People have been sharing the completely useless information they can’t forget – 17 random facts that have been committed to memory
10.
Kit Harrington who played Jon Snow is directly descended from the man who invented the flushing toilet https://t.co/gqdg4MnoQD
— Nikita Deshpande (@deepblueruin) March 18, 2026
11.
Mars isn’t round. It’s a triaxial ellipsoid and is actually shaped more like a rugby ball. https://t.co/xIFtehfCFX
— Emma (@WhatTheForkAVFC) March 18, 2026
12.
The hash symbol “#” is formally known as the octothorpe. https://t.co/nmQFkvkmEy
— Abi (@_thisisabi) March 18, 2026
13.
That yawning is contagious—even across species
A cat will yawn while looking at a fish tank—and the fish will yawn back
Lions will yawn before the hunt—and the person watching Wild Kingdom on their TV will yawn too pic.twitter.com/4d0Hv1dpij
— Jason Palmer (@educationpalmer) March 18, 2026
14.
Somewhere in the world, there’s a photo of you that you’ve never seen… and never will.
— Luksheyyy (@Kingsheyyy) March 18, 2026
15.
If clocks were invented in the southern hemisphere, then clocks would turn counterclockwise rather than clockwise to mimic the path of the sun and sundials in the southern hemisphere.
— Bryan Kilvinski (@BryanKilvinski) March 18, 2026
16.
Frederick Baur’s ashes, the founder of pringles was buried in a Pringle box that his kids bought from a Walgreen on their way to funeral.
— Billa420 (@DhirajSIngla15) March 18, 2026
17.
France was still using the guillotine when Star Wars came out in 1977.
— TheYoungManBlueprint (@TheYoungManBP) March 18, 2026
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