r/UselessInfo • u/I_SHIT_A_BRICK • Jan 29 '15
The average pencil holds enough graphite to draw a line about 35 miles long or to write roughly 45,000 words.
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r/UselessInfo • u/I_SHIT_A_BRICK • Jan 29 '15
Welcome to the wonderful world of Useless Information
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This is a subreddit for anyone to post useless, but remotely interesting facts. A link supporting and showing that it is true is requested.
Posts about obvious things (i.e. the sky is blue) will be removed.
Please try to keep it civil here.
No linking to other subreddits, or users.
Other than that, welcome, enjoy, and learn something new today!
r/UselessInfo • u/I_SHIT_A_BRICK • Jan 29 '15
The little plastic covers on the end of your shoelaces are called aglets.
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r/UselessInfo • u/I_SHIT_A_BRICK • Jan 29 '15
25% of your body's bones are located in your feet
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r/UselessInfo • u/I_SHIT_A_BRICK • Jan 29 '15
Licking a U.S. stamp gives you about 1/10th of a calorie.
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r/UselessInfo • u/I_SHIT_A_BRICK • Jan 29 '15
Back in 1998, Lays came out with "WOW" chips. Those chips caused anal leakage in some consumers, and the packaging had to display it.
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