Random Useless Facts Thread

The hit song “One Night in Bangkok” from the musical “Chess” is banned in Thailand because its lyrics “cause misunderstanding about Thai society and show disrespect towards Buddhism”. While choruses praise Bangkok and its atmosphere, spoken verses ridicule its attractions.

Back in the 1800s Yankees and Southerners argued who really founded America and formed the heart and soul of it.

Was it South with John Smith in Virginia?

Or was it the North with the Pilgrims in Massachusetts?

Personally I prefer the Pilgrims since they came to form a decent society for their families away from the more decadent Dutch and English instead of getting rich from gold. Also Pilgrims and then Puritans formed a highly educated society that encouraged public education whereas the South still was very illiterate.

@Khamzat Chimaev
That is because the whole song is a contrast between a competitive chess player and chess spectators who would rather take in the city as regular tourists. It’s a great song either way!

In East Asia, prawns are eaten live, known as “odori”

Most Irish people today don’t speak native Irish.

I’m the only usual active user on Gassipons forums

Sign Language was banned for awhile in the 1800s all the way till the 1960s. In all that time deaf people had to read the lips of others which would give limited comprehension.

Nowadays though sign language has provided huge benefits to the deaf. And each country has its own unique sign language, many based off the French system

The word “moist” is often considered one of the worst in the English language, alongside other gross-sounding words like “phlegm” and “mucus”

Before windshield wipers were invented, drivers had to lean out of their cars and use their hands to rub the glass so they could see.

@Mr.Myoozik
Dale Earnhardt did that at Richmond a long time ago.

The most expensive app in the world was “I Am Rich”, where for $999.99, the user can download a red gem that sits on their home screen and a mantra with a typo when the screen is clicked. Apple removed it after 8 purchases were made.

@Mr.Myoozik
Who….why?

@phoenixacezero
I don’t feel bad for the 8 suckers who downloaded it

@Mr.Myoozik
No i meant, why would they download that and who downloaded it?

Right now, you are reading words that I typed into a computer, tablet or phone.

@Goku Black
How did you kn… wha?
You read my mind!

Hey guys, found the witch! Let’s bring back the 1600s and stoke that fire!

@Mellow Rhythm
There these things called lighters!

@TheGamerPainter
There we no lighters in the 1600s though ;P

The Kingdom of Scotland first came about when the Irish colonized what was then Pictish territory.

@Mellow Rhythm
Dang it, I’ve been oofed

The last ever World War 1 veteran was Florence Green, a British woman who served at the Women’s Royal Air Force. She passed away in 2012 at the age of 110.

The EU made a “Metaverse” coughcoughvrCough

The Swedish dish Surstromming, which is fermented fish in a can, was banned on several airlines due to the pressurized cabins causing the fish to explode inside of it, making it a potential safety hazard.

There’s one IKEA store that can cause you to get stuck in it forever a.k.a SCP-3001. The second you enter, you’re no longer on earth!