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

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NASA has two satellites chasing each other around Earth, tracking the distance between them to measure gravitational anomalies. Their nicknames are Tom & Jerry.

James

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Spicy is not a taste because it’s not produced by taste buds. It's a pain sensation produced by your nerve receptors.

James

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If you place two straws in your mouth, but only put one inside of a drink, you won't be able to drink through either of them.

James

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The Guinness Book of Records was originally published by Guinness Breweries as a reference for settling bar arguments.

James

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Puerto Rico is home to more American citizens than 20 U.S. states but cannot vote in presidential elections.

James

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A tree with darker leaves than the surrounding trees can indicate that a dead body is buried beneath it.

James

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The Black Panther is the richest superhero out of all the Marvel and DC characters. With an estimated value of $90.7 trillion, he's one of the wealthiest fictional characters of all time.


Even Iron Man buys his Vibranium from him! Just my opinion of course. (I’ve seen them all, but I’m not a fanatic)

James

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Earth's oceans contain an estimated $771 trillion worth of gold.

James

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Since odd numbers are harder for our brains to process, some people actually experience feelings of discomfort when the volume of the television, among other things, is set to an odd number.

James

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Polar Bears Run Faster Than Professional Football Players

The fastest NFL player in 2018 was a running back who ran just over 22mph. Yet despite their size, polar bears can run at 25mph, jump over six feet in the air, and are nearly undetectable by infrared cameras due to their transparent fur. But, don't let this skill scare you. Unless provoked, and unlike other bears, polar bears are not territorial or confrontational.

James

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You Exhale Fat When You Lose It

While a few deep breaths don't burn many calories, this is how most burned-off fat exits the body. You may have thought it was through sweat, urine, or some other excretion, the truth is, as we exercise or go about our day, most of the fat is converted into carbon dioxide, leaving our body through our lungs. The remaining 16% of the fat is converted to water and leaves through urine or sweat.

James

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When Houston airport kept receiving complaints about the seven-minute wait time for luggage, they moved the gate to make passengers walk six times longer to get their bags. As a result, complaints decreased to near zero.

James

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Every 'c' in Pacific Ocean is pronounced differently.

Yup, useless. May the 4th be with you by the way. Except MikeP  ?
You can Live long, and prosper.

James

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The Romans believed that the vein in the fourth finger on the left hand ran directly to one's heart and this is why it's the wedding ring finger.

James

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The United States contains less than 5% of the world's population, but nearly 25% of the world's total prison population.

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Riding roller coasters can help you pass kidney stones by literally "rattling" the stones loose.

James

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When stagecoaches were standard in the 1880s, the driver would typically assign his passenger seat to an armed partner whose duty it was to keep thieves away. Hence, the expression "riding shotgun".

James

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The average person touches their face 16 to 23 times every hour.

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Any month of that begins on a Sunday will have a Friday the 13th.

James

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Slugabed (noun): A lazy person who stays in bed long past the usual time for waking up.

Hmm, I know a couple of kids….

James

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Toyota is headquartered in the city of Toyota, Japan, but wasn't actually named after the city. The city was originally called 'Koromo,' but was renamed 'Toyota' in 1959 because the company had become so famous.

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Morphine gets its name from Morpheus; the Greek god of dreams.

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A 'nickelodeon' was a small type of theater where you could watch movies that cost a nickel in the early 1900s

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Mark Twain was born on the day when Halley's Comet flew past Earth. He once said, "I came in with Halley's Comet in 1835. It is coming again next year, and I expect to go out with it". Mark Twain died on April 21, 1910—the day after Halley's comet returned.

James

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Nikola Tesla once paid an overdue hotel bill with a box he said contained a working model of his "death beam." He warned employees never to open it, and they hid the box. Years later, after his death, the box was pried open, and it contained nothing but old electrical parts.

James