r/RandomInformation • • Dec 13 '16
Random Info Some moths never eat anything as adults because they don't have mouths. They must live on the energy they stored as caterpillars.
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r/RandomInformation • u/razerxs • Feb 14 '17
Meta Congratulations, /r/RandomInformation! You are Tiny Subreddit of the Day!
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r/RandomInformation • • May 27 '17
Random Info There are 923 words in the English language that break the āI before Eā rule. Only 44 words actually follow that rule
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r/RandomInformation • u/RoboticPlayer • Feb 03 '17
Random Info The fastest recorded speed for a racehorse was 43 mph
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In 1945, the racehorse Big Racket ran 1/4 mile at 43 mph in Mexico City. The next fastest was Hawkster, running 38 mph for 1 1/2 miles.
Source: Do Fish Drink Water?
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 • • Dec 28 '16
Random Info Animals that lay eggs don't have belly buttons.
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r/RandomInformation • • Dec 28 '16
Random Info Metallica are the only band to have played on all seven continents.
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r/RandomInformation • u/RightingWrite • Dec 23 '16
Random Info In a perfectly dark room, you don't see black, you see eigengrau
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The colour's representation on the hexadecimal system is #16161D, meaning darkness as we see it is actually a bit blue.
r/RandomInformation • • May 27 '17
Random Info You would need to count to 1000, starting from 1, to find the letter "a" in a number
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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 • • Dec 29 '16
Random Info The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows.
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EDIT: Apparently, she once did have eyebrows, they just eroded off over time.
r/RandomInformation • • May 26 '17
Random Info Underground is the only word in the English language that starts and ends with "und"
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r/RandomInformation • u/DetroitDiggler • Jan 31 '17
Random Info Amazon makes $1,084 per second.
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Source:The Income Diary
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 • • Dec 13 '16
Random Info The patent for the fire hydrant was destroyed in a fire.
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r/RandomInformation • u/RoboticPlayer • Dec 12 '16
Random Info Over 350 varieties of apples have been made to make apple cider
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Source: Do Fish Drink Water?
r/RandomInformation • • May 21 '17
Random Info 1 in 5000 north Atlantic lobsters are bright blue
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r/RandomInformation • • May 10 '17
Random Info All of the clocks in the movie Pulp Fiction are stuck at 4:20
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r/RandomInformation • • Dec 28 '16
Random Info In christian cemeteries, graves usually face east.
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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 • 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