I happen to know (some useless bit of crap)

[ydahecnot]

We all have picked up some esoteric facts over time, facts that won’t help at work, won’t impress family or friends, and, most important, won’t get you laid. What are yours? I’ll start; try to follow format.

I happen to know that Benin used to be Dahomey, and Burkina Faso used to be Upper Volta

 

[cheekygirl75]

I happen to know that kangaroos have two three vaginas.

 

[ydahecnot]

I happen to know about Senator Tillman’s allegorical cow

 

[J_Bone]

IHTK Die Hard is indeed a Christmas movie

 

[ydahecnot]

IHTK what a Klein bottle is

 

[J_Bone]

IHTK it’s okay to get in the pool within 30 minutes of eating.

 

[Trekka]

Brilliant thread.

I happen to know that labial frication is why “ven” in Spanish sounds like “Ben” in English.

 

[AmberLGreen]

IHTK that apple pips have cyanide in them

 

[aussiegeekygal]

I happen to know that kangaroos have two vaginas.

I did not know this

*Hands back my Australian card*

 

[ydahecnot]

IHTK whom the fake member of the Von Erich wrestling family was

 

[aussiegeekygal]

IHTKT an alipile is a servant employed to remove unwanted armpit hair.

(Oddly enough this question NEVER comes up in pub trivia)

 

[cheekygirl75]

I did not know this

*Hands back my Australian card*

I got it wrong, they actually have three!

 

[AmberLGreen]

IHTK that an octopus has three hearts

 

[aussiegeekygal]

IHTK that an octopus has three hearts

Unlike a Time Lord

 

[Trekka]

IHTK that the giant squid has an eye the size of a dinner plate!!! It’s the largest eye on planet earth. A DINNER PLATE!

 

[ydahecnot]

IHTK the four goalies who played for the St. Louis Blues in the 1971-72 season

 

[saustin5432]

IHTK that the first McDonalds was in Des Plaines, IL and that despite being the "Land of Lincoln", Ronald Reagan was the only US president born in Illinois.

 

[pumaman23]

I happen to know that pigs have corkscrew shaped penises.
I am simply assuming that this is where the slang term "screwing" comes from.

 

[bigtallman]

IHTK that a merkin is a pubic wig.

 

[ydahecnot]

IHTK the meaning of the “action point”

 

[cascadiabound]

IHTK that almonds are not nuts. go figure

 

[jeff_is_smiling]

IHTK the woman who played Annette Funicello's best friend in the movie Gidget.

 

[Trekka]

I happen to know the infield fly rule
Just kidding - I need it explained to me annually

What is up with the multiple vaginas?!

 

[ydahecnot]

IHTK the last American League pitcher to homer when the league still had no DH rule

 

[Mo_Bandy]

I dont know shit about fuck.