Here's your (not so) totally useless fact(s) of the day:

[phkrause]

George Washington died in 1799; the first dinosaur fossil was discovered in 1824.

George Washington likely never knew dinosaurs existed.

James

ps:Really? How does he know that??

[phkrause]

Originally, Wrigley's was a soap company that included free baking powder with their product.

When baking powder became their most popular item, the company began selling that with free chewing gum.

James

[phkrause]

'Phantom traffic jams' (jams that are not caused by collisions or roadwork) occur when a single driver brakes suddenly, causing each successive car to brake to a greater degree, creating a wave of slowed or stopped traffic.

James

[phkrause]

Lego doesn't make any military-themed sets because the creator didn't want to
make war seem like child's play.

James

[phkrause]

The unique smell of Crayola crayons comes from stearic acid, a derivative of beef fat.

In a 1982 study conducted by Yale University, Crayola crayons were among the top 20 most frequently identified scents.

James

[phkrause]

If your arm or hand falls asleep, rocking your head side to side will release
pressure on the nerves in your neck and can wake it up.

James

[phkrause]

Every time you learn a new fact, your brain changes. It's called neuroplasticity.

James

[phkrause]

The man who invented Tang also invented Pop Rocks, Cool Whip and quick setting Jello.

James

[dgrimm60]

PHKRAUSE

 that waw interesting about  lego  and  war toy sets

dgrimm60

[dgrimm60]

PHKRAUSE

 that was  interesting  about  shaking  your  head  if  you  hand  or  arm  goes  to  sleep===

dgrimm60

[dgrimm60]

PHKRAUSE

 that  was  interesting  about the  cause  of Phantom  Traffic  Jams ===

dgrimm60

[phkrause]

Pokémon is the highest-grossing media franchise of all time, outearning Star Wars by more than $27 billion.

James

[phkrause]

If you've ever finished a great book and found yourself struggling to reconnect
with the real-world, you may have had what's called a "book hangover."

They can last for up to two weeks.

James

[phkrause]

Canada is the most educated country in the world. More than half of its residents have college degrees.

James

[Morwenna]

14 hours ago, phkrause said:

Canada is the most educated country in the world. More than half of its residents have college degrees.

James

That's one way of looking at it.

Here's another:

There are 3 rooms. Which of the rooms has the "most educated"?

• One room has 251 people inside. 112 have college degrees, the rest do not.
• The second room has 109 people inside. 55 have college degrees, the rest do not.
• The third room has 30 people inside. 17 people have college degrees, the rest do not. 

 

 

 

[phkrause]

Cookie Monster has a British cousin called Biscuit Monster.

He looks like Cookie Monster, but wears a fancy bowler hat and has a passion for "biscuits."

James

[phkrause]

A 17th-century law in Massachusetts stated that women who lured men into marriage by wearing high-heeled shoes would be subject to the same treatment as witches.

James

[phkrause]

The two main cables on the Golden Gate Bridge contain 80,000 miles of steel wire.

When unravelled, they’re long enough to circle the world at the equator more than three times.

James

[phkrause]

By 1932, Mickey Mouse was becoming a role model for children, forcing Disney to take away his edge.

They wanted a character to portray the more negative qualities that could no longer be bestowed on Mickey, so they created a short-tempered character named Donald Duck.

James

[phkrause]

Owls do not have eyeballs.

They have long, tube-shaped eyes that are unable to turn in their sockets, which is why owls have to move their whole head to see in different directions.

James

[phkrause]

Male ladybugs can spend up to four hours mating with a dead female before they realize something's not right.

James

[phkrause]

The world's longest recorded fart lasted for 2 minutes and 42 seconds.

James

[phkrause]

Introverts are more likely to be ‘natural’ social psychologists, according to researchers from Yale.

They’re particularly good at accurately evaluating truths about a person’s “social nature” without formal training or tools.

James

[phkrause]

George Washington declined to accept a presidential salary, but Congress voted to pay him $25,000 a year.

They wanted the president to take a salary (even if they didn't need it) to avoid conflicts of interest and show that anyone, and not just the elite, can become president.

James

[phkrause]

'The Lion King' was originally supposed to be called 'King of the Jungle,' until the filmmakers realized that lions live in the savanna, not in the jungle.

James