I am full of random useless info. Are you? What is a useless fact that you know off the top of your head?

Question

Here's Mine:

Being unmarried can shorten a man's life by 10 years
Mariah Carey holds a World Record for her ability to sing 7 octaves
Fires on land move faster uphill than downhill

Share your useless knowledge

Answer 1

For every human being on earth, there are about 200 million insects.

The harmonica is the world's most popular instrument.

By the time they are 65 years old, most Americans have watched more than nine years worth of television.
Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.
A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
There are more chickens than people in the world.

all of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20.

No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver or purple.

All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill.

Almonds are a member of the peach family.

Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.

Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula" - and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size: "L.A."
A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
Tigers have striped skin, not just stripped fur.

Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "Its A Wonderful Life."

Answer 2

Porcupines can float.
Armadillos carry leprosy.
Crocodiles can't chew.
Sharks can live up to 6 weeks without eating.
Enough whipped topping is made each year to crisscross the US more than 5 times.
A 100 pound person would weigh 38 pounds on Mars.

Have a nice, random day! :-)

Answer 3

A Big Mac bun has an average of 178 sesame seeds.

James Madison was the smallest US president, at 5'4" and 100lbs.

William H. (Big Bill) Taft was the biggest, tipping the scales at 325 on inauguration day.

Answer 4

okay, random facts from the top of my head:

♥ the average raindrop falls about seven miles per hour.

♥ a male firefly's light is brighter than the female firefly's light.

♥ each year the average person walks a distance that would take them from NY to Miami.

♥ chewing gum was invented in 1870

♥ a pigeons feathers are heavies than it's bones

♥ i love my boyfriend konrad

♥ a pound of feathers weighs the same amount as a pound of bricks

♥ Q is the only letter in the alphabet that does not appear in the name of any U.S. state

Answer 5

frogs throw up by coughing up their stomach and scooping out hte food, then swollowing it again

dogs can do over 100 different faces

hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backwards


every time you lick a stamp, you consume 1/10 of a calorie

Answer 6

Only 1 out of 5 people can be hypnotized.

Answer 7

- kirk hammett's first guitar amplifier was a 4-inch speaker inside a shoebox.

- elvis presley was often filmed only from the waist up to avoid the sight of his thrusting hips.

- i just spent 20 minutes looking for more, with no success.

Answer 8

4 out of 5 dentists recommend Trident to their patients that chew gum.

Answer 9

I have no useless knowledge. Just a useless ex-wife!!

Answer 10

There are over 17,000 species of bees on the planet, and they live on every continent except Antarctica. ☺