28 useless facts to make you popular at quizzes
We all have them – those little facts that have stuck in our heads and are of absolutely no use whatsoever, unless they come up in a really niche pub quiz at some point. When Music Publicist and Twitter genius, Eric Alper, asked his followers to share those facts, they came flooding in.
This is what he wanted …
What's the most useless fact you know?
— Eric Alper (@ThatEricAlper) February 4, 2019
and this is what he got:
1.
Jimi Hendrix and Tommie Chong once played in the same band. https://t.co/Aeykh6O2WJ
— Doug Farrar (@NFL_DougFarrar) February 4, 2019
2.
If a fly was the same height as an average human, it could jump over St Paul’s Cathedral in London.
— Paul Mitchell (@mrmitchell78) February 4, 2019
3.
Betty Rubble’s full maiden name is Betty Jean McBricker
— Erik Labhard (@erik_labhard) February 4, 2019
4.
Keith Richards came up with the riff for Satisfaction in room 19 of the Holiday Inn in Clearwater, FL
— jason (@jdurham70) February 4, 2019
5.
Gary Numan is 13 days older than Gary Oldman
— Lenny (@_LordDerpington) February 4, 2019
6.
There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
— FrothyCapSteadySlap (@TennesseeChris) February 4, 2019
7.
Sharks have gel-filled pores on their bodies that detect minute electrical impulses from the movement of nearby prey, effectively giving them a sixth sense.
— Alex Menendez (@alex_ander_p_m) February 4, 2019
8.
The tip of your shoelace… an aglet
— hockeylover17 (@isawupeek) February 4, 2019
9.
The "petals" on Poinsettias aren't flowers they're leaves. The flowers are the yellow centers. The group of red, white or green leaves called Brachts.
— Karen Cehulic Eichinger (@halloweenchick) February 4, 2019
10.
When the robin 1st arrived in the UK, back in the 13th century, it was given the nickname "Robin Redbreast" despite the bird having an orange breast. The reason? Back in the 13th century, the English had no word "orange" in the language so they had to use the word "red" instead.
— The 70s Guy (@The_70s_Guy) February 4, 2019
11.
we clink glasses because people used to clink glasses to pour their drink into other peoples drinks to make sure they werent poisoned, and if they were it would pour into the other persons glass by the impact
— (@charliemydear) February 4, 2019
12.
Squirrels pump extra blood to their tails to make them look bigger and ward off predators.
— Colonel Mustard’s wife (@buzymamaofboyz) February 4, 2019
13.
“Facetious” is the only word in the English language that contains all the vowels in alphabetical order.
— Tony Holt (@TonyCrimeWriter) February 4, 2019
14.
During war time, and within the United States, should a USPS (Postal Service) vehicle & City Fire Department truck/engine meet at an intersection, the postal vehicle has the Right-of-Way – because it COULD be carting a Declaration of War. Fortunately, all that is Tweeted now.
— Hail The Tenor | Tuaca Kelly Music District (@hailthetenor) February 4, 2019
