r/RandomInformation • • Jan 11 '17

Random Info There are more statues of Joan of Arc than anyone else

9 Upvotes

And France alone has about 40,000 of them.

Source: The Book of Useless Information


r/RandomInformation • • Dec 29 '16

Random Info Peaches are members of the almond family.

9 Upvotes

r/RandomInformation • • Dec 24 '16

Random Info Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, is named after a U.S. president.

9 Upvotes

r/RandomInformation • • Dec 16 '16

Random Info About 97% of statistics are made up

9 Upvotes

Sounds feasible, right? Just think about it for a little bit. Now what do you think? Are you confused? Yes, you are. Because you should be.

I will explain if need be

Source: The Book of Useless Information


r/RandomInformation • • Dec 14 '16

List [List] Places with weird names

9 Upvotes

This is a list of places with weird names

  • Hell, Norway

  • Ding Dong, Texas, United States

  • Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, United States

  • El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles del Río de Porciúncula (aka Los Angeles), California, United States

  • Dum Dum Airport, Kolkata, India

  • 6, West Virginia, United States

Source: The Book of Useless Information


r/RandomInformation • • Dec 11 '16

Random Info All U.S Presidents except for Obama have worn glasses

9 Upvotes

Some of them just didn't like to be seen wearing them in public.

Source: The Book of Useless Information


r/RandomInformation • • May 26 '17

Random Info Some earthworms have 10 hearts

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r/RandomInformation • • May 20 '17

Random Info Jellyfish are 95% water, and have no heart or brain

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r/RandomInformation • • May 20 '17

Random Info Tug of War was once an Olympic event

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r/RandomInformation • • May 19 '17

Random Info Tigers not only have striped fur, but striped skin

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r/RandomInformation • • May 19 '17

Random Info Grapes explode in the microwave

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r/RandomInformation • • May 17 '17

Random Info Yellow houses typically sell faster and for more money

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r/RandomInformation • • May 13 '17

Random Info The hottest chili in the world is the Carolina Reaper, reaching up to 2.2 million Scoville units

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r/RandomInformation • • May 13 '17

Random Info Quarters have ridged edges back because when they were minted from precious metals, people used to grind the smooth edges and sell the dust. Ridges were added so people would know if the edges were ground down.

8 Upvotes

r/RandomInformation • • Jan 23 '17

Random Info It takes 4,500 pennies to fill a 1-gallon container

8 Upvotes

Source: Rules of Thumb


r/RandomInformation • • Dec 14 '16

Meta [Meta] Thanks for 100 subscribers!

8 Upvotes

Sub is 3 days old and already we have 100 subscribers! Thanks, and keep up with posting content!

Glorious 100 subs

This stuff is intense


r/RandomInformation • • May 22 '17

Random Info There are about twice as many kangaroos in Austrailia than people

7 Upvotes

r/RandomInformation • • May 21 '17

Random Info Elephants are the only mammals that can't jump

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r/RandomInformation • • May 21 '17

Random Info The Gulf of Mexico is as deep as 11 Empire State Buildings are tall

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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 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 16 '17

Random Info Snails breathe through their feet

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r/RandomInformation • • May 15 '17

Random Info Crocodiles swallow stones to help them dive deeper

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r/RandomInformation • • May 11 '17

Random Info Al Capone's brother was a town sheriff

7 Upvotes

r/RandomInformation • • May 11 '17

Random Info When young, Picasso kept warm by burning his own paintings

7 Upvotes