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47 Completely Useless Yet Interesting Facts That Live Rent-Free In People’s Heads

47 Completely Useless Yet Interesting Facts That Live Rent-Free In People’s Heads

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Our mind is a peculiar thing. We might forget where we parked our car or what we walked into a room to get, but a random story from the Medieval ages? Or a detail about the cremation process? Those can live in our heads forever.
So when Reddit user OkAdministration1387 asked everyone on the platform to share the useless yet interesting facts permanently stuck in their brains, people jumped in with all sorts of oddly specific answers. Trivia nerds, unite!

#1

Solar system with the sun and planets aligned in space illustrating random facts
Watermelons are berries, strawberries aren't, technically you can categorize bananas as grass

You can fit every planet in the solar system between the Earth and the Moon side by side and still have some space left

Saturn is slowly absorbing its own rings

There's an "Earth-like" exoplanet that rains glass. SIDEWAYS.

There's a nebula that's full of the chemical that tastes like raspberry and smells like rum. The only catch is that it's also full of cyanide...

Jupiter is as much protecting the Earth from asteroids as it is slinging them directly at it

Our solar system has one of if not the single rarest planet layouts which might've contributed to the fact that there's life on Earth

We're either alone or not alone and both options are equally terrifying

... I'm gonna stop now because no one's gonna read this anyway.
54points

#2

Scenic green hills and cliffs representing memorable random facts in nature
The Scottish Highlands and the Appalachians are the same mountain range.
44points

#3

Viking warrior holding sword with metal helmet and fur cloak
When Vikings would forge their iron they would forge in bones of an animal like bears or wolves they had hunted thinking the power of its soul would be in the blade making it stronger like the animal, it would actually make it stronger because the bones would create carbon during the process creating a crude version of steel.
39points

#4

Thoughtful woman in orange sweater memorizing random facts
A 'factoid' is a small piece of incorrect information, but so ubiquitously believed that it is treated as truth.

Most people think that a factoid is a little fun fact.

So, the widely believed definition of factoid is, in itself, a factoid.
38points

#5

Radcliffe Camera in Oxford showcasing random facts about architecture
Oxford University is older than the Aztec Empire. That one still doesnt feel real to me.
38points

#6

Man smiling and reflecting while recalling interesting random facts
Gary Numan is 13 days older than Gary Oldman.
37points

#7

Three sea otters floating on water surface together
Otters hold hands while sleeping so they don't drift apart. it's called a raft.
36points

#8

Military helicopter flying in blue sky with scattered clouds
Helicopter isn't heli + copter, it's helico + pter

Pter is wing, like pterodactyl. Helico is like helix, spiral.
36points

#9

Flock of flamingos by water with some flying near a coastal road
A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance. Been stuck in my head since 4th grade.
36points

#10

Bird flying in clear sky representing random facts about animals
The air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow is approximately 24mph.
36points

#11

Close-up of a bee on a white flower highlighting nature's random facts
Bees can recognize human faces.
33points

#12

Grey pigeon eating bread crumb on paved ground in daylight
A pigeon will only eat a Starburst if you chew it up a little bit first. Just to clarify chew the Starburst not the pigeon.
33points

#13

Colorful hydrangea flowers symbolizing random facts about nature
Hydrangeas colour is determined by soil acidity.
33points

#14

Bengal tiger resting in dense jungle foliage with focused gaze
Tigers are king of the jungle, not Lions.

Tigers are also much larger and more capable than lions.
29points

#15

Fresh vegetables including carrots, beets, apples, and greens in a basket
Biologically, vegetables aren't a thing

"Vegetables" are a culinary category, not a biological one.
28points

#16

Close-up of unique chicken with sparse feathers standing on leafy ground
Chicken is a dinosaur.
28points

#17

Cozy wooden bed with patterned bedding symbolizing comfort and random facts
The word bed looks like a bed.
27points

#18

Two orcas swimming close to the ocean surface with visible dorsal fins
Killer whales are dolphins. Cougar, mountain lion, & puma are all the same animal.
27points

#19

Humpback whale underwater highlighting random facts about marine life
A horse could fit inside the bubble made by a blue whale fart.
24points

#20

Portrait of a vulture with detailed feathers and beak in natural sunlight
Vultures have such good eyesight they could read a standard newspaper at a distance of 1 to 2 miles.
24points
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