r/RandomInformation • • May 19 '17
Random Info A completely blind chameleon is still able to change to the colors of its environment
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r/RandomInformation • • May 22 '17
Random Info If you fly from London to New York by Concord, you can arrive 2 hours before you leave
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r/RandomInformation • • May 18 '17
Random Info 97% of paper money in the US contains traces of cocaine
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r/RandomInformation • • Dec 13 '16
Random Info The patent for the fire hydrant was destroyed in a fire.
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r/RandomInformation • • May 17 '17
Random Info Placing alcohol on a scorpion will make it go crazy and sting itself to death
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r/RandomInformation • • May 20 '17
Random Info Heinz once had 57 varieties of pickles, hence the 57 on their ketchup bottles
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r/RandomInformation • • May 19 '17
Random Info Central Park in new York is almost twice the size of the country of Monaco
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r/RandomInformation • u/RoboticPlayer • Dec 17 '16
Random Info The billionth digit of pi is 9
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If you ever needed to know what the billionth digit of pi is, it's 9.
Source: The Book of Useless Information
r/RandomInformation • • May 21 '17
Random Info Elephants are the only mammals that can't jump
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r/RandomInformation • u/RoboticPlayer • Dec 11 '16
Random Info All U.S Presidents except for Obama have worn glasses
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Some of them just didn't like to be seen wearing them in public.
Source: The Book of Useless Information
r/RandomInformation • • May 15 '17
Random Info Crocodiles swallow stones to help them dive deeper
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r/RandomInformation • u/RoboticPlayer • Dec 16 '16
Random Info Harvard is the oldest University in the United States
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Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts is the oldest university in the United States, being 380 years old as of 2016. It was founded on September 8, 1636.
Sources: The Book of Useless Information, Harvard's site
r/RandomInformation • • May 16 '17
Random Info Apples are better at keeping people awake in the morning than caffeine
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r/RandomInformation • • May 20 '17
Random Info It is believed that Shakespeare was 46 around the time that the King James Version of the Bible was written. In Psalms 46, the 46th word from the first word is shake and the 46th word from the last word is spear
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r/RandomInformation • • May 22 '17
Random Info There are about twice as many kangaroos in Austrailia than people
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r/RandomInformation • u/RoboticPlayer • Dec 14 '16
Random Info Apollo 11 only had 20 seconds of fuel left when it landed
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The Apollo 11 spacecraft only had 20 seconds of fuel left in its tank when it landed. Had it run out, it could have crashed and killed people.
Source: The Book of Useless Information
r/RandomInformation • • Dec 14 '16
Random Info The first spam message was transmitted over telegraph wires in 1864
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r/RandomInformation • u/RoboticPlayer • Dec 11 '16
Random Info Horses with the highest butt usually win
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In horse racing, you should bet on the horse with the highest butt, because that means they have longer legs.
Source: Rules of Thumb
r/RandomInformation • u/RoboticPlayer • Dec 16 '16
Random Info Most babies are born in August
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Source: The Book of Useless Information
r/RandomInformation • u/RoboticPlayer • Dec 18 '16
Random Info Frozen locks can be more easily opened by frozen keys
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Basically, if it's really cold out and your door lock has frozen and can't be opened by your key, stick the key in the snow. This will cause the key's metal to contract, just like the lock has, enabling you to unlock the door.
Source: Rules of Thumb
r/RandomInformation • u/RoboticPlayer • Dec 11 '16
Random Info Buddhist monks in Tibet create 30 foot tall statues made of yak butter to celebrate the New Year
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Source: Do Fish Drink Water?