The Useless Information Thread

[Golden_Silence]

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- An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

- A goldfish has a memory span of 3 seconds.

- A snail can sleep for 3 years.

I know a few people that have these very same qualities

 

[MidnightVixen]

Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.

 

[kendra1980]

The drummer for ZZ Top, who is the only non-beard wearer, is named Frank Beard.

 

[Golden_Silence]

Thomas Edison, the inventor of the light bulb was afraid of the dark.

Mummys boy....

 

[MidnightVixen]

Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".

 

[MidnightVixen]

In most advertisements, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10.

 

[MidnightVixen]

There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.

 

[Golden_Silence]

Historical Information

- In 1969 the US launched a male chimpanzee called Ham into space.

They're still doing it now.....

 

[MidnightVixen]

Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

 

[MidnightVixen]

Shakespeare invented the words "assassination" and "bump."

 

[MidnightVixen]

The word racecar and kayak are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left.

 

[lovemonster]

Charlie Chaplin once lost a contest for a Charlie Chaplin look a like.

 

[Golden_Silence]

- You can't fold of piece of paper in half more than 7 times. Don't believe me? Try it.

Yep... Just tried - I believe

 

[MidnightVixen]

The drummer for ZZ Top, who is the only non-beard wearer, is named Frank Beard.

Well, isn't that wild.

 

[Golden_Silence]

There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.

And they still get it wrong at McDonalds....

 

[MidnightVixen]

And they still get it wrong at McDonalds....

hehe that was funny!

 

[fathom7]

Abraham Lincoln is the first President known to have used the word "cool" in a speech with same meaning we assign to it today. The exact quote:

That is cool. Referencing a delineated list of accomplishments by local politicians in New York in 1863.

 

[Golden_Silence]

There are only 4 words in the English language which end in "dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.

This is the kind of Useless info I'm talking about

 

[MidnightVixen]

This is the kind of Useless info I'm talking about

Im good at useless info...LOL

 

[MidnightVixen]

It takes a week to make a jelly bean.

 

[MidnightVixen]

You can't tickle yourself.

 

[Golden_Silence]

The drummer for ZZ Top, who is the only non-beard wearer, is named Frank Beard.

Really?? pretty damn funny that

 

[Golden_Silence]

Abraham Lincoln is the first President known to have used the word "cool" in a speech with same meaning we assign to it today. The exact quote:

That is cool. Referencing a delineated list of accomplishments by local politicians in New York in 1863.

So he coined a pretty good phrase so early on... Just imagine what kids in one hundred years are going to be saying about shrub??

 

[Golden_Silence]

Charlie Chaplin once lost a contest for a Charlie Chaplin look a like.

I read that once... pretty funny actually

 

[Golden_Silence]

Thanks for the info so far people, please keep it coming as it really does help, and who knows?? Maybe some day a litster may just win a lot of cash by reading all this