Random Useless Facts Thread

At the age of 18, with her song “Too Late To Die” (for the movie of the same name), Billie Ellish has become the youngest artist to ever record a theme song for the James Bond movie franchise.

Utah and Hawaii are the only two US states that have a total ban on gambling.

Just before the Civil War, an Ohio farmer took up a boy as a farmhand. The farmer knew next to nothing about the boy aside from his name: Jim. Jim did everything he was told: fed the animals, spliced wood etc. Every once in a while Jim would ask for the hand of the farmer’s daughter, but the farmer vehemently refused, saying he would not allow his daughter to marry someone with no name, no money and no future.
 
20 years later the farmer tore down his barn to make room for a new one. There he saw that back then Jim had carved his full name into one of the beams. “Heavens, I’ve been a fool,” the farmer exclaimed, “and I forbade him my daughter because he had no name, no money and no future!”
 
The name carved in the beam was James A. Garfield.

Despite officially dying from heart failure in her sleep, “Mama” Cass Elliot of The Mamas & The Papas is rumored to have died from choking on a ham sandwich.

October 12th 1999 is known as The Day Of Six Billion.  
This is due to the fact that the 6th billionth person in the world (Adnan Mević, the first son of Fatima Helać and Jasminko Mević, born in Sarajevo, Bosnia) was born on that day.

According to Knives Out director Rian Johnson, Apple only allows the heroes/good guys in movies to use iPhones, villains in movies are not allowed to use iPhones.

@icey wicey 1517  
That’s literally one day after my birthday.

Seahorses are the only species in the world, where the male of the species is actually the one to get pregnant, not the female.

One of the most common handguns for police is the Glock.

When cops used to carry revolvers, a common one was the Smith & Wesson Model 10.

When eating really hot and/or spicy food, it’s actually better to use a glass of milk to help with the food, as it helps cool down the sensation, while water actually either does nothing, or sometimes actually makes the sensation worse.

Hello Kitty has a twin sister named Mimmy.
 
Markiplier has an older brother who is an artist that goes under the name Twokinds.

Adding or multiplying 2 by itself will always get the same result.

A Hachimaki (Translated, “Helmet-Scarf”) is a type of Japanese headband made of white or red cloth, featuring the Japanese Rising Sun in the middle, along with Kanji along the sides of it, saying motivational or inspirational sayings/words on it.
 
They are popular and common among Japanese military and athletes, and they were often worn by Japanese Kamikaze pilots during World War 2 before their deaths.

During the 80s during the release of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon and toyline, the UK release had their names get changed to become the Teenage Mutant HERO Turtles.
 
The reason this was done, was because that UK broadcasters thought that the term “Ninja” would have been too violent for a cartoon/toyline made for little kids.

Hall & Oates is Daryl Hall and John Oates.  
Brooks & Dunn is Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn.

A man in Florida was arrested for possession of drugs, after police found his drugs in a plastic bag labelled “BAG FULL OF DRUGS”

Gold is an excellent electricity conductor, has a very high density of 19.32 g/cm3 and can react with halogens.

2 plus 2 is 4

You can get milk from Rhinos

I woke up

I ate breakfast

@Rainbow Eevee
 
@Rainbow Eevee  
You’re in the wrong thread buddy.
 
That’s all about yourself