Does anyone have any really cool useless but facts?

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For example:

The population of New York is 409 people per square mile.

The population of Texas is 79 people per square mile.

If you moved everyone in the world into Texas, all of us could live in Texas at the same population per square mile as New York.

Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.

Polar bears are left handed.

Answer 1

A rat can last longer without water than a camel.

Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks, otherwise it will digest itself.



The Declaration of Independence (the very official copy in the Rotunda of the National Archives) is written on parchment, not paper.

The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.

A raisin dropped in a fresh glass of soda will bounce up and down continually from the bottom of the glass to the top.

A female ferret will die if it goes into heat and cannot find a mate.

Answer 2

i would list them but theres alot so just check the links. sorry if theres repeats.

these are some websites i got facts from that  i used for writing pieces

Answer 3

mel blanc (the voice of bugs bunny) was allergic to carrots

Answer 4

1. US Dollar bills are made out of cotton and linen.

2. The “57″ on the Heinz ketchup bottle represents the number of pickle types the company once had.

3. Americans are responsible for about 1/5 of the world’s garbage annually. On average, that’s 3 pounds a day per person.

4. Giraffes and rats can last longer without water than camels.

5. Your stomach produces a new layer of mucus every two weeks so that it doesn’t digest itself.

6. 98% of all murders and rapes are by a close family member or friend of the victim.

7. A B-25 bomber crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945.

8. The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp (marijuana) paper.

9. The dot over the letter “i” is called a tittle.

10. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.

11. Benjamin Franklin was the fifth in a series of the youngest son of the youngest son.

12. Triskaidekaphobia means fear of the number 13. Paraskevidekatriaphobia means fear of Friday the 13th (which occurs one to three times a year). In Italy, 17 is considered an unlucky number. In Japan, 4 is considered an unlucky number.

13. A female ferret will die if it goes into heat and cannot find a mate.

14. All the chemicals in a human body combined are worth about 6.25 euro (if sold separately).

15. In ancient Rome, when a man testified in court he would swear on his testicles.

16. The ZIP in “ZIP code” means Zoning Improvement Plan.

17. Coca-Cola contained Coca (whose active ingredient is cocaine) from 1885 to 1903.

18. A “2 by 4″ is really 1 1/2 by 3 1/2.

19. It’s estimated that at any one time around 0.7% of the world’s population is drunk.

20. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: Spades = David ; Clubs = Alexander the Great ; Hearts = Charlemagne ; Diamonds = Caesar

21. 40% of McDonald’s profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.

22. Every person, including identical twins, has a unique eye and tongue print along with their finger print.

23. The “spot” on the 7-Up logo comes from its inventor who had red eyes. He was an albino.

24. 315 entries in Webster’s 1996 dictionary were misspelled.

25. The “save” icon in Microsoft Office programs shows a floppy disk with the shutter on backwards.

26. Albert Einstein and Charles Darwin both married their first cousins (Elsa Löwenthal and Emma Wedgewood respectively).

27. Camel’s have three eyelids.

28. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents every day.

29. John Wilkes Booth’s brother once saved the life of Abraham Lincoln’s son.

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Answer 5

lucial ball and betty davis went to high school together.

Answer 6

Lets see here... um, useless facts... something I'm really good at... hmmm...

In 2001, St. Patrick's Day was banned in Ireland because of the scare caused by foot and mouth disease.

The "Mexican Hat Dance" is the official dance of Mexico.

A 13-year-old boy in India produced winged beetles in his urine after hatching the eggs in his body.

Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.

Amish people do not believe in the use of aerosal air fresheners.

Annually 17 tons of gold is used to make wedding rings in the United States.

Approximately 1 billion stamps are produced in Australia annually.

Approximately 75% of human p**p is made of water.

As an iceberg melts, it makes a fizzing sound because of the compressed air bubbles popping in the ice.

Being unmarried can shorten a man's life by ten years.

DC-10, the name of an airplane stands for "Douglas Commercial."

Every U.S. bill regardless of denomination costs just 4 cents to make.

Fires onland generally move faster uphill than downhill.

If someone was to fly once around the surface of the moon, it would be equal to a round trip from New York to London.

In 1907, on New Year's Eve, the original ball that was lowered in Times Square was made of wood and iron and had 100 light bulbs on it.

In 1958, the Crayola crayon color "Prussian Blue" was changed to "Midnight Blue" by the request of teachers as kids could not relate to Prussian history.

In 1971, the postal code was introduced in Ottawa, Ontario.

In 1982, a cactus in Phoenix, Arizona killed a man. David Grundman fired two shotgun blasts at a giant saguaro cactus that ended up falling on top of him.

In 1989, the space shuttle Discovery carried 32 fertilized chicken eggs into orbit.

In 2002, the most popular boat name in the U.S. was Liberty.

In China, September 20 is "Love Your Teeth Day."

In India, a 9-year-old girl was "married" to a stray dog, which tribal custom requires in order to protect a child whose first tooth appears on the upper gum.

In Ireland, a prime minister is a called a Taoiseach.

In Italy, Santa Claus is known by the name Babbo Natale.

In Japan, by the time man reaches the age of 60, he is commemorated with a special ceremony. This ceremony features the man wearing a red kimono, which denotes that he no longer has the responsibilities of being a mature adult.

In Japan, the number four is considered to be unlucky because the Japanese word for four sounds very similar to the word death.

In New York City, approximately 1,600 people are bitten by other humans annually.

In November 1999, two women were killed by a lightning bolt. The underwire located in their bras acted as a electrical conductors, and when the lightning bolt hit the bra they left burn marks on their chest.

In Russia, when flowers are given for a romantic occasions, flowers are given in odds numbers as even number of flowers is given at funerals only.

In the U.S. the most common excuse made to get out of paying a ticket is to say they missed the sign.

In-vitro babies are born in Australia more than any other country in the world.

India has the most post offices in the world.

Instead of a Birthday Cake, many Russian children are given a Birthday Pie.

Majority of brides plan their wedding for approximately 7 to 12 months.

More than three thousand people work on research in Antarctica each year.

On April 4, 1974, John Massis of Belgium pulled two New York Long Island railroad passenger cars totaling 80 tons with a thick rope, with a small bit attached, using only his teeth.

One billion seconds is about 32 years.

One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water.

Over 175 million cubic yards of earth was removed for the creation of the Panama Canal.

Scatologists are experts who study f***s. (aka. c**p, dung, dookie, dumps, f***s, excrement, etc.)

Some African tribes refer to themselves as "motherhoods" instead of families.

Studies show that divorced women have more trouble starting new relationships than divorced men.

The Boeing 737 is nicknamed the Fat Albert.

The Canadian holiday Boxing Day got its name from the custom of giving. Servants were given boxes which had money hidden inside them from their employers. The servants would have to break the box into pieces to get the money.

The Christmas season begins after sunset on December 24th and lasts until January 5th. This is also known as the Twelve Days of Christmas.

The Mexican version of the Tooth Fairy is known as the Tooth Mouse, which takes the tooth and leaves treasures in its place.

The USS Abraham Lincoln has five gymnasiums on the ship and a basketball league with 22 teams.

The Victoria Cross is Britain's highest military decoration.

The Welwitschia plant can live up to 1,000 years.

The average America online user spends 70 minutes day online.

The average day is actually 23 hours, 56 minutes and 4.09 seconds. We have a leap year every four years to make up for this shortfall.

The average four year-old child asks over four hundred questions a day.

The city of Nottingham in England was the first city to have Braille signs (signs for the blind) in its shopping malls for the blind.

The concept of Boxing Day, which is on December 26th, was to give boxes of food and clothing to the poor. It is now viewed in some countries as a time to get merchandise from stores at reduced prices.

The first Halloween card was created in the 1920's.

The first Valentine's Day card was sent from a knight to his wife in 1415. The night was held captive in the Tower of London.

The first lighthouse was in Alexandria in 290 B.C.

The first place to celebrate St.Patrick's Day was is Boston, Massachusetts, USA in 1737.

The largest diamond found in the United States was a 40.23 carat white diamond. It was found in 1924 and nicknamed the "Uncle Sam."

The largest stamp was issued by China and measured 210 x 65 mm.

The longest engagement lasted 67 years, and the couple ended up marrying when they were 82 years old.

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The month of December is the most popular month for weddings in the Philippines.

The more a person struggles to get out of quicksand the faster they will sink. Staying still, and being calm will actually make the body float in the quicksand because the body is less dense than the quicksand is.

The most overdue book in the world was borrowed from Sidney Sussex College in Cambridge, England and was returned 288 years later.

The most popular grown bulbs are tulips.

The most popular name for a pet in the United States is Max.

The most popular recipients of Valentine's Day cards in order are teachers, children, and mothers.

The official state tree of Illinois is The White Oak.

The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.

The reason why bubbles are round is because this is the most efficient shape that the soap film can take for the amount of air trapped inside.

The size of a red blood cell is 708 microns. This is equivalent to one millionth of a meter.

The strike note of the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is e-flat.

The third biggest party day after New Year's and Super Bowl Sunday is Halloween.

The titan arum flower is the largest flower in the world and gives off a horrible odor that smells like rotting flesh when it blooms.

The world's deepest gold mine is seven kilometers below the surface of the Earth.

The world's oldest rose is located Hildeshiem Cathedral in Germany and is thought to be over 1,000 years old.

There are five years in a quinquennium.

There are over 1,000,000 swimming pools in Florida, eventhough the ocean is no farther than 80 miles away.

There is a large brass statue of Winnie-the-Pooh in Lima, Peru.

There is a type of coffin made that can be used as a wine rack or picnic table before its final use.

There is an organization called SCROOGE in Charlottesville, Virginia that stands for Society to Curtail Ridiculous, Outrageous, and Ostentatious Gift Exchanges. This was formed to keep gift giving affordable and simple.

There is enough water in American swimming pools to cover the whole city of San Francisco seven feet deep.

There is no tipping in Iceland.

There was a 19th century Native American tribal chief who went under the name, "Not Able to Fornicate."

Touching and stroking a plant will aid in it growing healthy.

When Easter baskets were first introduced they were made to look like a bird's nest.

Well, that's all for now!  (Phew!  I'm out of breath!  LOL.)

Answer 7

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Saturday mail delivery in Canada was eliminated by Canada Post on February 1, 1969!

In Tokyo, a bicycle is faster than a car for most trips of less than 50 minutes!

There are 18 different animal shapes in the Animal Crackers cookie zoo!

Should there be a crash, Prince Charles and Prince William never travel on the same airplane as a precaution!

Your body is creating and killing 15 million red blood cells per second!

The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache on a standard playing card!

There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos!  

There is one slot machine in Las Vegas for every eight inhabitants!



   The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows. It was the fashion in Renaissance Florence to shave them off!  

Every day 20 banks are robbed. The average take is $2,500!

The most popular first name in the world is Muhammad!

Tablecloths were originally meant to be served as towels with which dinner guests could wipe their hands and faces after eating!

Tourists visiting Iceland should know that tipping at a restaurant is considered an insult!

One car out of every 230 made was stolen last year!  

The names of Popeye's four nephews are Pipeye, Peepeye, Pupeye, and Poopeye!

Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia!

The Nobel Peace Prize medal depicts three naked men with their hands on each other's shoulders!

When glass breaks, the cracks move faster than 3,000 miles per hour. To photograph the event, a camera must shoot at a millionth of a second!

A Boeing 747 airliner holds 57,285 gallons of fuel!

A car uses 1.6 ounces of gas idling for one minute. Half an ounce is used to start the average automobile!



   The Philadelphia mint produces 26 million pennies per day!  

A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!

A violin contains about 70 separate pieces of wood!

It is estimated that 4 million "junk" telephone calls, phone solicitations by persons or programmed machine are made every day in the United States!  

It takes glass one million years to decompose, which means it never wears out and can be recycled an infinite amount of times!

Forest fires move faster uphill than downhill!

Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!  

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The two-foot long bird called a Kea that lives in New Zealand likes to eat the strips of rubber around car windows!

Most lipstick contains fish scales!

Skepticisms is the longest word that alternates hands when typing!

One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!

It's illegal to drink beer out of a bucket while you're sitting on a curb in St. Louis!



   The first product to have a bar code was Wrigleys gum!  

No piece of square dry paper can be folded more than 7 times in half!

A group of geese on the ground is a gaggle, a group of geese in the air is a skein!

Over 2500 left handed people a year are killed from using products made for right handed people!

There are more than 10 million bricks in the Empire State Building!

If you counted 24 hours a day, it would take 31,688 years to reach one trillion!

Taphephobia is the fear of being buried alive!

A crocodile always grows new teeth to replace the old teeth!  

The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth!

Clinophobia is the fear of beds!

A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!

      Porcupines float in water!

Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!

The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog." uses every letter of the alphabet!

The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches!

The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!

The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable"!

The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds!



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The sloth (a mammal) moves so slowly that green algae can grow undisturbed on its fur!

Cat urine glows under a black-light!

The world's termites outweigh the world's humans 10 to 1!

The electric chair was invented by a dentist!

Windmills always turn counter-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!

A hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute on average!

Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand!  

The placement of a donkey's eyes in its head enables it to see all four feet at all times!

Human teeth are almost as hard as rocks!

A mole can dig a tunnel 300 feet long in just one night!

Ancient Egyptians slept on pillows made of stone!

A hippo can open its mouth wide enough to fit a 4 foot tall child inside!

A quarter has 119 grooves on its edge, a dime has one less groove!



   Hummingbirds can weigh less than a penny!!  

Until 1796, there was a state in the United States called Franklin. Today it's known as Tennessee!

The Earth weighs around 6,600,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons (5,940 billion billion metric tons)!

A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off - it dies from starvation!

Every time you l**k a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie!

The average person has over 1,460 dreams a year!  

It's against the law to pawn your dentures in Las Vegas!

One in every 4 Americans has appeared on television!

The average American/Canadian will eat about 11.9 pounds of cereal per year!

It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a certain church in Omaha, Nebraska!

you're born with 300 bones, but when you get to be an adult, you only have 206!

Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete!

Over 10,000 birds a year die from smashing into windows!

The state of Florida is bigger than England!

There are more than one million animal species on Earth!

In Natoma, Kansas, it's illegal to throw knives at men wearing striped suits

It was once against the law to have a pet dog in a city in Iceland!  

Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day!

Thomas Edison, lightbulb inventor, was afraid of the dark!

Weird Laws:;

In Texas, it's against the law for anyone to have a pair of pliers in his or her possession.

In Philadelphia, you can't put pretzels in bags based on an Act of 1760.

Alaska law says that you can't look at a moose from an airplane.

In Corpus Christie, Texas, it is illegal to raise alligators in your home.

In Miami, it is forbidden to imitate an animal.

It is against the law to mispronounce the name of the State of Arkansas in that State.

In Illinois, the law is that a car must be driven with the steering wheel.

California law prohibits a woman from driving a car while dressed in a housecoat.

In Memphis, Tennessee, a woman is not to drive a car unless a man warns approaching motorists or pedestrians by walking in front of the car that is being driven.

In Tennessee, it is against the law to drive a car while sleeping.

In New York, it is against the law for a blind person to drive an automobile.

In West Virginia, only babies can ride in a baby carriage.

In Georgia, it is against the law to slap a man on the back or front.

A barber is not to advertise prices in the State of Georgia.

In Louisiana, a bill was introduced years ago in the State House of Representatives that fixed a ceiling on haircuts for bald men of 25 cents.

In Oklahoma, no baseball team can hit the ball over the fence or out of a ballpark.



   In Rochester, Michigan, the law is that anyone bathing in public must have the bathing suit inspected by a police officer !  

In Kentucky, it's the law that a person must take a bath once a year.

In Utah, birds have the right of way on any public highway.

In Ohio, one must have a license to keep a bear.

In Tennessee, a law exists which prohibits the sale of bologna (sandwich meat) on Sunday.

In Virginia, the Code of 1930 has a statute which prohibits corrupt practices or bribery by any person other than political candidates.

In Providence, Rhode Island, it is against the law to jump off a bridge.

In the State of Kansas, you're not allowed to drive a buffalo through a street.

In Florida, it is against the law to put livestock on a school bus.

In New Jersey, cabbage can't be sold on Sunday.



   In Galveston, Texas, it is illegal to have a camel run loose in the street!  

In North Carolina, it is against the law for dogs and cats to fight.

In Singapore, it is illegal to chew gum.

In Cleveland, Ohio, it is unlawful to leave chewing gum in public places.

In Virginia, chickens cannot lay eggs before 8:00 a.m., and must be done before 4:00 p.m.

In New York, it is against the law for children to pick up or collect cigarette and cigar butts.

In Massachusetts, it is against the law to put tomatos in clam chowder.



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In Washington State, you can't carry a concealed weapon that is over 6 feet in length.

In San Francisco, there is an ordinance, which bans the picking up and throwing of used confetti.

In Kentucky, it is illegal for a merchant to force a person into his place of business for the purpose of making a sale.

It is against the law in Connecticut for a man to write love letters to a girl whose mother or father has forbi

Answer 8

the us dollar is made out of the same material as Levi's

Suki Desu mean i love you in Japanese

Gomen means im sorry in Japanese