Random Useless Facts Thread

In 2016, two teenagers from New Zealand ended up with serious injuries and almost died during their schools production of the play ‘Sweeney Todd’, as they decided to use real razor blades during the play instead of fake razor blades.

Iceland is warm, and Greenland is cold.

In Nebraska, It is illegal for bar owners to sell beer unless they are simultaneously brewing a kettle of soup.

@icey wicey 1517  
Shortly after the murder they continued on until the FBI intervention.

Proceratosaurus bradleyi, from the early Jurassic period, is the oldest known tyrannosaurid.

Donald Trump is the only US President to win the Razzie award for “Worst Supporting Actor”, for his cameo in the 1990 film, “Ghosts Can’t Do It”.

Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.

In 2006, Dell had to recall a million laptops after finding out that they spontaneously combusted because of the battery. Incidents included a computer catching fire during a business conference in Japan.

God is the only character in the animated series The Simpsons that has 5 fingers on each hand, compared to all the other characters, who have 4 fingers on each hand.

Elephants are the only animals that can’t jump.

The song “Chasing Cars” by the band Snow Patrol has been announced today as the most played song of the 21st century on UK radio.

The Yo-Yo originated as a weapon in the Philippine Islands during the sixteenth century.

At its time of release, in 1993, Jurassic Park had the most scientifically accurate portrayal of dinosaurs in media. Unfortunately, science marches on…

Kilts are not native to Scotland. They originated in France.

Contrary to popular belief, it’s not illegal to drive barefoot.

160 cars can drive side by side on the Monumental Axis in Brazil, the world’s widest road.

Al Capone’s business card mentioned him as a used furniture dealer

@ILoveMyoozik  
Speaking of which, Al Capone didn’t go to jail for the illegal manufacture of alcohol in the 1920s, racketeering, etc. He went to jail for tax issues.

@Lord Goku  
You don’t mess with the IRS and the Secret Service.
 
Speaking of which, the Secret Service is actually the law enforcement arm of the Secretary of Treasury, protecting the president is just a secondary job.

@Edhelistar  
The Secret Service was founded the same day that President Lincoln was assassinated. Though in fairness, they hadn’t gotten their secondary job of protecting the president yet.

“Hakuna Matata” is a Swahili phrase that roughly translates to “there are no troubles.”

Your hair grows faster in the morning than at any other time of day.

The most money you can have with you and still not have enough to make change for a dollar is $1.19.

No one knows who named the planet Earth

Kim Il-Sung had a large tumor in the back of his head and was therefore never photographed from behind by the people of his home country. Even today, photographing the Kim statue in Pyongyang from behind is forbidden.