Random Useless Facts Thread

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a scatophiliac

According to Chapter 28 Section 3002 of the United States Code, the US government is a corporation.

The Speed of Light (299,792,458 m/s) are the exact coordinates for the Great Pyramids of Giza (29.792458°N)

A baboon named Jack was employed to change railway signals in the 1800s.

A talking Barbie once proclaimed: “Math is hard”

There are 10 quadrillion ants on the planet, inhabiting every continent except Antarctica. They make up between 15% and 20% of the planet’s total animal biomass on land.

The cargo ship Octavius vanished off the coast of Greenland in 1761. 15 years later, it was discovered with it’s captain and crew frozen in their final agonizing moments of horror.

The wigs worn by old British judges and the Founding Fathers of the US are called “perukes”

Excessive television and high intake of sodium can lead to involuntary muscle contractions.

Former Megadeth lead guitariat Marty Friedman provided the guitar track for Momoiro Clover Z’s Moon Pride (Sailor Moon Crystal OP), among other anime-related acts like the Mouretsu Pirates OP.

The ending of Back to the Future was supposed to be “the heroes ride off into the sunset” had the writers (Robert Zemeckis & Bob Gale) been planning a sequel, Jenny would not have gotten in the car.

The Curse of Tippecanoe is a curse stating that a president elected in a year ending in 0 has died in office. Examples include Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy. The curse was finally broken when Ronald Reagan, elected in 1980, completed both of his terms without death.

An early PS3 build of GTA V had a white power song in the playlist for Channel X.

In 2014, a YouTube channel by the name of “Kenny Veach” posted a comment in a video stating that he found a strange mysterious M-shaped cave near Area 51 and when he tried to enter it, he claimed that a mysterious energy force radiated into his body. Then after, he posted a video on his channel where he videotapes himself hiking near the area trying to find the cave again, but with no success. Suddenly, no new updates were posted and his girlfriend eventually commented stating that he went missing. Despite a police search, only his cellphone was discovered while his body and the mystery cave were never found.

In the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle comics, all the turtles wore red masks across their eyes.
 
It wasn’t until the 80’s cartoon that they were given their own unique color, to help better tell which turtle is who without looking at their weapons/personality.

The fourth minute of the eighth episode of ‘My Little Pony Tales’ is the only known instance of a pony driving a garbage truck in the history of the ‘My Little Pony’ franchise.

Spiked flails are illegal in Canada. However, smooth flails are legal.

Out of original 93 episodes of the TV show Gilligan’s Island, 37 of them involved the cast trying to find some way to escape the island, and out of those 37 episodes, Gilligan messes up the plan a total of 17 times.

You can swallow while upside down or doing a handstand

Outer space has the manly fragrances of diesel fumes, gunpowder and barbeque.
 
In other words it smells like Texas.