crass Krenbon Fried Digger Dingle Dangle Dongle Dungle Bearstein Von Knackerthrasher Applebanger Horovitz Ticolinsinc Granderknotty Spelltinkle Grandlish Grumblemayer Spelterwasser Kurstlich Himbleisen Bandwagon Guten Abend Bitte Ein Nuremburger Bratwurstle Gespurten Mit Weimach Luber Hundsfoot Gumberaber Schoenendanker Kalbsfleisch Mittler Aucher Von Hautkopf, of Ulm. First hubby memorized it, then I did as well. We are major geeky dorks and love it!

1point

Stannous Flouride 2 years ago

I turned my head full of trivia into cash on 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?' during its first season. It's on YouTube. Look up "Stan Flouride" and it's your first hit.

1point

Uriel Eduardo Viveros Macip 2 years ago

If you eat an earthworm from the wrong side, it can crawl up your esophagus

1point

Carter Theothermichael 2 years ago

What's worse than finding a worm in your apple? Finding half of a worm in your apple.

1point

Fester Sixonesixonethree 2 years ago

The fact that two of the great Romantic composers died of tertiary Syphilis - Schumann and Schubert.

1point

Jo Choto 2 years ago

My entire brain is full of useless knowledge. I was blessed with a phenomenal memory, so I can tell you the name of every kid I was in class with in alphabetical order. I can tell you the names, addresses, telephone numbers and birthdays of people I haven't seen in 50 years. I can recite poems ad nauseam. I literally could entertain people all day long with the useless crud my brain is full of.

1point

Linda Lee 2 years ago

My Very Educated Mother Just Served Nine Pies.

1point

RAMPAGE 2 years ago

B-but- Uranus

5points

Axolotl King 2 years ago

Either "CALL JG WENTWORTH 877-CASH-NOW" (specifically the one with the opera Viking) or damn it I had another one but I forgot it so :(

1point

Axolotl King 2 years ago

ONG I REMEMBERED IT

0points

Patsy 2 years ago

Does anybody else find when they try to submit a story from their phone, it limits your text to only a few characters?

1point

K- THULU 2 years ago

All the damn time....

0points

Erik Ivan 2 years ago

The car Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was in (and his wife, the Duchess, Sofie of Hohenbergh) when he was shot im Sarajevo, 28 june 1914, was a Gräf & Stift Double Phaeton. I thik it is in the Heeresgeschichtliches Museum in Wien.

0points

Ada Hunter 2 years ago

if you take acutain (the acne stuff, idk how to spell it) there is a good chance your bones are green

0points

Spannidandoolar 2 years ago

The denty bit of skin above your lip is called your filtrum (not sure on the spelling?).

0points

RafCo (he/him) 2 years ago

philtrum. from the ancient greek meaning love charm.

0points

Jason Marin 2 years ago

Starfish have no brain.

0points

Bisexual Tiger 🇺🇦 2 years ago

That you aren't supposed to give any honey to a baby, because it contains small amounts of botulism in it, but small enough that it won't affect children or adults. Botulism is a toxin that can cause muscle paralysis and maybe even death. They also use botulism for Botox injections, so it will permanently relax your muscles and erase wrinkles.

0points

Two_rolling_black_eyes 2 years ago

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0points

Dunja Blackwell 2 years ago

The Aspie me loves this list of useless facts.

0points

Aria Anise 2 years ago

Ok I remember the haiku Hyde created about Jackie in that 70s show My heart aches with pain. When I see you I vomit Die away from me I also remember spikes poem that he wrote as William in Buffy the Vampire Slayer My soul is wrapped in harsh repose Midnight descends in raven colored clothes My heart is full, tis grown a bulge in it When I espy your beauty effulgent. I also memorized the musical episode of Buffy the vampire slayer ... So. Yeah.

-1point

Mimi M 2 years ago

Important stuff.

-2points

Reality Check 2 years ago

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John Hunter 2 years ago

I can't get it out of my head that almost half of Americans buy into and repeat the obvious BS of a willfully ignorant, racist, NYC con artist who spreads tinfoil hat rumors like the one you just spouted.

3points

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Metallicd3ath 2 years ago

I have a ton of useless trivia knowledge, but anytime anyone asks me to just name one at random, I can't think of any. Makes me good at trivial pursuit, but bad at conversation.

21points

LucyLuLuu 2 years ago

I feel you

2points

Mika N 2 years ago (edited)

0points

Nikki Sevven 2 years ago

Same.

0points

Becky Samuel 2 years ago

Boredpanda is officially so stuck for content that they're recycling their own posts from 6 months ago.

15points

Tiny Dancer 2 years ago

IKR? It explains why I randomly get likes for things I wrote months ago! Man, so weird when you don't remember writing it, lol.

2points

Jody Whitmarsh 2 years ago

Yak's milk is pink

5points

kim edge 2 years ago

The name wendy didn't exist before the book with Peter pan.

4points

Jason Marin 2 years ago

The first name Madison didn't exist until the movie Splash.

2points

RafCo (he/him) 2 years ago

0points

Spannidandoolar 2 years ago

The name Tiffany is very old (medieval origins) but everyone associates it with modern day.

0points

Daniel Yamada 2 years ago (edited)

3points

Benita Valdez 2 years ago (edited)

The compound that makes lightning bugs glow is called luciferin. Etymology of the word is from the Latin lucifer which means light bearing.

2points

RafCo (he/him) 2 years ago

0points

Got Banned But Now I'm Back 2 years ago

1point

Camilla Koutsos 2 years ago

Heteropaternalsuperfecundation maybe?

1point

CelticElff 2 years ago

The national animal of Scotland is the Unicorn.

1point

Wooly 2 years ago

Omphaloskepsis is the term used describe contemplating one’s bellybutton …

1point

Via Hawk 2 years ago

When I was little my dad bought me a book of useless facts

1point

Tiny Dancer 2 years ago

What an awesome useless fact!

2points

Addison Bonine 2 years ago

The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell

1point

Sandy D 2 years ago

1point

Stannous Flouride 2 years ago

I turned my head full of trivia into cash on 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?' during its first season. It's on YouTube. Look up "Stan Flouride" and it's your first hit.

1point

Uriel Eduardo Viveros Macip 2 years ago

If you eat an earthworm from the wrong side, it can crawl up your esophagus

1point

Carter Theothermichael 2 years ago

What's worse than finding a worm in your apple? Finding half of a worm in your apple.

1point

Fester Sixonesixonethree 2 years ago

The fact that two of the great Romantic composers died of tertiary Syphilis - Schumann and Schubert.

1point

Jo Choto 2 years ago

1point

Linda Lee 2 years ago

My Very Educated Mother Just Served Nine Pies.

1point

RAMPAGE 2 years ago

B-but- Uranus

5points

Axolotl King 2 years ago

Either "CALL JG WENTWORTH 877-CASH-NOW" (specifically the one with the opera Viking) or damn it I had another one but I forgot it so :(

1point

Axolotl King 2 years ago

ONG I REMEMBERED IT

0points

Patsy 2 years ago

Does anybody else find when they try to submit a story from their phone, it limits your text to only a few characters?

1point

K- THULU 2 years ago

All the damn time....

0points

Erik Ivan 2 years ago

0points

Ada Hunter 2 years ago

if you take acutain (the acne stuff, idk how to spell it) there is a good chance your bones are green

0points

Spannidandoolar 2 years ago

The denty bit of skin above your lip is called your filtrum (not sure on the spelling?).

0points

RafCo (he/him) 2 years ago

philtrum. from the ancient greek meaning love charm.

0points

Jason Marin 2 years ago

Starfish have no brain.

0points

Bisexual Tiger 🇺🇦 2 years ago

0points

Two_rolling_black_eyes 2 years ago

This comment has been deleted.

0points

Dunja Blackwell 2 years ago

The Aspie me loves this list of useless facts.

0points

Aria Anise 2 years ago

-1point

Mimi M 2 years ago

Important stuff.

-2points

Reality Check 2 years ago

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John Hunter 2 years ago

3points