With that said, folks have recently been sharing theirfavorite useless trivia factsin a fresh AskReddit thread. Here’s your chance to gather up some trivia for your next night of Trivial Pursuit.
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The word nun is really just an “n” doing a somersault.
If you’re here, no doubt you’ve heard about how trivia is a medium of knowledge. Originally, the word is derived from the Latintriviae, which denotes a place where a road splits into two, thus creating a three-way intersection.
We don’t know who invented or held the patent for the fire hydrant as those papers were lost when the US Patent Office…. burned down.
If you break the word “helicopter” into prefix and suffix, it’s not “heli” and “copter” it’s “helico” and “pter”.Helico for spiral, and pter for wing. See also: Pterodactyl
Alaska’s Aleutian Islands extend far enough west they’re in the Eastern hemisphere, making Alaska the northernmost, westernmost, and easternmost U.S. State
It was only in 1965 that trivia became official. A Columbia Daily Spectator column kicked it off with author Ed Goodgold later joining forces with Dan Carlinsky to organize trivia contests and even writing a book in 1966 of the same name.
Nissan cars for ads/ racing normally use the number 23 because in Japanese, a 2 is pronounced ‘ni’ and a 3 is pronounced ‘san’.
The bishop of the diocese of Orlando is also the bishop of the moon. Canon law states that the bishop of a port that launches a voyage of discovery is the de facto bishop of newly discovered territories until those lands receive their own bishop. So the religious leader of Disney World is also responsible for the moon.
Joe Biden was born closer to Abraham Lincoln’s presidency than his own.Biden was born in 1942 and Lincoln’s presidency ended in 1865, a gap of 77 years. Meanwhile Biden was 78 when his own presidency began.
There are quitea number of reasons whypeople like trivia games—an idea in and of itself being a testament to how approachable it is.One major reason ties in with the idea of personal knowledge. Trivia games mean that you have toknow your stuff, but you have to knowvery particular stuff. Thus, it encourages you to sharpen your mind all the while making use of what you already know and learning new things along the way.
There are quitea number of reasons whypeople like trivia games—an idea in and of itself being a testament to how approachable it is.
One major reason ties in with the idea of personal knowledge. Trivia games mean that you have toknow your stuff, but you have to knowvery particular stuff. Thus, it encourages you to sharpen your mind all the while making use of what you already know and learning new things along the way.
People use the word “peruse” wrong. We often use it for when we are just looking over, browsing and not paying super close attention. When in fact peruse means “to examine carefully at length” always found this fact interesting.
The elevator shaft was invented before the elevator. Somebody essentially predicted that the elevator would soon be invented and left a space for it while constructing a building.
But there is a huge social aspect to the game as well. While trivia games can be played individually, they are more often a team sport, one that connects people in healthy competition.The best part is that the idea of intellectual competition makes it accessible to many age groups and, honestly, you don’t have to be all that smart to enjoy the vibe.
But there is a huge social aspect to the game as well. While trivia games can be played individually, they are more often a team sport, one that connects people in healthy competition.
The best part is that the idea of intellectual competition makes it accessible to many age groups and, honestly, you don’t have to be all that smart to enjoy the vibe.
Ernest Hemingway once survived two plane crashes in the space of 24 hours.He was thought to have died in the second crash, but was later found alive with a bottle of gin in one hand and a handful of bananas in the other.
The word “factoid” means “a piece of incorrect information that is asserted as a fact.“But now that it has colloquially come to mean “a small bit of trivia,” the definition of a factoid is itself, in fact, a factoid.
The Caribbean island nation of Jamaica and the New York City neighborhood of Jamaica, Queens, are not named after the same thing, nor each other.The country got its name from “Xaymaca,” which is Arawak for “Land of wood and water.“The neighborhood got its name from “Yamecah,” which is Lenape for “Beaver.”
It goes without saying that, despite it being a very social game, there is much to be had on a personal level. Trivia games are known to improve self-esteem and, just like any game, they often help reduce stress.And hey, there’s the added bonus of next to no physical exertion and the fun doesn’t really need to stop because the possibilities for questions are limitless.
It goes without saying that, despite it being a very social game, there is much to be had on a personal level. Trivia games are known to improve self-esteem and, just like any game, they often help reduce stress.
And hey, there’s the added bonus of next to no physical exertion and the fun doesn’t really need to stop because the possibilities for questions are limitless.
Jeremiah’s law states “the best way to get the right answer on the internet is not to ask a question; it’s to post the wrong answer.”
Orca are considered a natural predator of moose
NASCAR was started because moonshiners need to modify their cars to evade police, when prohibition ended they started racing
The filming of the original Willy Wonka was actually rather unsafe, with a large amount of the cast suffering something. In the candy forest scene, Veruca can be seen having cut her knee on a rock, and that’s a real injury her actress picked up. She even still has a scar on her knee to this day. In the soap boat scene, all the soap pumped onto the characters caused the actors to have massive reddening and irritation of the skin. Shooting had to be paused for several weeks to allow them to recover.
Lego are the largest tyre manufacturer in the world
If anything, it is a learning and self-development experience that’s tailored to be fun. And fun makes learning easier and more effective. So, yeah, sure, you might not get as much exercise as you had hoped, but you trained your noggin muscle and that’s just as important. In fact, using your brain more than the average person does help withkeeping your brain young.
Did you know honey never spoils? Archaeologists found pots of the stuff in ancient Egyptian tombs that’s still edible. So, in case of a zombie apocalypse, at least we’ve got eternal honey for our waffles, right?
The day Michael Jackson got his hair burned in the Pepsi commercial was the exact midpoint of his life.
In the UK, for every 1 degree Celsius the temperature drops, Heinz soup sales increase 3.4%
Now, sure, keeping your brain intellectually active is only one piece of the puzzle. But it is an important one.
A sloth can hold its breath longer than a dolphin
Twister was the first DVD released in the us
The opposite of formaldehyde is casualdejekyll.
But if you want the full package, physical exercise, a good diet and just overall care for your body all have a positive impact on the brain. That means improving your blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, avoiding intoxicants like alcohol and tobacco, and, most importantly, keeping up with your own mental health. Yes, being in a good and upbeat mood does wonders, and that requires healthy boundaries and good old sleep.
Sharks predate trees. Boggles my mind.
The only word in the english language with three sets of consecutive double letters is “bookkeeper.”The longest single syllable word in English is “strengths.”And Oppenheimer is now the highest grossing movie of all-time that was never #1 at the box office. Before that it was Sing 2.Edit: changed “in a row” to “consecutive.”
The word for ‘tea’ in most languages depends whether they first traded for tea with mainland China or coastal China. That is why almost every language the word for tea is similar to “cha” or “te”.
And if you’ve come this far in the listicle, you’ve likely not yet sated your appetite for brain stimulation via trivial inquiries. So, keep on keeping on withother Bored Panda articles.But if you want to take a break, be sure to leave a comment with your fun facts in the comment section below before you go!
And if you’ve come this far in the listicle, you’ve likely not yet sated your appetite for brain stimulation via trivial inquiries. So, keep on keeping on withother Bored Panda articles.
But if you want to take a break, be sure to leave a comment with your fun facts in the comment section below before you go!
Squirrels can virtually fall from any height and survive, due to their very low terminal velocity (large surface, low weight)
Human skin shedding is a big contributor for dust at home.
The most common star sign in mental hospitals are Aquarius (so those born between Jan 20th to Feb 18th)
The word facetious has all of the vowels and in order.
Cabbage, kale, broccoli, cauliflower, gai lan (Chinese broccoli), brussels sprouts, collard greens, savoy cabbage and kohlrabi are all different cultivars of the same plant - brassica oleracea.
Viking is a verb. Vikings went viking.
Chuck Lorre, who created Two and a Half Men and The Big Bang Theory, also wrote the theme song to the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon series.
The state of Colorado is not a rectangle with four straight sides. Due to poor navigation and the terrain getting in the way during early border markings and expeditions, Colorado Is a shape with 697 sides to it.
There was a time your parents put you down and never picked you back up
Kangaroos can’t jump backwards.
Gary Numan is older than Gary Oldman
Peacocks sleep in trees.
MISSOURI CHEESE CAVES!!!! You’ve heard of the U.S. subsidizing farmers but did you know that since the 1970’s the U.S. has subsidized the dairy industry. So much money has been poured into dairy industry that the U.S. owns currently hoards approximately 1.5 BILLION pounds of cheese. The cheese isn’t stored in warehouses or facilities, they are simply sent to limestone mines in Missouri, creating The Cheese Caves!
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My favorite recent stupid trivia is: most people have an above average number of arms and legs
“Gremlins” and “Temple of Doom” caused the PG-13 rating. “Red Dawn” would become the first movie released in theatres with the new rating
William Shakespeare was the first person to use the word “Bump”.Matt Stone and Trey Parker created the word “Derp”
The dots on a dice are called pips and the dots on a ping-pong paddle are also called pips
Apron used to be napron but a napron sounds like an apron so the word naturally changed.
There’s enough calcium in the Sun to make a ball of calcium a good bit bigger than Earth.
The capitol of Djibouti is Djibouti
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The word trivia comes from the markets where three roads would intersect. The roads would create a tri V shape and the markets would be a place where local information was shared. Trivial information.
The Word ‘bed’ looks lika small bed.
Starfish poop through their mouths
Fixed Action Patterns in animals. Example: If an egg Is out of place, a bird will do a specific ritual to get it back in place. Once started, the bird will complete the ritual even if the egg is removed.
Elephants are the only mammal that cannot jump. They are also the only other mammal with a chin.
The word typewriter can be typed without removing your fingers from the top row of the keyboard.
Detroit has many bizarre laws, including spitting on sidewalks being illegal, and any house with over 5 women living in it is considered a brothel. This is the reason there are no sorority houses (yet there are fraternity houses) at the University of Detroit-Mercy.
Manhole covers are round with a small lip so the cover could never accidentally fall in the opening and injure the worker.
Polar Bear fur isn’t white, it’s sort of translucent (hollow with no pigment) when light is reflect off it that’s when it looks white.To add: there skin is black to absorb the warmth from sun**corrected to remove part about covering noses, apparently existed because of native lore and accounts but has never been observed in the wild be scientists****
The Ramones were said to be unbeatable at Trivial Pursuit. They would always pick geography, they were also on tour for many years.
It is illegal to hunt camels in Arizona.
Cleopatra used pomegranate seeds for lipstick
Iron Maiden have only ever had 1 UK number one.
Maine is closer to Africa than Florida is.
There are only two escalators in the entire state of Wyoming
Six State Capitals (USA) are found West of Los Angeles.
As of 2005 there were still about 400 widows receiving military survivors benefits from the American Civil War
Indianapolis Motor Speedway was paved with 3.2 million bricks.
In the shining, Jack Torrence has a son named Danny (aka Daniel). In the bar scene he drinks a bottle of Jack Daniel’s. So the scene features Jack talking about his son Daniel while drinking Jack Daniel’s.
El Paso is closer to San Diego than it is to Houston.
Adele is younger than Carly Rae Jepsen… that was an interesting fact to learnAdele was born in 1988Jepsen born in 1985
Isaac Newton invented the cat flap door.
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