Hi y'all. Here's something where I just rant about random facts. If you're a fan of completely random and unasked-for trivia, stories, and general tidbits and epiphanies on everyday life, here's the place to be.
Y'alls can share yours too. This is mainly just a place for random… stuff. Because I don't care. :D
Murphy's Revelations About Everyday Life (AKA Random Trivia Thread)
Monday: exists
Everyone: No.
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I just wanted to say that marzipan is made of almonds and I do not know what to do with this information, also gondoliers have to be born in Venice and receive 400 hours of training and I don't know what to do with this information either
See, that's why this thread exists. To share random things like that. And also so I can learn more trivia and kick butt even more spectacularly at Jeopardy and Trivial Pursuit. >:3
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the longest lethal sniper shot is 3540 meters
The songs Take on Me by A-Ha and Feel this Moment by Christina Aguilera (feat. Pitbull) contain the same melody.
If you're not good at anything in life, you have two options: becoming a YouTuber or a politician.
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Some cats are allergic to people.
Four times more people speak English as a second language than as a native one.
Coca-Cola was the first soft drink in space.
Only one NFL team has a plant for a logo.
Fear of the number 13 is called triskaidekaphobia.
A $1 bill costs 5 cents to make.
The Crown Jewels contain the two biggest cut diamonds on Earth.
The Oscars used to give out an award to child performers.
Many memes are just logical fallacies.
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A narwhals horn isn't actually a horn it's basically a really big tooth and it comes out of their mouths not their foreheads.
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the pyramids were originally white and smooth. people were gradually taking the limestone covering for their own use and left the pyramids as we see now
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Nearly 30,000 rubber ducks were lost at sea in 1992 and are still being discovered today.
Instead of saying "cheese" before taking a picture, Victorians said "prunes."
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The maxinum achievable score in Pacman is 3,333, 360 points. I don't know what to do..
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speaking of cheese, it's just a loaf of milk
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speaking of cheese, it's just a loaf of milk
This makes me uncomfortable somehow…
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George Washington's favorite breakfast meal was pancakes.
Lamborghini makes tractors. Jeremy Clarkson owns a few.
James May has apparently just bought a pub.
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There was once a surgery with a 300% mortality rate.
There are only two people I know who aren't particularly fond of fluffy sheps. My fiancé and Soup
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You can be late to your own funeral
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Many countries in Asia outrank the United States for average life expectancy.
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You can't spell 'manslaughter' without 'laughter
There is no "I" in "team", but there is a "me"
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The word 'tall' is shorter than the word 'short'.
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The word 'tall' is shorter than the word 'short'.
also 'fat' is thinner than 'thin'
There was a woman who would lure men to her home and then convince them to marry them, take out life insurance on them, have kids with them, take out life insurance on them, then the husband and kids would all die of mysterious causes later revealed to be poisoning of some kind. She did this a lot before supposedly dying in a house fire, though some people believe she faked her own death and kept doing that. I don't remember her name or how many victims she had but there's a spooky little piece of trivia for you
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According to Irish legend, Jack O’Lanterns are named after a stingy man named Jack who, because he tricked the devil several times, was forbidden entrance into both heaven and hell. He was condemned to wander the Earth, waving his lantern to lead people away from their paths