I enjoy the useless tidbits of completely irrelevant information commonly known as trivia. I honestly do. I don't know what it is, but there's just something about trivia that fascinates me. Must have something to do with how fascinating the information itself is. Nah, that can't be it. Anyway, these tidbits aren't nearly as fun when I don't get to share them with people, so that, dear user, is what I am doing. You may want to do so as well. And so will the people you tell it to. And the people they tell it to. And the people they tell it to. And the peo--you get the idea. Let the trivialities commence!
Salvador Dali never took hallucinogens, but he did have a habit of forcing himself to stay up until he started hallucinating from sleep deprivation, so there's that. 5/15/11
In 2002, a $150 million library opened on the site of the legendary Library of Alexandria, which is famous for (among other things) having been completely destroyed in a fire. Five months after the opening of the new library, the fourth floor was completely destroyed in a fire. Talk about history repeating itself. 4/19/11
In Italy, a mullet is called "alla MacGyver". 4/8/11
What is anosgnosia? It’s a condition in which people suffering from partial paralysis are convinced that they're not paralyzed at all. The weird part is, some of them also believe that other people with anosgnosia aren't paralyzed either. The brain is a strange organ. 3/8/11
There is now a bar in the building that was once the National Temerance Society. The irony is sweet, but liquor is quicker. 3/5/11
Roger Moore, of 007 fame, is terrified of guns and starts twitching whenever he picks one up. I sure hope its not his gun-hand that twitches, although that might be why he's scared of them. 3/4/11
In Norse mythology, the realm where people (humans) live is called Midgard, which literally translates to "Middle Earth". Tolkien, you sly little plagiarist. 3/2/11
Sometimes, when in a forested area with no radio signal, the U.S. Marines will throw one end of a metal Slinky® up into a tree to serve as a makeshift signal-boosting antenna. That's right, Slinkies® just got badass. 2/18/11
Indiana University Library sinks an inch into the ground every year from the weight of all the books. Maybe they should make the overdue fees less harsh so the students can help them throw off some ballast. 1/25/11
There is a type of German flea that lives almost exclusively in beer mats. That kinda says something about Germany, doesn’t it? 1/12/11
Bruce Willis wears his watch upside down. No one, apart from presumably Bruce Willis, knows why. 1/9/11
Sean Connery believes that he was a polygamist alcoholic railroad builder in a past life. John Travolta believes he was silent movie star Rudolf Valentino. 1/1/11
The left drumstick on a chicken is more tender than the right. No word on whether or not this applies to left-handed chickens as well. 12/30/10
Patrick Stewart was bald by the age of fourteen. 12/27/10
There is a game played in Malaysia known as hashing, which consists of getting drunk and traversing a five-mile maze, stopping at a checkpoint every quarter of a mile to consume more booze. Now that’s what I call a drinking game. 12/22/10
In Columbus's day, people didn't actually think the world was flat. That is a myth. They knew it was round—except for Columbus, who thought the world was pear-shaped. 08/25/10
In Massachusetts its illegal for a mourner at a funeral to consume more than 3 sandwiches. I'm not sure whether or not the same rules apply to wakes. 08/23/10
Minnows have teeth in their throats. Swallow, then chew. 08/10/10
The first carrots were purple. 08/01/10
Windmills always turn counter-clockwise, except in Ireland, where they turn clockwise. But I guess there aren't that many other directions for them to turn in. Well, maybe in a 4 or more dimensional universe, but we're not in one of those, are we? 07/23/10
Everyday in New York, approximately 1,600 people are bitten by humans. And as everyone knows, any person that is bitten by a human will transform into a human during the full moon. . . or maybe it was coffee that made them do that. I don't know. 07/16/10
Butterflies were originally called "flutterbies". Admittedly, that name makes a wee bit more sense, as they do in fact flutter by, but I have never seen them do anything involving butter, flying or otherwise. 07/13/10
You are more likely to get attacked by a cow than by a shark. How much you wanna bet there's a cheesy 1980s horror movie about that? 07/07/10
While the Indian elephant has been domesticated numerous times throughout history, no one has ever been able to domesticate the African elephant. African elephant ftw! 06/29/10
In the US&A, it's illegal to send an entire building through the mail. I'd assume that it was also impossible, but some people are really persistent. 06/28/10
None of the Beatles knew how to read music. I think they were pretty good, considering. 06/27/10
Ted Turner owns 2% of Mexico. 06/26/10
If all the folds were straightened out, the surface area of the human brain would cover an ironing board. Whatever you do, though, DON’T iron your brain. 06/25/10
Panophobia is the fear of everything. Phobophobia is the fear of fear itself. 06/20/10
The Boy Scouts of America offer a merit badge for nuclear science. Somehow I doubt it's so easy to get with all this raised security nowadays. Its not as if you can just buy enriched uranium off the street corner anymore. 06/18/10
Saturn's rings are only a foot thick. Astronomical indeed. 06/16/10
Only 55% of Americans know the Sun is a star.
Bonus Fact: the Sun is a star. 06/09/10
Bill Gates's house was designed on an Apple™ brand computer. 06/08/10
More Monopoly money is printed each year than all the real currencies in the world combined. Strangely enough, Monopoly money has not yet gone the way of the German mark. 06/07/10
A beheaded cockroach can survive for several weeks before dying of starvation, of all things. 06/01/10
One in five snakebite victims is drunk. One in five drunk snakebite victims is tattooed. How do they collect this data, anyway? 05/31/10
Lobsters can regrow lost eyes. I just hope they don't accidentally regrow the one's they still got. Not quite enough room. If you think an ingrown toenail's bad, try having an ingrown eyeball. 05/26/10
Before Peter Pan was written, the name "Wendy" did not exist. However, the name "Lando" existed before Empire Strikes Back. There was a Pope Lando. Google it. 05/16/10
Thomas Edison was afraid of the dark. Too bad he never invented anything that produced light, huh? Wait. . . what's that? He did invent something that produced light? Well what was it? A light-bulb, you say? Never 'eard of it. 05/15/10
A queen bee will only sting another queen bee. I doubt she'll get that far, however, because the drones have no such reservations. 05/14/10
Spider silk is stronger than steel, provided you can get enough of it to equal something the same size as whatever steel thing is. 05/09/10
Linen can absorb 20 times its weight in moisture before it feels damp. But I'd assume the fact that it's 20 times heavier might tip you off. 05/04/10
An iceberg contains more heat than a lit match. But then, an iceberg can only sink a ship. A lit match can down a zeppelin. 04/25/10
Bob Hope was once a boxer. I'm trying to imagine him boxing, and I'm not liking what I'm seeing. 04/24/10
It cost more to film the movie "Titanic" than it did to build the ship. What a waste. 04/19/10
Ford Model Ts were available only in black because, at the time, that was the paint that dried the fastest. 04/12/10
In 1980, Detroit gave Saddam Hussein the key to the city. I'm not even going to ask what the hell they were thinking. 04/11/10
The average speck of dust is halfway between the size of the earth and the size of a subatomic particle. Who would have guessed that dust was so awesome? 04/09/10
On average, 100 people die each year from choking on ballpoint pens. God only knows what they were doing with ballpoint pens in their mouths. Everyone knows that you can only eat fountain pens. 04/06/10
The state of California has issued at least 6 drivers licenses to people named Jesus Christ. Apparently Christ has returned to earth 7 or more times (counting Easter), and each time, the Armageddon completely failed to occur. Or, maybe they're just folks named Jesus Christ. Either one. 04/05/10
In Pakistan, goats are sometimes sacrificed to improve the economy. It's got to be worth a shot. I mean, we cannot honestly claim to have tried everything to fix this mess if we haven't yet sacrificed a goat. 04/03/10
(BrokenEye Unltd. and Guthrie Devine will not be held responsible for any goats harmed as a result of this factoid)
The first telephone book was one page long, and had fifty numbers on it. I don’t see why you’d even need a phonebook if only fifty people have phones, but weirder things have happened. 03/22/10
Lima beans contain cyanide. Don’t tell the kids though, because then they’ll have a legitimate excuse for not eating them. 03/22/10
Cucumbers are the only food that cockroaches won't eat. Twinkies also won't eat cucumbers, but that's only because Twinkies don't eat. 02/19/10
There are more English speakers in China than in the U.S. No word on the comparison in the number of Chinese speakers. 02/18/10
10% of the Russian government's revenue comes from vodka sales. Their vodka tax must be tiny. 02/17/10
There are three golf balls sitting on the moon. The question is this: did someone hit them there from earth, or was someone playing golf on the moon? 02/16/10
In Florida, you can still be hung for stealing a horse. That is, assuming that a) anyone actually wants to steal a horse anymore, b) they still even have gallows, and c) the cops even take that law seriously. 02/15/10
Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both participants are registered blood donors. I’m not a hundred percent sure how the two parts of that law are related. 02/14/10
Giraffes can clean their ears with their tongues. Can’t see why they’d want to, though. 02/08/10
Diamonds from Brazil are harder than diamonds from Africa. No word on which diamonds are more forever. 02/06/10
Cashew nuts kill the bacteria responsible for tooth decay, acne, tuberculosis, and leprosy. Unfortunately, they’re also the most fattening nut. So you must make the choice. Do you want to have to exercise more to burn all that fat, or do you want to run the risk of becoming a leper? 02/04/10
Every person (human) has a unique tongue print. Kind of like thumb prints, except a tongue print reader just would not be sanitary. 12/15/09
When under extreme stress, some octopi will eat their own tentacles. Beat that emo kids! 12/13/09
All species of beetle are eatable. You can do whatever you want with that information, but I’d like to let you know right now that I am not liable for them tasting nasty. You have been warned. 12/10/09
Kleenex tissues were once used as filters for gas masks. Good thing too. You don’t need to take off the gas mask to sneeze. 12/09/09
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